Pantone Chef #1 - Chicken

[morea]

As the hard working, incredibly talented individuals we are, we appreciate good food and simple preparation. Let the food network have their Iron Chef, for the GDF is home to an all new feature - the Pantone Chef!

Each Tuesday we will post an ingredient.... and everyone is invited to post a recipe containing that ingredient. It's as simple as that.

And this, let us kick off this event with our first recipe battle - BATTLE CHICKEN!

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

Post Edited (morea) : 3/31/2005 12:01:22 AM GMT

[morea]

FRENCH CHICKEN BROCCOLI CASSEROLE
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 pound fresh broccoli, sliced into spears and steamed for 2 minutes
OR 3 10-oz packages frozen broccoli spears, thawed

• 3 to 4 cups cooked chicken, skinned, boned and cut into large pieces

• 1 package (8oz) shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Sauce:
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup cornstarch, dissolved in 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup chicken broth OR white wine
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 1 jar (2 oz) diced pimento

In a greased 13' x 9' x 2' baking pan, layer the broccoli spears and chicken pieces alternately. Set aside.

In a saucepan over medium heat, mix sauce ingredients. Cook until thickened.

Add cheese to sauce mixture, stir until melted.

Pour warm sauce over chicken and broccoli.

Bake at 350° for about 35 minutes or until bubbly.

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[Ulysses]

Great title, morea.

Hmmm ... you said the magic word too ... broccoli. Ummm ... what do you win? I'll PM you ... hehehe.

[morea]

now folks, I'm sure you're not all intimidated by my casserole recipe. Let's see what you've got! /DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/biggrin.gif

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[Ulysses]

I've got some chicken fillets, and fresh-baked tiger bread. What more could you need?

[D-Zine]

I'm here! Whew sorry it took me so long! Was actually working for once /DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/lol.gif
Great idea Morea! I hope you people post! I need some new things to cook!!

Here is my favorite chicken recipe that I make. I made it up myself allthough I am sure there are others who have done the same.
This ones pretty on the plate too...haha

Italian Stuffed Chicken
serves 4 - give or take..LOL

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 pkg. frozen chopped spinich (or broccoli)
1 sm. container or Ricotta Cheese
1/2 cups shredded Mozerella cheese
1 bottle of Italian dressing
1 sm. onion, chopped

Sauce:
2 cans cream of Chicken
1 sm. container of sour cream
1/2 cup shredded mozzerella cheese
salt, pepper and garlic

Take your chicken breasts and clean them (duh right! lol). Slice then down the side so they are fileted but leave one side attatched. Place them in a ziploc and add Italian dressing. Let that sit in the fridge for an hour or so. (Sometimes I do mine in the morning and let it sit in the marinade all day).

Mix the spinich ( or borocoli) with the ricotta cheese, mozzerella, and chopped onion. Once thats mixed, stuff your chicken with it. I usually close it together with a toothpick. Doesn’t hurt to bake that but if you use the colors ones you have get colored chicken..hahaa!

To mix your sauce:
Pour into a sauce pan the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, mozzerella cheese and add salt, pepper and garlic to taste (sorry, I never measure anymore! hehe). Stir occasionally until the cheese is melted and the sauce is heated through.

Place your chicken breast in a casserole dish. Pour your sauce over the chicken. Then cover that with mozzerella cheese. Bake in the over at 375 for about 45 min (be sure to make sure its done!).

I put mine on a plate with a side of linguine pasta and a good salad fulla veggies. Oh and some garlic bread! YEAH!!

-- sauce - you can also use just a jar of Prego or Ragu or whatever but I like the home made sauce better.

'No more yanky my wanky! The donga need food!!' - heh

[Eraser Nubbin]

Someone's at least gotta post one Shake and Bake recipe here, it wouldn't be right otherwise.

Match in the gas tank, boom boom.

[morea]

CREAMED CHICKEN AND BISCUITS
Serves 6

Ingredients:

• 4 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1 (10 3/4 oz) can cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chopped pimiento
• 1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese, divided
• 6 frozen biscuits, thawed

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease the bottom and sides of an 11' x 17' baking dish.

