Delicious chicken recipes
CHICKEN CASSOULET
1 1/2 c. dry navy beans
1 whole med. sized chicken breast,cut into bite-sized pieces
Vegetable cooking spray
4 oz. turkey Polish kielbasa, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 lg. celery stalk, sliced
3 lg. carrots, sliced
1/4 c. parsley, chopped
1/4 c. dry white wine
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. seasoning salt (optional)
4 c. water
Rinse and sort beans. Cover with 6 cups water and boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse spray. Dutch oven with vegetable cooking
spray; add chicken, sausage, garlic, onion and celery. Saute until lightly brown. Add
beans, carrots, remaining ingredients and 4 cups water. Simmer about 1 hour, stirring
occasionally. Check seasonings. I sometimes add chicken bouillon. Makes 10 cups.
Very low calories. About 3 g fat and 35 mg cholesterol. 260 calories.
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CHICKEN CHOPSTICK
2 (10 1/2 oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup
1 (3 oz.) can chow mein noodles
1 can or bag cashew nuts
2 c. diced chicken
1/2 c. water
1 1/4 c. celery, cut up
1/4 c. chopped onion
Dash pepper
Combine water and soup; blend. Reserve 1/2 of noodles for top of casserole. Add
other noodles to soup mixture with celery, nuts, onion and chicken and toss lightly. Put
reserve noodles on top. Bake 20-25 minutes in 375-degree oven.
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CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE
4 chicken breasts, boiled & deboned & broken into lg. pieces
1 lg. bunch broccoli, cooked
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. curry
1 c. mayonnaise
1 can cream of celery soup
1 pkg. shredded Cheddar cheese
Layer chicken pieces on bottom of greased casserole dish. Then broccoli. Mix
remaining ingredients and pour on top of chicken and broccoli. Cover with shredded
Cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20-30 minutes.
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CHICKEN DIABLE
6 chicken breasts
4 tbsp. melted margarine
1/2 c. honey
1/4 c. mustard
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. curry powder
4 strips well done bacon, crumbled
Bake chicken in 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. Baste with sauce for the last 15
minutes and finally top with crumbled bacon. Serves 6.
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CHICKEN ELIZABETH
6 tbsp. butter
8 boneless chicken breast halves
1 pt. sour cream
8 oz. blue cheese
1 tbsp. Lea & Perrins
3 crushed garlic cloves
Chopped parsley
White pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Melt butter in large
skillet and brown chicken.
Transfer to prepared dish. Combine sour cream, bleu cheese, Lea & Perrins and garlic
in bowl. Add white pepper to taste. Spoon over chicken. Bake 45 minutes. Sprinkle
with parsley and serve over rice or noodles. Serves 8.
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CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
1 chicken (2-3 lb.) cooked & boned
1 med. onion, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 c. chicken broth
1 sm. can chopped mild green chilies
1 pkg. corn tortillas (12)
1 lb. long horn cheese, grated
2-3 tbsp. oleo
Brown chopped onion in oleo. Add soups, chicken broth and green chilies. Beat until
smooth. Add chopped chicken to sauce. Heat just to boiling. Fill each tortilla with
sauce and place in large casserole dish. Top with grated cheese. Bake at 350 degrees
for 20-30 minutes or until bubbly. Can be prepared the night before and cooked before
serving the next day. Serves 10-12.
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CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
1 can boned chicken or 3 chicken breast (cooked)
1 can mushroom soup
1/2 can chopped green chilies
1/4 lb. Cheddar cheese, grated
1/4 lb. longhorn cheese, grated
1 sm. onion, chopped
1 can enchilada sauce
1 pkg. tortillas
Lightly brown chopped onion in oil or margarine. Add chilies, enchilada sauce, soup
and chicken. Mix and heat. Place in a greased casserole part of tortillas, then pour a
small amount of chicken mixture over them. Cover with grated cheese. Make second
and third layers in same manner, with final layer the chicken mixture and topped with
cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serves 4.
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CHICKEN LASAGNA
8 oz. lasagna noodles
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2/3 c. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 c. cream style cottage cheese
1/3 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. minced parsley
3 c. diced cooked chicken
1 1/2 c. soft bread crumbs, buttered
1/3 c. stuffed sliced olives
Cook noodles until tender, drain and rinse. Mix soup, milk, salt and poultry seasoning in
a saucepan and heat. Beat cheeses together; then mix in olives, onions and parsley.
Place 1/2 in noodles in a buttered 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking dish and spread with 1/2 the
cheese mixture, 1/2 the soup mixture and 1/2 the chicken. Repeat layers. Top with
crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Serves 6-8. Freezes well.
