Frugal Recipe: Chicken in Cream Sauce

I tried a new recipe tonight for supper, and it turned out great. As usual I altered as I went to keep the recipe tasty and frugal. I guarantee you this tasted like a gourmet restaurant recipe. It was devine!

Chicken in Cream Sauce Recipe

 A couple chicken breasts split in half (technically you could use any cut of meat with the skin removed)

1 packet of corn beef (like the inexpensive little Hormel packets)

1 container of mushrooms

1 onion finely chopped

1 TBLS veg. oil

2 TBLS margarine

2 TBLS flour

1/2 cup of sour cream

1 pinch nutmeg

1 pinch salt and pepper

1 TBLS chicken broth granules

1 cup milk (this is appx. I just add slowly from the carton until I have the saucy consistency I want)

Cook the onions slowly in the veg. oil until they are soft, then add the mushrooms. Add the salt, pepper, chicken broth granules, nutmeg. Melt the margarine and add 2 TBLS flour, then the sour cream and enough milk to make a creamy sauce. Cut the chicken breasts in half the long way (again) and wrap in corn beef. Place in a baking dish and top with the sauce. I cooked mine in this great clay dish, for a nice presentation (we had dinner guests) Bake at 350 for about 1.5 hours until chicken is cooked and the sauce is bubbly. I topped my serving dish with a little paprika and green onions. It was melt-in-your-mouth good!

101 Things to Do With a Ham

glazing the hamOk, well maybe I don’t have a total of 101 things to do with a ham, but I’ve come up with some great ideas to use up a ham this week.

When ham was on special at Easter-time, I bought the largest spiral ham I could find. I stuck it in the freezer until today.

Little does the ham know the plans I have for it. Shhh. Read on, but don’t tell the ham.

 

 

 

Tuesday:  Bake and eat with garlic mashed potatoes and grilled sweet potatoes

Wednesday: Use leftover ham slices with swiss cheese to fill homemade Chicken Cordon Bleu, over rice.

Wednesday: Make double batch of Chicken Cordon Bleu to deliver to friends who just had a baby.

Wednesday: Use some ham to grind with pickles and onion to make a sandwich spread for the kids to pack in their school lunches this week.

Thursday: Scalloped potatoes and ham. Make a double batch and freeze one pan for another day when I have less time to cook.

Friday: Use the ham bone and dried beans to make a homemade Bean and Ham soup all day in the crockpot. Bake fresh bread to eat with the soup.

Friday: Later, while watching movies, make a veggie/cracker/meat platter for snacks, using up leftover ham spread on crackers.

Saturday: Compost the ham bone.