Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Bacon Wrapped Cabbage


This is heaven in your mouth. I can't begin to tell you how amazing this tastes. You just gotta try it for yourself. 

What you need

I head of cabbage
1 pd of bacon
aluminum foil

Preheat oven to 450. Cut the cabbage into wedges and then wrap in bacon. Wrap in foil and place on cookie sheet. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes flip them over and bake another 30 minutes.
It really is that simple, and it taste so good. 

I hope you enjoy this heavenly treat as much as we do. Happy cooking. 

Salsa Chicken and Rice


Most of my recipes are all done by eyeballing it. I usually don't measure. If it looks good that's what I go with. This is one of those recipes. 

What you need

Chicken
Taco seasoning
rice
salsa
1 can corn
chedder cheese

Preheat oven to 450. Season chicken with taco seasoning. Set aside. Pour rice into a 13x9 in pan. I use about 4 cups.  Add left over taco seasoning and salsa. As much as you'd like. Add corn undrained and then cover rice in water. place chicken on top of rice and cover in salsa and bake for about 30 min depending on the size of the chicken. Sprinkle with cheese and bake until melted. 

Sometimes I add some queso to the rice also. Just depends on what I have on hand. This is more of a guideline. Like I said before, I just eyeball this recipe. I hope it's helpful in some way. You really just add as much as you like. If you like a lot of salsa then add a lot if you like a little then add a little. 

Tonight I'm fixing bacon wrapped cabbage as a side. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Have fun with this one. I really don't think there's anyway to mess it up. Happy cooking. 

The Best Fried Chicken


I have figured out how to cook the best fried chicken. Or at least that's what my family says. My kids are constantly asking me for this. It makes me so happy that they love it so much. My 3 year old will also usually eat this. 

OK. First thing you need is to make the rub.

2 tablespoons Paprika
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon salt 
1 teaspoon pepper
and sometimes a few pinches of Cayenne 

Mix the spices together and rub on your chicken of choice. Chill for at least an hour. 

Now the only way to have fried chicken is the crispy way so make sure you leave them skins on. Take about 2 cups of flour and the same spice mix as before and mix it together. Scramble about 3 eggs and about 1/4 cup milk together.
Dip your chicken in the flour, shake excess off then dip in the egg, dip back in the flour till covered. Repeat with the rest of your chicken. 

Deep fry at 350 for about 10 minutes. depending on the type of chicken you are cooking. Might want to look up cooking times. Also depending on how big your deep fryer is you may need to do this in batches. I usually fry 2 at a time. My drum sticks cook for 10 minutes, then I put them on a cooling rack on top of a cookie sheet and put in the oven at 250 to stay nice and warm and crispy until ready to eat.

I serve this with mashed potatoes and gravy and veggies.

I hope you enjoy my families favorite. Happy cooking.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Chicken Broccoli Casserole

I absolutely love love love this dish. It's so easy and tastes delicious. This is my go to dish when I'm asked to bring something to a gathering. My own brother has even took it somewhere and tried to pass it off as his own when everyone said how good it was. I hope you like it too.

What you'll need.


3 16oz bags frozen broccoli florets 
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
4 cups shredded chedder cheese
2 packs of ritz crackers (crushed)
chicken


OK, so I usually put in about 2 whole chicken breasts. You can put in as much or as little as you like. There are times when I don't add it at all. Also you can use any part or the chicken you like I just prefer the breast.

Preheat oven to 350
 I like to boil my chicken but I'm sure this would taste good if you cooked it another way. When I boil the chicken it's easier to shred. Put all your broccoli into another pot and boil.

Once the broccoli starts to boil it's done. Turn it off and drain it then return it to the same pot. If you let it cook any longer then the broccoli will get mushy.
Add one bag of cheese and both cans of cream of mushroom. When your chicken is cooked through cut into bite size pieces or shred it with a fork, whichever you prefer, and add to pot then mix everything together.

Pour into 13x9 in baking dish.
Then spread the other bag of cheese over the top.
Then crumble crackers over that.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 45 min to 1 hour. 

I hope you enjoy my version of this classic. Happy cooking.