Gluten Free chicken

This is an updated version of my getting ready for the Holidays Gluten Free cooking

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Gluten Free Slow Cooker Cream of Chicken Soup

(also Preservative Free)

3 Pounds Chicken Breast

(I buy 3 lbs. of organic 1farmpoultry.com/ frozen chicken breast and just let it thaw in the fridge overnight) here is the link to their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081300885697

1 stick Salted Butter

3 – 14.5 oz. Can of Swanson 100% natural Chicken Broth (with no MSG)

2 Teaspoons Salt

1/3 Cup Argo Gluten Free Corn Starch

Wash chicken breasts, and place in crockpot whole. Chunk up the butter and place on top of chicken, sprinkle with salt, then pour in the cans of broth. Set crockpot on low for 6-8 hours. In that amount of time, chicken breast will be completely cooked and tender. Turn crock pot up on high heat, and dip out some of the liquid into a small mixing bowl, add corn starch, and whisk together. Add this back to crockpot, leaving the lid off, for 10 – 15 minutes. When liquid starts to thicken turn off heat. Using a potato masher, mash all of the chicken breast and it will shred the chicken into small pieces. Let cool, and dip out about 1 ¾ cups into 5 small plastic storage containers, dividing equally. Label and date, and freeze until ready to use. This will make enough to equal about 5 – 14 oz. cans.For those of us that cannot eat a can of soup boughten from the grocery store, this recipe will be a staple for the Holidays.

It is real food no chemicals, no preservatives, & and it is much better tasting than what you can buy in the store. Hope you enjoy it!

Chicken Taquitos

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Chicken Taquitos

Using the Roasted Chicken that you made earlier in the week, remove all of the meat from the bones and shred with a fork, removing any skin that remains. 

2 Cups cooked shredded Chicken
1 1/2 Cups Freshly Grated Cheddar Cheese
2-3 chopped Jalapeño Peppers ( I like the mild peppers)
6-7 Gluten Free Corn Flour or White Tortillas ( the ones available to me are the Mission Brand)

Brush the outside of each tortilla with oil and then fill the inside with meat, cheese, and peppers to the edge of the tortilla closest to you. Leaving a space at the open ends. Start rolling up tortilla, then when you get to the edge dip your fingers in cold water and wet the edge to seal the seam. When you fill all of the tortillas, place them with the oiled seam side down into the air fryer pan. Place pan in air fryer and set the fryer on 400* for 8-10 minutes. Turn Taquitos over half way through cooking time. Remember to check them at about 8 minutes. Some fryers are more powerful than others.

If you don’t have an air fryer, then place filled tortilla in hot oil, (enough oil to cover taquitos) seam side down and fry until crisp on bottom side, then turn and fry other side. Remove and drain on paper towels. Serve with Gluten Free Salsa or Cheese Dip. Enjoy!

Easy Cheese Dip Recipe:

 1- 32oz. Box of Velveeta Cheese ( Queso or Yellow which ever you prefer) (Cube block of cheese, when you get it out of the box.)

1-   10oz. Can of Original Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Peppers

Pour Rotel in large mixing bowl and add cubed cheese. Place in microwave on high for about 5 minutes. Remove and stir, put back in microwave if it is still lumpy for a couple more minutes or until smooth. Serve warm!

Chicken Cheese and Bean Casserole

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Chicken Bean and Cheese Casserole

Chicken Cheese and Bean Casserole

2 Cups Refried Beans ( I used left over white beans drained and mashed)

2/3 Cup Pure Sour Cream

2 Tablespoons GF Taco Seasoning

1 Pound of cooked Ground or chopped Chicken or Turkey ( I used Chicken)

1 Teaspoon Season Salt

2 Cups freshly grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese ( reserve 1 cup for topping)

Preheat oven to 350*

In small skillet brown ground chicken or turkey and season with season salt. When done set aside and let cool. ( you can even use left over chicken breasts for this, just chop it up very fine, and omit the season salt if already seasoned.)

