I love to cook chicken. And a chicken fillet recipe is only the tip of the iceberg. I am very fussy about my chicken recipes.   I know how to cook chicken, I really do. I can cook it dozens of ways, baked, fried, stewed, crock pot, roasted even boiled. Chicken is one of the most versatile ingredients on the planet. But like I said, I am really fussy about it. I don’t want it even a tiny bit under done. And I like flavor, not just cooked so it’s not raw. I want it to be sensational.

I thought since I love cooking and cooking with chicken is a favorite, then maybe I could share my recipesor recipes I find from others and create an atmosphere of great cooks sharing

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I don’t consider myself a chef by any stretch of the imagination. I grew up in the south (Missouri) and my mom was a great cook. Talk about flavor… she had it all. I learned a lot of my cooking from her.  And I don’t want you to think this is only going to be a blog about chicken recipes.  No I sure know how to cook a lot more than that. I just had to get started somewhere, and the most versatile ingredient on the planet seemed just right.

So that is what I am doing with this blog. I am going to share my chicken fillet recipes and all my other chicken recipes, and even my other dinner recipes with you. I can show you how to cook chicken and make it taste great. And you’ll have fun doing it. And while we are at it, we can even fry up a burger. So let’s get started.

Be sure to introduce yourself if you like a recipe or share one of your own.

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Five apps for delicious kitchen inspiration

 

Do you have flair with flambé? Do you possess pizzazz with pastry? Do you kick-it in the kitchen?

Well then perhaps you have hopes of becoming a chef.  The following five cooking apps will help aspiring chefs take the guesswork out of cooking, hone their culinary skills, discover new recipes, and learn new food preparation tricks, and even help you create your own custom cook book. These are available for iPhone and Android phones.

Here are the top apps for aspiring chefs…

1. Ratio ($4.99 – for iPhone)

Based on the scrumptious best-seller of the same name by Michael Ruhlman, Ratio is an app that teaches the relationships of cooking.  For example, what ingredients make up the foundation for common recipes—such as meat preparation, batter, dough for breads, sauces, casseroles, and desserts.  So if you’re an aspiring chef, Ratio is your kitchen 101, an invaluable tool for cooking food and a long-term reference on your road to becoming a culinary expert.

2.  How to Cook Everything ($4.99 – for iPhone)

Another app based on a best-selling cooking book, How to Cook Everything, was created by culinary genius Mark Bittman, and provides cooking techniques, kitchen tips, meal planning, and over 2,000 recipes accompanied by 400 illustrations. This app organizes its database of recipes into intuitive categories for browsing or searching. It also provides users with grocery lists to help you be prepared before you even put your chef’s hat on.

3. Epicurious (Free – for Android)

The Epicurious app, like the website, contains a database of over 30,000 recipes care of renowned cookbooks, magazines, and even professional chefs. Obviously this app provides a massive cooking resource—filled with delicious recipes from cookbooks, full shopping lists of all ingredients, and favorites bookmarking tool to create your own online recipe box. Did I mention the recipes you’ll find come from the pages of renowned cookbooks, magazines, and professional chefs around the world?

4. Chef ($2.99 – for iPhone)

Chef is much more than your standard recipe app. This app lets aspiring chefs create their own mobile cookbook. Just browse the database of over 13,000 recipes or submit your own delectable dishes at ChefsLittleHelper.com. All of your saved favorites will sync up to your mobile device, presented in your personal recipe collection. So when you need to access the recipe for “Grandma’s Famous Cabbage Rolls” for that pot luck event—it’s right there at your fingertips.

5.  Kitchen Calculator PRO ($3.99 – for iPhone)

Do you struggle with measurements when it comes to doubling recipes to feed a larger group of diners or cutting large servings down to feed just one? I certainly do! And the Kitchen Calculator PRO app helps even seasoned chefs quickly convert the toughest measurements in a pinch. Use the user-friendly interface to plug in your measurement as it appears in the recipe, and presto, the app will do the rest of the kitchen math for you.

Bio: Jane Johnson is a writer for GoingCellular, a popular site that provides cell phone related news, commentary, reviews on popular service providers and phones like the T-Mobile Android Samsung phone range.

 

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My dear friend and Foodie extraordinaire, Correen, has very generously offered to share her delicious Chicken Chili Recipe with us. Thank you Correen, as usual it is a pleasure to work with you.

I had chicken chili on the brain the other day – the ingredients were in my fridge and pantry, it was perfect chilly weather here in Washington, and my hubby needed something warm and hearty in his thermos for work. Plus I thought it would be a down-home tasty and different filling for my recent tamale making craze!

Once you have cooked my chicken chili recipe let it simmer low and slow, stirring occasionally, so all the flavors meld and the chicken and beans grab onto the savory mix of spices and seasonings.

Correen’s Chicken Chili (Chili Con Pollo)

Chickenchili Correen’s Chicken Chili (Chili Con Pollo)

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
2 cups onions; coarsely chopped
2 cups green peppers; cut into ½ inch strips
3 cups of chicken breasts or tenders; cut into chunks

In a large stockpot heat olive oil to sizzling (med-high heat). Toss in the veggies and chicken, stir the mixture until chicken is golden brown and the veggies are tender; about 5 to 8 minutes.

1 tablespoon mesquite seasoning
1 ½ tablespoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Remove stockpot from heat and stir in all the seasonings and spices. Return to med-high heat and continue stirring for a minute or so.

