Monday, August 23, 2010

Orange Chicken for Dummies (or the smart people who like easy recipes)

SO I love this dish and have made it successfully so many times it makes me feel like I can cook some mean Orange Chicken.
You need:
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 cup catalina salad dressing
1 cup apricot preserves
6 chicken breasts

Mix the catalina dressing, apricot preserves, and dry onion soup all together. (I mix mine right in the glass container that I will be cooking it.) Place your chicken in a oven dish and place mixture over the top. Place in oven and cook at 350 for 45-60 minutes. The time will depend upon the chicken. Just let it go until it is properly cooked. (I have mine cook for about fifty minutes and then cut it up and let it cook for five to ten minutes longer.) Once it is done you have some delicious orange chicken.
I like mine cut up and over some rice with a veggie on the side.

This is a quick easy meal and tastes really good as leftovers too!

Monday, August 2, 2010

Chicken and Biscuits

This is a tasty casserole style dish that is quick and easy . . . my favorite

Chicken and Biscuits

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1 can cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
2 chicken breasts in chunks
Salt and pepper

Mix this all together and pour into the bottom of a 9 by 9 baking dish

Place biscuits on top (I use bisquick to make them but refrigerated biscuits work also)
Sprinkle with additional cheddar cheese and bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

TIPS: I like to add broccoli to the creamy mixture to trick my family into eating vegetables. I have also used mixed vegetables such as carrots, potatoes and onion, etc to create more of a chicken pot pie style dish. Experiment with it . . .