Parmesan Chicken Noodle

My friend brought this meal over after I had my baby (almost 2 years ago!) and we loved it. I finally got the recipe from her. This is a great weeknight meal and very kid friendly.

Parmesan Chicken Noodle
8 oz Angel Hair pasta, cooked
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cup milk
1/2 - 1 cup Parmesan Cheese
2 cups cooked chicken, chopped

Place cooked noodles in bottom of casserole dish. In saucepan melt butter, add flour, add chicken broth. Cook until thick & bubbly. Add milk, stir in Parmesan cheese and chicken. Pour sauce & chicken over noodles. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. (This recipe makes a lot of sauce, so you could easily get away with cutting it down a bit.)

Poaching Chicken
I finally learned how to poach chicken perfectly. Before, it always turned out a little on the tough side - No matter how many different ways I tried it. Everyday Food Magazine taught me the trick. (If you already knew how to do this to perfection, good for you! If not, this will help you so much!!)

Place chicken in a large, shallow skillet or pot. Add water to cover and season with salt. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce to a bare simmer; cook 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and let chicken stand, covered, until cooked through, 12-14 minutes. Remove chicken from liquid and let cool completely. The chicken stays moist and tender - perfect for this dish and also for cold salads.

CROCKPOT CHICKEN ALFREDO

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; cubed
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
1 c. parmesan cheese
1/2 c. melted butter
1/4 c. whole milk {not fat-free or 2%}
16 oz. sour cream
1 envelope of Italian dressing mix
1 lb. fettuccine noodles

Stir everything together in a crockpot except for the noodles. Cook on LOW for 6 hours. Then make the pasta according to package directions then drain. Stir the pasta into the crockpot and serve.

Delicious and so very easy!


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*Merrianne

Rice Crispy Chicken

This was my childhood favorite. Now my kids and husband love it.

Dip chicken in melted butter, then in crushed rice crispies. Place in casserole dish. Don't crowd the chicken, or it takes longer to cook. Pour left over butter into left over crushed crispies and mix together, then sprinkle over chicken in dish. Bake at 350, uncovered, about 20-30 min for bone/skinless tenderloins or breasts, and about 1 hr. for bone-in chicken.

I serve this with mashed potatoes and a microwaved steamed vegetable.

Chicken Tortilla Soup (in the crock pot)!

Yum, yum and perfect for a cold, winter's day!

1 can black beans
1 can corn
1 can diced tomatoes (southwest style, if possible)
1 packet enchilada sauce mix (or if you can't find this, mild taco seasoning works well too)
1 1/2 C water
1 can tomato sauce
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 C milk
3-4 boneless chicken breasts

In crock pot, mix the enchilada packet together with the water and tomato sauce. Add cream of chicken soup and milk and wisk together until smooth. Add chicken. Pour drained black beans, drained corn and diced tomatoes on top of that.
Cook on low 6-8 hours.
Before serving, take out chicken and shred or dice, then put back and stir it all together.
Serve with sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, lime, avocado, or tortilla chips. (Use any or all of these - I think it's the best with everything!).

Crock Pot Chicken Stroganoff

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 (12 ounce) container sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
* I also added a splash of milk

Place chicken in crock pot. Mix together remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours or until chicken is tender. Serve over cooked noodles or rice.

Easy Garlic Chicken

I made this the other night and it only took about 15 minutes total.

What you need:
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
3 Tbsp. butter
2 tsp. garlic powder -- I am not a huge garlic fan so I added a little less, just add to taste :)
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. seasoning salt


What to do:
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and sprinkle with garlic powder, seasoning salt and onion powder. (I mixed them all together before I sprinkled...) Saute about 10 to 15 minutes on each side, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.

This serves about 4 and I think it would be really good with rice-a-roni or potatoes of some kind. I just served mine with green beans and bread and butter.... This was such and easy meal. Enjoy!

(By the way, I got this recipe from http://allrecipes.albersons.com)

Easy Chicken Bake

(This is a great Sunday dinner meal and the gravy is awesome over mashed potatoes.)

INGREDIENTS
· Salt
· Paprika
· Garlic salt
· Parsley
· 6 good sized pieces of bone-in chicken (I use 10 drumsticks)
· 1 can cream of mushroom soup
· 1 c. cream or ¾ c. evaporated milk

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix salt, garlic salt and paprika. Sprinkle and rub into chicken pieces. Layer chicken in shallow pan. Dilute soup with cream and pour over chicken and sprinkle with parsley. Bake uncovered for 1 ½ hours.

