Tag: Chicken

Turkey and Dumpling Soup

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A cold front moved through the area this weekend, and boy was it cold. Causing our first frost to come 2 weeks early, we needed something to warm us up from all the things we were doing before winter. This recipe is a twist on the American classic Chicken and Dumplings. You can make this dish with chicken, and the recipe below allows you to do that, but I used turkey and turkey stock. Last thanksgiving, I saved all my leftover meat and froze it. I also made stock from the bones to have stock for this year. I used frozen and canned vegetables, and I made everything else according to the recipe below. This recipe was very good, and I will make this dish again in the future. Dumplings are surprisingly easy to make. This recipe makes 5-6 adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

Soup
  • 4 Cups Turkey/Chicken Broth/Stock
  • 2 Cups Turkey/Chicken, Cooked and Shredded
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Flour
  • 1 Cup Diced Onion
  • 1 Cup Sliced Carrots
  • 1/2 Cups Green Beans
  • 1/2 Cup Sliced Peppers
  • 1-2 Cans Mixed Vegetables, Strained
  • 1/2 Tbsp Dried Thyme
  • 1/2 Tbsp Ground Sage
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • Large Dutch Oven/Stock Pot and Lid
  • Label
Dumplings
  • 1 Cups Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1 Tbsp Cold Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Milk
  • Bowl and Mixer

Directions

  1. Heat your dutch oven/stock pot over medium high heat. Add your butter and flour. Stir constantly until mixture turns golden.
  2. Add your vegetables and 1/4 cup stock, then cook for 5 minutes. Add your remaining stock and spices, then bring to a boil and stir occasionally.
  3. While Soup is heating, Mix together dry dumpling ingredients into a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly, then add milk. Mix.
  4. Add shredded meat to your soup and return to a boil. Once boiling, add batter a spoonful at a time to boiling soup. Once all batter balls are added, sprinkle with thyme, then cover and boil for 15 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat, and let cool 15 minutes before eating.
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Chicken Cacciatore

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Chicken Cacciatore is a classic Italian dish, but who knew it was so easy to make a home? With a little prep, this dish is incredibly hands off, and makes enough to feed a large family. With the only limiting factor being how much chicken you use, this recipe easily makes 6-7 adult sized servings. I decided to make this dish fresh because everything is in season where I am right now, and anything I didn’t grow, I could get at my local farmer’s market. Though this dish is typically made with chicken thighs, I usually only have white chicken meat, so I decided to butterfly and fry a large chicken breast instead. The chicken breast I used was about 1 pound on it’s own, and easily formed a nice brown crust after 5 minutes. This is a healthy and delicious meal I highly recommend you try!

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What You Will Need

  • 1 Green Pepper, Cored and Sliced
  • 1 Medium Onion, Diced
  • 3 Large Diced Tomatoes with Juice (14 Oz)
  • 1 Cup (8 Oz) Tomato Sauce
  • 1 Can (4 oz) Sliced Mushrooms, Strained
  • 1 Chicken Breast, Butterflied or 3-4 Chicken Thighs
  • 1/4 Cup Oil
  • 2 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Dried Oregano
  • 1 Tbsp Dried Basil

Directions

  1. In a large dutch oven, add peppers, onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, and tomato sauce. Heat over medium heat and cover.
  2. In a large frying pan, heat over medium heat. Add oil and chicken. Turn down heat if necessary, and cook on face for about 5 minutes undisturbed until a brown crust forms. Flip and repeat browning on second side.
  3. Transfer chicken to dutch oven. Cover with sauce and veggies. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, then simmer covered for 40-50 minutes, or until internal temperature of 165 F is reached. Serve over pasta.
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Cheesy Chicken Sandwich

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Cheese and chicken go so will together. Add some spices and some fresh tomato, and you’ll have a sandwich to make anyone’s mouth water! The heaviness of the cheese if freshened up by the tomato, and the chicken is complex in flavor on it’s own from the cumin, mustard, and paprika. I served mine on normal hotdog buns. I used 2 chicken tenders, about 1/3-1/2 pound, diced and cooked them. It was enough for 3 sandwiches, though there was plenty of extra cheese sauce.

