Monday, November 21, 2011

Cranberry Chicken, Lemon Honey Chicken

I found two new recipes to try. Of course, it's Thanksgiving week, so I probably won't try these until the weekend or beyond. Luckily I do not have to host or cook a full T-day meal, so I won't end up with a lot of left-overs. (Elvo does not eat left overs and I do not like turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, or most of the other traditional dishes. I make the cornbread, haha.)
First is something I would only make for Elvo, because I despise the key ingredients:
Cranberry Chicken
6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 1/2 (1 ounce) packages dry onion soup mix
1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
1 cup French dressing
Place the chicken breasts in a glass or non-reactive baking dish.
Stir the onion soup mix, cranberry sauce, and French dressing together in a bowl until well blended. Pour over the chicken breasts. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 8 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Remove plastic wrap from the baking dish, and cover loosely with aluminum foil.
Bake chicken in preheated oven until top is bubbly and slightly browned, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Or place in slow cooker for 6 hours on low.

And the next is a bit of imagination:
Lemon Honey Chicken
Take some chicken (any amount will do) and put it in a bag with some lemon juice. Place in refrigerator overnight.
Upon waking, grease crockpot. Put chicken in crockpot on low, throw away extra juice. Drizzle honey over chicken. Throw in a handful of onions, some salt and pepper, a bit of parsley and oil. Cook low 8-9 hours or high 4-5 hours. Serve with rice or something else delicious like squash.

Also, a little squash recipe:
Yellow squash, sliced into coins. (I call them coins... what do you call them?) Cook in chicken broth on the stove top for 4-5 minutes on high. Honey butter in the centers really completes this delicate, healthy side.

Also, Elvo got some instant mashed potatoes. While I'm loathe to instant things, it's nice not having to break out the mixer!

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