Christinas Chicken Recipes

CHRISTINA'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Marinate chicken in wine, salt, pepper and garlic overnight.
• Fry chicken in frying pan until cooked.
• Pat off excess grease and place breasts on a cookie sheet.
• Place two slices of bacon on each breast and then top with two slices of cheese on each.
• Place finished breasts in oven at 350 until cheese melts.
• YUMM!

CHRISTINA'S CHICKEN PARMESAN EGGPLANT ASPARAGUS ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-heat. Add eggplant and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk 1 egg with the ricotta. Stir in the reserved eggplant, asparagus, 1/4 cup of the mozzarella, 1/4 cup Parmesan, oregano, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
• Put the chicken breasts in a large plastic bag and pound until very thin and of even thickness. Remove chicken from bag and season with salt and pepper. Spoon a generous dollop of the cheese mixture near the bottom edge of 1 piece of chicken and roll it into a cylinder, around the filling, like a jelly roll. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Beat the remaining eggs in a shallow bowl and put the flour and bread crumbs on separate plates. In a large skillet, melt the butter and shortening. Dredge the chicken rolls-ups in the flour, dip in the beaten eggs, and then coat them with bread crumbs. Place the rolls-ups in the skillet and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes.
• Spread the tomato sauce in a shallow baking dish and place the roll-ups over the sauce. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Divide the roll-ups among 4 plates, spooning some sauce over the top. Sprinkle with diced tomato and serve immediately.

CHRISTINA'S TV DINNERS

Steps:

• If using a disposable baking pan, fold up several layers of heavy-duty foil to create 2-inch wide strips. Fit the strips into the baking pan to form 1 large and 2 smaller compartments.
• Spoon 1/4 cup of the Lasagna Roll-Up sauce into the large compartment of each tray. Put 2 roll-ups and 3 meatballs over the sauce in each tray. Spoon remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Divide the frozen peas among 1 of the remaining compartments in each tray and top with a pat of butter. Put a piece of brownie dough in each of the remaining compartments. Cover the trays tightly with aluminum foil and freeze until ready to use, up to 3 months.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Let dinners stand at room temperature for 5 minutes. Uncover the brownie compartment and bake dinners until heated through, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain and pat dry.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in the marinara sauce and basil and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Spread 2 tablespoons of spinach across 1 end of a lasagna noodle, about 1-inch from the edge. Sprinkle with a little garlic salt. Spread 2 tablespoons of ricotta over the spinach. Arrange about 1/8 of the provolone over the spinach and top with 1/8 of the prosciutto. Roll up the noodle around the filling. Repeat with remaining noodles and filling.
• If making Christina's TV Dinners, proceed according to that recipe. Otherwise, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread half of the sauce in a shallow baking dish and set the roll-ups on top. Spoon the remaining sauce over the roll-ups and sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake until heated through, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk egg and milk together. Tear bread into pieces, add to the egg mixture and let soak for a few minutes.
• Place beef in a medium mixing bowl. Add egg-bread mixture, salt, and pepper and mix well. Form the mixture into 12 (1-inch) meatballs.
• In a medium bowl, combine the bread crumbs and Parmesan. Roll the meatballs in the bread crumb mixture to coat evenly.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs and cook until browned, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a baking sheet and bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.

CRISTINA'S CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°.
• Spray a 2-quart casserole with cooking spray or coat evenly with butter. In a large saucepan, heat the oil and butter and sauté the onion until tender but not brown. Stir in the flour until blended. Slowly stir in the stock, whisking well. Cook the mixture over medium heat until the chicken, peas, potatoes, carrots, salt, pepper and hot sauce is heated through. Turn into the prepared dish, spreading evenly.
• To prepare the crust, stir together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Stir in milk, egg and oil in a bowl. Do not overmix. Spoon the batter evenly over the filling. Bake until the top is golden brown, or for about 22 to 25 minutes. Cut into wedges to serve.
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CHRISTMAS DAY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the chicken in 2 large shallow bowls. In another bowl, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings. Pour over chicken; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Drain and discard marinade. Coat chicken with cracker crumbs; place in 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. , Combine oil and butter; drizzle over chicken. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 165°, 30-35 minutes.

CHRISTINA'S BAKED FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• I use three plates.
• Put chicken on a large plate or bowl and cover with about 1/2 - 1 cup of peanut oil.
• Crush crackers with your hand so it's not too crushed and mix together on plate or in a bowl with seasoned salt, pepperika, and flour.
• Beat eggs and put in seperate plate or bowl.
• Take the chicken leg and cover it with peanut oil.
• place oil covered leg in cracker mixture and cover it with the mixture.
• Then place the peice in eggs and cover it then back into cracker mixture.
• Finish it by covering it again in peanut oil.
• Place the finished peice on a cookie sheet.
• Repeat for all other pieces of chicken leg - You may have to make more cracker mixture and pour more oil depending on how much you like to coat your chicken.
• Bake in over at 350 for about 45 minutes. comes out crispy and moist.