Combine chicken, soup, sour cream, milk and pimiento in a medium bowl and mix well.

Spoon into prepared baking dish and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven.

Sprinkle baked layer with 3/4 cup of cheddar cheese.

Arrange biscuits in a single layer over the top. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese.

Bake until biscuits are golden brown and sauce is bubbly (about 20 minutes).

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[red raw]

Are we looking for 'Chickens' or 'Battle Chickens' because all the ones I've found are not Gulf War Vets!

The difference between a Madman and me is I'm not Mad! - Dali

[morea]

we shall take our battle into the kitchen... your chickens against mine. previous fighting experience is unnecessary in the poultry involved.

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[red raw]

Then I have a Warrior here...


Chicken Kaleidoscope <------------------ Kaleidoscope!!! Score 1 for red raw


Recipe info
Category: Main Dishes/Crockpot
Rating: 0.00
Contributor: portalplanet
8 Servings
12 Chicken breasts; skin, bone
2 cn Pineapple chunks w/juice*;
Drain; save juice, 20oz ea
1/2 c Lime juice
1 lg Green bell pepper slices
1 lg Red bell pepper slices
1 lg Yellow bell pepper slices
1 Vidalia onion; slice
1 lb Whole mushrooms; trim stem
Ends
1 6 oz can pitted sm black oli
Drain well
1/2 lb Fresh snow peas; trim ends
2 oz Butter; shave
Salt
1 14 oz box natural instant br
Rice

*You will need pineapple chunks from only 1 can for this recipe. Freeze
excess pineapple in an ice cube tray covered with orange juice. Use cubes
in glasses of iced tea. Line bottom of slow cooker set on HIGH with
chicken. Add pineapple juice and lime juice; cook for 4 to 6 hours or until
tender, but not falling apart. When chicken is tender, layer mushrooms,
pepper slices, 1 can pineapple, onion slices, olives and snow peas in
slow cooker in order given. Top with butter.
Cook for 1-1-1/2 hours more, or until veggies are tender, but not mushy.
Remove chicken and veggies from broth; set aside on a warmed utility
platter, covered, in a 200~ oven to keep hot. Broth should measure
approximately 1 quart; add salt and brown rice.
Following package directions, cover and cook on HIGH until done. When
rice is cooked, place in center of large, warmed presentation platter.
Scoop veggies over top and arrange chicken around perimeter, letting
veggies spill over them. Source: Recipe Digest. From: Jlewis1@juno.Com
(Julie L. Lewis)Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 12:57:12 Pst

The difference between a Madman and me is I'm not Mad! - Dali

[Kool]

Great idea Morea, sorry all my recipes are in my head. If you could give us a little heads up as to next weeks ingredient I will get something prepared. /DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/cool.gif

Sound advice I recieved from my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter:

'Grandpa, don't eat the popcorn bones'

[morea]

(My magic 8-ball says that next week's ingredient appears to be italian in nature... )

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[Kool]

I'm not sure how to cook an Italian, Do they taste like chicken?

Sound advice I recieved from my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter:

'Grandpa, don't eat the popcorn bones'

[morea]

most things do, don't they? I'm thinking pasta, by the way! /DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/lol.gif

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[D-Zine]

/DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/rofl.gif

Kool - don't worry, most of mine are in my head too! I don't even measure anymore...I just guesstimate! /DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/lol.gif

'No more yanky my wanky! The donga need food!!' - heh

[LeftBrain Artist]

Bachelor Style Whiskey Wings - Serves 2 - yourself and drinking buddy

20 Chicken Wings
'Chicken' flavored Ramen noodles
1 package of Ritz Crackers
1 Stick of Butter
Some Tabasco
Some A-1 Steak sauce
A bit of Chili Powder
A bit of Paprika
1 Bottle Barbecue Sauce
Some Horseradish
Bottle of Whiskey
6 pack of beer
Throw-away paint brush
Fire extinguisher
New can of air freshener spray for the bathroom

We all know that store bought/pre-made chicken wings are super tasty and easy to make, but sometimes I get the urge to 'put on the apron' so-to-speak (not literally of course) and get creative with all that crap in my cupboard. Seems a shame to let all those good spices go to waste.