In medium size mixing bowl add mashed beans, sour cream, taco seasoning, cooked meat after cooling, and 1 cup grated cheddar cheese.  Mix well then pour mixture into a greased 10 inch deep dish pie plate. Bake for 15 minutes then top with remaining cheese. Bake another 10 – 15 minutes or until browned around the edges and cooked through. Remove from oven and serve with Gluten Free tortilla chips. Enjoy! ( I like to add a little GF Salsa to mine also. )

 

Chicken Tetrazzini with Zoodles

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Chicken Tetrazzini

Chicken Tetrazzini with Zoodles

Chicken Tetrazzini

3 Cups Cooked and Cubed Chicken ( about 4 medium chicken breasts)

4 Cups Raw Zoodles (I used 2 Yellow Zucchini about 10 inches long)

1/4 Cup melted butter

1 Cup plain Greek Yogurt (I used fat free)

1- 14.5oz. Can Gluten Free Cream of Chicken Soup or 1 ¾ Cup of home made

2 Cups Freshly Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1/2 Teaspoon Pepper

1 Cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

Preheat oven to 375*

In large mixing bowl add all ingredients except Parmesan Cheese. Mix well and pour into a greased 9×13 inch baking pan, spreading out evenly. Bake for 20 minutes, then sprinkle grated parmesan on top. Finish baking for 15 to 20 minutes more or until browned on top. (total baking time 35-40 minutes) Remove let cool and serve.

Cheesy Chicken Fajita Soup

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Cheesey Chicken Fajita Soup

Cheesy Chicken Fajita Soup

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

1 Pound of additive free Chicken Breast cut into 1- 1 ½ inch cubes ( or rib meat)

1 medium Onion peeled and chopped

1 Large Bell Pepper (deseeded and chopped)

Optional: 1-2 Jalapeños, Deseeded and chopped

2 ½ Tablespoons Gluten Free Fajita Seasoning ( or 1 – 1.25 oz. package of GF Fajita Seasoning)

1 – 10 oz. Can Rotel ( tomatoes and green chilies)

2 Cans additive free Chicken Broth

1- 15oz. Can GF Whole Corn ( do not drain corn)

1 – 16oz. can (rinsed and Drained) G F Red Kidney Beans or Black Beans ( I used Bushes Red Kidney Beans)

2 Cups ( or 16oz.) Shredded Cheddar Cheese ( or you can use Velveeta if you prefer)

In large sauce pot add oil, cubed chicken, chopped onions, and chopped peppers. On medium high heat sauté and stir meat and vegetables until chicken is browned slightly, about 5-6 minutes. Then turn heat down slightly to add fajita seasoning coating meat and veggies. Add remaining ingredients except cheese. Turn heat back up to high and let mixture come to a boil. About 15 – 20 minutes. Then slowly stir in cheese. Let mixture cook until all cheese is melted. Be sure and keep stirring so that cheese doesn’t stick. Remove from heat, and serve! Enjoy!

Holiday Meal Prep Continued!

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I went through all of my supplies and list that I start every year before the Holidays and found I was running low and missing a few items. So my Mom and I made our last trip to the Grocery store before Thanksgiving. It was crazy, but we did get what we needed. One of the items I was running low on was my Cream of Chicken Soup. I’m down to one container in the freezer, so I got the supplies I needed to make another batch.

Gluten Free Slow Cooker Cream of Chicken Soup

I Use this for Stuffing, Chicken and Dumplings, Green Bean Casserole, etc. 
3 Pounds Chicken Breast (I buy a 3 lb. bag of additive free frozen chicken breast and just let it thaw in the fridge overnight)
1 stick Salted Butter
3 – 14.5 oz. Cans of Swanson 100% natural Chicken Broth (with no MSG)
2 Teaspoons Salt
1/3 Cup Argo Gluten Free Corn Starch
    Wash chicken breasts, and place in crockpot whole. Chunk up the butter and place on top of chicken, sprinkle with salt, then pour in the cans of broth. Set crockpot on low for 6-8 hours. In that amount of time, chicken breast will be completely cooked and tender. Turn crock pot up on high heat, and dip out some of the liquid into a small mixing bowl, add corn starch, and whisk together. Add this back to crockpot, leaving the lid off, for 10 – 15 minutes. When liquid starts to thicken turn off heat. Using a potato masher, mash all of the chicken breast and it will shred the chicken into small pieces. Let cool, and dip out about 1 ¾ cups into 5 small plastic storage containers, dividing equally. Label and date, and freeze until ready to use. This will make enough to equal about 5 – 14 oz. cans.For those of us that cannot eat a can of soup boughten from the grocery store, this recipe will be a staple for the Holidays. It is real food no chemicals, no preservatives, & and it is much better tasting than what you can buy in the store. Hope you enjoy it!
*Please note if you buy chicken that already has broth added, this adds salt and sodium to your soup and can possibly be too salty. *

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow Roasted Grilled Chicken

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Slow Roasted Chicken

Slow Roasted Grill Chicken

1 Whole Chicken ( gettry to the kind with no additives)

Rub

1/2 Cup Dark Brown Sugar

2 Tablespoons Garlic Powder

1 ½ Tablespoons Course Sea Salt

1/2 Teaspoon Black Ground Pepper

Preheat Grill to 300*

( Only the burners at each end. Leave the middle burners off)

NOTE: You can do this in the oven, it may not have the flavor that it will get from the grill.

