Actually tonight's dinner was soft Chicken Taco's. I boiled another whole chicken this weekend and shredded it off the bone. Then I seperated it into 3 small bags and froze it. Tonight I just fake-baked one of the bags to thaw it, chopped up some lettuce, tomatoes, mild jalapenos and shredded some cheese. Then I set out some soft flour tortillas, Picante Sauce and sour cream and let the boys make their own soft Chicken taco. The leftover lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and chicken along with sliced cucumber, chopped yellow bell pepper, shredded squash, Greek olives and artichoke hearts will follow me to work tomorrow to be consumed during the lunch 1/2 hour.
Here is a wonderful recipe that I found in one of my cooking magazines and I already put the chicken breast in the fridge to thaw.
Goat Cheese and Artichoke Stuffed Chicken Breast
2 1/2 Tbsp Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs (if you don't have Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs then just use the regular breadcrumbs or crushed saltine crackers and add some Italian seasoning)
2 tsp grated lemon rind (cut the lemon up and serve it with tea or water or just stick a wedge in yer mouth and greet your kids with yellow teeth - they will love it)
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 (6 oz) jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 (3 oz) pkg herbed goat cheese, softened - can be a little expensive in my neck of the woods so I always watch for it to go on sale and buy them out of stock as cheese freezes well. I guess you could probably use Cream Cheese if the goat cheese isn't in your budget, but it is highly recommended (by me) to go ahead and splurge. No really, you have my permission this time. Just tell em "Your Momma Said So!".
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Cooking Spray
Oven safe skillet or pan
Preheat oven to 375. Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Here is where you get to take out all of your frustrations. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of plastic wrap, imagine it is hubby's head and pound to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin (make sure you use a sliding motion with your pounding and not just straight down as this might tear the chicken). Please use 2 sheets of plastic wrap, one on top, or months later you will find chicken parts and pieces in places that you wouldn't ever expect them to be. I have to be honest with you as I have Corelle Ware dishes and have been known to use a small plate to do the pounding with when my rolling pin went MIA. Rolling pins looke like swords to little boys and they don't always surrender them very easily. Don't recommend this with China or Stoneware, but the Corelle Ware even stands up to being thrown across the room at a certain male's head during a hissy fit (mine, not his). Top each chicken breast with 1/4 of the cheese mixture; roll up jelly-roll style. Tuck in sides and secure each roll with toothpicks. Actually the pounding part and rolling part is pretty fun for middle-aged kids about 6 and up, just don't tell em it's supposed to be daddy's head.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cooking 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Place pan in oven and bake for 15 minutes or until chicken is done. Just be VERY careful when you remove the pan from the oven, the handle will be hot. I only know this after grabbing a pan out of the oven sans-mitts and leaving skin adhered to the handle. I think they are personalized that way - kinda like leaving your fingerprints in the paint, near the bumper of your freshly painted car. Easy to identify if it's stolen.
If you start heating up some water before you start with the beating of your husband's head, ummm I mean chicken and mixing of the yummy cheese stuff (very good straight out of the bowl) then this would be good served with "Wild Rice & Mushrooms" or "Rice & Wild Mushrooms" which ever kind of Shrooms they let you consume where you live.
Labs - I think this can be made in about an hour. Actually it will probably take 30 minutes, but I'm adding a cushion here for ya gal.
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