Italian Breaded Chicken

6-8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 packet of dry Italian seasoning mix
¾ c parmesan cheese (the powdered stuff)
1 cup bread crumbs or seasoned croutons, crushed
1 cube butter
1 jar spaghetti sauce, your choice of flavor
8 provolone cheese slices

Combine in large bowl, Italian seasoning packet, parmesan cheese, and bread crumbs. In separate bowl, melt 1 cube butter. Roll the chicken in the melted butter then in the bread crumb mixture. Put in a foil lined 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. At 45 minutes, take the chicken out and spoon the spaghetti sauce on top of the chicken. Then add 1 slice of provolone cheese. Put back in the oven until the cheese is melted! Enjoy! I usually serve with breaded or stuffed mushrooms, Pillsbury cheddar garlic biscuits, and Pasta Roni Angel Hair Pasta Parmesan flavored.

Chicken Alabam

Another favorite. This sounds gross, but I promise it's great. You can use Pepsi or Coke product. It makes a runny, mild BBQ sauce. I usually serve it with corn or over mashed potatoes.

1-2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 cup ketchup
1 can of Pepsi (Wild Cherry or Diet works too!)
1 teaspoon mustard
Onion flakes
Garlic salt

Season chicken breast with garlic salt. Combine ketchup, pop, mustard, and onion flakes. Mix well with whisk. Pour over chicken in 9 x 13 baking dish, usually lined with foil. Bake 1 hour on 350. It will sort of taste like BBQ Chicken. I love it!

Green Chili Chicken Enchilada's

3 chicken breasts - cooked, cubed
1 small can green chili's
1 can cream chicken soup
3/4 cup cottage cheese
1 lb mozzarella cheese
1 can green enchilada sauce (16 oz)
Flour or whole wheat tortilla's

Mix first 5 ingredients together, reserving 1/4 of the cheese for the top. Place in tortillas, roll up and arrange in a 9x13 dish. Pour enchilada sauce over the top. Spread remaining cheese over the top. Cook at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Serve with spanish rice and chips and salsa. Makes approx. 10-12 enchilada's.

Chicken Scampi

I really think this tastes exactly like Olive Garden's, and it's way easier to cook than I thought. There's just a few components that are going at the same time, but it came together in about 40 minutes. It also makes a lot of sauce, so you can cut it down, or freeze it. This would also be nice for a romantic dinner at home for two.

2 sticks unsalted butter (has to be unsalted, because the cooking wine has lots of salt)

1 1/2 T garlic puree

1 1/2 T chicken bullion

1 12.7 oz bottle Chablis cooking wine

1 cooking wine bottle full of water

1 T cornstarch

1 pint heavy cream

1/2 tsp basil

1/2 tsp oregano

1/4 tsp thyme

1/4 tsp marjoram

OR 1 1/2 tsp italian seasoning

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper

1/4 tsp black pepper

Melt butter in large skillet over med-low heat. Add garlic and sweat it for a minute or so, but don't let it get brown. Add rest of ingredients and let simmer for 15 minutes, while you make the rest. Stir occasionally.

Cook angel hair pasta according to package.

Coat chicken tenderloins in flour seasoned with thyme, oregano, salt and pepper. Saute in olive oil until done, remove to plate.

Saute red onion and red, yellow, and green bell pepper slices in chicken skillet until a little brown but still crisp.

Assemble on plate, and ENJOY!!!

Crockpot Fiesta

4-6 chicken breast halves, cut into small pieces or shredded
1 can of RoTel tomatoes and green chilies; drained
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1 & 1/2 cup of shredded cheese
1 onion; sliced
1 envelope of taco seasoning mix

Place everything in a crock pot. Cook on High for *6 hours or until chicken is done. Stir Occasionally. You can even serve this on tortillas, baked potatoes, rice, pasta....the sky is the limit! :) This is seriously SO good!

This is a picture of it in the Crock Pot.

This is a picture of some on a tortilla.

Chicken Rueben

4 frozen chicken breasts
4 slices swiss cheese
3/4 cup Thousand Island dressing
1 1/2 cup sauerkraut

Place frozen chicken breasts in 9x13 dish. Put swiss cheese, thousand island, and sauerkraut on top of each breast in that order. Bake covered for 1 1/2 hours or until chicken is cooked through. You can add more or less dressing and sauerkraut as your taste desires.

Lemon Chicken

This is SO GOOD. It made enough for my family of 4 and it makes A LOT of lemon sauce. I loved it!

