Fiesta Chicken

Fiesta Chicken
found from The Girl Who Ate Everything Blog



Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts, frozen or thawed
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained
1 (15 ounce) jar of your favorite salsa
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

Instructions:
Take 4 frozen, yes, frozen (or thawed), boneless chicken breasts put into crock pot. Add 1 can of black beans, drained, 1 jar of salsa, 1 can of corn drained. Keep in crock pot on low for about 4-5 hours or until chicken is cooked. Once it is cooked, take it out and shred it. Return shredded chicken to the crockpot.

Add 1 package of cream cheese (just throw it on top!) and let sit for about 1/2 hour. It may look at little strange at this point. Don't worry. Stir in the cream cheese.

Serve over rice or in warm flour tortillas or chips.

Bajio Chicken Chile Salad-YUM!

5 chicken breasts (I only used 4 large ones)
1/2 cup salsa
1 Tbsp cumin
1/2 cup brown sugar (more to taste)
1 4 oz. can diced green chilies
6 oz. Sprite (1/2 can)

Combine all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook on low for 5-6 hours. Remove chicken and shred. Return to crock pot and cook 1 more hour. Thicken the juices with a little cornstarch mixed in water.

Serve with flour tortillas, lettuce, cheese, black beans and any other taco fixings. Serve with Costa Vida Cilantro Ranch.

If you want it spicer rather than sweeter add a hotter salsa and more green chilies.

Chicken and Stuffing Casserole

1 cup sour cream
2 cans cream of chicken soup
4 cups chopped chicken (cooked)
Mix together. Put in 9X13 pan.

2 boxes of Stove Top.
Make as directed.
Spread on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Tomato Soup Chicken

1 can Campbell's Onion soup

1 can tomato soup

2 Tbsp. cornstarch

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 cup vinegar

3 Tbsp. brown sugar

1 Tbsp. worcestershire sauce

Combine in a bowl. Stir until blended well.

Remove skin from chicken pieces. Pour sauce over meat.

Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours at 325 degrees.

Grilled Chicken Pasta in a Tomato Cream Sauce

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Montreal Steak seasoning
1/2 pound penne pasta
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup chicken broth
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 to 1 tsp salt & pepper (to taste)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
6-8 fresh basil leaves, chiffonaded*

Rinse chicken breasts in cold water. Layer between sheets of wax paper and pound to even thickness. Season both sides with Montreal Steak seasoning. Preheat grill for medium high heat, lightly oil grate, and grill chicken breasts on medium high heat for 6-8 mins each side.

OR heat 2 tbsp butter & 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the butter and olive oil is nice and hot, add chicken breasts and cook 5 mins each side.

Set chicken aside to cool.

In a large pot, boil water with 1 tbsp salt. Add 1/2 lb penne pasta noodles and boil according to package directions.

Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is tender, but do not let the garlic turn brown (about 3-5 mins).

Add the chicken broth to the pan and allow to reduce by half. Meanwhile, slice chicken.

Once the broth has reduced, stir in tomato sauce. Add the heavy cream and stir well to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Turn heat to low.

Chop the parsley and basil, add to sauce and mix well. Drain pasta and add to sauce. Stir well to coat. Serve pasta on plates, top with sliced chicken.

*If you're wondering what chiffonaded means, it means to stack the basil leaves on top of one another, roll them up (like you're a kid making a telescope out of paper) and thinly slice the leaves.


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Crockpot Italian Chicken

4 chicken breasts
1 packet dry Zesty Italian dressing
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1-2 cans cream of chicken soup (depending how cream cheesy you want it)

Place the chicken in a crockpot and sprinkle Italian dressing over it. Combine cream cheese and cream of chicken soup in a small pot over low heat and pour over chicken. Cook on low for at least 4 hours. You can leave it in there all day. If you feel the sauce is too thick you can thin it to your preferred consistency with a little milk. Serve over pasta or rice.