#1 - Crack open an ice cold beer and fire up that grill - use lots of lighter fluid, nothing to worry about - you only just started drinking!
#2 - While the grills getting hot, make up the super tasty bachelor Whiskey Sauce. Mix the Barbecue sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, tabasco, horseradish, paprika, and hell - even some A-1 and maybe some Worcestershire sauce. Put over a low heat and simmer, adding the stick of butter and a few belts of Jack Daniels. Help yourself to a few belts while you're at it. This is hard work!
#3 - By now you should be ready for another beer, then its off to the grill to check on its status, stir up the coals and pretend you know what you're doing - works for me.
#4 - Its back to the preparation area to finish up the sauce, once the butter melts - stir it up good - that whiskey will magically blend all those great flavors together. Remember to turn off the heat. You'd better start boiling some water for the Ramen Noodles. But before that, you'd better run down to the liquor store and pick up some more beer. Stop at the hardware store and pick up a cheap paint brush - cuz odds are you don't have a basting brush.
#5 - You're probably pretty thirsty from all that driving around. Get another beer. Check out the grill, it should be ready now.
#6 - Dip your wings into the sauce and toss them on the grill. Fry them bad boys up. Periodically paint some sauce onto them with that throw away brush you picked up. Every once in a while go back to the stove and toss the Ramen into the pot. Better put that whiskey away, but have a few belts first. On second thought, bring the JD out to the grill and throw a few splashes on them wings.
#7 - You didn't need them eyebrows anyway. This is chicken, so they should be on the grill for at least 2 or 3 beers. When their done, give 'em a fresh coat o sauce and serve on the Ramen. If you want to get really fancy, crush up the Ritz to use for a topping. Viola - you're done - soup's on - Bon Appetite!

[Wonder Woman]

OK, I've got one off the top of my head, but no quantities, I never use them.

The Tastiest Chicken EVER!!!!!!!!! OK, not the real name, but I'm bad with them too!!

1. Slice open a chicken breast down the side (usually one per person)
2. Stuff with garlic butter (made by mixing chopped or pressed garlic with softened butter - add some mixed herbs as well if you like)
3. Wrap with bacon
4. Grill until the chicken is cooked (about 15 minutes probably), remembering to turn over regularly to stop that burning thing)

Serve with salad, or chips (fries) or some other potato product and some oven roasted veggies. Yum.

Searching for creative juices

[LTG]

How fun! And the recipes sound great!

I made this one up when I had an expresso bar/sandwich shop for a couple years - it was our best selling sandwich.

Raspberry Chicken Salad
5 (12.5 oz.) cans chicken breast drained and broken apart (or the equivalent in cooked and chopped chicken breast)
1 bunch celery, coarsely chopped (toss the tops and ends)
1 bunch green onion, chopped
3 apples, peeled & coarsely chopped
1/4 cup Torani raspberry syrup (can omit if you don’t have and use more raspberry preserves)
1/4 to 1/3 cup raspberry preserves
3/4 cup dried cranberries (craisins)
1/2 cup chopped or slivered almonds
Mayonnaise (about 2 cups - more or less to taste)
Salt and pepper to taste
Throw all of this together in a big bowl, mix well and there you have it! Serve on a croissant or French bread with green leaf lettuce for a sandwich or mix with chopped lettuce for a salad.

If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
(When I grow up I want to be just like Keyare! He does excellent work - even when he's trying to not to.)

[idaho]

Awesome Idea Morea! I great chicken recipe I'll post tonight when I get home. Much too busy to do it now.

-Idaho
'You want it when? Ok, no problem. Excuse me while I pull the magic wand out of my ass!'

[LimedDesign]

Chili's like Chicken Crispers:

My heart killing fried chicken recipie of destiney will slaughter you in a culinary cardiac attack!!! Prepare to die happy!


