Prep/Cooking Time: prep: 5 mins / cooking: 1 hour

Ingredients:

6 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1-1/2 lb.)
1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen baby carrots, thawed, drained
1 can (16 oz.) whole berry cranberry sauce
1/4 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place chicken and carrots in 13×9-inch baking dish; top with combined cranberry sauce and dressing.

Prepare stuffing mix as directed on package, using 1 cup water and 2 Tbsp. margarine. Spoon over ingredients in baking dish.

Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Makes 6 servings.

Notes:

Like most recipes, the amount of ingredients you need is in direct proportion to the number and size servings you want to wind up with, including any leftovers. This once again being the case, you can estimate how far the following amounts will go. But, do yourself a favor and cook the entire package at one time; you can then make a larger salad or have what you don’t use for another meal the next day. Makes sense to da ol’ mon Caj, especially if you’re cookin’ One Inch From the Top.

Ingredients:

2 boneless chicken breasts, seasoned to your liking, cooked–broiled, fried, grilled, you name it; it’s your decision–and sliced in 1 inch chunks.
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1/2 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
1/3 cup finely chopped red onion
1 medium to large tomato, chopped
1/2 bottle Catalina dressing
Tabasco: brand Pepper Sauce
Tortilla chips

Directions:

Mix chicken, beans, corn, lettuce, onion and tomato together. Add Catalina dressing and hot sauce to taste. Serve over Tortilla chips. Can’t get much easier than this, no way.

Prep/Cooking Time: Prep Time: 15min / Cook Time: 25min

Ingredients:

6 slices bacon
1 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. olive oil
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

Cook bacon in 12″ skillet until crisp, about 4-6 minutes. Crumble bacon and set aside. Pour bacon grease out of skillet, but don’t wash or wipe it. Add butter and olive oil to skillet. Saute chicken breasts in this mixture over medium heat, turning once, until chicken is cooked and no longer pink in center. Place chicken in ungreased 12×8″ baking dish.

Cook onion and garlic in drippings remaining in skillet. Cook until onion is softened, then stir in salt, pepper, and cooked bacon. Spoon over chicken breasts and sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted.

Serves 6.

Ingredients:

4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
1/4 cup hot sauce
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon stick margarine, melted
1 teaspoon celery seeds
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup fat-free blue cheese dressing

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400° F.

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Place chicken in an 11×17-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

Combine hot sauce and next four ingredients; pour over chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 25 minutes. Serve with blue cheese dressing.

Ingredients:

1 fryer chicken, or 4 to 6 breasts
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tbsp. brown sugar
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Place chicken in slow-cooker. Mix all other ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook over low for at least 8 hours. Serve over rice, pasta, or as sandwiches.

Prep/Cooking Time: 40 min

Ingredients:

1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1/2 cup water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces (uncooked)
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1 cup shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Place tomatoes in medium bowl. Add stuffing mix, water and garlic; stir just until stuffing mix is moistened. Set aside.

Place chicken in 13×9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with the basil and cheese. Top with stuffing mixture.

Bake 30 min. or until chicken is cooked through.

Serves 6.

Ingredients:

1 pkg (9 oz) southwestern chicken strips
1 cup butter, softened and divided
2 tbsp hot sauce
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tbsp bbq sauce
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp parsley, minced and fresh
4 cups shredded lettuce
2 tbsp celery, chopped fine
2 tbsp blue cheese dressing (on the side)
salt and pepper
4 hoagie buns

Directions:

In large skillet, combine chicken, 1/2 c butter, hot sauce, bbq sauce and chili powder. Cook uncovered over low heat for five minutes or until heated through.

In a small bowl, combine garlic, parsley and remaining butter. Spread over cut sides of buns. Place on baking sheet and broil 8 inches from the heat for 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned.

Spoon chicken mixture onto bun bottoms; top with lettuce, celery, salt and pepper and dressing. Top with bun tops.

Ingredients:

2 lb whole boned chicken breasts
2 T butter
1 minced clove garlic
2 ounce bottle of Tabasco
1 8 oz block cream cheese, room temp
1 cup Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
3/4 cups celery chopped into small pieces
5 tbsp softened butter
1/2 lb crumbled blue cheese
Olive oil

Directions:

Mix together cream cheese, Hidden Valley dressing, celery, 5 T butter and blue cheese. Form into 2 3″ oval patties. Melt 2 T butter. Add Tabasco and garlic. Flatten chicken until 1/4″ thick Arrange cheese mixture on chicken scallop and roll up scallops, tucking in sides to enclose filling Secure the end with wooden pick. Dust chicken rolls in flour. Dip in the butter/Tabasco/garlic mixture. Roll in bread crumbs. Brown chicken rolls on all sides in olive oil. Bake at 325 for 45 minutes.