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Poppy Seed Chicken

5 cups chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
1 cup sour cream
2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup
2 cups crushed Ritz crackers (about 1 1/2 rolls of crackers)
1/2 cup melted butter
1 T poppy seeds

Additional Ingredients to make it fancy:
1 tsp Worchestire sauce
1 tsp celery salt
1 tsp minced garlic
1 T lemon juice
1/4 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Boil raw chicken breasts with salt and pepper until done. I like to boil it with half an onion cut into large chunks to give it more flavor. Let chicken cool slightly and cut into one inch cubes. Place cubed chicken in a 9X13 casserole dish.

Stir together the condensed soup and sour cream. If you wish to add the additional flavorings stir in the worchestire, celery salt, garlic, lemon juice, and pepper to the soup and sour cream mixture. Pour over the chicken.

In a separate bowl, stir together the crushed crackers, poppy seeds and melted butter. Sprinkle over the chicken and sauce.

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top of the casserole is browned and the sauce is bubbly. Serve plain or over rice. We like to eat it with steamed broccoli and we mix it all together.

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Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

My Picky Interpretation
3 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup green enchilada sauce
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp granulated garlic
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 cup cheese
Tortillas
Cooking Spray
Salt

Recipe by OurBestBites.com
1/3 C (3 oz) cream cheese
1/4 C green salsa
1T fresh lime juice
1/2 t cumin
1 t chili powder
1/2 t onion powder
1/4 t granulated garlic or garlic powder
3 T chopped cilantro
2 T sliced green onions
2 C shredded cooked chicken
1 C grated pepperjack cheese
about 16 small corn or flour tortillas (we liked flour better)
kosher salt
cooking spray

Heat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.

Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds so it's soft and easy to stir. Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and granulated garlic. Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions. Add chicken and cheese and combine well.

You can prepare up to this step ahead of time. Just keep the mixture in the fridge.

The corn tortillas are harder to roll without cracking. For the corn tortillas: work with a few tortillas at a time and heat in the microwave until they are soft enough to roll without cracking. It helps to place them between damp paper towels. Usually 20-30 seconds will do it. If you find yours are cracking when you roll them or come unrolled right away, just try heating them longer and try the paper towel thing.

Place 2-3 T of chicken mixture on the lower third of a tortilla, keeping it about 1/2 inch from the edges.

Then roll it up as tight as you can.

Place seam side down on the baking sheet. Lay all of the taquitos on the baking sheet and make sure they are not touching each other. Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray or an oil mister and sprinkle some kosher salt on top.

Place pan in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown. Makes around 16 taquitos.

Dip in salsa, sour cream, guacamole, or Tomatillo Dressing. They would be great with black beans and this Cilantro Lime Rice.

Asian BBQ Chicken

Asian BBQ Chicken

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 Tbs fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1/4 tsp curry powder
3 cloves garlic, minced
Eight 6-ounce chicken thighs, skinned
lime wedges
green onion tops

1. Combine first 6 ingredients (through garlic) in a large ziploc bag; add chicken. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 4 hours, turning occasionally.

2. Pre- heat grill.

3. Remove chicken from bag, reserving marinade. Place marinade in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute.

4. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 20 minutes or until done, turning and basting frequently with the marinade. Garnish with lime wedges and green onion tops, if desired.

Servings: 4
Yield: 2 thighs per serving

Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 297
Calories From Fat (22%) 51.13
Total Fat 7.7g
Saturated Fat 1.39g
Cholesterol 161mg
Sodium 706mg
Potassium 410.49mg
Carbohydrates 16.1g
Dietary Fiber 0.4g
Sugar 13.59g
Net Carbohydrates 15.65g
Protein 28.12g

WW Points 5

Cooking Tips
*It’s ok to substitute chicken breasts for the chicken thighs.
**For a great meal, serve with roasted sesame asparagus and a sesame-noodle salad.

BBQ Chicken Pita Pizzas

BBQ Chicken Pita Pizzas

1 pkg whole wheat pita bread
2 whole chicken breasts boiled, then shredded
2 tbs olive oil (I only used 1)
cilantro, finely chopped (Only a few tbs)
1 tomato, diced
1 avocado, diced
reduced fat shredded mozerella cheese
In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil and saute cilantro over medium-high heat. Stir in shredded chicken. Toss chicken until it starts to brown just slightly (I like it slightly crispy). Turn down heat and stir in BBQ sauce (as much or as little as you'd like). Remove from heat and set aside.
Spread BBQ sauce evenly on your pitas, and cover with mozerella cheese. Cover with shredded chicken, and sprinkle diced tomoatoes and avocado over the top. Bake for 10 minutes at 350. For a crispier pita, bake directly on the oven rack.

