Category: Chicken

3 Ingredient Chili

This hearty and satisfying chili is the perfect quick and easy weeknight meal.

3 Ingredient Chili - The perfect quick and easy weeknight meal. Make it with beef, chicken, or pork. Hearty and satisfying. | QueenofMyKitchen.com | #chili #stew #quickandeasy #3ingredient

THE DINNER DILEMMA

“What’s for dinner?” That’s the dreaded question that faces many of us after a long and busy day when we have mouths to feed and only a little bit of time before “hungry” turns to “hangry”. The solution to this dinner dilemma is quick and easy meals that come together in a matter of minutes – meals like this 3 Ingredient Chili which can be prepared with ground beef, chicken, or turkey to create a hearty and satisfying dish with minimal effort. Add some aromatics if you like (suggestions below), pile on the toppings, and watch it disappear. Dinner solved!

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Healthy Curry Chicken Salad

A lightened-up curry chicken salad made with Greek yogurt and avocado mayonnaise.  Free of unhealthy, overly processed, refined oils.

Healthy Curry Chicken Salad - A lightened-up curry chicken salad free of unhealthy, overly processed, refined oils. Made with Greek yogurt and avocado mayonnaise. | QueenofMyKitchen.com | #chickensalad #currychickensalad #lunch

WHAT MAKES GREAT CHICKEN SALAD? 

In my opinion, there are 3 crucial elements to delicious chicken salad:

  1. Properly cooked chicken
  2. High quality mayonnaise free of any unhealthy, overly processed, refined oils, and
  3. An ingredient with “crunch”

This Healthy Curry Chicken Salad delivers on all three of these essential elements of great chicken salad and adds a healthy twist by using half mayonnaise and half Greek yogurt for the dressing base. This is a basic, foolproof, chicken salad recipe that you can customize to your liking by varying the herbs, spices, nuts, and dried fruit/berries. (See the last paragraph of this post for suggestions.)

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Tuscan Roasted Chicken Thighs

A fabulous make-ahead chicken dish with a delectable sauce. Perfect for entertaining or buffet style dining. 

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Tuscan Roasted Chicken Thighs - A fabulous make-ahead chicken dish with a delectable sauce. Perfect for entertaining or buffet style dining. | QueenofMyKitchen.com | #chicken #chickendinner #makeahead #makeaheaddinner #chickendish

MAKE IT AHEAD

If you’re a fan of easy, no-fuss recipes, you’ll love Tuscan Roasted Chicken Thighs. Assemble this dish ahead of time and store in a zip-lock bag in the refrigerator to marinate overnight. Then, when you’re ready to cook it, simply dump the contents into a casserole dish, sprinkle over some white wine and Parmesan bread crumbs, and stick it in the oven for about an hour. As the chicken roasts, all of the savory ingredients mingle with one another and form the most delicious sauce, which you can then spoon over the chicken prior to serving to make the already tender, juicy meat even more succulent. Be sure to serve this dish with something that can soak up all of the flavorful sauce; I recommend Lemon Rice. (more…)

Parmesan Rice Crusted Chicken Cutlets

Golden delicious breaded chicken cutlets made gluten-free with rice crumbs.  JUMP TO RECIPE

Parmesan Rice Crusted Chicken Cutlets - Golden delicious cutlets breaded with rice crumb made from ground puffed white rice. Gluten-free too. | QueenofMyKitchen.com | #chicken #chickencutlets #ricecrumbs #breadedcutlets #breadedchickencutlets #glutenfree #glutenfreerecipe

Everyone needs a few “go-to” recipes in their cooking repertoire. I’m talking about the kind of recipes you’ll turn to over and over again because they’re easy to master and produce dishes that everybody loves. It helps if they’re versatile, and can be made ahead of time too, because then they’ll be perfect for buffet style dining and casual entertaining and will be the first thing you offer up when someone asks you to bring food to a gathering. These Parmesan Rice Crusted Chicken Cutlets are THAT dish! They’re similar to classic breaded chicken cutlets but because they’re not dredged in flour, or coated with bread crumbs, they’re gluten-free. (more…)

Apricot Orange Marinade

Ingredients sweet, tart, savory, and salty comprise this easy marinade that turns bland poultry and pork into succulent, flavorful meat.  JUMP TO RECIPE

Apricot Orange Marinade - Ingredients sweet, tart, savory, and salty comprise this easy marinade that turns bland poultry and pork into succulent, flavorful meat. | QueenofMyKitchen.com | #marinade #marinades #chickenmarinade #poultrymarinade #porkmarinade #chickenmarinades #poultrymarinades #porkmarinades #apricot #apricots

Apricot Orange Marinade is my go-to marinade for chicken and pork. This recipe makes enough for about 2 pounds of meat and you can even reserve a little bit of the marinade to use as a sauce for extra flavor. However, it’s very important to set aside any sauce you plan to serve with the cooked meat BEFORE you place the raw meat in the marinade, otherwise you risk contracting a foodborne illness, as raw meat can contain harmful bacteria that will contaminate the marinade. No worries consuming the meat after it’s properly cooked though, as any germs will be killed off. Just be sure to discard the marinade that the raw meat sat in.
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Creamy Maple Mustard Mascarpone Chicken

A fabulous, winter chicken dish with a rich, flavorful sauce. 