In medium size mixing bowl whisk together all rub ingredients.

Remove giblets from inside bird and wash whole chicken very well, including the inside.  Place whole chicken into a greased 9×13 inch foil pan. Using your hands dip rub from bowl and start rubbing entire chicken with the sugar and spice mixture, on top and under the skin and inside the cavity also. When you have used all of the rub, place pan on grill in the center between the outside burners. Close lid and keep grill at 300 – 350*F.  After the first hour start rotating the pan a half turn every 30 minutes. Also as juices start to fill the pan baste the chicken with those juices. Try not to open the lid unless it’s time to rotate pan. Roast a total of 3 hours or until a meat thermometer is inserted into the thickest part of the bird and internal temp. is 165* F. or 75*C.  (The last 30 minutes of cooking time, remove bird from pan and place over grate with fire under it, to crisp the skin for 15 minutes on each side.) Save drippings in pan to pour over chicken and serve! Enjoy!

 

Crunchy Onion and Herb Parmesan Chicken

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Crunchy Onion and Herb Parmesan Chicken

( Remember if you use dried herbs then cut the amount in half)

4 Large Chicken Breasts

1/2  Teaspoon Salt

4 Teaspoons Chopped Fresh Oregano

4 Teaspoons Chopped Fresh Basil

2 Large Cloves Minced Garlic

2 Teaspoons Chopped Fresh Thyme

1-6oz. Can Gluten Free French Fried Onions (broken or crunched into smaller pieces)

3 Cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

Preheat oven to 400*

Grease a 9×13 inch glass baking pan and add chicken breasts. Slice each chicken breast diagonally with about 4 cuts each, half way through meat. Sprinkle with salt and herbs, getting down into each cut.  Place pan into oven and bake for 20 minutes. Then add fried onions, packing onions down into the cuts, then top with cheese. Bake another 20 – 25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Remove from oven, let cool slightly and serve. Enjoy!

Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Bake

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Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Bake

6 Cooked Chicken Strips ( You can shred them or leave whole)

1- 18.5oz. Can Progresso Gluten Free Chicken Cheese Enchilada Flavor Soup

(Optional) 1/4 to 1 Teaspoon Ground Cayenne Pepper (depending on how much heat your family likes)

1 Cup Freshly Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Heat oven to 400* F.

Grease a 9 -10 inch baking pan. Spread cooked chicken strips in bottom of pan, sprinkle with pepper and pour soup over chicken and bake for 18-20 minutes. Or until soup is hot and bubbling. Remove from oven and top with grated cheese. Serve with your favorite rice and beans or chips. Enjoy!

Variations: Add Hot peppers and onions for a kick, or cooked quinoa, to make it a casserole.

Chicken and Fruit Salad

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Gluten Free Chicken and Fruit Salad

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Chicken & Fruit Salad

(or you can use Turkey)

2 ½ Cups cooked and cubed chicken ( about 2 large cooked chicken breast)

1/3 Cup finely chopped red onion

1 Small apple, about 1 to 1 ¼ cups chopped apple with the peeling

1 to 1 ¼ Cups quartered and sliced seedless grapes

2/3 Cup chopped pecans

2/3 Cup Gluten Free mayonnaise ( I use Hellmans Real mayo)

In medium bowl add cooked and cubed chicken ( or turkey). Wash and cut up fruit and onion adding this to chicken, along with pecans. Then pour in mayo and mix well. Serve in lettuce wrap or on your favorite Gluten Free bread for a great tasting sandwich. Enjoy!

Garlic Onion Chicken Crockpot

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Fajita seasoning is not just for fajitas anymore! Try this new recipe, and you will agree!

Garlic Onion Crockpot Chicken

3 Tablespoons minced Garlic

1 Large Onion Chopped

2 Pounds additive free Chicken Breasts

1 – 14.5 oz. Can of additive free Chicken Broth (I used Swanson’s)

1- 1.12oz. Package Gluten Free Fajita seasoning (I used McCormick)

2 Tablespoons Gluten Free Soy Sauce

Add garlic, chopped onion, and chicken to crock pot. In medium size bowl whisk together fajita seasoning, chicken broth, and soy sauce together and pour over chicken. Set crock pot on high for 4-6 hours or low for 6-8 hours. I leave the chicken breast whole until they are cooked through then they are easier to slice or shred. When done serve over Gluten Free pasta or rice.  Garnish: Chopped Fresh Green onions and your favorite Cheese.

