Cheez-Its Baked Chicken. Image courtesy of wayofthespatula.com
Chicken is quite possibly the easiest meat to cook and it keeps so well that it could spend months in a freezer. I like to buy the bags of frozen chicken breasts at the grocery store and stick them in the freezer when go RVing. There’s so much you can do with a chicken breast that’s filling and puts smiles on all of our faces. This edition of Nana’s Recipes focuses on the versatility of chicken and some of the delicious flavors you can get out of it with only a couple of ingredients.
Chicken Lemonade
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup of lemon juice
1/3 cup of margarine, melted
Put chicken in a 9″x13″ glass dish. Cover with lemon juice and marinate for 1 hour in refrigerator, turning over often. Drain juice off of chicken and pour margarine over chicken. Bake at 350° for about an hour or until tender.
Nana’s Orange Soda Chicken
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts1 (12 ounce) can of orange soda (I like Orange Crush)
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
Put chicken breasts in a microwave dish. Pour orange soda over chicken. Sprinkle with worcestershire sauce. Cover with plastic wrap, folding back the corner to vent. Microwave in high for 4 minutes. Rotate dish 1/2 turn, then cook again, 4 minutes. Chicken should be cooked until juice is clean and meat is not pink in the center. Use a meat thermometer to check that it’s cooked to 165°.
Cheez-Its Baked Chicken
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup sour cream
1 cup crushed Cheez-Its crackers
Roll chicken breasts in sour cream, then in Cheez-Its. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until tender.
Chicken Dijon
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 tablespoons dijon mustard
2 cups finely crumbled, seasoned breadcrumbs
Place chicken breasts in a greased baking dish and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Generously spread mustard on both sides of chicken, then coat with breadcrumbs and return to baking dish. Bake at 350° for 1 hour. The mustard gives it a tangy flavor and make it moist.
What are some of your favorite ways to cook chicken?