G.G. always made this. G.G. is my dad's mom and we are good friends.
She is a wanna-be chef, so she follows a recipe a little closer. She grates the onion, cooks and removes the chicken and then cooks down the liquid, etc etc...
I'm not that interested in recipe s-t-e-p-s, so I try and condense as many as possible. GRATE an onion??? Ain't nobody got time for that!!!
Anyways, I always make sure that I have the ingredients for this in my pantry, cause I love it that much, and it's an easy go-to meal for me.
WARNING: I don't measure, I guesstimate, so if you are an exact-recipe-amount kinda girl (or guy) I apologize in advance.
Ingredients:
chicken (I usually use 2 large breasts)
chicken stock (enough to cover chicken)
white wine (optional...just add extra broth if you omit)
small onion or 1/2 a large one
1 can cream of chicken soup
tablespoonful of sugar
1/4 or so cup of mayo (hellman's of course!)
splash of lemon juice
potato chips
Directions:
1. Cook chicken in liquids (stock and wine). I believe the technical term for this is "poaching".
I have little kids, so I cook the chicken a little bit, then cut it into bite-size pieces and finish cooking.
2. Mix the rest!
Years ago I was given something like this as a wedding present:
I love it, it has come in handy more times than I can count. I used to use the immersion blender to make baby food out of whatever was for dinner, it was so great!!! [On a side note...this is a much better investment for 'homemade' baby food than the high priced gadgets they market specifically for that use.]
Anyway, see that little R2D2 looking attachment? I put the small onion in there and chop it, then I add the mayo, a spoonful of sugar, a splash of lemon juice, and the can of condensed soup (Rachel Ray would be very disappointed in me).
I WHIR it into oblivion.
Then I add it to the chicken and it's lovely liquid on the stove and stir it together.
Put all of that goodness into a casserole dish
Bake it at 350 for, like, about 45 minutes.
Crumble some potato chips up and sprinkle on the liquidy top for the last 5-10 minutes of baking.
[note: this is not as crumbly as I like my chips to be on top...but Josh did it AND took the picture...so I'm not complaining, just sayin is all]
Serve over steamed (or microwaved) broccoli and rice and voila! dinner!!!
[Yes, that's a well used kiddie plate, what do you expect!]
I like this especially saucy so I use a ton of broth (like 3/4 a box full). If you don't like to pour sauce over the veggies and rice, use less! See how I do?
Ok, if you try it and love it, tell me! If you try it and hate it...I don't know what to say....!!!
Have a Wonderful Wednesday!
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