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What You Will Need
  • 2-3 Chicken tenders diced
  • 4 slices American Cheese
  • 1/4 cup Milk
  • 2 tsp Cumin
  • 2 tsp Ground Mustard powder
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • Bread/rolls
  • 1 Medium tomato diced
Directions
  1. Heat a pan over medium heat. Add one Tbsp oil and add diced chicken. Let sit for 4 minutes for nice color to develop. Flip chicken then sprinkle evenly over top, cumin, mustard, and paprika. Let chicken cook undisturbed on the second side for another 4 minutes.
  2. Once browned, stir together to evenly coat chicken in spices. Continue to cook until chicken is fully cooked through.
  3. Once fully cooked with an internal temp of 165 F, add milk and top with sliced cheese. Let cheese melt, then stir it all together into a cheese sauce and evenly coat chicken. Remove from heat.
  4. Place chicken and cheese sauce on a bun, top with tomatoes and serve. Cheese sauce will be very hot for 5 minutes.
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Homemade Chicken and Broccoli

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Chicken and broccoli is my favorite Chinese food. I’ve been eating it since I was a kid and I hear a lot of other people like it too. So, as a result, this dish was formed. When you choose to make this, you can substitute worcestershire sauce in place of soy sauce if you don’t have much ginger or garlic, since worcestershire has soy, ginger, and garlic in it. I used 2 small chicken tenders to make this, however, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to use a pound of chicken breast instead if your love Chinese food, or if you have a larger family than two to feed. Though this tastes very similar to takeout, this dish tastes just as good if not better with the sesame oil, and garlic powder coming through even more than takeout!

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What You Will Need
  • 1 cup Chicken (Brest or Tenders)
  • 3 cups Broccoli (Fresh or frozen)
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 Tbsp ground ginger
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • Pinch of Flour
  • Wok/Dutch Oven & Spoon
  • 1 1/2 – 2 cups White rice
  • Medium Saucepan
Directions
  1. In a medium saucepan, add 1 1/2 – 2 cups white rice. Rinse the rice under cool water 5 times. Add an equal amount of water to rice. Place over medium heat. Once boiling, cover and reduce your heat to the lowest setting.
  2. Place your wok/dutch over over medium high heat, and add oil. Meanwhile, half your chicken and slice it, then add it to the oil. Prep your broccoli now if you are using fresh.
  3. Stir your chicken and cook it until the chicken looks cooked externally. Add your broccoli (if using fresh add 1/4 cup water). Add to your mixture the rest of the ingredients. Continue to stir and cook until you broccoli is cooked to your desired texture.
  4. Remove from heat, and serve chicken and broccoli over rice.
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Cheesy Chicken Casserole

A couple of days ago, we had KFC for dinner and we had our wings and drumsticks left over. I wanted to use up our leftovers and also make something new. As a result, this casserole was born. If you don’t prefer spaghetti, you could use other noodles, such as egg noodles or bowtie pasta. I used vermicelli, but that’s just what I’ve always used. I break my pasta in half, but you can also beak it smaller for this casserole if you want an easier time serving. I used 3 pieces of chicken. I warmed them, de-boned, removed cartilage, then tore up and added the chicken and the skin. Other than that, I served my pasta casserole right away, however it was pretty messy with the big noodles. The leftovers were very easy to divide and serve. Absolutely delicious, and I plan to make this dish or a similar version again in the future. Also, since I used KFC chicken it had plenty of flavor. If you plan to make this with a very plain chicken, you should consider doubling the spice in the casserole to add more flavor.

  1. Bake one chicken breast till internal temperature of 165 F is reached. (Bake at 400 F for 30 minutes. You may also use a whole can of shredded chicken, or 3-4 pieces of fried chicken and skin.)
  2. Using a mixer, shred the chicken. Place 1 cup of shredded chicken to the side and preserve the rest.
  3. In a large sauce pan, bring water to a boil and cook 12 oz of spaghetti until al dente and strain.
  4. In a 3 qt casserole dish, add your shredded chicken (1 cup), 1 can of cream of chicken concentrate, 1/2 can of milk, 1 Tbsp garlic powder, 2 tsp paprika, and 1 tsp curry powder. Stir together.
  5. Heat oven to 400 F.
  6. Add spaghetti and stir together. Add 6 oz of your choice cheese. (I used 4 oz shredded mozzarella, 1 oz shredded white shape cheese, and 1 oz crumbled white American cheese.) Stir together until cheese is distributed.
  7. Top with even layer of parmasean, then bake for 20-25 minutes until golden. Serve right away, or refrigerate, cut, reheat, and serve.
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