You're gonna need:
1 Pound Chicken Breast
2 Cups Milk
McCormick's Golden Dipt Batter
Water
Oil
Directions:
Ok, first off, cut the chicken breast into just a little bit bigger than bite size chicken chunks.
Now, take a tupperware bowl with lid or ziplock bag and poor milk into it. Now soak the chicken, covered, in the milk.
Let soak for two hours.
After two hours have passed, poor oil into a deep pan or pot and heat it up on medium until it's 375 degrees/or realy damn hot.
Mix batter according to directions and apply batter to chicken by dipping aforementioned chicken into batter.
Drop into oil and let fry until chicken takes on a beautiful golden brown.
PS- If you want something a bit more spicey, before you soak the chicken, mix in some tabasco sauce with the milk.
Enjoy!

Without language, there is NO concept...

[PrintDriver]

Does chicken with Good Seasons mix all over it count? One step above shakybake.
or how 'bout:

Simple Stuffed Chicken

Stuffing:
In bowl crumble 1/2 loaf bread
Add 1 egg
In frying pan melt 1/2 stick butter and saute:
1 onion chopped
basil & thyme to taste (none of that Bell Seasoning. Yeck)
1/2 tsp celery seed or 2 short stalks real celery
When onions are soft mix contents of frying pan with bread and egg in bowl.
Discover you need bigger bowl
Add enough milk to make mushy.
salt and pepper to your liking

After removing all catfood parts from Chicken body rinse well and fill with stuffing.
It's more fun to use your hands for this instead of a spoon.
Pour melted butter over outside of chicken then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Bake in oven 350-ish for 2 hours-ish depending on size of chicken.

PD is a grande format digital print dude. His advice/opinions may not apply to the 4color/offset/web world of printing

[morea]

Thanks for posting everyone... if anyone would still like to post recipes for chicken, please feel free!

and for those interested in participating next week, the magic ingredient will be pasta!

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[JB]

Morea, what an awesome idea! I can't wait to try most of these recipes!
Great job, everyone! That raspberry chicken salad sounds amazing. Oh my...
Here's one for those of you, who, like me, don't even try recipes who's names don't start with "super easy"

Super Easy Honey Curry Chicken

Ingredients:
6 chicken thighs
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup mustard
1 tsp salt
1/2-1 tsp curry pdr
Directions:
Mix ingredients
Dip chicken in sauce
Place in casserole dishskin side up
Bake at 375degrees for 1 hour basting with leftover sauce every 15 min.

[jamodu]

Cooking with Colours - I like it...

Hows about making some tasty 201 sauce for your flame grilled chicken

201 C Sauce:
12 pts Rubine Red
4 pts Process Yellow
1 pt Process Black

It tastes great with Pantone Chips too :)

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Post Edited (jamodu) : 3/30/2005 5:33:31 PM GMT

[morea]

I can't resist...

Campbell's® E-Z Chicken Tortilla Bake
Prep Time: 10 minutes • Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
• 1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell's® Tomato Soup
• 1 cup Pace® Chunky Salsa or Picante Sauce
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken or turkey
• 8 corn tortillas (6 or 8'), cut into 1' pieces
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

MIX soup, salsa, milk, chicken, tortillas and half the cheese in 2-qt. shallow baking dish. Cover.

BAKE at 400°F. for 30 min. or until hot. Top with remaining cheese. Serves 4.

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[morea]

Chicken Broccoli Pockets
Prep/Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:
• 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell's(r) Healthy Request(r) Cream of Chicken Soup
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup cooked broccoli flowerets
• 1 medium carrot, shredded (about 1/2 cup)
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 3 pita breads (6-inch), cut in half, forming 2 pockets

In medium saucepan mix soup, water, lemon juice, garlic powder, pepper, broccoli, carrot and chicken. Over medium heat, heat through. Spoon 1/2 cup chicken mixture into each pita half. Makes 6 sandwiches

TIP: Substitute 2 cans (5 ounces each) Swanson(r) Premium Chunk Chicken Breast, drained, for the cubed cooked chicken.

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[morea]

Campbell’s® 15-Minute Chicken & Rice Dinner
Prep/Cook Time: 15 min.

