Doritos Chicken

My plans for a steak and shrimp Valentine's Day supper were thrown off, when someone made steak for supper Friday night and used all of the potatoes. So, I had to find something else to make. I had planned on making this chicken later, this next week, so I already had all of the stuff to make it. It is really pretty easy to throw together. I was pretty impressed with this recipe. The chicken stayed very tender and moist. The biggest win for this recipe... my SUPER picky 11 year old LOVED it!!

Doritos Chicken

Chicken breasts, pounded (or chicken tenders)

1 C. mayonnaise
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
2 C. nacho cheese flavor Doritos, crushed
1/4 C. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put chicken breasts in zip-lock bag and pound to flatten somewhat. If using chicken tenders, they do not need to be pounded out. Combine mayonnaise and Italian seasoning in a bowl. Crush Doritos in a zip-lock into pencil eraser sized pieces, or smaller (I used generic nacho cheese tortilla chips). Roll chicken in the mayo mixture and then roll in Dorito crumbs.
Place in casserole dish and drizzle melted butter all over the chicken.
Bake, uncovered 30 minutes.

Original recipe: Nacho Cheese Dorito Chicken

Baked BBQ Chicken

Tonight's supper was quick and easy. I had some chicken thighs to use up and wanted to bbq them, but it was 100+ degrees outside and I was not going to fire up the grill. I don't like to sweat to when I cook. So, here you go!

Baked BBQ Chicken
8 chicken thighs
1/2 bottle of favorite bbq sauce
1/4 c. honey
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. seasoned salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In skillet, brown chicken thighs. Place in 9x13 pan. In small bowl, mix up remaining ingredients. Spread over chicken. Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until chicken is done and juices run clear.

Oven Roasted Chicken with Veggies

Tonight's supper could be a one pan supper, if you want to just have chicken and the veggies. But, there is always the option of adding on additional side dishes, if you so wish. 

Oven Roasted Chicken with Veggies
1 4-6 lb. whole chicken
1 lb. baby carrots
1 medium to large zucchini
1 medium to large onion chunked
Coconut oil

Cavendar's Greek Seasoning

Seasoning salt

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. While oven is preheating. Put baby carrots in bottom of a 9x13 pan. Add rough chopped zucchini and onion. Sprinkle with seasoning salt and Cavendar's Greek Seasoning. Remove giblets from whole chicken. Pour 2 Tbsp. coconut oil inside chicken, and move around to coat inside of chicken. Sprinkle in 1-2 Tbsp. Cavendar's Greek Seasoning, move chicken around to coat inside. Tie legs together with string. Put chicken on top of veggies, breast side down. Coat top of chicken with coconut oil and sprinkle more Cavendar's Greek Seasoning on top. Bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes is up, reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Carefully tip the chicken to drain off any juices from the cavity and turn the chicken over. Coat the top of the chicken/breast with coconut oil and sprinkle with more Cavendar's Greek Seasoning. Bake an additional 20 minutes per pound or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Let sit for 20-30 minutes before serving. You can tent it with aluminum foil during this time, if you wish.

Super Easy Chicken Thighs

I have been super lazy today and wanted a quick and easy supper. I was scrounging around for ideas, when I remembered that I had a bag of frozen chicken thighs in the freezer. I set them out to thaw and then went to the Holy Land, aka Pinterest to look for ideas.  These chicken thighs are so easy and VERY juicy. 

Here you go! Enjoy!!

Easy Baked Chicken Thighs
Chicken thighs (however many you need)
Soy sauce
Garlic Powder
Smoked Paprika

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking dish or 9x13 with non-stick spray. Place chicken thighs in pan. Sprinkle each thigh with garlic powder and smoked paprika. Don't go too crazy on those poor thighs. They only need a slight dusting. Then, put approximately 1 tsp. soy sauce on each thigh. I just shook some on each thigh, I didn't measure it out. Ssshhhhh... Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until thighs are cooked through and skin is browned and crisp.