 

Duck Kabobs, Party Food

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Duck Kabobs, Party Food!

3-4 Large Duck Breast (or Chicken Breast)

1/2  of a 10oz. Bottle of Gluten Free Kikkoman Teriyaki Sauce

1/2 Tablespoon pure Garlic Powder

2 Bell Peppers ( I used red and yellow, but for Christmas I will use red and green)

1 Medium Onion

1 Dozen Kabob Skewers, I used the shorter skewers ( soaked in water at least 15 minutes)

Wash and slice Duck Breast diagonally between ¼ and ½ inch thick. Place slices in a shallow pan and cover with teriyaki sauce and garlic powder. Cover and marinate over night in fridge. When ready to bake preheat oven to 375*. Wash and core bell peppers. Then slice them into 1 inch squares. Peel onion and slice into 1 inch square chunks. Assemble kabobs by alternating, the meat and vegetables as you slide them onto the skewers. Place each kabob into a greased 9×13 inch baking pan. When all kabobs are together and in baking pan, pour marinade over meat and vegetables. Bake uncovered for 40- 45 minutes or until meat is cooked through. Server warm! Enjoy!

Variations: You may want to use chicken or pork.

You can also add any vegetables or mushrooms that your desire! Have fun with it! It’s party food!!

 

Chicken Broccoli Bacon Casserole

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IMG_2126 This broccoli came from my garden, but you can also use frozen chopped broccoli for this recipe.

Chicken Broccoli Bacon Casserole

2 Large Uncooked Chicken breast cut into 1 inch cubes( about 2 ½ Cups)

2 Cups chopped Broccoli

2 Cups additive free freshly grated Cheddar Cheese

1 – 18 oz. Can Gluten Free Cream of Mushroom soup ( I used Progresso)

1 – 6oz. jar of additive free sliced Mushrooms

1 – 14.5 oz. can of 100% Chicken Broth ( I used Swanson)

1 Teaspoon Salt

1 large green Garden onion chopped

2 Cups Brown Minute Rice

8 – 10 slices of cooked Bacon, chopped or crumbled (reserve about ¼ cup for garnish)

Preheat oven to 375* F.

In large mixing bowl add all ingredients. Mix and pour into a 9×13 inch baking pan, spreading out evenly. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until bubbling and starting to brown on top. Chicken should be cooked through. Top with remaining bacon and serve.

Gluten Free Garlic Chicken with Honey Garlic Sauce

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Gluten Free Garlic Chicken with Honey Garlic Sauce

3 Eggs

4 additive free boneless skinless Chicken Breasts

2 Cups finely crushed GF Corn Chex Cereal (you can use rice Chex if you prefer)

1/2 Teaspoon additive free, msg free Seasoning Salt

1 Teaspoon additive free Garlic Powder

1 Teaspoon additive free ground Paprika

Preheat oven to 375*F.

Wash and cut up chicken into 1-2 inch cubes. In a large mixing bowl beat whole eggs , add chicken pieces and fold into the eggs coating them well. In zip lock bag mix crushed chex, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and paprika, whisk together well in bag. Lift each cube of chicken out of eggs, letting it drain some of the excess egg off back into the bowl as you lift. Then place chicken into cereal mixture, coating several pieces at a time. Place all of the coated chicken onto a large greased cookie sheet ( I use a stone ware cookie sheet, because it browns so much better than metal.) Bake for 25 – 30 minutes or until crisp. (You can flip the pieces over half way through cooking time if you want, but it is not necessary)  I like to cut into the largest piece of chicken just to make sure it is done.

Honey Garlic Sauce

1 Tablespoon GF Oil

4 Tablespoons minced Garlic ( if you use the already minced garlic in the jar, make sure it is GF)

1/2 Cup Pure Honey

1/2 Cup GF Soy Sauce ( I used  Kikkoman’s GF)

In medium sauce pan add oil , and minced garlic. On medium heat toast garlic stirring until lightly brown. Turn heat up to medium high and add honey and soy sauce, stirring continually. Let it come to a boil and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, while you are still stirring. Turn off heat and let it set until chicken is done. It will thicken as it cools. When chicken is done, place chicken on a platter or in a large bowl and drizzle sauce over chicken and serve!