Cashew Chicken (Kimberli D)

Cashew Chicken

1 pound boneless chicken, cut into 1 inch strips

3/4 cup orange juice

1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 Tablespoon corn starch

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon garlic salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

4 green onions, cut

3 large carrots, cleaned and sliced

2 celery stalks, sliced

1 cup cashews

Hot cooked rice

Combine juice, soy sauce, honey, cornstarch and seasonings. Set aside. Heat oil until it begins to smoke. Stir fry vegetables for several minutes until the onions become fragrant. Remove from skillet, heat another tablespoon of oil until smoking and stir fry chicken pieces until browned and tender. Add cooked vegetables, cashews and sauce mix. continue cooking until sauce bubbles and thickens. Serve over hot rice. Makes 4-6 servings.

Grilled Asian Chicken Drumsticks (Kimberli D)

Grilled Asian Chicken Drumsticks

2 Tablespoons Soy sauce

1 Tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

8 chicken drumsticks

Heat grill. In a small bowl, mix all ingredients except chicken. Brush mixture over chicken. Place chicken, bone sides down, on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 15 to 20 minutes. Turn chicken. Cover grill; cook 20 -40 minutes longer, turning 2-3 times, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone.

Easy Crispy Potato Chicken (Karina)

-2 cups instant mashed potato flakes
-1/4-1/2 cup melted butter
-Lawry's Seasoned Salt
-Pepper
-4 chicken breast halves

Dip chicken pieces into melted butter then roll in dry mashed potato flakes (for a helthier version, spray chicken with Pam then roll in potato flakes). Spray baking dish with Pam and lay chicken in dish. Sprinkle each piece of chicken with Lawry's Salt and pepper and drizzle remaining butter over chicken. Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes or until chicken looks golden brown and crispy.

Quick Italian Chicken (Dena)

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 cans Italian stewed tomatoes

2 Tbsp. cornstarch

1/4 tsp. oregano (opt.)

1/4 c. grated parmesan cheese

Slightly flatten each chicken breast or cut into strips or bite sized pieces. Place in a shallow baking dish. Cover w/ foil. Bake at 425 for 20 min. or until tender. While the chicken is baking, Combine tomatoes, cornstarch and oregano in a sauce pan. (I usually blend up the tomatoes w/a small handheld blender because my family prefers it smoother.) Stir to disolve cornstarch. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. When chicken is done, remove foil and drain. Pour tomato sauce over chicken and top w/ cheese. Return to oven and bake for 5 min. uncovered, or until it is heated through. Serve over/with rice.

Cranberry Chicken (Kristi H)

2 1/2 pounds chicken breast, no skin, no bone (can use bone-in)
1 envelope onion soup mix
8 ounces French salad dressing, or 1000 Island
1 can cranberry sauce, whole berry
4 cups rice, cooked

1. Combine cranberry sauce, soup mix, and salad dressing and mix well.
2. Lay chicken breasts in 9x13 pan and cover with sauce.
3. Cover pan with foil and bake at 350 for 45 min. (1 hour if using bone-in chicken). Serve with rice.

Sweet and Sour Chicken (Shiloh)

Sweet and Sour Chicken

(This recipe originally appeared in The Friend in April 1991.)

4-8 skinned, boned chicken breast halves (about 2 pounds)

1 egg, beaten

cornstarch

oil

sauce (recipe follows)

1. Dip the chicken breast (or bite-sized pieces) into the egg, then roll them in the cornstarch.
2. In a small amount of oil, fry the chicken until just browned.
3. Place the chicken in a shallow baking pan, pour the sauce over it, then bake it uncovered at 325 degrees (160 degrees C) for one hour, turning the chicken every 15 minutes.

Sauce:

¾ c. sugar

4 Tbsp. catsup

½ c. vinegar

1 Tbsp. soy sauce

½ tsp. garlic powder

Mix all ingredients together.

Notes: If you like pineapple, then open a can of pineapple tidbits. Drain the juice and reserve 1/2 c. of it for the sauce. Then add the pineapple juice to the sauce, instead of using vinegar. Add the pineapple tidbits to the chicken.

Also, if you don't want to bake the chicken in your oven, then you can cook it on your stove top. Cook the chicken as directed in the recipe. For the sauce, add about 2 Tbsp. of cornstarch. Stir it all together with a whisk so that you get rid of all the lumps. Then add the sauce to the chicken that has already been cooked. Stir everything together and allow the sauce to boil and thicken up. It will probably take 5 minutes or less for the sauce to thicken.

I like to serve this chicken recipe with rice.

Chicken Breasts Supreme—Crock pot recipe (Robin B.)

I love to make this for dinner. You can start it after lunch and it will be done in time for dinner. I usually keep bacon and Swiss cheese frozen so I have the ingredients on hand. I usually don't bother with the chives and you can really serve it with any vegetable.

2 slices bacon 3 oz. sliced Swiss cheese (or shredded is fine)
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 ½ lb.)
1 (4.5oz.) jar sliced mushrooms, drained
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh chives
3 cups frozen broccoli florets
Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels and refrigerate. Reserve bacon drippings in skillet.
Add chicken breasts to bacon drippings in skillet; cook over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes, until lightly browned, turning once. Transfer chicken to 4-to-6 quart slow cooker. Top with mushrooms. Spoon soup over mushrooms. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours. Top mixture in slow cooker with cheeses slices, sprinkle with chives. Crumble bacon over the top and increase heat to high; cook an additional 10-15 min. until cheese melts. Meanwhile, microwave broccoli until crisp-tender. Serve chicken and broccoli on a dish, with juices from slow cooker on top, if desired.

Chicken Crunch (Winnie)

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 buttery round crackers

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Chop chicken into small pieces and place in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
3. 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.

