Showing posts with label Recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recipes. Show all posts

Monday, February 4, 2013

Easy Crock Pot Salsa Chicken Quesadillas


((Please Ignore the Shoddy Cell Phone Photos, I Misplaced My Camera))


I promise, this is something you won't regret making, it is cost efficient, the kids will love it (well, mine do and they are super picky eaters), and it's super easy to make!!  I found the salsa chicken recipe on Sparkpeople some years ago, and wanted to share my version with my readers. :))

WHAT TO BUY:

* 3 chicken breast (boneless/skinless)
* Cooking spray
* 1 packet of taco seasoning
* Chunky Salsa (I get the Great Value Wal Mart brand)
* 1 can of black beans
* 1 can of kidney beans
* 1 can of reduced fat cream of mushroom soup
* Sour Cream
* Flour tortillas
* Shredded cheese of choice

                                               (Below: This is what the mixture will look like)

HOW TO PREPARE:

Get out your crock pot, and LIGHTLY spray with cooking spray.

*Rinse and lay chicken breast in crock pot.
* Sprinkle packet of taco seasoning DIRECTLY on top of chicken breasts
* Pour 1 and a half cups of salsa directly on top of that
* Add cream of mushroom soup *smaller can* on top of that mixture
* drain and rinse both black and kidney beans and add to pot



COVER and COOK AS FOLLOWS:

FOR FROZEN breast, start on high for 4 hours (to ensure you're killing bacteria and cooking fully) then switch to low for 8 hours (but you can end at 4 hours into the low process, or go the full 8 hours).

FOR THAWED breast, cook on high for 6 hours or low for 8-10 hours.

**ONCE CHICKEN IS DONE COOKING**

Take a large spoon and stab at the chicken to shred it up finely


Next add 3-4 TABLESPOONS of sour cream (your preference) and mix well.


YOU can serve this on rice, or pasta, or as tacos, I however prefer to use it on a quesadilla, and here is how you do that:

Spray a frying pan LIGHTLY with cooking spray, add one flour tortilla, then shredded cheese, and a generous amount of the salsa chicken mixture, top with the remaining flour tortilla shell and then flip to crisp other side.

(Below: My daughter LOVES these)

Cut into fours and serve with sour cream, salsa or guacamole.

I PROMISE this is so delicious you will NOT regret trying this recipe :)) I'd venture to say it far surpasses most restaurant's quesadillas :))

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

DIY Photo Tutorial: Make your own Chick-Fil-A Sandwhich Chicken! Closest to Original Recipe - EASY!!


HOW TO MAKE KNOCK OFF CHICK-FIL-A SANDWICH CHICKEN SUPER EASY!!

Shopping / Ingredient List:

* 3-4 Chicken Breast
* Pickle Juice (enough to cover raw chicken to marinate)
* Flour (2 Cups)
* Sugar (2 Tablespoons)
* Paprika (1 Tablespoon)
* Onion Powder (1 Tablespoon)
* Garlic Powder (1 Tablespoon)
* Black Pepper (1/2 Tablespoon)
* Oregano (1/2 Tablespoon)
* Salt (1 Teaspoon)
* Basil (1/2 Tablespoon)
* 3 eggs
* Olive Oil (enough to coat bottom of frying pan)

Supplies Needed:

* Two Tupperware containers (medium/large)
* Measuring spoons/cups
* Knife
* Bowl
* Frying Pan
* Meat Tenderizer (Cleaver)
* Baking Pan
* Foil

ONTO THE PHOTO TUTORIAL:

STEP 1: Rinse Chicken Breast Under Cold Water, Cut Each Breast into 3-4 Pieces (or as desired)
- Place all cut up chicken strips into large ziplock bag and beat with a meat tenderizer (not too thin)
- Remove Chicken and place in Medium/Medium Large Tupperware container
- Fill container with pickle juice and a couple of pickles to completely cover the chicken
-LEAVE IN FRIDGE NO LESS THAN 24 HOURS to FULLY MARINATE-


*STEP 2:  Gather your dry ingredient list to make the coating for the chicken.
- In a Medium Tupperware container, add all the dry ingredients
-Place lid onto container and shake vigorously to mix all ingredients well. Set aside for later use.

* STEP 3: FRYING the Chicken
To make things easy, set a fryer pan coated enough to cover in olive oil set heat to medium
(meanwhile set oven temperature to 350 degrees and line a baking pan with foil)
In a separate bowl, beat 3 eggs
Place your dry coating mix and marinated chicken near your cooking station
ONE AT A TIME,  remove chicken from marinade and place into egg mixture, drip dry and fully coat with dry coating/season mix and then place into frying pan.
Turn chicken as needed to evenly fry - don't worry if it's not 100% cooked, if you're a freak about raw meat like me the next step will take care of this..

* STEP 4:  Blot excess grease off chicken with paper towels
Place chicken onto foil lined pan and place into oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes 
(give or take pending how your oven cooks).

AND YOU'RE DONE!! I kid you not, this taste 98% as close as the original Chick-Fil-A sandwich with NO MSG and no added artificial ingredients. It is AMAZING! My kids love it and it's super easy to put together. E N J O Y :))