Creamy Maple Mustard Mascarpone Chicken - A fabulous, winter chicken dish with a rich, flavorful sauce. Great make ahead recipe. Gluten-free. #chicken #chickenrecipes #glutenfreerecipes

There are lots of recipes for mustard chicken floating around the food blogosphere and in print publications both old and new. People never seem to tire of the mustard-chicken duo. Mustard is, after all, a staple ingredient with wide appeal, and its savory flavor and creamy consistency make it ideal as a base for pan sauces made from sautéed chicken drippings. I suspect these culinary traits will keep recipes for mustard chicken from falling by the wayside any time soon; that’s why I’m not at all reluctant to add to the countless variations already out there with this delicious Creamy Maple Mustard Mascarpone Chicken. This is a fabulous, winter chicken dish with a rich, luxurious sauce. It’s simple enough for a family weeknight meal, but elegant enough for company. (more…)

Curried Cauliflower Skillet Pizza with Apple, Cheddar, and Chicken

A unique, gluten-free pizza with a curried cauliflower crust.  This pizza has incredible flavor synergy!

Curried Cauliflower Skillet Pizza with Apple, Cheddar, and Chicken – A unique, gluten-free pizza recipe with a curried cauliflower crust. This pizza has incredible flavor synergy! | QueenofMyKitchen.com

It’s two days post-Christmas and most of us are stuffed to the gills, but the holidays aren’t over yet, so if you’re not quite ready to revert to your normal eating patterns, then try making this gluten-free Curried Cauliflower Skillet Pizza with Apple, Cheddar, and Chicken. It’s healthier than most of the food you’ve likely been indulging in over the past few weeks, but because it’s “pizza”, you’ll still feel like you’re splurging. (more…)

Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken with Roasted Garlic

Chicken cutlets are quickly sautéed in olive oil and then bathed in a rich, creamy sauce made from sun-dried tomatoes and roasted garlic. Flavor packed!

Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken with Roasted Garlic - Chicken cutlets are quickly sautéed in olive oil and then bathed in a rich, creamy sauce made from sun-dried tomatoes and roasted garlic. Flavor packed! Gluten-free too. | QueenofMyKitchen.com #chickendinners #ChickenRecipes #chickenrecipe #ChickenRecipesEasy #glutenfreerecipe #glutenfreefood

With the weather here in New England finally getting cooler and more autumn-like, it’s time to turn toward comforting dishes like this Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken with Roasted Garlic. In this simple recipe, chicken cutlets are quickly sautéed in olive oil and then bathed in a rich, creamy sauce made from sun-dried tomatoes and roasted garlic. This dish has so much flavor! You’ll definitely want to serve it with something that you can use to mop up all of the delicious sauce. I recommend Lemon Rice or some crusty French bread. (more…)

Carrot Chicken Salad Wraps

Fun and festive finger sandwiches that make the perfect party appetizer.

Carrot Chicken Salad Wraps - A fun and festive finger sandwich that makes the perfect party appetizer. Easy to make and feeds a crowd. | QueenofMyKitchen.com

I recently purchased a package of sun-dried tomato sandwich wraps and as I was taking them out of the package one afternoon to make lunch their vibrant orange color reminded me, not of tomatoes, but of carrots. Shortly thereafter these Carrot Chicken Salad Wraps were born. I took my basic Clean Chicken Salad recipe, which I have been using for years, and added some classic carrot cake ingredients – finely grated carrots, raisins, and walnuts – to create these festive finger sandwiches. (more…)

Slow Cooker Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts

The Recipe Redux is a group of like-minded food bloggers whose mission is to inspire the food lover in every healthy eater and inspire the healthy eater in every food lover.  Each month members post recipes to their blogs following a theme set by the group moderators.  This month’s theme is – Beat the Heat with the Slow Cooker/Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker.  Click the Recipe Redux link at the bottom of this page to see links to all the posts for this month’s challenge.

Slow Cooker Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts – Mozzarella stuffed chicken breasts are smothered with sun-dried tomatoes and artichoke hearts and slow cooked to perfection. Easy and delicious. A great meal for entertaining. Gluten-free. | QueenofMyKitchen.com

If you typically put your slow cooker away during the summer months, you might want to reconsider this. Using your slow cooker to prepare meals, instead of your oven, will not only keep your kitchen cooler in hot weather, but will allow you more time to enjoy all the outdoor activities that the long summer days afford. Most of us associate slow cookers with heavy, winter type dishes like soups and stews. These meals can, of course, be delicious but all too often they are a bland and boring mixture of brown food and who wants to eat that when it’s 90 degrees outside!   This recipe for Slow Cooker Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts is especially suited for summer. It’s light and colorful with fresh, bright flavor, and making it is a good way to beat the heat during the dog days of summer! (more…)

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