Speedy Chicken Stirfry

(Sorry about the crappy cell phone picture, it looked better in person, I promise..)

1/2 lb. angel hair pasta (capellini), uncooked
2 cups small broccoli florets (or we like to use snow/snap peas)
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
1/2 cup KRAFT Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/4 tsp. each: ground ginger, garlic powder, crushed red pepper
1/3 cup chopped PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts (optional) (Or Water Chestnuts)

COOK pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, adding broccoli to the boiling water for the last 3 min.
MEANWHILE, spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 6 to 8 min. or until done, stirring occasionally. Stir in dressing, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and pepper; cook 1 min., stirring occasionally.
DRAIN pasta mixture; place in large bowl. Add chicken mixture; mix lightly. Spoon evenly into 4 serving bowls; sprinkle with peanuts.

Sweet and Spicy Lettuce Wraps

http://www.recipegirl.com/

3 Tbsp. unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
3 Tbsp. hoisin sauce
2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
2 tsp. low-sodium soy sauce
1 tsp. fresh minced ginger
1 tsp. dark sesame oil
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
2 cups thinly sliced cabbage
1/2 cup grated carrot
1 cup canned, sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 cup finely diced cooked chicken breast
12 Bibb lettuce leaves

1. Place peanuts in a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; cook 3 minutes or until lightly browned, shaking pan frequently. Remove pan from heat; set aside.

2. In a small bowl, combine hoisin, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, oil, pepper and garlic in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk.

3. In a medium bowl, mix 2 Tbsp. peanuts, slaw, water chestnuts, and chicken; add sauce and toss well.

4. Spoon about 1/3 cup of chicken salad in the center of each lettuce leaf; Sprinkle each lettuce wrap with remaining 1 Tbsp. peanuts. Serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings (3 lettuce wraps per person)

Nutritional Information: calories 197, fat 7.4g, cholesterol 37mg, carbohydrate 18.2g, sodium 825mg, protein 16.5g, fiber 3.4g

WW POINTS: 4

Read more: http://www.recipegirl.com/2007/06/03/sweet-spicy-chicken-lettuce-wraps/#ixzz0ssudU6dt

Chicken Carbonara

1 package (7 ounces) spaghetti
8 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2 cups cut-up cooked chicken
2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cup whipping (heavy) cream

1. Cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package.

2. While spaghetti is cooking, cook bacon in 3-quart saucepan over low heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp. Remove bacon from saucepan with slotted spoon; drain. Drain fat from saucepan, reserving 1 tablespoon in saucepan.

3. Cook onion and garlic in bacon fat over medium heat about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is tender. Stir in spaghetti, chicken, cheese and whipping cream. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through. Toss with bacon.

Crockpot Enchiladas

1 fryer, cooked and boned (Or 4 or 5 chicken boneless breasts)
6-8 tortillas, torn into pieces
1 medium onion, chopped fine
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 small can diced green chilies
1 can diced tomatoes
1 cup sour cream
2 cups grated cheese

Cook and cut chicken into bite size pieces. Mix with soup, chilies, tomatoes, and sour cream. Place a layer of tortillas in crockpot. Add layer of chicken mixture sprinkle with cheese and onions. Repeat layers. Cook on low for 6 hours.

Chicken Roll Ups

2 cans crescent rolls (16)
6 Tbs. butter

Filling-
6 oz. of cream cheese (optional: substitute reduced fat)
4 Tbs. butter
1/8 tsp. black pepper
2 cups cubed cooked chicken
1/3 cup mushrooms (optional)

Coating-
2/3 cup Italian breadcrumbs
½ cup walnuts or pecans crushed finely (optional)

Gravy-
½ cup milk
1 can cream of chicken soup (optional: substitute reduced fat)

Fill each roll with ¼ cup of filling. Fold and pinch ends closed. Dip in butter and then coating. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes. Heat gravy and pour over roll ups when done.