Chicken

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

When I told a friend I was going to make enchiladas, she said, “Wow, isn’t that hard?”  Enchiladas may seem like one of those meals you only order in a restaurant but they are actually very easy to make.  These Easy Chicken Enchiladas really are simple…and delicious.  The recipe says to boil the chicken but I baked mine in the oven at 350°F for about 15-20 minutes (until the internal temperature of the chicken read 165°F on a meat thermometer).  The filling is a simple mixture of softened onion and poblano pepper, corn, sour cream, chicken, cilantro and cheese.  This mixture is spooned into warmed corn tortillas (just make sure to work with the tortillas quickly as they tend to tear if they get too cool) and topped with enchilada sauce and more cheese.  This recipe actually calls for salsa verde but I substituted enchilada sauce to keep that authentic enchilada flavor (feel free to stick with salsa if you prefer).  I also used a reduced-fat colby-monterey jack cheese blend which still melted nicely in the oven.  When you get the urge for Mexican food, consider making this at home – it’s much healthier than restaurant enchiladas and just as tasty!

Question:  What’s your favorite Mexican meal?

Additions:  None

Omissions:  None

Substitutions:

  • Canned corn
  • Reduced-fat colby-jack cheese
  • enchilada sauce

Overall Rating:  Love It

Source:  Woman’s Day Magazine

Herb-Crusted Chicken

The herb in this recipe for Herb-Crusted Chicken is fines herbes.  What is fines herbes, you ask?  I didn’t know either and after searching high and low (okay, I really only searched my local grocery store which didn’t carry it), I ended up finding it in a wonderfully aromatic little store in Evanston, Illinois called The Spice House this past weekend.  There is where I learned that fines herbes (pronounced fēn ĕrb) is a French blend of parsley, thyme, tarragon and chervil (a member of the parsley family).  This is a quick and easy chicken dish which can be served with rice and peas like I did, parsley-orzo like Cooking Light did, or a simple salad.  It’s just another way to make chicken when you are tired of the same ol’ ho-hum chicken breasts.  This herb blend is interesting and different and adds a nice flavor – I just hope you find it in your local store and not a two-hour flight away like I did.

Additions:  None

Omissions:  None

Substitutions:  None

Overall Rating:  Like It

Source:  Cooking Light Magazine

Chicken and Wild Rice Salad with Almonds

Chicken and rice in any combination is usually a standard meal in my house.  This recipe for Chicken and Wild Rice Salad with Almonds will be a new favorite that I will make again.  I couldn’t find wild rice in my grocery store so I bought packaged long grain and wild rice and prepared it according to the box directions (substituting chicken broth for water).  The preparation of the rice takes the longest but substituting pre-cooked rice (the kind that cooks for 90 seconds in the microwave) for the long-cooking wild rice will make this recipe a quick and easy dinner after a long work day.  The light dressing adds a tangy accent and the celery and toasted almonds provide a welcome crunch.  What I love about this salad is that you could easily use other ingredients like apples, pears, walnuts, brown rice, or dried cherries (which I used) and that it can be eaten warm or cold.

Additions:  None

Omissions: 

  • Red onion

Substitutions:

  • Dried cherries for dried cranberries (because I already had them)

Overall Rating:  Love It

Source:  Cooking Light Magazine

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