Ingredients:
• 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell's® Cream of Chicken
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 tsp. each paprika and pepper
• 2 cups Minute® White Rice, uncooked*
• 2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli flowerets
*For creamier dish, use 1 1/2 cups rice


HEAT oil in skillet. Add chicken and cook until browned. Remove chicken.

ADD soup, water, paprika and pepper; stir. Heat to a boil.

STIR in rice and broccoli. Top with chicken.

Season chicken with additional paprika and pepper; cover.

Cook on low heat 5 min. or until cooked through. Serves 4.

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[morea]

can you guys tell I like chicken? /DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/biggrin.gif

We are one, our cause us one, and we must help each other if we are to succeed. ~ Frederick Douglass

[D-Zine]

ME TOO - Go Figure!!!

Cheesy tortilla bake! yum!

'No more yanky my wanky! The donga need food!!' - heh

[DivineDesign]

WHAT IS IT WITH YA'LL AND CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!

"BAN!"

Today I begin to understand what love must be, if it exists.... When we are parted, we each feel the lack of the other half of ourselves. We are incomplete like a book in two volumes of which the first has been lost. That is what I imagine love to be: incompleteness in absence.

[JB]

I just tried the Raspberry Chicken salad last night. Oh my goodness, it's sooo good! Thanks for the recipe!

[morea]

CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND FETA CHEESE

2 lbs. chicken breasts, pounded thin
10 oz. spinach, cooked in lemon and olive oil
8 oz. Feta cheese, crumbled
2 eggs, beaten
Seasoned bread crumbs
2 c. sliced mushrooms
1 tbsp. flour
1/2 c. dry white wine
2 c. chicken broth
Lemon juice to taste

Place spinach and Feta cheese on thin chicken breasts. Roll and secure with toothpicks. Dredge in eggs and seasoned bread crumbs. Brown in frying pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Gravy: Saute 2 cups mushrooms in butter. Add 1 tablespoon flour. Cook and mix well. Add 1/2 cup dry white wine, 2 cups chicken broth, and lemon. Cook for 3 minutes. Pour over heated chicken.

[morea]

Pound chicken flat with a mallet and then mix cheese, parsley, basil, bacon bits and oregano to roll up inside the chicken. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top, then cook few mins on each side before placing in the oven to cook the rest of the way through.

[jimking]

Sounds very good Morea! Now, is that spinach cooked fresh or out of a can? ;)

[morea]

frozen. :D

[jimking]

Good. :)

[Jeizzavelle]

Ok, here goes....These are a collection of recipies I have gotten that you just eyeball and throw together.

CHICKEN MARSALA

Chicken breasts (about 2 or 3 per 1/2 bag of veggies)
frozen stir fry veggies
a little oil
marsala wine
a little flour


Ok, so you fillet the chicken breasts (cut them long ways so they are thin) and run a bit of water on them so they are wet. THen you throw them in some flour to bread them a bit. MEANWHILE you need to have a skillet with a bit of oil heating (low-med heat) in it. Throw the chicken into the oil and cook about 5 minutes on each side. Cook each side twice and it should be done. Check it to make sure. Put the chicken to the side and throw hte veggies in. You may need a bit more oil. Cook however much you want. Some like less. Stir fry the veggies until they are about done and then throw chicken back into the pan. Run the bottle of wine with thumb covering almost entire opening around edge of the pan (basically you are using the wine to flavor the dish, so add just a bit.) Stir everything together and let it soak up the wine. Then you're done.

LAZY CHICKEN AND RICE

boneless, skinless chicken breast
rice
water
cream of chicken soup


Take a large casserole dish. Mix together rice, soup and about 2 cans of water, lay the chicken on top, cover and bake at 425 for about a half hour or so. Uncover, stir, and if the chicken's done you're set. If not, just shove it back in the oven for a few.

NOT SO FRIED CHICKEN

Bonelsess, skinless breasts
bisuquick baking mix
oil

fillet the chicken, run it under water, throw it in some bisquick ( a ziplock bag or tupperware container is great for this) coat the outside. Bake in oiled (thin layer of oil in bottom of pan) glass pan, flipping once, at about 425 for an hour. Tastes close to fried chicken without the mess.