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Here’s a deliciously simple weeknight dinner for you that I prepared for Goodbite.com and the Real Women of Philadelphia.  This is one of those dinners the the whole family loves.  Creamy with lots of chicken and full of flavor 🙂  Enjoy!! INGREDIENTS: Chicken Florentine Bowtie Pasta 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 cup finely chopped white onion 1 clove minced garlic 4 cups baby spinach leaves 2 cups cooked shredded chicken breast 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 Cups Philadelphia Cooking Creme 1 pound bowtie pasta or other small noodle 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese Intructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.  Place oil in Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Stir in spinach leaves, cook, stirring until wilted about 2 minutes. Add chicken, salt, an...

Finding a foolproof recipe for a kitchen staple like chicken is kind of like finding the holy grail these days. But today, you just might be in luck. Our friends at GFF Magazine have shared with us what they think could be the best chicken recipe . . . EVER. We tried the GFF Mag chicken recipe ourselves and discovered that it really does create a supercrisp skin with flavorful, moist meat. INGREDIENTS 1 large whole chicken (about 4 1/2 pounds), deboned (ask the butcher to do it for you) 1 teaspoon kosher salt DIRECTIONS Salt the chicken with 1 teaspoon of salt 1 to 3 hours prior to cooking and reserve in the refrigerator until 10 minutes before cooking. Preheat the broiler. Put the chicken, skin-side up, on a rimmed sheet pan and place it under the broiler, about 3 inches from the heat, to brown and crisp the skin, about 10 minutes, rotating the pan a few times for even browning. Turn the oven temperature down to 250°F and cook for 25 minutes. Cut the chicken into entrée-size pieces, t...

My slow cooker is my best friend and I use her at least 3 to 4 times a week (yes, my slow cooker is a girl). 🙂 If I can’t throw it together in a matter of minutes, it just is not going to happen. However, every once in a while, I completely space to put my food in the crock pot in the morning and so when dinner time rolls around, I am scrambling to find something to feed my family.  I was in that exact dilemma a couple of weeks ago and came across a recipe for Baked Chicken.  I love how tender and perfect my chicken cooks in the crock pot and feared that this chicken might be dry.   The end result was amazing!  This is definitely being added to our regular dinner rotation. This baked chicken is so incredibly tender and full of flavor- the honey adds sweetness while the soy sauce adds savory- I promise that it will quickly become one of your favorite meals! INGREDIENTS 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast tenders 1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 teaspoon grou...

Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken – Easy crock pot recipe for chicken thighs cooked in an incredibly delicious honey garlic sauce. Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken - Easy crock pot recipe for chicken thighs cooked in an incredibly delicious honey-garlic sauce. Ingredients 6 boneless , skinless chicken thighs* 4 garlic cloves , minced 1/3 cup honey 1/2 cup low sodium ketchup 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 2 tablespoons fresh parsley 1/2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds Instructions Arrange chicken thighs on the bottom of your slow cooker; set aside. (please look at the notes section) In a mixing bowl, combine garlic, honey, ketchup, soy sauce, oregano and parsley; whisk until thoroughly combined. Pour the sauce over the chicken thighs. Close with a lid and cook for 4 to 5 hours on LOW, or 3 to 4 hours on HIGH.** (please look at the notes section) Remove lid and transfer chicken to a serving plate. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds...

The great thing about chicken is that it comes as a clean slate, and you can dress it up as you want and today we’re dressing it up in a luscious creamy cream-less mushroom sauce that will blow your mind and your tastebuds will never be the same! This Grilled Chicken in Creamy Mushroom sauce is a restaurant worthy recipe that you can easily make in one skillet at home. Perfect for weeknight dinners! Ingredients For the Chicken 2 tablespoons oil 500 grams chicken breasts skinless and boneless (about 4 medium sized breasts) Salt and pepper to taste For the Creamy Mushroom Sauce 5 tablespoons butter 1 small onion finely chopped 1 cup mushrooms sliced 4 tablespoons all purpose flour 4 cups milk 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 2 tablespoons coriander finely chopped Salt and pepper to taste Instructions For the Chicken Heat oil in a skillet and place the chicken in the skillet. Season with salt and pepper, and cook the chicken on both sides until it is golden brown and ...

Swiss Steak  is a perfect family dinner; it’s easy to make and can be cooked either in the oven or in the slow cooker. This dish has delicious tender beef in a rich tomato gravy and is perfect served over rice, noodles or mashed potatoes! Swiss steak is one of those dishes I associate with comfort; I grew up eating this for dinner on Sunday evenings, and as I got older, it became one of those dishes I craved. These days it is a family favorite dinner option. We all love it for the incredible flavor, but also, as the grocery shopper for my family, I appreciate that an inexpensive cut of steak can become something so tender and delicious! Swiss Steak  is a perfect family dinner; it’s easy to make and can be cooked either in the oven or in the slow cooker. This dish has delicious tender beef in a rich tomato gravy and is perfect served over rice, noodles or mashed potatoes! INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 lbs round steak 1/2 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspo...

