Classic Chicken Dijon

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. GREY POUPON Dijon Mustard
1 Tbsp. water
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)

Instructions
PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Mix mustard, water and seasonings.

PLACE chicken in shallow baking pan; brush evenly with mustard mixture.

BAKE 20 min. or until chicken is cooked through (165ºF).

Nutritional Information
Calories 140 Total fat 3.5 g Saturated fat 1 g Cholesterol 65 mg Sodium 240 mg Carbohydrate 1 g Dietary fiber 0 g Sugars 0 g Protein 25 g Vitamin A 0 %DV Vitamin C 0 %DV Calcium 2 %DV Iron 6 %DV

Chicken Piccata

4 Chicken Breasts (Halves)
Salt & Freshly Ground Pepper
2 Tbs. Olive Oil
1/2 Cup White Wine (plus a little extra for the chef)
2 Tbs. Capers
1/2 Fresh Lemon
1 Tbs. Butter (or Margarine)

Rinse the chicken breasts and pat dry. Place each breast flat on a chopping block. With your knife parallel to the chopping block, slice the breast in half through the middle to make it half as thick. Season each breast with salt and pepper.

Heat your skillet over medium to high heat, add the olive oil and as many of the chicken breasts as will fit in the pan without overlapping. Brown for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, then set aside covered in foil to stay warm.

To make the sauce, reheat the skillet over medium heat. Add the wine and reduce for 2 minutes or so, stirring constantly to scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Stir in the capers and the lemon juice. Remove from heat and add the butter, stirring until melted. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve with brown rice.

(From Fiddledeedee)

Spicy Rotel Chicken

The picture here is of Kraft’s italian version of the chicken, but I modified it to be mexican with ingredients we had on hand. We’ve tried both, and I like my version better than the italian one! It is pretty spicy though... To fix this, you could use the mild Rotel tomatoes.

Ingredients:
4 Boneless Skinless Chicken breast halves
Medium onion, sliced into thick slices
Olive Oil
Lime Juice
Fajita Seasoning
1 can Mexican-style Rotel Tomatoes w/ lime juice & garlic
Mexican blend shredded cheese

Cover the inside of a 8x8 pyrex dish with foil. (Optional, but makes for the easiest clean-up!)
Slice onion and separate rings. Arrange on the bottom of the dish.
Season onion rings with salt and pepper and drizzle with a little olive oil.
Trim chicken breasts of fat and sprinkle with fajita seasoning on both sides.
Arrange chicken breasts over onions and squirt the whole thing liberally with lime juice.
Dump undrained can of Rotel tomatoes evenly over chicken.
Bake uncovered at 425 for 25 minutes.
Top with cheese and bake 5 additional minutes.

Simple Italian Chicken

This is very tasty, and very simple!!

Ingredients:
Onion
Chicken pieces of choice
lemon pepper seasoning
Italian dressing

Procedure:
Line 8x8 pyrex dish with foil
Slice onion in thick slices and spread across bottom of pan
Sprinkle onion with lemon-pepper seasoning
Lay chicken pieces on onion slices, sprinkle with lemon-pepper seasoning
Douse it all with italian seasoning

Bake at 350 for an hour to an hour and a half, depending on the thickness of your chicken.

Source: Dining on a Dime Cookbook (Highly recommended!!!)

Cheesy Ranch Chicken

This was recommended to me by my childhood friend Malerie, but I haven't tried it yet!

Chicken Breasts
1/2 c Ranch Dressing
1 Tbsp. flour
Grated Parmesan
Grated Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 375.
Combine ranch dressing.
In a separate bowl, mix cheeses.
Dredge chicken in dressing, then press on cheese.

Saucy Honey Mustard Chicken

I LOVED this. I licked wanted to lick the sauce out of the pan!!

1 Tbsp. oil

4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)

1/4 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing

1/4 cup PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Spread

2 Tbsp. GREY POUPON Dijon Mustard

1 Tbsp. honey

HEAT oil in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cover. Cook 5 to 6 min. on each side or until cooked through (170°F).

ADD dressing, cream cheese spread, mustard and honey.

COOK and stir 2 min. or until sauce is smooth and bubbly.

From Kraftfoods.com

Green Chili Chicken & Rice Skillet

Jonathan didn't like this recipe very much, but I loved it. I froze the left-overs (sans cheese) and when I reheated them, it was like having a healthy (cheap) TV dinner. I also added some Franks' Red Hot hot sauce to it, because I like a lot of heat and spice.

