Hearty Chicken Stock Ala Cia Recipes

RICH CHICKEN STOCK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Combine chicken bones, onions, celery, and carrots in a large roasting pan; toss with oil and season lightly with salt and pepper. Roast until the bones and vegetables are a rich golden brown, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Transfer the bones and vegetables to a large stockpot, add 12 cups cold water, and the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 4 hours, skimming the scum that rises to the top with a ladle every 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and strain through a mesh strainer into a clean pot. Place back on the stove over high heat and cook until reduced by half. Use immediately or let cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate or freeze until ready to use.

HEALTHIER CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• Place onion in a medium saucepan over low heat and sprinkle with flour and salt. Stir together and add milk. Bring to a boil and cook until thickened.
• Mix in chicken, egg and spinach. Heat through and serve.

HAM A LA KING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy saucepan, sauté onion and celery over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add the flour and stir until incorporated.
• Slowly add the milk stirring constantly until smooth and thickened, add more milk if the sauce becomes too thick.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook over low heat, stirring frequently until heated through.

FRIED RABBIT (HEARTY CHICKEN STYLE)

Steps:

• In a large skillet or pan, fry up the bacon to use the grease for cooking...save the bacon for other meals once cooked.
• while the bacon is frying, mix the 1/3 cup flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper and 1/8 tsp black pepper into large zip-lock bag
• add rabbit pieces to bag and shake to coat...allow the pieces to sit out at room temp for 30 minutes and dry...also, once coated, lay in dish or pan and reapply shake mix as needed for a good coat
• Add the coated pieces to the fry pan with bacon grease and brown on all sides over medium high heat
• sprinkle a generous amount of paprika on the pieces in the pan...do not be shy on the paprika!
• reduce heat and cover tightly. Cook over low heat until tender about 20-25 minutes, turning pieces once half way through
• When you turn the pieces in the pan, reapply another generous sprinkly of Paprika! Do not be shy!
• After 20-25 minutes, remove pan cover and cook another 5 minutes
• Remove pieces and place on paper towell to dry
• For gravey, blend in 3 tbsp's of flour into the pan grease and add the broth (be sure to remove any large crisps from the rabbit that may be in the grease) and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick and bubbly. Add salt, pepper and brown bouquet in the sauce/gravey to taste
• Serve the rabbit, with gravey...we like it over rice with lots of gravey!!! Add biscuits and veggies and you are set.

HEARTY CHICKEN STRATA

Steps:

• Arrange bread cubes in a single layer on several ungreased large baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 20-30 minutes until golden brown and crisp. , Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in the chicken, potatoes, celery, carrots and parsley. In another large bowl, combine the milk, broth, eggs, butter, salt and pepper. Pour over bread mixture; toss to coat. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes; stir. Bake 45 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve with gravy if desired.

CHICKEN A LA QUEEN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the biscuits 1 to 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits are golden brown, 13 to 17 minutes. Remove biscuits to cool, and set aside. Cut meat from the rotisserie chicken into bite-size pieces, and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, carrots, mushrooms, salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir until the onion has softened, the carrots are tender, and the mushrooms have released their liquid, about 7 minutes. Stir in the red bell pepper and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour to form a thick paste. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the flour has lost its raw smell, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the white wine, increase the heat to medium-high, and simmer for 1 minute. Whisk in the chicken broth and whipping cream and bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce the heat, stir in the shredded chicken, and simmer for 7 minutes.
• Pour the chicken mixture into the skillet containing the vegetables and adjust the heat to medium. Add the asparagus and cook until the asparagus pieces are tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in the peas and tarragon and mix well.
• Place a split biscuit on each plate and pour the chicken mixture over the biscuits.

HEARTY CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• In medium bowl, combine mashed potatoes, 1/2 c cheese and 2/3 french fried onions.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Spoon potato mixture into greased 2 Qr. casserole.
• Using back of spoon, spread potatoes across bottom and up sided of dish to form a shell.
• In large bowl, combine chicken, veggies, soup, milk and seasonings.
• Pour into potato shell.
• Bake uncovered 30 minutes or until heated through and bubbly.
• Top with remaining 1/2 c cheese and 2/3 c french fried onions.
• Bake uncovered 3 minutes longer or until onions are golden brown and cheese is melted.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.