2 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into pieces
1 egg yolk
1 dash pepper
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 Tbsp. flour

Soak chicken breasts in egg yolk, soy sauce and pepper for at least 30 mintues.
Coat each piece of chicken in a mixture of cornstarch and flour. fry chicken in hot oil. Drain chicken on a plate covered with paper towels.
Service with rice and lemon sauce (below).

Sauce:
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 cup water

In medium saucepan mix together sugar and corn starch. Then add remaining ingredients. Bring to boil stirring constantly. Cook until thickened.

Crock Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ok, so I am not the biggest fan of sweet and sour chicken but my husband Loves it so I thought I would try to make it. I found this recipe in one of my books and decided to try it since it was so easy and I had everything that was in the recipe. I made it and we both LOVED it!

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3/4 cup of water
3/4 cup of ketchup
1/2 cup of sugar
2 T. vinegar
2 T. worchestershire sauce
4 T. soy sauce

Place chicken breasts in crock pot. Combine other ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook on high for 5 hours or on low for 8 to 10 hours. THAT'S IT!!

I served this chicken on some rice, cooked peppers, and steamed broccoli. I added more sauce on top. Hope you enjoy!

Coke Chicken

This recipe is extremely easy.

Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
1 can Coke
1 cup Barbeque Sauce
1/2 cup Ketchup

Throw it all in the Crockpot for 4-5 hours. I pulled mine out at 3 hours and shredded it then turned the crockpot to warm for another hour. Serve over Rice. You can use leftovers for sandwiches too.

Very Yummy!

Chicken Chili

2 grilled and chopped boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 32 oz. box low-sodium chicken broth
1 4 oz. can green chiles
1 small onion, chopped
chopped fresh cilantro
chopped avocado
tortilla chips
grated jack cheese
sour cream

Saute the onion in a dutch oven until soft, add chiles, beans, broth, chicken, cilantro. Heat through. Serve the other stuff at the table so you can add it to your bowl like this: some crushed tortilla chips, some avocado, cheese, and a dollop of sour cream. Pour hot soup over, and the cheese gets all melty and the sour cream makes the soup creamy. Mmmm! It's so good and comforting and EASY!

Mexican Chicken Casserole

This is my favorite casserole!!! You will love it... it tastes like enchiladas, but this is easier!!!

1 whole chicken cooked and deboned
(or I just use canned chicken, it is easier and tastes the same)
12 tortillas cut up into bite size pieces
4 oz. can chopped green chili's
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 empty soup can of milk
1/2 lb. shredded cheese(like cheddar)

Mix chili's, soup, and milk in large bowl... In a casserole dish (9x13) layer tortillas, mixture, and then chicken, at least twice. Then top with cheese. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes.

Chicken Spaghetti

I saw this on The Pioneer Woman Cooks blog, but this sounds delicious, and great for kids too!

2 cups cooked chicken

2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup

2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

1/4 cup finely diced green pepper

1/2 cup finely diced onion
1-4 oz jar diced pimentos, drained

3 cups dry spaghetti, broken into two inch pieces

2 cups reserved chicken broth from pot

1 teaspoon Lawry’s Seasoned Salt

1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper

Salt & Pepper to taste

1 additional cup grated sharp cheddar cheese

Cook 1 cut up fryer and pick out the meat to make two cups. Cook spaghetti in same chicken broth until al dente. Do not overcook. When spaghetti is cooked, combine with remaining ingredients except additional 1 cup sharp cheddar. Place mixture in casserole pan and top with remaining sharp cheddar. Cover and freeze up to six months, cover and refrigerate up to two days, or bake immediately: 350 degrees for 45 minutes until bubbly. (If the cheese on top starts to get too cooked, cover with foil.)

Chicken n' Peas Casserole

This is a very simple recipe that can be thrown together in a matter of minutes. It also reheats well for leftovers.

Adjust to your desire. This feeds 2 adults, 1 toddler, plus enough leftover for 1-2 lunches for me, depending on how much hubby eats.

1/2 bag of egg noodles (or any type you like)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 bag of frozen peas
Cooked chicken (I use either 2-3 fresh chicken breasts or 1 large can of chicken)

Cook the noodles as shown on package.
Spray casserole pan, mix all ingredients and bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until warm.

Optional: You can add bread crumbs on the top for some extra crunch.

This is an easy dish to make to incorporate a veggie and corn bread goes great with it!

edited: I didn't realize that a similar version was already posted...sorry :)