Ingredients:

6 boneless chicken breast halves
Cajun seasoning
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 1/2 cups water
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
1 box (about 6 oz.) quick-cook long-grain and wild rice mix
1 cup fresh OR frozen broccoli flowerets OR frozen peas and carrots
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese

Directions:

Season chicken breasts with Cajun seasoning. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil. Add chicken and cook about 2 to 3 min. per side. DO NOT OVERCOOK. Remove to platter; deglaze pan with water.

Add soup and stir until smooth. Add rice and veggie of choice; return to a boil. Place chicken back in skillet; cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 5 min.

Top with cheese and cover. Cook for 2 to 3 min. longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 5 min. and serve.

Prep/Cooking Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1 large onion (diced)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 can Rotel tomatoes w/ Chiles (Mexican Syle if possible)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 package taco seasoning mix (I like Old El Paso)
1 can kidney beans (w/ liquid)
1 can pinto beans (w/ liquid)
1 cans or 2 black beans (w/ liquid)
1 can whole kernel corn
1 package Hidden Valley Ranch dry mix
4 ounces lime juice
1 can water
3 boneless chicken breasts
chili powder
salt
cayenne pepper

Directions:

Sautee’ diced onions over a medium heat for about 10 minutes (until wilted). Add 1 can of diced onions and 1 can Rotel tomatoes w/Chiles.

Allow these to cook for about a minute, constantly stirring to prevent sticking. Now add a can of tomato sauce (keep the can to use later to measure water). Allow this mixture to sit for a minute or so, and then add all of your other canned ingredients. Once all the canned ingredients are added, mix the taco seasoning mix and 1 cup of water inside the empty tomato sauce can. Pour this mixture into the pot.

Next, in a bowl, wisk the Hidden Valley Ranch dry mix into the lime juice (the mixture will probably have a few clumps in it; this is ok.)

Now add that mixture to the main pot as well and stir everything together.

In a skillet, or grill, grill 3 chicken breats until they are nearly cooked. *Do not cook them thoroughly as they will dry up and not absorb any liquid.* Next, cube the chicken breasts into 1/4 inch cubes. Add the chicken to the main pot and cook for one hour.

Enjoy!

Recommended Sides: This would go well with cornbread, or as a complement to any main entree’.

Ingredients:

1 can cream of (your favorite) soup — preferably Campbell’s 98% Fat Free
1 cup water
3/4 cup white rice, regular — uncooked
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic salt
4 chicken breast halves — skinned and boned

Directions:

In 2-qt. shallow baking dish, mix soup, water, rice, paprika and pepper. Place chicken on rice mixture. Sprinkle with additional paprika and pepper. Cover. Bake at 375º for 45 minutes or until chicken and rice are done.

For creamier rice, increase water to 1 1/3 cups.

Serves 4.

Prep/Cooking Time: 30 minutes with canned beans / 90 minutes dried beans

Ingredients:

2 1/3 cups cannellini beans (or 2 – 15 ounce cans no salt added cannellini beans)
3 quarts water
1 tsp. olive oil
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 large white onion (diced)
2 cups low-sodium chicken stock
1/4 tsp. salt
2 ribs (with leaves) celery (minced)
2 Tbsp. fresh oregano
to taste fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

Dried Beans: Place the beans in a large pot and cover with water. Let the beans soak overnight. Drain the beans the next day and cover with water, then place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer. Let the beans cook for about an hour until soft. Drain the beans and set aside. Rinse the pot well.

(Alternatively use 2 – 15 ounce cans no salt added cannellini beans.)

Place the olive oil in the same pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and white onion. Cook slowly over medium until the onions are translucent. Add the beans back to the pot and stir well.

Add the chicken stock and salt. Cook for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the celery, fresh oregano and black pepper. Cook for about 20 minutes.

Using a stick blender (or a conventional blender in batches), blend the soup until it is pureed. The soup may be served hot or chilled.

Serves 4.