1/2 cup chopped green peppers (I used 1 tiny can green chilis)

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tsp. olive oil

3/4 cup diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained

3/4 cup canned black beans, drained, rinsed

1 cup water

1 pkg. (6 oz.) OSCAR MAYER Southwestern Seasoned Chicken Breast Strips

1 cup instant brown rice, uncooked

1/2 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Reduced Fat Mild Cheddar Cheese

COOK and stir peppers and garlic in hot oil in large skillet on medium heat 3 min. Add tomatoes with their liquid, the beans and water; mix well. Bring to boil.

STIR in chicken and rice; cover. Simmer 5 min.

REMOVE from heat. Let stand, covered, 5 min. Sprinkle with the cheese. from Kraftfoods.com

Herbed Tomatoes, Chicken & Rice

I haven't tried this recipe yet, but it definitely looks like something I would like.


Ingredients:

1/4 cup KRAFT Light House Italian Reduced Fat Dressing

4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 lb.)

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained

1 cup water

2 cups instant brown rice, uncooked

1 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese

1 medium tomato, chopped

2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro

HEAT dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken and garlic; cover. Cook 5 min. on each side or until chicken is browned. Remove from skillet; set aside.

ADD canned tomatoes and water to skillet. Stir in rice; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, 10 min. Return chicken to skillet. Sprinkle with cheese; cover.

COOK on low heat 5 min. Top with tomato and cilantro.

Foil-Pack Taco Chicken Dinner

We love this simple recipe. And clean-up is a snap!! 4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)

4 tsp. TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Taco Seasoning Mix

2 cups thinly sliced peeled potatoes

1 cup KRAFT Mexican Style Shredded Cheese

1/2 cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

1/4 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Sprinkle chicken evenly with seasoning mix. Place 1/2 cup of the potatoes on center of each of four large sheets of heavy-duty foil; top each with 1 chicken breast, 1/4 cup of the cheese and 2 Tbsp. of the salsa.

BRING up foil sides. Double fold top and both ends to seal each packet, leaving room for heat circulation inside. Place in single layer in 15x10x1-inch baking pan.

BAKE 30 to 35 min. or until chicken is cooked through (170°F) and potatoes are tender. Remove packets from oven. Let stand 5 min. Place one packet on each of four dinner plates. Cut slits in foil with sharp knife to release steam before opening. Top each serving with 1 Tbsp. of the sour cream. from Kraftfoods.com

Salsa Chicken Burrito Filling

INGREDIENTS

• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 (4 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup salsa
• 1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• hot sauce to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. Place chicken breasts and tomato sauce in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, then add the salsa, seasoning, cumin, garlic and chili powder. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
2. With a fork, start pulling the chicken meat apart into thin strings. Keep cooking pulled chicken meat and sauce, covered, for another 5 to 10 minutes. Add hot sauce to taste and stir together (Note: You may need to add a bit of water if the mixture is cooked too high and gets too thick.)

BBQ Chicken Fingers

1/4 cup KRAFT 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese

1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

1/8 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips

1/2 cup sugar-free barbecue sauce

1/2 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Reduced Fat Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese

1 bag (6 oz.) baby spinach leaves (about 7 cups)

PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Mix Parmesan cheese and seasonings. Add to chicken in large bowl; toss to coat. Place in shallow baking pan.

BAKE 10 to 15 min. or until chicken is cooked through. Drizzle with barbecue sauce; sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake an additional 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

SERVE over spinach.

Chicken w/ Lemon Herb Sauce

This is very tasty!

Chicken:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Lemon Herb Sauce:
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/3 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

For the Chicken: Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F.

Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and swirl to coat the skillet. Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper on the smooth side of each breast. Place in the skillet seasoned side down and cook without disturbing until brown and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes. Season the top side of the chicken and flip. Cook 1 minute over the burner; then transfer the skillet to the oven until chicken registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 6 to 8 minutes more. Place on a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

For the sauce: smash the garlic clove, sprinkle with the salt, and with the side of a large knife, mash and smear the mixture to a coarse paste. Transfer to a blender with the parsley, mint, pepper, lemon zest, and juice. Pulse until coarsely chopped and then slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Pour into a small bowl and adjust seasoning. Deglaze pan with the sauce, if desired, and serve with the chicken.