Ritzy Chicken

Original Recipe found here.


Ritzy Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts, each cut into thirds
• 1 1/2 sleeves Ritz crackers, crushed into crumbs
• 1/4 tsp salt
• pepper to taste
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 (10 3/4 oz) can cream of chicken soup
• 2 Tbsp light sour cream
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1/8 cup of milk
• chopped chives or green onion, optional for garnish

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a bowl, combine the Ritz cracker crumbs, salt, pepper, garlic, and shredded cheddar cheese.
• Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
• Dip pieces of chicken in the 1/4 cup melted butter, followed by coating them in the cracker mixture and place them in the sprayed baking dish.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and bake another 10 minutes or until the chicken is golden brown and the edges are crispy.
• While chicken bakes, place the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, butter, and milk in a sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until heated through and well combined. This will be a sauce used to serve over the chicken.
• To serve, place 2 pieces of chicken on each plate and top with the sauce and sprinkle with chopped chives or green onion if desired. Serving suggestion is to serve with mashed potatoes. Serves 6.

Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken

Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken


This chicken tasted great with fried rice! Originally found here.


Ingredients:

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (thighs would be fine too)
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup honey
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (could also use olive oil or canola oil)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 6 Tablespoons water
• Sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Season both sides of chicken with lightly with salt and pepper, put into crock pot. 
2. In a small bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes. 
3. Pour over chicken. 
4. Cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 hours, or just until chicken is cooked through. 
5. Remove chicken from crock pot, leave sauce. 
6. Dissolve 4 teaspoons of cornstarch in 6 tablespoons of water and pour into crock pot. 
7. Stir to combine with sauce. 
8. Replace lid and cook sauce on high for ten more minutes or until slightly thickened. 
9. Cut chicken into bite size pieces, then return to pot and toss with sauce before serving. 
10. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve over rice or noodles.

Pan Fried Pork Chops

Basic recipe to cook up pork chops.  Additional seasonings can be added for flavor preference.  


Pan Fried Pork Chops
Ingredients:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour 
1/4 cup cornstarch 
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 
4 center-cut pork chops, apprx 3/4 inch thick 
Vegetable oil (for frying) 


Directions: 

1.  Mix flour, cornstarch and garlic salt. 
2. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. 
3. Dredge chops in flour mixture and shake off excess. 
4. Pour enough oil into large skillet to reach depth of 1/2" to 1". 
5. Heat oil to 350 degrees. 
6. Fry chops in oil until golden about 5 minutes per side. 
7.  Avoid overcooking or they will be dry.

Read more at: http://www.food.com/recipe/pan-fried-pork-chops-39903?oc=linkback