Farmhouse Chicken Dinner Recipes

FARMHOUSE CHICKEN AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Place the chicken breast-side up in a 6-8 quart Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed pot. Arrange the celery, carrot, onion, bay leaf and thyme around the chicken. Add cool water to just barely cover the chicken. Sprinkle in the salt and pepper.
• Cover the pot and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 1 - 1 ½ hours, or until the chicken is falling apart. Turn off the heat and let it rest in the broth for 30 minutes.
• Remove the chicken from the broth and shred the meat into medium-size pieces. Discard the skin and bones.
• Strain the broth and return to the pot. Discard the vegetables and herbs.
• Return chicken to the pot with the broth. Bring to a simmer; add the noodles. Cook for about 6-8 minutes for wide egg noodles, or until the pasta is al dente (cooked, but still slightly firm). Turn off the heat; stir in lemon juice. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if necessary.

FARMHOUSE CHICKEN DINNER

Steps:

• Mix flour and pepper in shallow dish. Add chicken; turn to coat both sides of each piece. Gently shake off excess flour. Heat dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken, meat-sides down; cook 5 to 6 min. or until golden brown. Turn chicken. Add carrots, onions and 1 cup broth; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 20 min. or until chicken is done (165°F). Meanwhile, cook rice as directed on package.
• Spoon rice onto platter. Use slotted spoon to remove chicken and vegetables from skillet; place over rice. Cover to keep warm.
• Add Neufchatel and remaining broth to liquid remaining in skillet; cook on medium-high heat 5 min. or until Neufchatel is melted and sauce is well blended, stirring constantly. Simmer on medium-low heat 3 to 5 min. or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Spoon over chicken and vegetables; top with parsley.

FARMHOUSE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions; set aside. Place the chicken in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a large bowl, combine the soup, milk, celery, onion, salt and pepper; pour over chicken. Top with stuffing. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.

EASY ITALIAN FARMHOUSE CHICKEN

Steps:

• COMBINE cornflour, dried italian seasoning (i.e. oregano, parsley etc.)and pepper in bowl or ziplock bag.
• SLICE chicken breasts in half lengthways and then in 2 to 3 pieces across;.
• FLOUR chicken; shake excess off before.
• HEAT pan; then add oil; BROWN chicken and REMOVE.
• Saute garlic, onions, mushrooms and red or green pepper until SOFT.
• ADD diced zucchini, can of diced tomatoes with juice, red wine, lemon juice, lemon rind and brown sugar.
• Bring to a BOIL, reduce to simmer.
• ADD chicken back into large pot on stove and simmer for 1 hour until chicken is tender.
• When done, add black olives and.
• ENJOY!
• NOTE: Recipe might vary depending on size of chicken breasts
• NOTE: Cornflour to Italian season should be 2 Tbsp to 1 Tbsp ratio whatever total amount you use to coat chicken.
• NOTE: Also tried recipe by pouring sauce oven chicken and baking it on low in oven (120 - 150 degrees) and found while it was still tasty, it did not have the same taste/consistency as that done on the stove top.
• NOTE: I covered the chicken while simmering on the stove top but you might need to stir every now and then to make sure it does stick.

FARMHOUSE CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Dredge chicken pieces in seasoned flour. Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet and fry the chicken until golden brown. Transfer the chicken to a casserole.
• Add onions and potatoes to the skillet and cook until lightly browned.
• Shake the skillet occasionally to prevent potatoes from sticking.
• Transfer onions and potatoes to the casserole.
• Add mushrooms to the skillet and cook over moderately high heat for 4 minutes.
• Place mushrooms in the casserole.
• Add crumbled bacon and chicken broth.
• Cover the casserole and place in a 350º oven for 50 minutes.
• Thicken juices with cornstarch dissolved in cold water.
• Garnish with parsley.

FARMHOUSE CHICKEN DINNER

Steps:

• Mix flour and pepper in shallow dish. Add chicken; toss lightly to evenly coat both sides with flour mixture, Shake off excess flour mixture.
• Heat dressing in a large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken, meatside down; cook 5-6 minutes or until golden brown. Turn chicken over; add carrots, onions and 1 cup of the broth. Cover. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 20 minutes or until carrots are tender and chicken is cooked through.
• Meanwhile, prepare rice as directed on package. Spoon onto serving platter. Use slotted spoon to remove chicken and vegetables from stew; place over rice; cover to keep warm.
• Add cream cheese spread and remaining broth to skillet; increase to high. Cook until cream cheese spread is melted and sauce is well blended, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 3-5 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally, Spoon over chicken and vegetables; sprinkle with parsley.