May 9, 2008
Four Foods on Friday #28
Val is focusing on chicken this week for her Four Foods on Friday questions. I eat a lot of chicken, so this one is right up my alley. If you’d like to join us, just copy the questions below and answer them in a post on your blog. Leave a link to your post at Val’s place. She’ll have comments about all of our answers later, and will give us all some good link-lovin, too. Here are this week’s questions:
#1. How do you make chicken salad?
I don’t.
#2. Fast food chicken. What fast food restaurant makes the best chicken?
Fast food is another thing I don’t do much of, but if you count our local drive-ins (almost-fast foods) then I’ll say chicken katsu!
#3. What’s your favorite way to eat chicken?
Tough question. Remember Bubba listing all of the ways to do shrimp in Forrest Gump? The list for chicken would be even longer, and I have a lot of favorites. What I want varies on any given day, but Chicken Alfredo, chicken and dumplings and barbecued chicken are probably the ones I cook most often. Or maybe a saute’ with herbs and mushrooms and a white wine reduction. Or huli-huli chicken. Or teryaki. Of fried - fried is good! Maybe I don’t have a favrorite. Maybe it’s all good (except for chicken salad.)
#4. Share a recipe using chicken or take a picture of a chicken dish.
I was thinking about FFoF when supper time rolled around tonight. I always have boneless, skinless chicken in the freezer, so I thawed a piece and prowled around in the pantry for inspiration.
I cut a piece of thigh meat into bite-sized pieces, then tossed it in a little olive oil. I added dehydrated minced onions, paprika, black pepper and garlic and cooked for just a few minutes until it was done. Meanwhile I heated up some canned chili (no-bean variety,) since I didn’t have any taco or enchalada sauce on hand. I spooned chili and chicken onto a whole wheat tortilla, then topped it with grated colby cheese. I used up the sour cream last night in some mushroom stroganoff, so I had to improvise on that, too. Aha! Cottage cheese! That’ll work! I rolled it all up and it was so fat I had to eat it with a fork instead of just holding it. It came out messy but very tasty!
I didn’t check the photos until after I ate, so it was too late to take another by the time I found out that the second one was dark and fuzzy. Still, you get the idea. I think I’ll call it the “I don’t want to go to the store so I’ll cook with what I have handy” chicken recipe.
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May 9th, 2008 at 6:46 am, Anele Says:
YAY! Another no chicken salad girl! We just had chicken quesadillas the other night. They’re my new favorite. Then last night I took the chicken and cheese mixture and spread it over a mini pizza crust and topped it with marinara and asiago cheese. YUM!
May 9th, 2008 at 12:14 pm, valmg Says:
I love it! Recipe and pics all in one, how cool. Thanks for playing FFOF! Stumbled.
May 9th, 2008 at 12:45 pm, Fun, Crafts and Recipes | What I learned from Four Foods On Friday 28 Says:
[…] really made me smile. Skeet shared a “Cook what I have handy” chicken recipe AND pictures. She thinks the best fast food chicken comes from the local Chicken Katsu […]
May 9th, 2008 at 4:26 pm, Karen Says:
Sounds like you love chicken. LOL
May 9th, 2008 at 5:34 pm, Whim Says:
I love the recipe!
May 9th, 2008 at 6:43 pm, clair aka chili queen Says:
Eek, I forgot chicken teriyaki… yum, though my kids call it chicken teriyucky LOL.
May 10th, 2008 at 6:46 am, Heather Says:
Love your recipe! Sounds like what I do a few nights a week.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:00 pm, Charla Says:
Reminds me of the saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” All sorts of good recipes have probably been developed from having to use whatever was on hand.
I’ll have to try the cottage cheese. That’s a lot healthier than sour cream.