Chelsea Pyle's Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:

Chicken
Chunky salsa
2 cans Herdez Salsa Verde
Corn tortillas
Fiesta mix shredded cheese

1.  Roast a whole chicken. I prefer the crockpot method. Throw your favorite seasoning on top to make the chicken flavorful.
2.  Shred chicken.
3. Saute chicken in skillet with chunky salsa. You want a healthy amount of salsa, about 1/2 cup per pound.
4. Take a heaping tablespoon of chicken and roll in a warmed corn tortilla.
5.  Spread a thin layer of salsa verde in your pan. Arrange enchiladas on top. When pan is full, cover with more salsa verde. Cover whole pan with cheese. Bake at 350 until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.

Jill's Chicken Soup

We taste-tested this easy recipe at our Ronald MacDonald Enrichment Service Project!

4 cans cream of chicken soup
4 chicken breasts
2 cups salsa
3 small cans of green chilies
1 package taco seasoning
2 cups drained black beans

Put in crock pot for 8 hours, shred chicken and serve. Serve over tortilla chips, garnish with sour cream, olives, cheese.

Million $ Chicken - Moroccan Style

We taste tested this easy recipe at our Ronald MacDonald Enrichment Service Project! Thanks to Karen Thrailkill for sharing it!

1 Tb olive oil
1/4 cup slivered almonds
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 chicken thighs, cubed SL & BL
2 Tb currants or chopped prunes
1 Tb honey
3/4 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 cups hot cooked rice
1 cup bottled salsa

In a large skillet, saute almonds in oil until brown. Remove with slotted spoon, set aside. Saute garlic in oil for a few seconds, then add chicken. Stir until chicken is no longer pink. Add in remaining ingredients except rice, stir well. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve over rice, and garnish with almonds.

Stove-Top Barbecued Chicken

We taste tested this easy recipe at our Ronald MacDonald Enrichment Service Project! Thanks to Sarah Martinson for sharing it!

6 Servings

1 tsp oil
1 med onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup water
2 Tb vinegar
2 Tb brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp crushed celery seeds, or 1/2 tsp crumbled celery flakes
1 3-lb broiler-fryer, skinned and cut into serving pieces.

1.   Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add the onion and cook it, stirring until it is softened
2.   Stir in the ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder and celery seeds or       flakes. Bring the sauce to a boil.
3.   Add the chicken to the skillet, placing what used to be the skin side down, and spoon the sauce over the       pieces.  Cover the skillet, and simmer the chicken for 30 minutes. Uncover, turn the chicken over and     cook another 15 minutes or until tender.

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

We taste tested this easy recipe at our Ronald MacDonald Enrichment service project with the Young Women!

5 large chicken breasts
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup blackberry jam
1/4 cup orange juice
2 Tb olive oil
1 1/2 minced garlic
1 1/2 minced onion
3/4 cup chicken broth
2 Tb cornstarch
sliced scallions, optional for garnish
sesame seeds, optional for garnish

• Layer chicken breasts in the slow cooker
• In a medium bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, blackberry jam, orange juice, olive oil, garlic and onion, then pour the sauce over the chicken.
• Cover the slow cooker; cook on high 4-5 hours or until fully cooked.
• Remove the chicken (reserve the liquids) and shred. Place the shredded chicken in a large bowl.
• Transfer the liquids from the slow cooker into a saucepan set over med-high heat and add cornstarch and broth mixture. Bring the sauce to a boil and cook until reduced and slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken, tossing to combine. Serve over rice topped with sliced scallions and sesame seeds.

Lime and Garlic Meat Marinade

Summer is upon us so I thought I'd post this fabulous marinade in honor for the grilling season. I made it last night and it was a hit with the whole family!

Lime and Garlic Marinade

1/2 c. olive oil
1/2 c. lime juice (I use a little less juice add in some of the zest)
1/4 c. water
1/4 c. dijon mustard
2 T. maple syrup
2 T. minced garlic
2 T. fresh minced basil (if you don’t have it on hand, omit. It still tastes great without)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Mix together and let meat marinade at least 30-45 minutes. Grill. I usually use this for pork chops but you could use it for chicken as well.

Buffalo Wing Chicken Dip

I tried this out and it turned out good. There are a million different variations of it so if you have a better one, please post:)

1 pkg Cream Cheese
2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded
1 c. ranch or blue cheese dressing
1 c. Frank's hot sauce (I used Ott's original Wing Sauce)
2 c. shredded cheddar

beat cream cheese, ranch, and hot sauce til smooth. add cheddar and chicken. Put in a baking dish and bake 30-40 minutes until hot and bubbly. serve with chips, crackers, and celery sticks.

CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

This is the salad from Stake Women's Conference

16 oz. Rotini pasta, cooked al dente

16 oz. Bow Tie pasta, cooked al dente

1 cup diced celery

1/2 cup chopped green onions

12 oz. fresh green beans (or substitute fresh snow peas)

2 cups red grapes, halved

1 can 12-20 oz. pinneapple tidbits, drained reserving juice

1 cup sliced toasted almonds

1 bag baby spinach (10-11oz.)

1 & 1/2 lbs cooked, shredded chicken breast

DRESSING

1 cup mayonaise

1 cup Miracle Whip salad dressing

2 tlbs finely minced fresh ginger root

1 tsp garlic salt

3 tbls reserved pinneapple juice

1 tbls soy sauce

2 tbls honey

Cook pasta as directed on package. Drain, rinse and cool.

In a large bowl, combine pasta and salad ingredients except for almonds and spinach. In a small bowl mix dressing ingredients. Add 1/2 of almonds to salad along with dressing and toss gently to incorporate. Layer salad and spinach to serve. Sprinkle spinach and the rest of almonds on top.

Recipe serves 12 1 1/3 cup servings.

To roast almonds preheat oven to 350. Spread almonds on a cookie sheet and roast for 5-7 min.

White Chicken Chili

2-3 chicken breasts
1 T. oil
1 c. onion
1 minced clove of garlic
3 C. chicken broth
2 T. cilantro
1 16 oz can butter beans (small beans if you can find them, otherwise use normal sized ones)
1 can notrhern beans
1 can white kidney beans
1 can white corn
2 T. lime juice
1 T. cumin
1 T. oregano
2 tsp. tabasco sauce
Salt

Heat oil in a skillet and saute chicken with the onion and garlic. Add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer 20-30 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips, sour cream, shredded cheese, avocado if desired.

***You can make this in a crock pot after sauteeing the onion
***If I am in a huge rush I will sometimes use a large can of chicken and onion flakes. Still tastes good but the other version is better

Creamy Chicken and Potato Soup

A delicious, easy soup

1 T. margarine
1 small onion, diced
1 c. sliced carrots
2 large potatoes
3 c. chicken broth
2 c. cooked chicken
parsley
salt
pepper

White Sauce:
1 c. milk
1/4 c. flour
1 8oz package cream cheese

Sautee onion in margarine. Add carrots, potatoes and chicken broth, simmer until tender. Add cooked (cubed or shredded) chicken and simmer. Meanwhile make the white sauce by smoothing flour, milk and cream cheese. Combine and simmer until thick. Add salt, pepper and parsley to taste. Serve in a bread bowl or with homemade rolls.