"~patches~" > wrote in message
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> Ken Knecht wrote:
> > I have too many skinless chicken breasts in the freezer. Any suggestions
> > for recipes - for one person, simple, usually on-hand ingredients
please.
> > No, I've not looked on the net, I've tried too many using recipes I
found
> > there that I hated. I prefer recipes others have made and liked. Of
> > course, that doesn't always work either; tastes vary. Maybe a casserole?
> > I don't mind re-heatable leftovers.
> >
> > TIA
> Most of the dishes I make with skinless chicken breasts involve
> pre-cooking by either pan frying until golden brown or grilling. Thin
> sliced is nice used in wraps and thicker sliced on top of Caesar salad.
> Quite often I will make them quite similar to how Peter mentioned
> except I don't flatten them and I add sauteed mushrooms to the gravy. A
> quick tip if you want to enjoy a wrap or salad but don't feel like
> cooking - prepare 2 or three of the chicen breasts as desired, cool,
> then freeze in a ziploc bag. Use as needed.
>
> We like the chicken breast done in a mushroom sauce and served with rice
> or broad egg noodles. I just lightly brown the chicken breasts and
> deglaze the pan. Then I saute mushrooms and return the chicken breasts
> to the pan. I pour a can of mushroom soup mixed with 1/2 can of milk
> over the chicken and mushrooms. This is then simmered until the sauce
> is thick.

If you add some sherry to the sauce it gives it a much richer flavor. My
family has been making it that way for years; we call it Chicken Noel, but I
have no idea why.

kili