This classic American salisbury steak from scratch is seared and simmered in a rich brown luscious onion gravy. Mouth watering, tender, salisbury steak is so delicious and easy to make. Salisbury steak with gravy will become you favorite weeknight ultimate comfort food!  Salisbury steak isn’t a steak it’s basically a fancy hamburger traditionally served with mashed potatoes. When I was a kid. I didn’t think salisbury steak was fancy at all. I cringed at my plate of ugly dark brown food. INGREDIENTS: For the salisbury steak: 1 1/2 lb ground beef 1/2 cup bread crumbs 2 eggs 1 1/4 tsp garlic powder 3 onions (1 onion diced the other two sliced thin) 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce salt for taste (I used 1 1/4 tsp) pepper for taste (I used 1 tsp) Pinch of celery salt small handful of chopped parsley Beef gravy  2 cups beef broth (I use Better Than Bouillon Roasted Beef Base) 3 tbs flour 1 tsp heavy whipping cream (optional) 1/4 cup unsalted butter Salt for taste Pepper for taste Intruc...

Quick to cook and difficult to fail, spicy cumin chicken thighs with green beans is inspired by a popular Chinese street food. An easy pan-fried dish full of flavour.  This is not a classic Chinese dish, but inspired by a popular street food I used to have back in my home province of Gansu, in China. It’s called Yang Rou Chuan In my recipe, I use both cumin powder and whole cumin seeds, the same for chilli too (both powder and flakes). This helps to maximize the fragrance of the spices, and to create an appealing finished look. If you are not accustom to very hot food, please feel free to reduce the amount of chilli powder and flakes (or use milder ones). However, I wouldn’t suggest reducing the cumin as it’s really the soul of this dish. Quick to cook and difficult to fail, spicy cumin chicken thighs with green beans is inspired by a popular Chinese street food. An easy pan-fried dish full of flavour. Ingredients 300g / 10oz green beans 1 pinch salt 6 skinless, boneless chicken th...

It’s crispy, it’s tender, it’s full of flavor, and it’s vegan! This spicy fried cauliflower “chicken” is just as delicious as the real thing, but no chickens were harmed, and it’s so much healthier. Cauliflower is a great replacement for chicken in this recipe because it’s juicy, hearty, and tender. The double batter guarantees a perfect crunch! Becoming vegan has opened my eyes up to the many ways of preparing Southern staples without using animals. In every case, the vegan recipe is as delicious and fulfilling as the non-vegan alternative. So much of what we like about a traditional recipe is the seasoning, and technique. As you’ll see in this recipe, you can use classic fried chicken seasoning (which is accidentally vegan) and the same technique of double battering and dredging cauliflower through seasoned flour. Just like my Nana does it! This spicy fried cauliflower recipe has been updated since I created the video. The flax "egg" has been replaced with arrowroot which i...

Baked chicken cutlets covered in parmesan bread crumbs and topped with pepperoni and mozzarella cheese. If pizza and chicken Parmesan fell in love and had a baby together this is what it would look like. The pepperoni adds a spicy punch that kicks up the flavor a notch or two. That’s where the ‘pizza’ in the ‘pizzaiola’ comes in. Combined with the mozzarella and the tomato sauce your taste buds think you’re eating pizza, with the chicken acting as a stand-in for the crust. If you’re craving pizza, this might not do the trick but if you’re looking to change-up your traditional chicken Parmesan routine or just need a quick dinner idea, then this is your answer. Baked chicken cutlets covered in Parmesan bread crumbs and topped with pepperoni and mozzarella cheese, served with spaghetti and an easy tomato sauce. Ingredients Sauce {substitute 1 jar (24 ounce) premade sauce to save time}: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium-ish yellow onion, diced ½ bell pepper, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 ...

Oh hey, my new Pan Fried Spinach & Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken. Aren’t you a lovely, healthy chicken dish that is fast and simple to prepare. What was that? You can also use low-fat cream cheese and Parmesan and you have a healthy dinner full of protein and veggies? This Pan Fried Spinach Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken is one of the best skillet dinners I have made in a while! INGREDIENTS 4 chicken breasts (1) 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1/2 cup cream cheese at room temp 1/4 cup of Parmesan  cheese 1 tbsp minced garlic 1-2 tbsp minced chives or green onions 1/4 tsp pepper salt to taste INSTRUCTIONS  Place plastic wrap on top of each chicken breast and using a meat mallet, pound them slightly thinner. ( they will fry up faster if you do this step.) To butterfly your chicken breasts, lay them flat on sturdy surface. Place one hand on top to hold it in place and then slice 3/4 of the way through the chicken breast. Do not slice all the way ...

