Buffalo Breaded Chicken Breasts

I made a pork version of this for a family whose mom is on the hospital and several of us banded together to help provide the dad and son with meals. I had chicken in my fridge so I made mine with chicken. I just pulled it out of my freezer to have tonight. How awesome!  All I have to do is fix a side and a veg or salad and we are set. Will have some beer bread too. Score!  

Ingredients:

4-6 boneless chicken breasts or boneless pork chops

Creamy Buffalo Dip Mix

3/4 c sour cream

1/4 c mayonnaise

Breadcrumbs

Lay your chicken or pork chops flat on a plate. Prepare the dip mix as the box indicates. Separate a small amount of the dip into another bowl.  Add 2 cups or so to a shallow pan. 

With a BBQ or pasty brush, generously brush one side of the meat with the dip. Bread the meat on the one side with the breadcrumbs. While still in the shallow pan, generously brush the other side of the meat and then flip and bread that side. Repeat with the rest of the meat. I wrapped mine with press and seal (or use plastic wrap) and place in a labeled freezer bag. 

When you are ready to cook it, thaw in the fridge. Bake at 350 for 60 minutes or until 165 degrees. Let rest for 5 minutes. 

Chipotle Shredded Chicken

I made this for a Cinco de Mayo pitch in at work.  Oh goodness was it yummy and everyone loved it! 

Ingredients:
1 packet of Chipotle Beer Marinade
1 bag of frozen chicken breasts, boneless
1 can of beer, your choice
1 can of water, use the beer can

Add beer, water and Chipotle Beer Marinade to a slow cooker.  I recommend using a liner as this does make a bit of a mess of the sides of your crock.  Add your chicken and toss to coat.  Cover and cook on low 8 hours or overnight which is what I did.  Remove the chicken, shred and remove any icky pieces (technical term, haha). Skim the liquid or strain to remove any of the floaties (also a technical term).  Save stray pieces of chicken.  Combine the shredded chicken and liquid.  Serve in burritos, tacos, nachos, etc.  This made enough for at least 20 people to have a taco or two.  I don't quite know exactly how many servings. 

Easy Chicken Soup

Hubby was feeling under the weather and didn't want canned, condensed soup, so i made him some homemade.  It doesn't require much work and is good on the tummy.

Ingredients:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed small
3 cartons of chicken broth (I used 2 reduced sodium and one regular)
Bag of dried egg noodles

In a soup, stock pot or dutch oven, bring the broth to a boil.  Add chicken cubes and cook until they float.  Once they have floated, add half or so of the noodles.  Add more if you want more.   Cook and stir for approximately 9-10 minutes.  Serve with saltines or oyster crackers.

Serves many!  Freeze what you don't eat now.  Easy weeknight dinner!

Fiesta Chicken Layered Enchiladas

This is a recipe in the Tastefully Simple Tonight Collection (item #100816).  I made it as a Serve It Tonight recipe, but you can also freeze this for later.  Also, I didn't have rotisserie chicken, so I cooked 3 breasts the night we had the Chipotle Chicken Fajitas so we had what we needed for this recipe.  Use what you have, be creative.  Think outside the box!

 

So, here is the finished product and you will notice I am not a professional photographer and we eat on paper plates....less dishes!  You get the idea though.  You can find the recipe here. 

Chipotle Chicken Fajitas

There is a recipe on tastefullysimple.com for Chipotle Chicken Fajitas, this is my take on the recipe because I always like to go my own way.  That gets me in trouble sometimes. ;)  I hope you enjoy!
 

Ingredients: 

2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken, cut in thin strips

1/2 c. Beer, your choice (I used Rolling Rock) 

3-4 bell peppers in multiple colors, sliced

1 red onion, halved and sliced

Flour tortillas

Toppings of your choice
 

In a freezer bag, pour the beer and marinade mix and shake to mix.  Add chicken and marinate for 30 minutes or so.

 

While the chicken is marinating, slice your peppers and onions as well as any toppings for your fajitas (lettuce, tomato, avocado, cilantro, etc.).

 

After the chicken has marinated, preheat a skillet and add a tablespoon or so of oil.  Carefully add your chicken and discard the leftover marinade.  Stir and cook until cooked through.  I covered the skillet to speed the process.

Add your chicken to tortillas and top as you like.  Makes 4-6 servings.

 

Gluten Free Chicken, Bacon & Artichoke Pizza

This is totally Tastefully Simple's recipe and not mine.  It looked oh so good I just had to share it.  You can find other tips for the recipe on the TS Blog.

Ingredients

• Gluten-Free Pizza Crust & Sauce Mix
• 1 cup very warm water
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 8 oz. softened cream cheese
• 1 lb. cooked, chopped chicken breasts
• 6 oz. jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 Roma tomato, chopped           

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Prepare Crust Mix as directed with water and olive oil. Bake 10 minutes. Combine Sauce Mix with cream cheese; spread over warm crust. Top with remaining ingredients. Bake 15-17 additional minutes or until crust is golden brown. Makes about 6 servings.