We'll be eating many chicken dishes over the next few weeks as that was the protein that was by far the best value. Six large pieces, each one feeding both of us was in the the package of boneless skinless chicken breasts so I'm looking for a variety of recipes to break up what could be the monotony. I didn't really use a recipe for Sunday night, but made stuffed chicken dish.
I cut the breast in half length wise to have two decent sized cutlets. I mixed 1/3 cup cottage cheese with garlic, Italian seasoning, and pepper. I seasoned both sides of the cutlets then put 1/2 the cheese on the small side, with a thick slice of mozzarella. I sliced three pieces of deli ham into six and placed on the wider end, then rolled, starting on the narrow end to the wider. I secured with toothpicks, then misted with olive oil, and coated in bread crumbs. These baked in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes. DH really enjoyed the chicken, sort of a twist I guess on cordon bleu, served with a change from plan of buttered mashed potatoes and French style green beans, and toast.
I'd like to try some homemade mandarin orange, sweet and sour, or General Sao's chicken. The batter I've seen people use looks based on ingredients, like a pancake batter. I wonder if I just made a very runny batter if it would work? No harm trying as long as I avoid adding any flavors to the batter. I have sauce from Aldi-though it's called "Asian Sauce', how specific, LOL. I also have Aldi's version of Franks Red Sauce. I thought about doing the pancake batter for Buffalo Cauliflower/fake wings. I of course couldn't use for DD1, but if I found a vegan pancake batter in the future if this works, could give it a try. I like homemade using convenience items-I'm lazy efficient that way. I looked at the cookbook from DS, and yes, many chicken dishes, but a lot were actually for sauces and salsas, which is great, as I can just cook the chicken in ways I already know how and add/change flavors throughout the rest of the month.
Do you ever see Father of The Bride, with Steve Martin? At every corner, throwing the beautiful wedding for his daughter had him confronted by higher and higher costs, while his real issue was mourning that his daughter truly had grown up. I love this scene where he finally had enough of the wedding planner, the wonderful Martin Short, trying to convince him that the chef Haaank, chicken is blasé for a wedding meal, but Martin was not having it. He wanted the "Chipper Chicken" and was going to have his way on one thing! I think of my dad who had eight daughters and many weddings-some more than one.
Oh my, your poor dad - all those weddings. Still is there any greater blessing than eight daughters? I bet he was spoilt rotten!
ReplyDeleteI think we all took pretty good care of him, especially after m mom passed away. He liked going out for breakfast after church with any of us and grand kids, and having us come over and watch a ball game. I still don't know how they afforded all those weddings!
DeleteI mostly cook lots of boneless, skinless breast with just salt, maybe pepper or garlic. Then, I can use them and season any way I like. Or, put them in a sandwich. Right now, I have a dozen boneless, skinless thighs thawing. When I cook them for Tommy, I will get out breast meat for me.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to have the ready to use meat in the freezer, isn't it?
DeleteOk now I want chipper chicken. Your stuffed chicken sounds so good too.
ReplyDeleteI used a coupon for a bottle of panda express sweet chili sauce to make a stir fry tonight, so we'll see if we like it.
Let us know the verdict. I know it would be cheaper and probably better to make these sauces, but then I'd have all kinds of little bottles of stuff that may or may not get used.
DeleteYour chicken dish sounds good! How about chicken marsala and chicken piccata? Two of my very favorites. I can give you the links to the simple recipes I've used this year if you'd like.
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine weddings for 8 daughters - wow!!!
I never say no to recipe links! I have tow daughters and a son that we will also offer to help if and when the time comes, but I can't imagine hw they found the money. I remember all the weddings being beautiful too. I do know they did not provide alcohol-either the couple did, or that was the grooms families contribution if an open bar was wanted. Otherwise, cash bars, but still, the food, venue etc. was a lot of money.
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Weddings are definitely a lot of money. I know just for the venue itself my son paid $5,000. It's crazy!
I love chicken cordon bleu.
ReplyDeleteI do too! It was pretty easy-as easy as those premade ones that just need to be baked-which I like as well.
DeleteYour chicken dish sounds really tasty. I have some boneless chicken thighs in the freezer and they would work well for a similar kind of thing.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely-I pressed them down to make them a bit thinner in order to stuff and roll up, so I imagine you'd maybe need to butterfly the thighs, then press out a bit too.
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