We eat a lot of chicken around here. We eat other things occasionally too, but we cooked meals are often chicken based. Perhaps I should change the name to 101 ways to cook yardbird.
It's been a while since I posted about Crockpot chicken. I was still eating leftovers for lunch today! The next evening, I did go with a new recipe, from a friend, wherein I made BBQ Chicken pizza. Shred up that crock cooked bird, mix in some store bought BBQ sauce, spread over a crust (Ready or home made, your choice) and cover it in mozzerella--or not, if you are dairy free like me. Easy peasy!
We have had other meals in between I promise, but nothing too exciting. Spaghetti, hamburgers, and one night of "fend for yourself, you had fast food for lunch!" last Friday when I'd been in the kitchen all day baking for market. (Count that day was: 10 full size sourdough, 5 mini-sourdough, 4 rye, and 12 cheddar-garlic.)
And here we are, a new week, and it's chicken again! We scored some free peaches from a fellow market vendor and even though we sliced some into a fruit salad for the 4th of July*, I have several left. So, Peach Chicken it is!
Fresh peaches
Brown Sugar
Chicken Breasts
Peach babyfood puree 2-3 jars (optional)
I have been making this for a couple years now, and only recently have I added the peach puree--simply because I have way more baby food then my little guy can eat, so I have gotten creative with it's use! You can absolutely leave it out.
Preheat oven to 350. Place thawed chicken breasts in a cassarole dish. Cover in peaches (or puree, or both). Cover that in Brown sugar. Do you have any more peaches sliced or needing to be used up? Do another couple layers of peaches and brown sugar. Sprinkle with a bit of cinnamon or nutmeg if you want---no worries if you don't.
Bake it, uncovered, until it's done. Probably about 30 min or so.
*Fourth of July menu:
Hamburgers or Hotdogs
Fried summer squash and zucchini!!!**
Fruit salad
Corn on the cob
smores
onion rings
I never did get to the hamburgers, I was so busy eating the other stuff :)
Fried Summer Squash:
About a cup of cornmeal
About a cup of flour
some salt
some pepper,
some paprika
Slice and rinse several yellow squash and zuchini
dredge them in the breading
pan fry until brown
drain on paper towels
salt to taste
I have eaten them two days in a row and still want more just writing about them!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
About this Blog
Getting the hang of Blogger--it is my intention to have this as my home page. If I can make that change I will, if you know how to do it, let me know! This is only a temporary venture, and possibly a temporary home.
I like to talk about food. I like to cook, and I like to tell people what I cook and how I fixed it. I like to get creative with it, and I often make up recipes as I go along. I call this "winging it". It's fun, and usually delicious, but not recreatable. It will be difficult for anyone else to make things just the way I do, because I don't measure.
So why am I telling you about it then? Maybe you'll be inspired to get a little creative too! I usually look for a recipe, and then using that as a guide, I tweak it as I go along--because 9x out of 10 I don't have every ingredient listed anyway.
Everything I make is as easy and as fast as possible. I don't cook with wine, i don't cook with hard to find items, just regular everyday things that most people have in their pantry. KISS! right? (Keep it simple, sweetie)
I have already posted one of the most basic of my recipes. Crock Pot Chicken is my dad's very favorite meal, and as a child, my mom would fix it at least once a month.
This website is likely to evolve in much the same way. If people are interested, I'll write more. If they want pictures, I may post some (but likely not every time). If no one cares, I'll close the whole thing down.
I like to talk about food. I like to cook, and I like to tell people what I cook and how I fixed it. I like to get creative with it, and I often make up recipes as I go along. I call this "winging it". It's fun, and usually delicious, but not recreatable. It will be difficult for anyone else to make things just the way I do, because I don't measure.
So why am I telling you about it then? Maybe you'll be inspired to get a little creative too! I usually look for a recipe, and then using that as a guide, I tweak it as I go along--because 9x out of 10 I don't have every ingredient listed anyway.
Everything I make is as easy and as fast as possible. I don't cook with wine, i don't cook with hard to find items, just regular everyday things that most people have in their pantry. KISS! right? (Keep it simple, sweetie)
I have already posted one of the most basic of my recipes. Crock Pot Chicken is my dad's very favorite meal, and as a child, my mom would fix it at least once a month.
This website is likely to evolve in much the same way. If people are interested, I'll write more. If they want pictures, I may post some (but likely not every time). If no one cares, I'll close the whole thing down.
Crock Pot Chicken
You don't get any simpler then Crock Pot Chicken. You just don't. ANYONE can do it, if they have a crockpot and a whole bird fryer.
Put the frozen bird in the crockpot. Add as much water as you can without overflowing it. At minimum, this will work and still be good. Cook it all day, or until it falls off the bone.
See? Even a chimp (or your teenage son) could do it!
Wanna get a little fancy on it?? Add in any variety of seasonings. I usually add salt and pepper, some dried minced onion, some minced garlic (but you could do dried if you want), a bay leaf or two, some rosemary... Pretty much whatever you want. I tend to add it more to the water then to the top of the bird.
If you think of it, and are around, you could turn the bird over once--my crockpot won't hold enough water to cover the bird.
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Days 2-?
Your options are limitless with leftovers! Depending on your level of cooking skills you can do:
Shredded BBQ chicken sandwiches
BBQ chicken pizza
Chicken Spaghetti
Chicken & Noodles (or dumplings)
Chicken Salad for sandwiches
Chicken tacos
Not sure which I'll do with the leftovers. I'll have to let you know! I am thinking some pizza sounds good though!
Put the frozen bird in the crockpot. Add as much water as you can without overflowing it. At minimum, this will work and still be good. Cook it all day, or until it falls off the bone.
See? Even a chimp (or your teenage son) could do it!
Wanna get a little fancy on it?? Add in any variety of seasonings. I usually add salt and pepper, some dried minced onion, some minced garlic (but you could do dried if you want), a bay leaf or two, some rosemary... Pretty much whatever you want. I tend to add it more to the water then to the top of the bird.
If you think of it, and are around, you could turn the bird over once--my crockpot won't hold enough water to cover the bird.
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Days 2-?
Your options are limitless with leftovers! Depending on your level of cooking skills you can do:
Shredded BBQ chicken sandwiches
BBQ chicken pizza
Chicken Spaghetti
Chicken & Noodles (or dumplings)
Chicken Salad for sandwiches
Chicken tacos
Not sure which I'll do with the leftovers. I'll have to let you know! I am thinking some pizza sounds good though!
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