P.S. I didn't use 1/2 cup of butter, I only used 2 Tbl of butter.

Greek Pita Sandwiches (Kristi H)

pita bread

Filling:
chicken breast
greek seasoning
onion (green, red, yellow - your favorite), chopped
tomato, chopped or sliced
lettuce, torn
olives, sliced

Greek Sauce:
3/4 cup plain yogurt or sour cream (or use some of both)
1/3 cucumber, diced very small
1 tsp. mint (optional)
1 tsp. dill
a sprinkle of garlic salt (optional)
greek seasoning (to taste)

How much you need of each ingredient depends on how many sandwiches you're making. One chicken breast will fill about 3-4 pita halves. The quantities for the sauce will make enough for about 6 pita halves.

Brown your chicken in a skillet with a nice coating of greek seasoning on each side, then cut it into bite size pieces. The chicken is good warm or cold in these sandwiches. Chop or slice the other filling ingredients and the cucumber.

The secret is in the sauce. Mix all the sauce ingredients together and use a heaping spoonful or two (or more) for each pita. You can pile everything on top of a whole pita and fold it like a taco or cut the pita bread in two and open up to stuff. Use all the filling ingredients you like and none you don't.

Oven-Baked Chimichangas (Karina Andersen)

-2 1/2 cups chopped chicken
-2 3/4 cups salsa
-1 tsp cumin
-1/2 tsp oragano
-1/2 tsp salt
-1/2 cup water
-1/4 cup butter
-8 flour tortillas
-shredded cheese
-toppings of your choice (guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes)

Combine first 6 ingredients on stovetop. Simmer until most liquid has boiled off. Melt butter, and brush tortillas on one side. Flip tortilla over and fill with 1/3 cup of the mixture. Add 2 TBSP of shredded cheese. Fold and place on greased cookie sheet with fold flap down. Bake at 475 for 13 minutes. Top with favorite toppings.

BBQ Chicken Salad

2 chicken breasts, cooked & shredded
1/2 can black beans, drained
1/2 can corn, drained
1/2-1 head romaine lettuce, thinly sliced
1 avocado, cubed
3/4-1 C. cheddar cheese, grated
2 green onions, sliced
1 tomato, cubed
tortilla chips, broken up
1/2 C. salsa
1/2 C. Italian dressing
BBQ sauce

1. Bake or grill chicken until desired tenderness. Shred using two forks. Place shredded chicken in a Tupperware container. Add desired amount of BBQ sauce and toss until meat is evenly coated.

2. In a salad bowl combine all of the ingredients, minus the chips(add those at the very end to prevent them from getting soggy). You can add what you like and how much you like of each ingedient. You could even add in olives or red bell pepper.

3. In a smaller bowl, whisk together equal parts of the salsa and Italian dressing.

4. Pour the dressing over the salad. Toss and enjoy!

Chicken Pasta Salad (Kristi H)

1 Tbsp italian seasoning, or your own mixture of basil, oregano, marjoram, & thyme
1/3 c dried onion
2/3 c olive oil
1/2 c sugar
1 c red wine vinegar
3 boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked and shredded
16 ozs cork screw pasta, cooked, drained & cooled
1 cucumber, diced
2 c fresh broccoli, chopped
1 c mozzarella cheese, shredded

Combine seasoning, onion, oil, sugar and vinegar and set aside. Toss remaining ingredients together in a large bowl. Blend vinegar mixture if possible, or stir vigorously, then add to pasta mixture. Let salad chill for a few hours (best over night) to let the pasta soak up the sauce flavors, if time allows. Be sure to stir up everything before serving.

Chicken Tortilla Soup (Kristy Cook)

4 chicken breasts
4- 15oz. cans of beans
-2 pinto
-1 kidney
-1 black
2- 15oz. cans of Mexican style stewed tomatoes
1 c. salsa
1- 7oz can chopped green chilies
1- 14.5oz. (or 2- 80z. cans) tomato sauce (roasted garlic is good)
Some cumin

Put chicken in bottom of crockpot. Combine ingredients. Pour over chicken. Cook on low for 8 hours. Before serving, remove chicken and shred it and stir it back in. Serve with cheese, sour cream, and lime tortilla chips.

Tom Kha Soup (Kristi Hansen)

2 Tbls. oil

3 cloves garlic -- crushed

4 Tbls. green onion

1/2 medium yellow onion

1 stalk lemon grass cut into 2-inch lengths -- or 1 tsp. ground

1 inch fresh ginger cut in 1/4 inch pieces -- or 1/2 tsp. ground

1 tsp. Red curry paste -- (adjust for desired heat level)

1 inch dried or fresh galangal -- or 1 tsp. ground

3 cups water

1 1/2 lb. chicken breast -- sliced thin

2 Tbls. cornstarch

1/4 c. fish sauce

1/8 c. lime juice (about 1-1/2 limes)

1 can coconut milk (14 fl. oz.)

1 can straw mushrooms (15 oz.) -- drained, or fresh white mushrooms, sliced

6 Tbls. fresh cilantro

In a medium-sized pot with oil, stir-fry the garlic, onions, lemon grass, ginger, curry paste, and galangal for 2 minutes.

Add the water and bring to a boil. Coat the sliced chicken with cornstarch and add it to the boiling soup. Cook for 4 minutes.

Add the fish sauce, lime juice, coconut milk, and mushrooms and simmer for 2 more minutes. Garnish with fresh cilantro. (Lemon grass, ginger, and galangal chunks should be strained out or avoided when serving.)

My family likes to eat this with a scoop of basmati or jasmine rice in the bottom of our bowls. (Any rice is good.) This makes it a complete meal.

Everything can be thrown in the crock pot in the order listed and cooked all day if you like. When I do that, I leave out the oil and I put in frozen chicken breasts, which I shred before serving.