6 cups cooked beans*
2 15 ounce cans of tomato sauce
1 10 ounce can of Original Rotel
2 ½ cups hot water

Instructions

  1. Add in remaining ingredients, gently stirring to incorporate all the ingredients. Bring to a boil, turn heat down to medium and slow simmer uncovered for 1 ½ hours. Occasionally stir, making sure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pot.
  2. Note: To thicken this chicken chili recipe, this step might not be necessary after slow simmering, mix two tablespoons of masa harina (corn masa flour) with four tablespoons of water to make a thick paste. Stir in ½ the mixture and continue simmering, if chili still is not as thick as you like it add the remaining corn flour paste.
  3. *About the cooked beans - I used an eight bean blend, cooked to al dente. Feel free to use any mix of beans that you and your family prefer. Canned beans can also be used, just make sure to drain and rinse the beans in a colander.
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It fills me with joy to share the different things I’m whipping up in my kitchen. Besides the article here, I’m also growing my online presence and passion for cooking and foodies over at FoodLoversWebsite. I encourage you to check it out, give me a shout if you are interested in getting together for an interview or if you would like to be a guest author.

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Chicken and dumplings is a Southern comfort food at its Southern comfort best. But Crock Pot Chicken is just an intelligent way to go. I’m busy. How about you?I really like Crock pots and I think they are underutilized.So let’s change that, shall we?

I’ve had this wonderful chicken recipe dozens of different ways. Sometimes I make my own dumplings from scratch. Of course, I am usually trying to impress someone when I go to that extra effort.  But no matter it is delicious. And unnecessary. There are so many delightful ways to make dumplings, you should experiment with different techniques, One of the nicest and easiest ways is to make biscuits and drop it into the boiling chicken liquid.

Here is a variation on a great crock pot recipe. This is the quick , down and dirty method where you don’t even have to make the dumplings from scratch and you’ll never know the difference. Just don’t tell them.  Chicken and Dumplings can be on your dinner table tonight. Bon Appetit!

Crock Pot Chicken -Chicken and Dumplings

Rating: 51

chicken and dumplings Crock Pot Chicken  Chicken and Dumplings

Serve with a green salad and a lovely wine of your choice and you will be eating with Royalty. Enjoy your crock pot chicken recipe and come back to let me know how you liked it.

Ingredients

4 T margarine or butter
1 T canola oil
1 lg. onion, chopped
3 lb chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
2 C chicken broth
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 lg. carrots, peeled and chopped
1 T parsley, minced
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 C dry white wine
1 can of refrigerator biscuits
1/2 C heavy cream
2 T flour

Instructions

  1. Place the margarine in a large skillet over medium heat.
  2. Heat the margarine until it is completely melted.
  3. Then add the oil.
  4. Put the onion into the skillet and cook about 2 minutes or until just tender.
  5. Add the chicken and cook 2 minutes per side or until lightly browned.
  6. Place the chicken and onions into the crock pot.
  7. Add the chicken broth.
  8. Add the celery, carrots, parsley, pepper, salt, allspice and wine.
  9. Cover and cook 2 1/2 hours on high.
  10. Remove the chicken from the crock pot and set aside.
  11. Place the heavy cream and flour in a mixing bowl.
  12. Mix together until the flour has completely dissolved.
  13. Add the mixture to the crock pot.
  14. Cut each biscuit into quarters.
  15. Drop the biscuit quarters into the crock pot and be sure it is still on the high temperature.
  16. Cover and cook 30 minutes or until firm.
  17. Return the chicken to the crock pot and allow to cook on high 10 minutes.
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A Delicious quick and easy Chicken Fillet Recipe. But don’t be deceived, a wonderful depth of flavor your entire family will enjoy.

Grilled chichen fillets Chicken Fillets Grilled with Lemon Rosemary Sauce

Grilled Chicken Fillets with Lemon Rosemary Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

2/3 cup mayonnaise

zest of 1/2 lemon

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary

1 large garlic clove, crushed or grated

One package of chicken fillets, pounded thin (or as many as you need)

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

 

Prepare sauce:  Whisk together the first 5 ingredients and set aside.

Prepare chicken:  Place chicken fillets between heavy plastic wrap or inside a plastic food bag.  Lightly pound with the flat side of a meat mallet or the bottom of a small cast iron pan, pounding lightly and working your way from the center to the edge until chicken fillet is even thickness.  Salt and pepper each fillet, both sides.

Lightly oil grill grate or rack and set grill temperature to medium. These chicken fillets will cook very quickly, be sure to plan to stay with them while cooking.

When grill is up to temperature, arrange the chicken on the grill and bring the sauce out.

Cook for about 3 to 4 minutes or until you have nice grill marks on the chicken.

Flip and brush the cooked side with sauce, leaving the chicken on the grill for about 3 or 4 minutes more.

Flip and again brush the top with sauce and leave the chicken on the grill this time for about 1 or 2 minutes more. Chicken should feel firm when squeezed with tongs. It is actually better and I recommend that you use a meat thermometer, and cook to an internal temperature for chicken of 165 degrees.

Remove from grill and let sit for 3 or 4 minutes before serving.

This chicken fillet recipe is delicious, simple and quick to prepare. Serve with your favorite sides and Enjoy!

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