Delicious Chicken Recipes for Thanksgiving

4 chicken skin less breast halves cut in 1/2
1 ( cream of mushroom soup
1 milk
2 1/2 cups water
1 c. whole grain rice
Use spices or herbs of your choice
1/2 teaspoon salt

In a large kettle, combine rice, water, and salt, cook on medium, bring to a boil. Stir one time, cover and reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 25 minutes. Don't cook the rice all the way, it will finish cooking in the oven. Place rice in an large ungreased casserole dish.

Put chicken breast halves on top of the rice. Combine mushroom soup with milk, and spices or herbs. Pour mixture over the top of the chicken.

Bake at 350 degrees, covered for 45 minutes or until a meat temperature is 165 degrees F. Remove from oven and serve.

Makes 4 servings.

Double or triple your recipe depending on how much company you have.

Oven Fried Chicken

Breading
12 chicken drumsticks (skinned)
3 /12 cups ice water
1 cup sour cream

Use cooking oil to coat your jelly roll pan. Put chicken in a bowl with the ice water.

Preparing the breading, and set aside.

Put sour cream into a bowl and take one piece of chicken at a time and coat with the cream and then put in the bag of breading coat, shake until well coated.

Breading

1 c. bread crumbs (you can use crushed dressing cubes)
3/4 c. flour
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. dried basil

Put in the oven on the bottom rack and bake at 350 degrees for one hour (turn ever 20 minutes).

Chicken with Veggies and Beer

12 chicken thighs, skinned
onion
1/2 c. olive oil
2 tomatoes, diced
3 Tbsp. ketchup
5 carrots sliced
1/2 can beer (can us non alcohol)
salt and pepper to taste
1 c. sliced mushrooms
thyme
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 green pepper, sliced
1 red pepper, sliced
In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until transparent. Add the chicken and saute until lightly browned on all sides. Add the ketchup, carrots and the beer. Season and cook covered, for 45 minutes. After 45 min. remove the cover and add the mushrooms, thyme and cornstarch. Stir and cook with out the cover for 20 minutes. Then after 10 minutes add the peppers and cook for another 10 minutes. Serve on platter