What’s not to love about Popeye’s Spicy Fried Chicken? Honestly, I am probably one of the biggest Popeye’s Spicy Chickens fans out there to date. I adore the taste of that spicy, perfectly seasoned, crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside chicken so much that I had to do a copycat recipe for Popeye’s Spicy Chicken to share with y’all today. Trust me if you enjoy Popeye’s Spicy Chicken you are going to fall in love with this recipe for Copycat Popeye’s Spicy Fried Chicken. Now before we get started, this isn’t Popeye’s top-secret recipe; this is just my version of their Spicy Fried Chicken; so keep in mind while it tastes so darn close to the Popeye’s Spicy Chicken we aren’t top-secret spies and that’s probably a darn good thing because I look hideous in prison orange, let alone those jumpsuits they wear. INGREDIENTS: Chicken Brine 1 quart of buttermilk 1/4 of a cup Tabasco sauce 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1/2 of a tablespoon of onion powder 1/2 of a tablespoon of garlic powder 4-pound...

Super Crispy Chicken Tenders Made With A Buttermilk Marinade That Makes Them Really Tender And The Crispiest Crust With KFC Flavored Spices. Super Crispy Chicken Tenders soaked in buttermilk and fried crisp are super flavorful, moist and extra crispy on the outside. Plus with spices like the kinds you’d get at KFC these tenders are perfect for replacing fast food cravings and even game day parties. INGREDIENTS: 4 chicken breasts, boneless skinless 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon hot sauce 2 large eggs, beaten 2 cups flour 2 1?2 teaspoons salt 3?4 teaspoon pepper 1?8 teaspoon paprika 1?8 teaspoon garlic powder 1?8 teaspoon baking powder canola oil for frying DIRECTIONS: Cut the chicken breasts into four tenders each and soak them in a bowl with the buttermilk and hot sauce for 30 minutes. Add the eggs to one bowl and the flour and spices to a second bowl. Dip each piece of chicken from the buttermilk bowl to the flour mixture. Dip it into the eggs then back into the flour mixture. Shake exc...

This is my favorite way to eat chicken meatballs. They’re spiced up with a sweet, savory, and spicy firecracker sauce. They’re tender, filled with flavor, and require minimum work! This recipe is super low maintenance. And if you’re not a fan of chicken meatballs, you can swap it out for turkey or any other kind of ground meat you please. But I do feel that chicken or turkey would pair the best with the sauce. INGREDIENTS: MEATBALLS: 1 ¾ – 2 pounds ground chicken (or turkey) 4 teaspoons minced garlic 1 ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 2 large eggs 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs* ½ teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon onion powder FIRECRACKER SAUCE: ½ cup hot sauce (I recommend Franks) 1 cup light brown sugar 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar ¼ teaspoon salt ¼-½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (depending on spice preference) DIRECTIONS: Position 2 racks near the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 475ºF. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside. In a saucepan, combine the ingredients of ...

I am so excited to be sharing these super yummy Crispy Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings with you today. These wings are baked not fried, but you cant even tell the difference. They turn out super crispy without frying them. Great as an appetizer on game day or entertaining, or serve as a main dish with a big salad. Steaming the wings first assures that they stay moist. You can even be done the day before then all you have to do is bake them and toss them in the garlic Parmesan mixture. I recommend you double the batch because these will go super fast. INGREDIENTS 2 lbs chicken wings 4 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons of butter 2-3 heaping tablespoon of garlic 3 heaping tablespoons of chopped parsley ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup of grated Parmesan cheese INSTRUCTIONS Place a 8-quart saucepan with a steamer basket with 2 inches water. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Add wings and steam for 10 minutes. Remove wings and place them on a cooling rack placed on a baking sheet. Put th...

The best three ingredient recipe I have every posted…well actually, it may be the only three ingredient recipe I have ever posted, but either way, this is the real deal.  Fancy enough for company and easy enough for a super weeknight meal! Spread a couple tablespoons of cream cheese onto the chicken, leaving an edge around it so the chicken seals and the gooey lovely cream cheese doesn’t sneak out. That concludes my cooking experiment for today folks!  It was a tasty one too! A easy THREE INGREDIENT dinner!  Simple enough for weeknight meals but fancy enough for guests! Ingredients 4 boneless chicken breasts 2 tablespoons olive oil 8 slices prosciutto ham sliced, not shaved 1 5 ounce container herb cream cheese I used Boursin salt and pepper Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees Slice each chicken breast horizontally but not all the way through.  Open like a book. Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken. Divide cream cheese evenly between the 4 chicken breasts....