1 1/2 c. dry navy beans
1 whole med. sized chicken breast,cut into bite-sized pieces
Vegetable cooking spray
4 oz. turkey Polish kielbasa, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 lg. celery stalk, sliced
3 lg. carrots, sliced
1/4 c. parsley, chopped
1/4 c. dry white wine
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. seasoning salt (optional)
4 c. water
Rinse and sort beans. Cover with 6 cups water and boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse spray. Dutch oven with vegetable cooking
spray; add chicken, sausage, garlic, onion and celery. Saute until lightly brown. Add
beans, carrots, remaining ingredients and 4 cups water. Simmer about 1 hour, stirring
occasionally. Check seasonings. I sometimes add chicken bouillon. Makes 10 cups.
Very low calories. About 3 g fat and 35 mg cholesterol. 260 calories.
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CHICKEN CHOPSTICK
2 (10 1/2 oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup
1 (3 oz.) can chow mein noodles
1 can or bag cashew nuts
2 c. diced chicken
1/2 c. water
1 1/4 c. celery, cut up
1/4 c. chopped onion
Dash pepper
Combine water and soup; blend. Reserve 1/2 of noodles for top of casserole. Add
other noodles to soup mixture with celery, nuts, onion and chicken and toss lightly. Put
reserve noodles on top. Bake 20-25 minutes in 375-degree oven.
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CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE
4 chicken breasts, boiled & deboned & broken into lg. pieces
1 lg. bunch broccoli, cooked
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. curry
1 c. mayonnaise
1 can cream of celery soup
1 pkg. shredded Cheddar cheese
Layer chicken pieces on bottom of greased casserole dish. Then broccoli. Mix
remaining ingredients and pour on top of chicken and broccoli. Cover with shredded
Cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20-30 minutes.
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CHICKEN DIABLE
6 chicken breasts
4 tbsp. melted margarine
1/2 c. honey
1/4 c. mustard
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. curry powder
4 strips well done bacon, crumbled
Bake chicken in 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. Baste with sauce for the last 15
minutes and finally top with crumbled bacon. Serves 6.
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CHICKEN ELIZABETH
6 tbsp. butter
8 boneless chicken breast halves
1 pt. sour cream
8 oz. blue cheese
1 tbsp. Lea & Perrins
3 crushed garlic cloves
Chopped parsley
White pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Melt butter in large
skillet and brown chicken.
Transfer to prepared dish. Combine sour cream, bleu cheese, Lea & Perrins and garlic
in bowl. Add white pepper to taste. Spoon over chicken. Bake 45 minutes. Sprinkle
with parsley and serve over rice or noodles. Serves 8.
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CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
1 chicken (2-3 lb.) cooked & boned
1 med. onion, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 c. chicken broth
1 sm. can chopped mild green chilies
1 pkg. corn tortillas (12)
1 lb. long horn cheese, grated
2-3 tbsp. oleo
Brown chopped onion in oleo. Add soups, chicken broth and green chilies. Beat until
smooth. Add chopped chicken to sauce. Heat just to boiling. Fill each tortilla with
sauce and place in large casserole dish. Top with grated cheese. Bake at 350 degrees
for 20-30 minutes or until bubbly. Can be prepared the night before and cooked before
serving the next day. Serves 10-12.
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CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
1 can boned chicken or 3 chicken breast (cooked)
1 can mushroom soup
1/2 can chopped green chilies
1/4 lb. Cheddar cheese, grated
1/4 lb. longhorn cheese, grated
1 sm. onion, chopped
1 can enchilada sauce
1 pkg. tortillas
Lightly brown chopped onion in oil or margarine. Add chilies, enchilada sauce, soup
and chicken. Mix and heat. Place in a greased casserole part of tortillas, then pour a
small amount of chicken mixture over them. Cover with grated cheese. Make second
and third layers in same manner, with final layer the chicken mixture and topped with
cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serves 4.
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CHICKEN LASAGNA
8 oz. lasagna noodles
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2/3 c. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 c. cream style cottage cheese
1/3 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. minced parsley
3 c. diced cooked chicken
1 1/2 c. soft bread crumbs, buttered
1/3 c. stuffed sliced olives
Cook noodles until tender, drain and rinse. Mix soup, milk, salt and poultry seasoning in
a saucepan and heat. Beat cheeses together; then mix in olives, onions and parsley.
Place 1/2 in noodles in a buttered 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking dish and spread with 1/2 the
cheese mixture, 1/2 the soup mixture and 1/2 the chicken. Repeat layers. Top with
crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Serves 6-8. Freezes well.