Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Sweet & Spicy Bacon Chicken

We were at my in-laws and needed something fairly easy and good to cook and found this. So my husband made this one.

http://diaryofarecipeaddict.blogspot.com/2011/07/sweet-spicy-bacon-chicken.html

4 chicken breasts cut in thirds (12 pieces)
Bacon slices
salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder
chili powder
brown sugar

Cut each breast into 3 pieces, season all the chicken with the spices, then wrap a bacon slice around each piece, roll in brown sugar and place into an oven proof dish....make sure you have some olive oil in the dish too, like 2 or 3 tablespoons is fine {I skipped this since I grilled them. I honestly think you could coat your dish with nonstick cooking spray instead to save a few calories}.

Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and bacon is nice and brown and crispy. Delicious served with mashed potatoes with some of the gravy from the chicken drizzled on top.





It was very good :) I am sure he didnt follow the spices exactly....but we all liked it :) We will try it again. He did use the sauce on mashed potatoes and said it was good. :)

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

I love mexican food! Problem is...i can never seem to make it taste good. So when i heard the word easy...I thought it was worth a try :)

http://www.sweettmakesthree.com/2012/09/chicken-enchilada-recipe/

Easy Chicken Enchiladas
Recipe Type: Entree
Author: Jenn
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Serves: 5
Easy Chicken Enchiladas that can be assembled ahead of time.
Ingredients
10-12 soft taco size flour tortillas
12.5 oz can chunk chicken or fresh cooked equivalent
8oz cream cheese, softened
1 small onion, diced
1 can enchilada sauce or 1/2 jar salsa
8oz shredded cheese of choice
Sour cream (optional)
Jalapenos (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix cream cheese, chicken, and onion together to create filling
Spread about 2 tablespoons of filling onto each tortilla
Roll up enchilada style (no need to tuck in ends) and place in greased 13×9 pan
Top with enough sauce or salsa to spread to cover tortillas
Top with shredded cheese.
Bake COVERED for 30 minutes.
Bake uncovered an additional 2-3 minutes if needed to melt cheese.
Serve topped with sour cream and jalapenos if desired









So what did i do different? I added a can of black beans, and used a little bit of the enchilada sauce on the inside too. annnnd i didnt have an onion. Other then that, i followed the recipe :) My husband LOVED it! I really liked them too! If you like mexican food, make it! They are very easy! And they taste really good!!