Sunday, April 25, 2010

Coconut Chicken


If you LOVE coconut this recipe is for you!

Baked Coconut Chicken

Preheat Oven to 350F
1/4 cup melted butter
Chicken breasts/tenders
1/2 cup flaked unsweetened coconut
1/4 cup bread crumbs

Brush the chicken with melted butter. In a shallow bowl, stir together the coconut and bread crumbs. Roll the chicken in the coconut mixture. Place the chicken in a baking pan. Drizzle any remaining butter over the chicken and sprinkle with any remaining coconut mixture. Bake for about 1 hour or until chicken is no longer pink inside.

Helpful Hints~
  • Serve with brown rice
  • Delish served with a side of Sweet n Sour sauce for dipping.


Raspberry Peach Jam


Raspberry Peach Jam

5 c. smashed peaches
5 c. sugar
6 oz. pkg of Raspberry jello

Peel peaches using really hot water to make the skins come off easy. Then smash to desired consistency. Mix peaches and sugar in pot on stove. Bring to a slow boil and boil for 20 minutes stirring periodically so as not to scorch the bottom. Remove from heat and stir in package of jello. Pour into hot bottles. (Can remove when hot from dishwasher or boil in water on stove top.) Clean top of bottles with a rag to insure a good seal. Put hot lids on bottle and twist on ring as hard as possible. Then slightly loosen ring so bottle mouth will not chip and break. Turn jar upside down and let set for 24 hours allowing the jar to seal. For shelf life, tighten rings once more.

Makes 4 pints of jam
Helpful Hints~
  • I used frozen peaches. They are already peeled and sliced! And if they aren't in season the frozen ones are going to have better flavor than the ones you find in the store.
  • Feel free to use any flavor of jello. Original recipe called for Strawberry jello but I wanted to use raspberry.
  • Be sure to use Jello brand and not a generic brand. You get better flavor with Jello brand.

Bacon Swiss Chicken

First off, I know this picture is doesn't really make this dish look very appetizing but I promise it is good!

Bacon Swiss Chicken
By Lindsey
*Tyson brand chicken breast patties
*Bacon
*Swiss cheese
*Dijon Mustard for dipping
Cook bacon as you always do. Bake the chicken patties as instructed. Take a strip of bacon and break it in half and place on top of each chicken patty and top with a slice of cheese. Place patties back in the oven long enough for cheese to melt. Remove from the oven and serve!

Helpful Hints:
* feel free to use any type of cheese. I have also made this with grated mozzarella and it was just as good!
* you can eat it as is or you can serve with dipping sauce. We like it with Dijon mustard. If you like hot/spicy things try it with buffalo wing sauce. When using the buffalo sauce you can serve on the side for dipping or you can brush some on top of the chicken patty before placing bacon and cheese. Tyson also makes a spicy chicken breast patty that you can buy instead of the plain chicken.