Some Little Chicken That Could

Baked Chicken

This is my favorite baked chicken. But then I have no problems with real, true butter.

Chicken pieces: I use whatever I have, legs, thighs or breasts.

Cold butter: if the pieces are big throw 1/2T per piece on the middle of the chicken, or pour some olive oil on each piece and rub it over the whole thing with your fingers.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper

Put chicken on a baking sheet, I always, always use aluminum foil on the pan. It just saves on clean up!

Bake at 375 degrees for an hour and 15 minutes. Yeah yeah, so what, I over bake it. Depends on the size of the chicken pieces. If they are large like a breast go an hour and a half. If smaller go an hour and 15 minutes. Let chicken set for a few minutes after baking. Turn once halfway through baking.

You can always turn this into a meal by tossing in some sweet potatoes, carrots or whatever vegetables you want. Put vegetables under the chicken, around the chicken, it don't matter.

Who Knew Chicken Could Be This Good

Ingredients:

½c Dijon mustard, hey if I don't have uppity Dijon I just use the plain yellow stuff

½c honey

¼ c olive oil, to be honest I use less and less of this expensive stuff and go with Canola oil, ( I do take a couple of Omega-3 supplements daily)

1T salt

8 pieces of chicken

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Like you need to know the freaking F part. Put mustard, honey, oil and salt

in a bowl and whisk it, stir it, shake it, whatever suits your fancy. Pour over chicken to coat.

Place chicken in casserole or 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Bake 35 minutes turn over the pieces bake another 35 minutes. Your done.

Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients:

2 cloves garlic, minced

¼ c lime juice

1 lb or more boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips, these go on sale every 2 to 4 weeks at the grocery. Pick up a few lbs and freeze em bitch!

2T Canola Oil

1 or 2t ground cumin

--can add if you want-1/2 t garlic powder and 2t chili powder, I get the cheap 50 cent bottles at

Wal-mart

¼ t salt

1 medium onion, sliced

1 green bell pepper

1 red bell pepper

1 large tomato

12 flour tortillas

Toppings, sour cream, avocado, salsa-if desired

Put chicken pieces in baking dish. Combine the lime juice and garlic. Pour the mixture over the

chicken, toss it to coat. Cover and marinate in refrigerator, (did I really? Really have to say to refrigerate the chicken?) Marinate for ½ hour or so.

Citrus have acids that break down the tissue in meat. The lime acts as a tenderizer, and adds flavor.

2 for one!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Now put some aluminum foil on a baking dish and if you want spray it with Pam or some spray like that.

Put the seasonings on the chicken and mix it up. Put everything on the baking dish, chicken with the

seasonings and all the vegetables. Bake 30 to 40 minutes. Serve on the tortillas with toppings.

Thai Me A River Chicken

Ingredients:

4 chicken thighs

one bunch cilantro, yeah yeah I know, both of my daughters hate the stuff, if you have that problem

toss a teaspoon of dry coriander in the dish.

Zest and juice of 2 limes (should already be in your fridge)

1 green chili, deseeded (should already be in your fridge)

2T Canola Oil

1 thumb-sized piece of ginger-grated (in your freezer yet?)

3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed

Put chicken, cilantro (just put it on a chopping board and cut it in some pieces), and everything else

into a large baggie and let it marinate. Put this bag in a bowl so if it leaks you ain't got a worry in the

world. Marinate this an hour or a day. Cooking chicken ain't rocket science!

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Place some aluminum foil on the bottom of the baking sheet throw on

the chicken. Bake with some vegetables, something like baby bok choy, cut up napa cabbage and even some broccoli. Toss veggies in a teaspoon or 2 of olive oil, salt and pepper.

Bake 30 minutes turn over bake 30 to 45 minutes longer, depending on the size.

As close as I can tell per serving...

160 calories

10g fat

15.8g protien