Mexican Chicken...

   Here is a quick and easy chicken skillet meal.  If you like your chicken with a little heat to it, dice up a couple of Jalapeño peppers and add to the skillet.  You can make this dish as hot or as mild as you like it.

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Mexican Chicken

 Ingredients:

1 chicken, cut up into pieces
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup onion, minced
2 green peppers, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup rice
2 medium tomatoes, diced
1 can chicken broth

Directions:
   Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.  In large skillet, brown chicken in oil.  Remove chicken and set aside.  Add onion and green pepper to hot oil, cook until tender.  Add rice, garlic, tomatoes, chicken pieces and chicken broth.  Cover skillet and cook 20 to 25 minutes or until rice is done.

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Chicken and Corn Tamale Loaf

    Today we are going to heat up the oven and get cookin'.  This is a chicken main dish with a Mexican Flair.  You will need your skillet and a loaf pan for this one.  This recipe takes a little time to cook, but it is well worth it.

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Chicken and Corn Tamale Loaf 


Ingredients:

1 medium onion, minced
1 clove garlic, finely minced
¼ cup cooking oil
1 ½ cup yellow cornmeal
1 ¾ cup hot chicken broth
1 ½ cups cooked chicken, diced
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
3 eggs, beaten
1 can cream style corn
1 Tbsp butter
green onion, chopped for garnish (optional)

Directions:
   Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
   Saute onion and garlic in oil, until tender.  Mix with cornmeal, chicken broth, chicken, tomato sauce, chili powder, salt, pepper and eggs.  Mix thoroughly.  Pour mixture into well greased 9 inch baking dish.
   Set baking dish in pan of hot water in oven.  Bake for 1 hour or until firm and brown.  Remove from oven and turn out onto serving platter.
   Heat corn with butter in a small sauce pan.  Pour over top of meat loaf.  Garnish with green onion if desired.

SamJacks...

   Wow!  Am I behind on this blog.  I just got busy on other things.  I will try to do better.  I have got so many recipes to share and we are coming into the heavy cooking season.  Nothing says cookin' like cool days and frosty nights.  So let's get started with a good breakfast.  Pull out the skillet or griddle.  Warm up the stove and let's cook. 

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SamJacks


Ingredients:

1 can Spam, sliced
Pancake batter, mixed and ready to cook

Directions:
   In large skillet, brown slices of Spam.  Pour pancake batter over and around browned slice.  Cook as you would regular pancakes.  Serve hot.