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What to do with 10 pounds of chicken?
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Posted by
Pat
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pfarrell@adelphia.net) on
Sat, Oct 13, 01 at 18:51
| We got a great deal on boneless/skinless chicken breasts yesterday ($1.59/lb) and bought 10 pounds worth. I cut some up into strips and froze in packets for stir-fry meals. I was also going to make up some marinades tonight and freeze some in marinade.
Other ideas would be greatly appreciated, I still have a lot left!
Thanks - Pat |
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RE: What to do with 10 pounds of chicken?
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| If you have a grinder, you could grind some up for chicken burgers as a variation to whole grilled chicken breast burgers. You could also poach some, then shred and freeze for quick meals (salads, tacos etc). |
RE: What to do with 10 pounds of chicken?
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| Also just freeze whole (in meal-sized amounts) to take out for baked, grilled, or skillet-browned chicken dinners. If you want to invest a little time, pound some of them out to about 1/4 inch thickness. These can be used for chicken cordon bleu (you could even put in the slice of ham and swiss and roll up before freezing) or chicken parmesan later. I have tried breading and browning first then freezing (for the chicken parmesan) but the breading comes out soggier than I'd like when reheated. |
RE: What to do with 10 pounds of chicken?
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| Cube some for Chicken chili and freeze it (the chili) for easy hot meals on cold days, and make homemade chicken/noodle soup... |
RE: What to do with 10 pounds of chicken?
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| Oooo...and you could make chicken pot pie to freeze too... |
RE: What to do with 10 pounds of chicken?
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| Thanks everybody for the great ideas!!!! Well, I made a big pot of chicken noodle soup and froze it in meal-size portions. I was very excited when I calculated that the soup averaged about $1 per serving. I also froze some whole in different marinades for easy grilling and broiling. Finally, I made a crockpot full of chicken cacciatore. We had some for dinner the night I made it and froze the rest in meal-size portions for easy heat and serve meals later. I really like all of the ideas. I can't wait till chicken goes on sale again to try them. I have to try the chicken cordon bleu idea!!! I'm hoping to get a Kitchen Aid stand mixer with a meat grinder attachment from Santa and will definately have to try grinding my own lean chicken or turkey breast meat! Thanks again! |
RE: What to do with 10 pounds of chicken?
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| You could also dice some of the chicken for chicken salad sandwiches and chicken fried rice! |
RE: What to do with 10 pounds of chicken?
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This is a really good chicken recipe. It is easy to make. I made it and divided it into 3 pans and froze 2. I have not tried the frozen ones yet, so I can not give a report on how it works after freezing. The recipe is from the Recipe Hall of Fame cookbook. Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas 4 chicken breasts 1 onion, chopped 1 tablespoon margarine 1 (4oz) can chopped green chilies 2 (4oz) cans sliced mushrooms, drained 1 ¼ cups shredded Cheddar cheese ½ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon chili powder 1 cup sour cream 12 flour tortillas ¼ cup flour ¼ cup melted butter 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1 ½ cups sour cream Chili powder to taste 1 ½ cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese Rinse chicken and pat dry. Cook in water to cover in saucepan until tender. Drain, reserving 1 ½ cups broth. Cool and chop chicken Sauté onion in margarine in skillet. Add chicken, green chilies, mushrooms, Cheddar cheese, garlic powder, ½ teaspoon chili powder and 1 cup of sour cream; mix well. Microwave tortillas on high for 1 minute or until softened. Spoon the chicken mixture onto tortillas. Roll to enclose filling. Place seam-side-down in greased 9x13 inch pan. Blend flour into butter in saucepan. Stir in reserved broth. Cook until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly. Stir in 1 cup of Monterey Jack cheese, 1-½ cups of sour cream, and additional chili powder to taste. Pour over enchiladas. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1 ½ cups of Monterey Jack cheese. Bake just until cheese melts. Yields 6 servings. |
RE: What to do with 10 pounds of chicken?
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| There is a craze running through restaurants in our area called chicken fried chicken, done like chicken fried steak. You pound the chicken into thin fillets about 1/2 inch thick and coat in a chicken fried steak flour/seasoning mixture (adjusting the beef seasoning for chicken seasonings) and fry it like you would chicken fried steak. Make the country gravy to top it and VOILA! I wish I had your 10 pounds of chicken right now. Yesterday at our .99 Cent Store I purchased 5 Kraft's Freshmade Creations Dinner Kits that make 6 servings each. I got 3 cheese chicken enchiladas, cheesy chicken and rice with broccoli, chicken parmesan with linguine, mexican style tortilla dinner bake and southwestern style chicken . . . all for just $4.95. |
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