Garlic and Dill Chicken

I love garlic, dill, and when I'm in the mood to eat meat, I usually always go for chicken. So I combined  all those in a pretty simple recipe.

Garlic and Dill Chicken

Ingredients:

2 TBS Vegeta

1/2 cup EVOO

10 cloves of garlic

2 TBS fresh dill

1 lb chicken breasts

2 slices mozzarella cheese

Start by finely chopping garlic and dill. In a bowl, smash in a mortar and pestle. Mix in EVOO and Vegeta. 

Cut the mozzarella in quarters. 

Grease a class baking pan. Cut slits in the middle of the chicken breasts. Fill with a quarter slice of mozzerella and 1 tsp of garlic oil. Pour left over garlic oil over chicken.

Bake at 350 for 30 min. 

BBQ Ranch Drumsticks

I wanted BBQ and ranch today so why combine them. I figured it was worth experimenting. So I thawed drumsticks and had some fun in the kitchen. :) 

BBQ Ranch Drumsticks

Preheat your oven to 350. Whisk together 1 cup BBQ sauce and 3/4 cup Kraft Light Ranch dressing. I used Maul's KC BBQ sauce.  Roll drumsticks in the BBQ ranch mix and bake for 40 minutes. Super easy and pretty delicious. Sweet and tangy but not over powering. 

Moscato Sweet Chicken and Green Beans

I was playing in the kitchen while drinking a glass of wine when I got inspired. I made a chicken and rice concoction and green beans. I like to be creative and cook with my heart instead of always following a recipe, and that's what I did when I made this. I followed a whim. And I just so happened to be enjoying a glass of Moscato.

Moscato Sweet Chicken
I sautéed a small onion with 5 garlic cloves in EVOO in an oven friendly pan. I removed the onions and garlic once the onions were translucent. Then I slightly browned 4-6 chicken breasts in that same pan.

Mix 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth, 1/4 Moscato, and 2 Tbs dijon mustard. Add it to chicken along with 1/2 cup brown rice. Cover and cook in the oven at 325 for 1 hour, uncovered for the last 10 minutes. Serve with the garlic and sautéed onions on top of te chicken and rice.

Sweet Green Beans
Sauté 1 small onions and 4 garlic gloves in 2 TBS EVOO. Add 1lb fresh green beans and sauté for 5 min. Add 1/4 cup Moscato and simmer for another 5 min.

These dishes don't require salt. I didn't think it was needed, but you are welcome to add to taste.

Easy Chicken and Rice Soup

It just so happens that my boyfriend and little brother are sick. So to make their sore throats feel better, I made chicken soup from scratch today for dinner. Here's my recipe for Chicken and Rice soup my way.

2 chicken breasts, cubed
1 small chopped onion
3 gloves of garlic
1 stalk of celery
1 carrot
1 can of peas
1/2 cup rice--brown or white
1 bottle of beer
2 cans chicken broth
1/2 cup water

Vegeta--about 2 TBS
Paprika
Savory
Black Pepper
Thyme
Rosemary

In two table spoons butter ( I use light Country Crock), sauté onions, celery, garlic, and cubed chicken. Add chicken broth, beer, water, carrots, and rice. Stir occasionally and bring to boil. Simmer and cook until rice is done. Add peas and the spices above to taste. Simmer for about 15 min. It really doesn't take that long. I think start to finish it was about 45 min.

Slow Cooker Couscous and Chicken Casserole

I made this earlier this week and loved it. I forgot to take a picture...sorry. It is super easy and healthy.

1 cup couscous
2 chopped carrots
1 bag frozen green beans
4 chicken breasts
1 1/2 cup chicken broth
1 Tbs fresh chopped parsley

Add couscous to slow cooker first, followed by green beans, carrots, and chicken. Add broth and sprinkle with parsley. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook low for 6 hours.