Favorite
Chicken Recipes
By Janice Hayes, staff writer
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Growing
up on a farm in central Utah, my family always kept a small
flock of chickens. We gathered eggs, raised chicks and learned
how to prepare a chicken for the family table. Along the
way we collected some favorite family chicken recipes which
my mother, sisters, sister in law and myself share today
in Mormonchic. So whether you raise your own chicken or
buy it at the local market, these recipes will give you
even more ways to prepare this popular mainstay for your
family table.
| JANICE'S
LEMON MUSTARD ROASTED CHICKEN |
1/4
cup GREY POUPON Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 broiler-fryer chicken (3 ½ lbs.)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper |
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Preheat
oven to 425°F. Mix mustard, lemon juice and
oil in small bowl until well blended. Place chicken
on rack of broiler pan or on roasting rack in shallow
baking pan.; brush with mustard mixture. Season
with salt and pepper.
Bake 40 minutes or until cooked through (180°F.)
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| TERRI'S
AVOCADO CHICKEN SALAD |
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In
large serving bowl mix a package of your favorite
salad greens together with an equal amount of fresh
spinach. Add grilled and sliced chicken tenders,
crisp bacon pieces (can use turkey bacon as well),
slices of fresh avocado, tomatoes, red onion and
3/4 cup of craisins. May also add small can of mandarin
oranges for color and variety.
Serve
with a light vinaigrette or your favorite salad
dressing.
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| PAM'S
SWEET and SOUR CHICKEN |
1
small bottle sweet and sour sauce
1 cup bottled BBQ sauce
1 chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cooked and cubed boneless chicken breasts
I small can chunk or tidbit pineapple (if desired). |
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Mix
first four ingredients together and simmer until
flavors combine. Add chicken and pineapple and heat
through. Serve over rice.
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| LEZLIE'S
CHICKEN SALAD CROISSANTS |
1-8
oz can pineapple can tidbits
1-8 oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 cups cooked & chopped chicken
1-6 oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
1/4 cup slivered almonds |
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Drain
pineapple juice and mix with softened cream cheese.
Mix all remaining ingredients then salt and pepper
to taste. Chill then serve on sliced croissants.
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| PENNY'S
CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD |
2
chicken breasts, cooked and diced or shredded
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/2 head diced cabbage. May use bagged, shredded
cabbage with carrots also.
4 green onions, chopped
1 package chicken ramen noodles broken up |
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Mix
all of the above together in a large bowl and add
the following dressing to taste. Toss well and serve.
May be doubled.
Dressing:
2
tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
½ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
Seasoning package from chicken ramen.
Mix
well together then pour over salad.
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| DEANNE'S
CHICK-N-RICE SOUP |
4
boneless, skinless chicken breast
2 cups chicken stock
3 celery ribs, chopped
4 carrots, chopped
1 teaspoon rosemary
2 stems green onion, chopped.
Garlic also, if desired.
1 cup white long grain rice, uncooked (You may
also use one box of Rice-a- |
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Roni
long grain and wild rice, seasoning and all)
2 cups water
1 family size can cream of chicken soup
1 quart half and half
1 cup frozen peas
Salt and pepper to taste
Boil
the chicken breasts until done then cool and cube.
Cook the carrots, celery, rosemary, green onion,
garlic and salt and pepper in the chicken stock.
Add the rice and water, cook until rice is almost
done. Add canned soup, half and half and cubed chicken.
Let simmer for a few minutes being careful not to
let it burn on the bottom. Take off heat, add frozen
peas and serve.
We
like to eat this with a loaf of fresh, French bread
from bakery. Enjoy!
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| BOBBIE'S
CHICKEN TORTILLA STACK |
1
can diced green chilies
1 can sliced olives
1 jar spaghetti sauce
cooked and shredded chicken breast
3-4 flour tortillas
shredded cheddar cheese |
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Mix
chicken, sauce, chilies and olives together. Layer
with tortillas, top with cheese. Bake at 350°F
for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.
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MOM'S
SUMMER CHICKEN WITH PEAS
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6
tablespoons butter
1 to 2 pounds preferred chicken parts.
1 pound small new potatoes, scrubbed with a strip
peeled around center
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 green onions with tops, thinly sliced
1-10 ounce package frozen peas
1/4 cup fresh parsley
1 cup sour cream
1/2 - 1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Melt butter in large skillet. Add chicken and potatoes
and brown slowly on all sides. Season with salt
and pepper and sprinkle with lemon juice. Reduce
heat and simmer, covered until cooked through. Add
green onions, peas and parsley.
Cover
again and simmer an additional 10 minutes until
all is tender. Remove chicken and vegetables to
platter and keep warm. Remove skillet from heat
and add sour cream, thyme and salt and pepper. Stir
well to mix and loosen pan drippings.
Pour
sour cream mixture over chicken and serve or serve
sour cream mixture as side sauce. Garnish with additional
parsley before serving.
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- You
cannot get Avian flu from properly handled and cooked poultry
and eggs!
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Most
cases of Avian flu come by direct or close contact with
infected poultry or surfaces contaminated with secretions
and excretions from infected birds
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The
proper cooking and handling methods recommended by the
USDA (see below) kill the Avian flu virus.
Safe
handling and cooking procedures for poultry:
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Buy packages of poultry that are cool to
the touch with no tears or punctures in the packages.
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Select
poultry just before checking out at the store register
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Keep
raw poultry in a plastic bag and refrigerate or freeze.
Use refrigerated poultry within 2 days or freeze.
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Thaw poultry in refrigerator–never at room temperature.
You may safely defrost chicken in the microwave.
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Wash hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds
before and after handling raw poultry and eggs.
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Clean cutting boards and other utensils with soap and
HOT water to keep raw poultry from contaminating other
food.
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Use a food thermometer to make sure you cook poultry to
a temperature of at least 180°F
for thigh meat, 170°F
for the breast.
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Cook egg whites and yolks until firm.
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Chickens
were domesticated nearly 4,000 years ago. There are more
chickens on earth than people and chickens are thought
to be the closest living relative to a T-Rex.
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The
Ameraucana and Araucana breed of chicken lays eggs in
shades of green and blue.
- One
chicken laid an egg which contained 9 yolks.
- The
largest chicken egg ever recorded weighed 12 ounces.
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Gainesville, Georgia is the chicken capital of the world.
In Gainesville, it’s actually illegal to each chicken
with a fork!
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There are over 3 billion chickens in China alone and Beijing
boasts the world’s largest KFC restaurant.
- If
an egg floats in a pan of water it is not fresh.
- If
you have a fear of chickens, you are alektorophobic
- Egg
yolks are one of the few food which contain natural vitamin
D.
- The
average American eats over 80 lbs. of chicken per year.
- September
is National Chicken Month
Sources of interest:
www.eatchicken.com
www.cdc.gov/flu/avian
www.nationalchickencouncil.com
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