Everyone Loves Chicken!

One of my favorite things to prepare is chicken. I have many chicken recipes that I collected over the years. Following are a few of my favorite tried and true recipes.


CREAMY CHICKEN BREASTS

SERVINGS
Original recipe yield: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS
2 chicken breasts, cooked and deboned
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1/2 cup butter
40 round crackers

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Chop chicken into small pieces and place in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Mix soup and sour cream and pour over chicken. Dot with butter or margarine. Crumble crackers finely and put on top of chicken mixture. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

SAVORY ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Delicious, easy to prepare one dish meal!

yield: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS
8 chicken thighs
6 small red potatoes, quartered
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed
1 tablespoon rosemary
1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Place chicken and potatoes into a large bowl. Pour olive oil over them, and stir to coat. Scatter the chicken and potato pieces in a large baking dish, or cookie sheet with sides. Sprinkle with rosemary, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, uncovered. Baste during the last 15 minutes for extra crispness.


CREAMY MUSHROOM CHICKEN
yield: 2 servings

INGREDIENTS
4 chicken thighs
1 green bell pepper, sliced
2 carrots, shredded
1 large onion, sliced
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, layer in the following order: onion, bell pepper, carrots and chicken. Pour soup over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes.


ORANGE CHICKEN
yield: 8 servings

INGREDIENTS
1 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
8 chicken thighs

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a small bowl, stir together the orange juice, soy sauce, onion soup mix and garlic powder; set aside. Rinse chicken, and pat dry. Place chicken thighs into a 9x13 inch glass baking dish. Pour the orange juice mixture over.
Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour and 30 minutes in the preheated oven, basting every half hour. If using boneless chicken, reduce cooking time to 1 hour.


CREAMY CHICKEN RICE BAKE WITH VEGETABLES
yield: 5 servings

INGREDIENTS
5 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
2 teaspoons garlic powder, divided
2 teaspoons onion powder, divided
2 teaspoons ground black pepper, divided
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon salt, divided
3 tablespoons dried minced onion, divided
1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
2 (10.75 ounce) packages chicken flavored rice mix (e.g. Rice A Roni)
1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 1/4 cups milk

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to broil.
Place chicken in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. In a small bowl combine 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon black pepper, poultry seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon dried minced onion and oregano. Sprinkle over chicken, coating both sides.
Place chicken under broiler for 10 minutes, or until browned and crispy.
In a medium bowl combine rice mix, chicken soup and milk; mix well until lumps are gone. Stir in 1 teaspoon garlic, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons dried minced onion.
Take chicken out of oven and remove chicken from pan. Spoon rice mixture into the pan and place chicken on top; cover.
Reduce oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Bake for 30 minutes, or until rice and chicken are cooked through.


GARLIC BROILED CHICKEN
yield: 6 servings

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon dried parsley
6 boneless chicken thighs, with skin
dried parsley, to taste

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven broiler. Lightly grease a baking pan.
In a microwave safe bowl, mix the butter, garlic, soy sauce, pepper, and parsley. Cook 2 minutes on High in the microwave, or until butter is melted.
Arrange chicken on the baking pan, and coat with the butter mixture, reserving some of the mixture for basting.
Broil chicken 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until juices run clear, turning occasionally and basting with remaining butter mixture. Sprinkle with parsley to serve.