Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Well, I haven't been here in a while... life happens.

 
Necessity is always the mother of all inventions, when you don't have everything you need for a recipe you want to try.
 
Maybe this is where the original term "pot luck" came from? Just not having everything for said recipe so you just toss in what ever you DO have and hope it turns out. This one did! Bit of a problem though; I didn't really measure everything so it has to be to another person's own taste; especially since we love seasonings (mostly garlic). I'm happy to share this as it is our new love.
 
Chicken mushroom casserole
 
3 large chicken breasts trimmed and sliced in half and cut in 2
2 TBS EEVO
4 TBS margarine
½ c. flour
1 tsp. seasoned salt
½ tsp. pepper
1 ½ c. warm water
¾ tsp. L.B. Jamison’s Ham flavored soup base
½ c. heavy cream
1 can of cream of chicken
8 oz. pkg fresh mushrooms, sliced
Parmesan cheese maybe ½ cup
Approx. 3 oz. Swiss cheese, cubed small
1 tsp. (approx.) garlic salt
½ tsp. (approx.) garlic powder
Pinch salt
Thyme
 
Preheat oven to 350
Heat EEVO in med heated pan; mix flour, season salt and pepper in a dish and dredge each chicken piece well in flour. Cook till lightly browned and remove.
Deglaze pan with hot water and ham base mix (dissolved in water prior), scraping bits from pan.
Meanwhile, heat margarine in separate pan and add mushrooms to sauté; Season with garlic powder and pinch of salt.
Add soup to deglazed pan and allow to mix in before you add heavy cream, parmesan cheese, garlic salt, Thyme and Swiss cheese. Allow all cheese to mix and melt.
Transfer chicken to a high sided casserole dish; add the cheese mixture to chicken. Add the cooked seasoned mushrooms- careful not to add the remaining juice/butter from the mushrooms. Top with extra shakes of parmesan cheese and bake till golden brown and sauce has thickened; Should not take long as chicken is thin, sliced and partially cooked.
*Would be good with egg noodles or rice; Can add a veggie to recipe like spinach, but it must be well drained.
 
 

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