Chicken Breasts with Acini

Acini may be new to you.  It is tiny pasta shaped like salad macaroni noodles.  The dish will  sit  on a buffet table in a chafing dish without loosing its texture or flavor.   Great dish for home too.  Can be multiplied many times.     Print Recipe Chicken Breasts with Acicini Prep Time 1/2 hour…

Chicken Salad for Sandwiches

This recipe is a treasure.  It has so many applications you will find yourself using it over and over again.  Once the salad is made it can be stuffed in miniature cream puffs for appetizers, spread on croissants for a delicious lunch, stuffed in a toasted pita with some sprouts for another refreshing sandwich idea. …

Grilled Tuscan Lemon Chicken

So many ways to cook chicken, yet we are always looking for a new recipe.  Here is a way to cook a whole chicken on the grill.  It needs time to marinate but the actual cooking time is relatively short.  If you marinate the day before you still have a terrific meal that can be…

Pistachio-Crusted Chicken Breast w/Raspberry Sauce

When you want to pull out all the stops and impress family and friends with a special meal, this would be high on your list of choices.  It is reasonably simple to make and combined with a side of Parmesan risotto, and a lovely green vegetable you have a presentation that will be remembered long…

Honey Buttered Chicken Wings

This is an old chicken wing recipe.  It was a real go-to for years.  The boys would eat so many they would build log cabins on their plates with the bones!  Then came the chicken wing craze to make them the hottest, spiciest thing you could eat and these kind of fell by the wayside…

Italian Chicken and Sausage Stir-Fry

This is an interesting recipe because it combines Chinese techniques with Italian ingredients . It’s easy to make for the family and sophisticated enough for company.

Whole Roasted Lemon Chicken with Vegetables

This recipe calls for roasting two chickens at once.  It was perfect for our large family.  It is also good if you are taking a meal to someone, you’ve got your family fed  too .  The recipe also lends itself to being cut in half.  The chicken is moist and delicious and the vegetables are…

Easy, Cheesy, Chicken Pot Pie

This is a family favorite at my house. It can be as easy or difficult as you want. I usually make extra and freeze some for a rainy day. A rotisserie chicken works great (or Traeger a chicken). i like to grill the corn, but the frozen peas, carrots and corn bag work great too. You can make your own gravy, but try this one first, i think you’ll love it.

Chicken Cacciatore

This recipe looks complicated but you  are done fixing it before you know it.  The leftovers are out of this world. It can be made with a whole chicken but I like the taste with thighs and drumsticks.  It’s another recipe that can be made well in advance and re-heated.  It’s great over polenta or…

Luncheon Salad with Mango Chutney and Curry Dressing

This salad was a real show stopper in the early 2000’s.  It was on every Country Club menu and ladies luncheon list in the country.  It kind of wore itself out, I guess, but it is very good and worth a revival every once in awhile.   It’s another entrée salad that just needs  a crunchy…

Chicken a la King

This is an old time family meal.  A simple rue,  stirred around pepper and mushrooms and chicken and poured over biscuits or toast.  It’s easy, a good use of leftover chicken, or a cooked chicken from the deli, and it will warm your heart for sure. Print Recipe Chicken a la King Prep Time 30 minutes…

White Chili with Chicken

This chili variation is good, easy, and will warm you up on a chille day!!!  (Get It?)  It calls for 3 chicken breast halves, but to speed things up you can get a rotisserie chicken at the store and cut up the breasts for the chili and send the other pieces in lunches the next…