Kickin' Chicken

So, yesterday I'm hanging out on Pinterest and a friend pins a chicken recipe that makes my mouth water. (Click here for the recipe that inspired me...I'm still gonna make it I swear!)...I was so hungry, and so excited so I ran to my kitchen certain that I had all the ingredients. Guess what? I didn't. So, I improvised. When I say that I improvised, I mean that my version shares cheese and BBQ sauce. Otherwise, it's nothing like it. I still need to drag my hiney to the store and get the ingredients to make the other chicken because it looks so yummy!

Here's what I ultimately came up with. I lovingly call it Kickin' Chicken, cause I'm tellin' y'all this stuff is for real kickin'!

Here's what ya need:

2 chicken breasts

BBQ seasoning ( I use KC Masterpiece)

Olive Oil

Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce ( Cause as far as I'm concerned this is the best!)

Shredded, or as I used, sliced colby jack cheese

1/2 medium vidalia onion

3 tbsp. Chopped fresh chives

Here's what ya do:

1. Heat 2-3 Tbsp. of olive oil in a frying pan. I used a medium heat setting. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2. Pound a couple of chicken breasts till they're quite a bit thinner than when you brought 'em home (or as        I would say "Beat the snot out of your chicken breasts").... Here's a before and after for ya:

Before

After ya beat the snot out of it.... hehehe

3. Season liberally with BBQ seasoning.

4. Place chicken breasts in the pan and cook slowly until no longer pink in the center.

5. Remove chicken breasts and place into a baking dish. Save your drippings in the frying pan and don't turn  off your heat just yet.

6. Saute sliced onions in the same pan your chicken cooked in until they are tender.

7. Top each chicken breast with 1 Tbsp. BBQ sauce, sliced cheese, and sauteed onions.

8. Finely chop fresh chives and sprinkle over top of chicken.

Yep...grew the chives myself!

9. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes or so until your cheese is all bubbly and melted.

10. Enjoy!!

Baked Sweet Potato and Side Salad makes the meal complete!

Chicken Pie

I'm not sure how long I have been making chicken pie. I'm not sure where the recipe actually came from. I know that years and years ago, my first mother-in-law made it all the time....Hmmm..first mother-in-law...that sounds horrible. I've only had two of 'em yall. Anyway, This is cheap, easy, and so good you can't help but go back for seconds. Fix yourself some tater salad and green beans to go with it.

Here's what ya need:

Chicken, I use three leg quarters, or you could use chicken breasts if you prefer..I just happen to like dark meat.

a can of cream of chicken soup (again...DO NOT waste money of the name brand..unless it's on sale and ends up being cheaper)

2 c.. of the chicken broth reserved from boiling your chicken

1 stick butter or margarine

1 c. flour

1 c. buttermilk

Here's what ya do:

Step 1: 

Preheat yer' oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2: Boil yer' chicken in a pot till it's fallin' off the bones. Let it cool, then debone it and shred it up and throw it into a 9 X 13 casserole.

Step 3: 

Toss yer' cream of chicken and yer' broth into the casserole with the chicken. Use a fork to mix everything around real good and get most of your lumps out. Or you could mix the soup and broth in a separate bowl and then pour it over the chicken. I don't do that just because it's another dang dish to wash.

Step 4: 

Melt your margarine in a medium bowl. Add flour and mix it till it's good and smooth. 

Step 5: Add yer' buttermilk to the butter/flour mixture and stir it till it's smooth.

Step 6: Pour over top of the chicken mixture.

Step 7: Bake for around 30 minutes or so, or until the bread is nice and brown. 

ENJOY