Moo Goo Gai Pan

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Serves 6

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken breast, boneless, skinless
2 T soy sauce, low sodium
2 T sherry
2 t cornstarch
3 T peanut oil, divided use
2 t garlic, chopped
1 t ginger, chopped from fresh
1 pound cremini mushrooms, thickly sliced
6 oz snow peas, sliced on the diagonal
2 baby bok choy clusters, sliced into two inch lengths
8 oz bamboo shoots, sliced
8 oz water chestnuts, sliced
3 green onions, white and light green part only, sliced
1/2 cup chicken stock
2 T sherry
1 T plus 1 t soy sauce, low sodium
2 T oyster sauce
2 t sugar
2 t cornstarch Read More

Pan Fried Chicken Flautas

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Makes 20 traditionally thin pan fried flautas, perfect for your next gathering. Cut in half or leave them whole, just be sure to set out a variety of dips. Or for a wonderful change of pace, treat your family to a terrific Tex-Mex flautas dinner!

Need to save calories? Try Baked Chicken Flautas!

Ingredients:

1 cooked rotisserie chicken from your favorite grocers
1 (4 oz) can Hatch green chiles, hot or mild
8 oz Queso Fresco, crumbled
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
1 T cilantro, chopped
1 small lime, fresh squeezed
2 t chili powder
2 t cumin
2 t garlic powder
1/4 t ground black pepper
20 6” flour tortillas
20 toothpicks
Vegetable oil for frying Read More

Chicken in Cacciatore Sauce

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Ingredients:

2 T olive oil, divided use
4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 bunch leeks, cleaned and sliced
8 oz mushrooms, rinsed, dried, and cut into thick chunks
1 (28 oz) can peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand
1/4 cup basil, torn in half
1/4 cup red wine
2 T parsley, chopped
1 t fresh rosemary needles, rinsed, patted dry, and chopped
1 t brown sugar
1/4 t ground black pepper
Dash of ground red pepper
Salt to taste (but do you really need it?)
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Thai Basil Chicken

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Ingredients:

1 T peanut oil
8 cloves garlic, chopped
3 shallots, thinly sliced
2 pounds boneless chicken thighs, chopped into small pieces
4 kaffir lime leaves, fresh or dried
8 Thai chiles or 2 jalapenos, chopped and then pounded with mortar and pestle to open the fibers
1 T black soy sauce
1 T t oyster sauce
1 T fish sauce
1 1/2 cups fresh Thai basil
1/4 t ground white pepper Read More

Roast Chicken with Cabbage and Granny Smith Apples

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Ingredients:

1 large roasting chicken, 5-6 lbs
1 small head cabbage, cored, quartered, and thickly sliced
1 small red onion, sliced thickly (divided use)
2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and thickly sliced (cores reserved)
2 T olive oil
1/4 t ground black pepper
Pinch of salt
1 t fennel seed
1 T softened unsalted butter
1 T vegetable oil
Ground black pepper to taste
Pinch of salt
1/4 t paprika
10 sprigs fresh thyme
1 1/2 cups chicken stock Read More

Cajun Chicken Stew

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Ingredients:

2 lb chicken thighs (either bone in or not as you prefer)
1 T olive oil
3 T Cajun seasoning mix
fresh cracked black pepper
1 cup prepared roux: 1/2 cup butter or oil to 1/2 cup flour
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 cups chicken stock, unsalted
3 t garlic, chopped
fresh cracked pepper to taste
2 T parsley, chopped
Optional: one head of whole roasted garlic cloves

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Image purchased from Getty Images, will replace the next time I make this delicious soup!

Ingredients:

2 T olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3 jalapenos, seeded and chopped
4 large garlic cloves, chopped
1 (4 oz) can Hatch green chilies, chopped
2 (14 oz) cans diced tomatoes
1 T chili powder
2 t cumin
½ t sugar
1 T Worcestershire Sauce
2 cups beef broth
2 cups chicken broth
1 (14 oz) can tomato soup, condensed
2 cups chicken, cooked and diced
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped, divided use
8 whole wheat flour tortillas cut into ½ inch strips like short noodles
8 oz co-jack cheese, divided use Read More