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

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.)

 

TERRI'S AVOCADO CHICKEN SALAD

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.

 

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).

Mix first four ingredients together and simmer until flavors combine. Add chicken and pineapple and heat through. Serve over rice.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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-
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!

 

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

Mix chicken, sauce, chilies and olives together. Layer with tortillas, top with cheese. Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.

 

MOM'S SUMMER CHICKEN WITH PEAS

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.

Avian flu update:

  • You cannot get Avian flu from properly handled and cooked poultry and eggs!
  • Most cases of Avian flu come by direct or close contact with infected poultry or surfaces contaminated with secretions and excretions from infected birds
  • The proper cooking and handling methods recommended by the USDA (see below) kill the Avian flu virus.

 

Safe handling and cooking procedures for poultry:

  • Buy packages of poultry that are cool to the touch with no tears or punctures in the packages.
  • Select poultry just before checking out at the store register
  • Keep raw poultry in a plastic bag and refrigerate or freeze. Use refrigerated poultry within 2 days or freeze.
  • Thaw poultry in refrigerator–never at room temperature. You may safely defrost chicken in the microwave.
  • Wash hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds before and after handling raw poultry and eggs.
  • Clean cutting boards and other utensils with soap and HOT water to keep raw poultry from contaminating other food.
  • 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.
  • Cook egg whites and yolks until firm.

For more information visit www.cdc.gov/flu/avian

 

Useless (and some useful) chicken trivia:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gainesville, Georgia is the chicken capital of the world. In Gainesville, it’s actually illegal to each chicken with a fork!
  • 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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