chicken cordon Campbell

When I first move in the USA in the sixty I thought the American food was awful . It was the big fad of making every thing with Campbell creamy chicken soup or mushroom soup and every thing did taste the same and really these  processes soups are not the most healthy. So I never cook with can soup, for myself I will make an easy béchamel with chicken stock and cream. (white sauce) But I have to agree  that for a beginner who is short on time  the cream soups make it easy and add taste. Children Cordon Bleu is a very traditional and delicious French recipe.  Here is a recipe inspired from that recipe . I could not call it Cordon Bleu so I call it Chicken Cordon Campbell

So here it is" Chicken Cordon Campbell "

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts
4slices of ham
4 slices of swish cheese
1 can cream chicken soup
1/4 cup milk
Salt and pepper

Preparation

Prepare the chicken

If the chicken breasts are very think try to slice them in 2 parts
put the breasts in a plastic bag and pound the till they are about 1/4 or1/2 of a inch
These part is fun it can take your frustration off!
salt and pepper the chicken breasts
On each chicken breast put a slice of ham and a slice of cheese
Roll tight and secure with toothpicks or kitchen string

Prepare the sauce

Put the can of soup in a bowl and mix with the milk till it is very smooth

Putting every thing together

Preheat the oven to 350 F
Brown the breasts, 2 at the time in the butter and oil till they are nice and golden
Cover with the sauce
Put pan in the oven and cook about 30mns

Serve the chicken with any kind of pasta and a salad!

A table , bon appetit, Miam, Miam.

Notes:
When browning the chicken make sure your pan is hot enough it must sizzle a bit.
when rolling the chicken make sure you leave a little room on the side of the breast so when you cook your chicken the stuffing doesn't ooze out
Before browning your chicken you may rolled it in flour egg and breadcrumbs it give it another texture it is more crispy. it is the way real ChickenCordon bleu is made

Quesadillas

excellent recipe to use left over roast chicken .  Nice  for a snack but they could be a meal just add some rice or refried beans

Ingredients

1 can corn( or a bag of frozen corn)
1 can beans ( any cooked beans)
Mexican shredded cheese
finally chopped onion(AhAhAh you could try dried onion for the flavor)
1 clove garlic chopped or  3/4 tsp garlic powder
1 cup fully cook chicken
6 burritos sized tortillas
your favorite salsa ( could be your mother salsa or a jar salsa)
diced tomatoes
shredded lettuce
sour cream

Preparation

Heat up the oven to 425 F
Spray a large cooking sheet with non stick cooking spray or just butter the sheet.
In a large bowl mix the 6 first ingredients
Place the tortillas on the cooking sheet and spray the corn mix on each of them and cover with another tortillas
Cook for about 10 mns
Serve with the tomatoes ,lettuce and sour cream you may add some more cheese too.

A table. Bon appetit. MiamMiam

Notes
I know you do not like onions but really sometimes they are necessary to enhance the taste of food . May be you could try onion powder. I always add onion in my food and I chopped it so fine you never know. your mother does the shame she actually grate the onion. (Ooops I should not have told you that)

macaroni and cheese

so so easy

Inspire from"Diana Donahoo

Ingredients

1/3 cup pasta
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup milk
1/2 shredded cheese
salt pepper

Preparation

In a microwave proof  bawl
add all the ingredients together
Microwave

And there you are! could be a very nice evening snack!


Bon appetite , Miam Miam Miam


Notes

Will be very nice for a more consistent meal to add some cooked chicken or cooked ham.
When you cook chicken or ham next time cook enough and keep some left over in a plastic bag in the refrigerator.

chicken breast with Parmesan

Another very easy recipe for chicken.

 

Inspire from

 kalynskitchen.com

 

 

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts
olive oil
Italian seasoning in a package
1/2 a cup of milk
1/2 a cup of flour
1/2 a cup of bread crumbs
Parmesan cheese
a little of crushed red pepper if you like
salt pepper

Preparation

mixed the Italian seasoning in a plastic bag
add the chicken to the bag check the bag so all the pieces of chicken are cover with the marinade.
Marinade the chicken during the day or at least one hour.
Have 3 dishes one for the milk one for the flour one for the bread crumb.
mix the bread crumbs with some salt and the Parmesan cheese
Put your chicken in the different dishes alternatively make sure they are well cover with the coating

heat up the oven to 450 F and cook for about. 45 Mns

A table .Bon appetit.  Miam Miam


Notes;
- this will be very nice with steam broccoli and rice.
-check the chicken after 30 mins it may be cooked. do not over cook it will become tough
_ Panko is a very nice Japanese bread crumb very light. It is found now in most groceries store

If more of us valued food and cheer above the hoarded gold it will be a merrier world
Sorry I don't know who said that

 

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chicken and vegetable casserole with Italian dressing

I have often cook with Italian dressing specially to marinate my meat, I never try that casserole but it sound so easy for a beginner. I got this idea from Pinterest could not find the originator name sorry.

Ingredients
4 pieces of chicken thighs
4 red potatoes .( no need to peel)
1 can of green beans
Italian dressing
1 stick of butter
salt pepper

Preparations

preheat the oven to 350 F
Salt and pepper the chicken
put in a  dish that go in the oven
surround with the drain green beans and the potatoes
sprinkle with the pack of italian dressing
melt the stick of butter and drizzle it on the dressing
put a foil over the dish cook 45 min cover  and 15 more mins uncover

A table, bon appetit , Miam miam.

Notes . the package of Italian dressings are very good and easy to keep on hand.


"There is no sincerer love than the love of food". Edward Bernard Shaw

easy saute chicken in cream sauce

This is extremelly easy and not time consuming.

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts
2 tb butter
teriyaki sauce
salt pepper
angel hair pasta
1 cup chicken stock
1tb Dijon mustard
1/4 cup heavy cream
parmesan


Preparation

In the morning (or at least 1 hour early) marinade the chicken in Terriyaki .
when ready to cook .
Saute your chicken in a frying pan
add salt and pepper
deglazed the pan with a cup of the chicken stock
add the mustard.

cook your pasta add 1 Tb of butter

serve chicken over pasta
add the parmesan
  A table! bon appetit! miam miam!

notes
_ do not over cook the chicken or it will get tough
- the chicken must be brown that mean a high to medium heat . when you put the chicken in the pan it must sizzle
- when  browning the chicken, it must not be wet so dry it a bit with paper towel.
-it will taste better if you brown some onion before you brown the chicken( I know that is a NO NO .may be you should try onion powder)
-when you marinate the chicken it must be all cover with the Terriyaki sauce
- it is nice to have frozen chicken breasts  in the freezer a lot of dishes can be done with them . very often they have sales: 2 for one specially in Bilo


-Do you know who always said "Bon appetit " after her recipes . your favorite lady Julia Child.