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Monday, September 12, 2011

Ways to stretch 2 chicken breasts...

Courtesy of Marilyn Montero Carruth...
  • cut up 2 chicken breasts into small pieces, about the size of a small walnut
    dredge in flour, season with salt, pepper or whatever

    dice fresh tomatoes, about 4 (I use Roma)
    dice fresh garlic, 1 clove
    olive oil
    1 tsp oregano or basil

    in skillet, add olive and garlic oil to heat
    add floured chicken pieces, cook and stir till done and crispy
    add oregano or basil, then tomatoes
    stir and remove from heat

    serve with rice.

Easy Quiche

I like this quiche recipe because you don't have to heat the egg/milk mixture before pouring it over everything.
I prefer to use chicken and broccoli instead of ham and cheddar instead of swiss but you can change this recipe up to be whatever you like!

(Stolen from AllRecipes.com

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
  • 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cooked ham, diced
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground dry mustard
  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
  • 2 tablespoons chopped pimento peppers, garnish

Directions

  1. In medium bowl, toss 4 teaspoons flour with the grated cheese. Sprinkle mixture into the pie shell. On top of cheese, sprinkle 1/2 cup of diced ham.
  2. In medium bowl, combine eggs, milk or cream, and then add salt and mustard powder. Beat until smooth and pour over cheese and ham.
  3. Put piece of plastic wrap large enough to overlap sides over top of quiche, then a piece of foil, and seal well around the edges. (plastic keeps the foil from sticking to the food). Place prepared quiche in freezer.
  4. When ready to prepare, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.) Remove foil and plastic wrap. Put foil around edge of crust to protect it.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until filling is set and crust is golden brown. Garnish with parsley and pimiento if desired