Saturday, December 10, 2011

Chicken Pot Pie with Stuffing

We started out with 1 whole chicken that we roasted in the crock-pot with seasoning. This is meal #3 we were able to cook from that 1 chicken:

Ingredients:

2 1/2-3 cups cooked chicken, shredded or chopped
1 (29 oz) can home style mixed vegetables, drained
1 (10 3/4 oz) can cheddar cheese soup
1 onion soup mix packet
1 cup shredded cheddar blend cheese
1 (6 oz) package stuffing, prepared

- Combine cooked chicken, mixed vegetables, cheddar cheese soup, onion soup mix, and shredded cheese.

- Turn into freezer safe/oven safe casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray.

- Top with prepared stuffing mix.




- Cook at 350 degrees F 30-35 minutes, or until heated completely through.

- OR -

- Cover and freeze for up to 3 months before serving. In order to reheat, thaw casserole in refrigerate prior to cooking. *Be careful not to place a frozen glass dish into a heated oven to avoid breakage.*





Chicken Enchiladas

We started with 1 whole chicken. Roasted in the crock-pot with only seasoning. From that 1 whole chicken...we got 3 different meals. This is meal #2:

Ingredients:

2 1/2-3 cups cooked chicken, shredded or chopped
1 cup sour cream
1 (4.5 oz) can chopped green chilies
1 cup shredded cheddar blend cheese
1 cup salsa
8-10 fajita size flour tortillas
1 (10 oz) can green enchilada sauce
1/2 cup shredded cheddar blend cheese
sliced black olives for garnish**
2 chopped green onions for garnish**




- Begin by combining the chicken, 1 cup of shredded cheese, sour cream, green chilies, and salsa.




- Spray freezer safe/oven safe casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Spoon chicken mixture into flour tortillas, roll and place in casserole dish seam side down.




- Cover filled tortillas with enchilada sauce, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, and black olives and green onions if desired.

- Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until heated through.

- OR -

- Cover and freeze for up to 3 months before reheating and serving. To reheat and serve, allow prepared dish to thaw in refrigerator prior to cooking. *Placing a frozen glass dish in a preheated oven may cause glass to break.**