CAJUN CHICKEN GREEN BEANS & CREAMY CORN MUFFINS

Good Sunday Morning !

Today's menu:

-Cajun Chicken topped with
Fried Bacon strips and Colby Jack cheese
-Green beans
-Sweet Creamy cornbread
-Tossed salad
-Sweet tea


CAJUN CHICKEN RECIPE

4 boneless chicken breasts
small amt of oil for frying
Cajun seasoning
( you can use pre-made, I found it at the dollar store for 2/ $1 )
1 small bottle of italian dressing


OR
Home made Cajun seasoning:

3 tb Salt
1 tb Paprika
1 tb Onion powder
1 tb Garlic powder
1 tb Cayene pepper
1/2 ts White pepper
1 1/2 ts Whole thyme
3/4 ts Black pepper
1/2 ts Whole oregano


4 boneless chicken breasts


Directions:
Place chicken breasts in a bowl with enough Italian dressing to coat,
cover and allow to marinate at least 30 minutes or overnight in refrigerator.

When you are ready to cook:
-Place marinated chicken in a lightly oiled pre-heated skillet,
(I use olive oil)
Fry until almost done.

*Be careful, the Italian dressing will pop at you.
I keep it covered for the first little while of cooking time.

About 10 minutes before being done
-sprinkle chicken freely with cajun seasoning.
Turn and season the other side.
cook until chicken is done, turning occasionally.

It is normal for the chicken to look a little
blackened. The first time I tried the basic recipe,
from the looks, I thought I had burned up all my chicken.
I had never used italian dressing to marinate before.
:)
This recipe is very simple, yet dee-lish-us


Italian dressing is a great marinade for chicken when you grill out too~~


tried and true variations:
-I have made it with fried sliced onions

After chicken is done -
-can be topped with 2 slices of fried bacon & a slice of colby jack cheese
-can be topped whole with monteray jack cheese
-can be cut into strips and placed over pasta
-can be cut into strips and dipped with a sauce.
-can be cut into 3/4 pieces and used in chicken quesadillas
-can be used for chicken salad sandwiches
-can be used as a topping for a salad



STORE BOUGHT GREEN BEANS

1 can of green beans (drained)
1 small onion, diced
1 cube of beef bullion
1/4 tsp of seasoned pepper
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 to 1 Cup of water
1 strip of bacon ( cut up in small pieces )

Place all ingredients in a saucepan.
Heat on medium until boiling.
Turn heat down and simmer until onions are tender.
I usually start the green beans first.

When using store bought veggies,
I almost NEVER use the liquid from the can.


CREAMY KENTUCKY CORN MUFFINS
version 2

2 pkgs. "JIFFY" Corn Muffin Mix
2 eggs
1 can (12 oz.) cream style corn
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup shredded pizza blend cheese

Preheat oven to 375°.
Grease one large muffin pan well, or use paper liners.
Mix all ingredients together, blending well.
Pour into prepared muffin pan, filling about 1/2 full.
Bake for 22-28 minutes.

app~ 18 large muffins



picture of my Creamy Kentucky Corn Muffins


Tomorrow Pork chops....




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