Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts

Friday, March 18, 2011

Hawaiian Chicken Salad

1 can chicken chunks, drained (or cooked, cooled, and cubed chicken)
1 cup pineapple bits
1 apple, cut into bite sized pieces
1/4 c raisins
1 stalk celery, diced
1/2 t curry powder
mayo to taste (about 1/2 cup)

Mix this all together. Let chill in fridge for an hour (or longer) before serving so that flavors have time to mingle. Serve on croissants.


Monday, May 24, 2010

Italian Chicken

6 chicken breasts

1 cube butter

1 pkg Italian dressing powder

1 can cream of chicken soup

8 oz cream cheese, softened


Put first three ingredients in a crock pot. Cook for 4 hrs on high (7 hrs on low). Once they are cooked, remove the chicken breasts and add the cream cheese and the soup. Whisk together to remove any lumps. Shred chicken, add back into the crock pot. Let it cook for about 30 more minutes. Serve over rice.

Southwest Chicken Soup

3 chicken breasts

1 c salsa

1 c chicken broth

1 can black beans

1 can corn

¼ c taco seasoning


Combine all in crock pot and cook for 6-7 hours on low (about 4 hours on high). Shred the chicken when ready to serve. Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, and corn chips. You can add more chicken broth if you want a thinner soup.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Michelle's Tex-Mex Chicken Soup

1 Tb olive oil

1/2 c minced onion (dehydrated onion is fine)

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp oregano

4 c water

1 can condensed tomato soup

28 oz can diced tomatoes

1 c salsa

1 10 oz can chicken chunks, drained

2 or 3 chicken bouillon cubes

2 14 oz can black beans, drained

2 14 oz cans of corn, drained

1/2 c sour cream

1/4 c chopped fresh cilantro

tortilla strips


Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add minced onions and cook until onions begin to soften, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin and oregano and cook for 1 minute.

Stir in water, tomato soup, diced tomatoes, salsa, shredded chicken, and bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until bouillon cubes dissolve. Add black beans, corn, sour cream and cilantro. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve soup with tortilla strips.

Chinese Chicken Salad

This is a variation of Mandarin Chicken Salad.

1 10 oz can chicken chunks, drained
1 cup slivered almonds
2 T sesame seeds
1 pkg chicken flavor Ramen noodles (noodles only, crushed)
4 green onions, sliced into small pieces
1/2 head cabbage, shredded

Dressing
1/4 c oil
2 T sugar
1 T sesame oil
3 T rice vinegar
1 t pepper
1 t salt

Mix dressing ingredients together and chill. It is best if dressing chills for at least two hours before serving.

Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad

1 10 0z can chicken chunks, drained
1 15 oz can mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup slivered almonds
1 pkg broccoli slaw or cole slaw

Dressing
1/4 c oil
2 T sugar
1 T sesame oil
3 T rice vinegar
1 t pepper
1 t salt

Mix dressing ingredients together and chill. It is best if dressing chills for at least two hours before serving.