Memas Chicken Recipes

MAMA'S PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle chicken with cumin, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. In a shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs with remaining garlic powder, salt and pepper. Place flour and eggs in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken pieces in flour to coat all sides; shake off excess. Dip in eggs, then in crumb mixture, patting to help coating adhere., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Stir in butter. Add chicken in batches; cook until golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side. Place chicken on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, until chicken is no longer pink, 30-35 minutes.

MAMA'S ASIAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together warm water, brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce, ketchup, white vinegar, garlic, red pepper flakes, five-spice powder, and orange peel until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is well combined.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat, and cook and stir the chicken until the outside is golden brown and the inside is no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes. Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cover the skillet. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While the chicken and sauce are simmering, bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Set the rice aside and keep warm.
• Whisk the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of cold water in a small bowl until smooth, and stir into the chicken and sauce, a few teaspoons at a time. Let the chicken and sauce cook for about 2 minutes to thicken, then serve over hot cooked rice, sprinkled with green onion.

MAMAW'S CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease sides and bottom of a casserole dish.
• Stir chicken, water, rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, and cream of mushroom soup together in the prepared casserole dish; season with salt and pepper. Arrange butter evenly over the top of the chicken mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, 1 hour to 75 minutes. Cool 15 minutes before serving.

MAMA'S FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash chicken pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Marinate pieces for 1 hour in buttermilk. Remove chicken pieces 1 at a time from buttermilk, coat with flour, and deep-fry until golden brown.

BIG MAMA'S KITCHEN - OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• For Big Mama's Rub:
• Place all ingredients into a resealable container and mix until thoroughly combined.
• For the oven fried chicken:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cover each piece of chicken in buttermilk, then lemon-pepper, no-salt seasoning and Big Mama's Rub, to taste. Place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator overnight so that the meat can absorb some of the liquid.
• Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and dredge in self-rising flour.
• Fry the chicken in a 1/2-inch of canola oil in the bottom of a roasting pan in the preheated oven. Fry the chicken for 15 minutes per side.

MAMA ROMANO'S BAKED LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut the chicken breasts in half, and season all chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Dredge in the flour.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in large ovenproof skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Saute the chicken pieces until golden brown. Transfer to a plate, and reserve.
• Discard the fat from the skillet, and add the remaining olive oil. Add the onions and garlic, and cook over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are very soft and lightly browned. Remove from heat.
• Spread the thyme over the onions and garlic. Arrange the browned chicken pieces side by side over the onions in the skillet. Add the chicken stock.
• Cut one lemon into thin slices, remove the seeds, and place one slice atop each piece of chicken. Cut other lemon in half and squeeze through a strainer over the chicken. Return the skillet to the heat, and bring the stock to a simmer. Cover the pot, and bake in the oven for 5 to 15 minutes, basting the chicken with the cooking liquid.

MAMA'S MOJITO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine ALL marinade ingredients together in a blender; blend until smooth.
• Pour into a zipper seal bag.
• Add chicken breasts and allow to marinade in refrigerator for 2-4 hours.
• Discard marinade after that time.
• At this point the chicken may either be roasted in the oven at 425 F or cooked on a grill.
• Cook just until meat is no longer pink in middle, about 20 minutes; turn once during cooking.
• Note: Feel free to adjust seasonings to your liking. Amount of hot pepper can be increased or omitted if you prefer.

MAMA'S CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prep your 13x9 casserole dish with foil and spray.
• Rinse the dried beef slices under cold water and ring dry. Line the bottom of your dish with your slices.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper and arrange in the dish on top of the beef slices. Place remaining slices on top of the chicken.
• In a seperate bowl mix together cream of mushroom soup with the cream cheese. If this looks a little too thick for your taste add a dash of milk. Only a little at a time though, you don't want it runny. If you have trouble getting the cream cheese to break up all the way put it in the microwave for 30 second intervals until everything creams together smoothly.
• Pour this mixture over the chicken, making sure its even. It is actually very important that it is even --
• Cover with foil and bake for two hours. It seems long but if you get impatient you can tell the difference. 2 Hours makes this perfectly creamy and the chicken moist.
• Serve this over hot white rice and enjoy!

MEMA'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Dice celery, onions & mushrooms. Saute in vegetable oil. Mix mayo, sour cream, water chestnuts and chicken in large bowl. Add sauteed vegetables. Top with provolone and cheddar cheese.
• Layer into greased baking dish.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour. After 50 minutes remove from oven. Top with croutons. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese bake for remaining 10 minutes.