Bad but Delicious Honey Butter Chicken

Submitted by jennifer_ann7

Ingredients

½ c. flour 1 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika ¼ c. margarine or butter
1-2 lb boneless/skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks 1/8 c. honey
1/8 c. butter 1/8 c. lemon juice

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Combine flour, salt, pepper, & paprika.
  3. Dredge chicken pieces in flour.
  4. Melt butter & pour into a baking pan.
  5. Add pieces of floured chicken in single layer, turning chicken to coat with butter.
  6. Bake for 10 minutes.
  7. Make honey butter sauce: Melt 1/8 c. butter in a pan. While melting add 1/8 c. lemon juice & 1/8 c. honey to butter, & mix with a whisk.
  8. After the chicken has cooked 10 minutes, pour honey butter sauce over chicken & cook an additional 10 minutes or until cooked through.

Breast of Chicken Maya-fique

Submitted by Maya/Malibu Hardy
Serves 8

Ingredients

4 whole chicken breasts, split (about 3 lbs) ¼ c. butter or margarine
2 c. sliced mushrooms 2 cans Cream of Chicken soup
1 large garlic clove, minced 1/8 tsp crushed tarragon (rosemary works too)
½ c. white wine generous dash crushed oregano

Directions

  1. Use 1 large skillet or prepare in 2 skillets (10″) by dividing ingredients equally.
  2. Brown chicken in butter; remove. Brown mushrooms.
  3. Stir in soup, garlic, & seasonings; add chicken.
  4. Cover & cook over low heat for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Add white wine & heat slowly. Serve with wild rice mix.

Banana Loaf

Submitted by MyDogmaKickedYourKarma
Yields 1 Loaf

Ingredients

½ c. butter 1 c. white sugar
2 eggs 1 tsp baking soda
3 crushed bananas 2½ c. flour
½ tsp baking powder ½ c. milk

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.  
  2. Pour into greased loaf pan.
  3. Bake for 1 hour at 350°F.

Biscuits & Gravy

Submitted by randilicious
Serves 6-8

Chef’s Note: I recommend Aidell’s Chicken & Apple or Portobello Mushroom sausage.

Ingredients

1 pkg (4 links) breakfast sausage, chopped 2 tbsp butter
4 tbsp flour 4 c. milk
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 pkg/roll of biscuits (e.g. Pillsbury, Grands.)
Salt & Pepper

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet.
  2. Over medium high heat, saute the sausage until browned & cooked thoroughly.
  3. Stir in butter until well blended.
  4. Stir in flour until mixture is thick & pasty.
  5. Reduce heat to medium low & slowly add the milk, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick & bubbly. Continue stirring until desired consistency.
  6. Add salt & pepper to taste.
  7. As gravy simmers & thickens, prepare biscuits as indicated on the package.
  8. For each serving, slice biscuit in half & pour gravy over open-faced biscuits.

Double Berry Blueberry Muffins

Yields: 1 Dozen

Ingredients

1½ c. all-purpose flour 1/3 c. (5-1/3 tbsp)
1 c. Quaker Oats margarine or butter, melted
½ c. sugar 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp grated lemon peel
¼ tsp salt (optional) ¾ c. fresh or frozen blueberries
1 c. low-fat or skim milk ¼ c. raspberry or strawberry preserves

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400°F. Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper baking cups or lightly grease bottoms only. 
  2. Combine dry ingredients; mix well. 
  3. Add combined milk, margarine, egg whites & lemon peel; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. 
  4. Gently stir in blueberries. Fill muffin cups ½ full. 
  5. Spoon 1 tsp preserves over batter. Spoon remaining batter over preserves. 
  6. Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. 
  7. Let muffins stand a few minute; remove from pan. Serve warm.