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Chicken Fajita Foil Packets

July 16, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Chicken Fajita Foil Packets Recipe

Enjoy seasoned veggies and moist chicken the healthier and easier way. The chicken and veggies are perfectly cooked inside a foil packet with it’s own steam. Then, because you cooked them in a foil packet, there’s no heavy pots or pans to clean. Chicken Fajita Foil Packets are a win win every which way you look at them, and only 245 calories per serving.

Healthy chicken fajitas

Eating healthy has never been easier with these fajitas. I love Mexican food, but let’s face it, it’s not always low-calorie or healthy for you. No special equipment is needed here, the food is simply steamed inside some aluminum foil.

This version of chicken fajitas not only keeps it healthy, but …

Homemade Green Chicken Enchiladas

June 20, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Homemade Green Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

I’ve been living off these Homemade Green Chicken Enchiladas ever since I first came across the recipe. They’re so easy to make and a great way to use leftover chicken. More importantly, they’re super scrumptious.

The enchilada sauce adds the green color and a tangy flavor. Make them mild to hot depending on your pain tolerance, and they taste just as fantastic the next day as leftovers.

What a great way to use leftover chicken. Add to that some Monterey Jack cheese, diced green chilies, a couple spices, and wow. It’s dinner time at my house. I can smell the oregano and cumin now smothered in that green enchilada sauce. …

Slow Cooker Chicken Curry

May 14, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Slow Cooker Chicken Curry Recipe

Simply scrumptious, this Slow Cooker Chicken Curry recipe is both delicious and easy to make. Tender pieces of chicken breast slow cooked to perfection in a curry sauce made with onions and bell peppers. Add in the coconut milk, tomato paste, and crushed red peppers for some bold flavors in an uncomplicated meal.

Inspired by my Braised Chicken Curry recipe, I wanted to make a version in my crock pot. Cooking in a crock pot is so great, especially at the end of the day when you’re tired, hungry, and the food’s already done. This easy recipe fills your kitchen all day with delicious aromas that’ll leave your mouth watering. Come dinner time…

Braised Chicken Curry

May 3, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Braised Chicken Curry – Recipe

Enjoy this meal of complex bold flavors with tender chicken thighs. Braised Chicken Curry is a hearty meal with added cauliflower served over fragrant basmati rice. The chicken has a crispy golden skin and the sauce is delicious with a touch of heat. Smells and tastes delicious!

Curry adds a strong fragrant aroma through your kitchen, which makes cooking with the spice wonderful. Furthermore, the flavor it adds to any dish is just as great. The flavors all come together with the crispy golden skin from the chicken, and you cook…

Cheesy Chicken Casserole

April 16, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Cheesy Chicken Casserole – Recipe

Cheese lovers will love the combination of queso dip and cheddar cheeses in this easy to make casserole. Leftover chicken is perfect for this dish. Together with some pasta and fresh broccoli you’ve got a delicious meal. More importantly, the queso dip brings the zing to the table in this Cheesy Chicken Casserole.

This is a go-to kind of recipe, mostly because it’s so versatile. You can make it exactly as the recipe says, or you can change some things based on what’s in your pantry. I used the small shells for my pasta, because that was all I had that day, but other pastas work great, too. For example,…

Onion Chicken and Veggies Foil Packets

August 24, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal 1 Comment

Onion Chicken and Veggies Foil Packets Recipe

Super happy to be sharing this healthy recipe with you, it’s one of my favorites. Low calorie Onion Chicken and Veggies Foil Packets is an easy meal to make and it’s great every time. Sealing and baking the meal in foil allows the chicken to stay moist and the bold flavors of the onion soup mix blends beautifully together with fresh veggies. The added bonus is that there won’t be much to clean up when you’re done…just throw the foil away. Yay!

Start with the foil

I eyeball the foil when I tear it out, but plan on approximately 15″ per packet. The idea is to load the items off center so that you can…

Crunchy BBQ Chicken Nuggets

June 21, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal 1 Comment

Crunchy BBQ Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Eat these Crunchy BBQ Chicken Nuggets as an appetizer or an entree, but definitely eat them. An easy recipe that was inspired by my BBQ Onion Chicken Bake only I made the chicken pieces smaller. The BBQ sauce/mayo coating under the fried onions keeps the chicken moist as they bake while the outside gets nice and golden-brown crispy.

Ok, let’s do this…

Foil line a shallow baking pan and spray with cooking spray. Have your chicken breasts cut up into 2-inch cubes and salt and pepper them. Next, in a medium sized bowl, mix your mayo with the BBQ sauce and roll the chicken pieces in the sauce mixture to evenly coat. Lastly, chop the fried onions into smaller…

BBQ Onion Chicken Bake

June 5, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal 2 Comments

BBQ Onion Chicken Bake Recipe

Crunchy on the outside, moist and tender on the inside, BBQ Onion Chicken Bake is simply delicious. The added bonus is that it’s baked, so it’s healthier than if it were fried. Did I mention it’s easy to make and only takes a short time to bake? Perfect for those busy nights when you don’t feel like cooking.

Let’s put this together.

Salt and pepper the chicken breasts. Then using a medium sized bowl, or plastic bag, mix the BBQ sauce and mayo together. Add the chicken to the sauce until they are coated on all sides evenly. I use my …

Easy Savory Chicken Stew

December 23, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Easy Savory Chicken Stew Recipe

A chilly night and not much time for making dinner? Try this Easy Savory Chicken Stew. It’s delicious and easy to make, plus it doesn’t require you to spend hours in the kitchen. Serve it with some dinner rolls or maybe a quick salad. Serving it alone is just fine, too, although I’m hard pressed to not add buttered crackers. Your kitchen will smell wonderful and everyone will be asking, “What’s for dinner?”

Making Easy Savory Chicken Stew

Start with your soup pan or Dutch oven. Cook the onion and celery until tender, then you add your cooked shredded chicken. Buy a cooked chicken for this step, or use leftovers. This can easily become a …

Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders

November 19, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders Recipe

When I make chicken I intentionally make a lot so that I have a lot of leftover chicken. So what to do with it? Here’s a great recipe for those busy week nights when you want a delicious meal. Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders uses shredded chicken with your favorite BBQ sauce on a roll or bun. Using a small pint-sized slider bun makes it fun for pint-sized kids, too. Add some lettuce, tomato, and onion for a colorful scrumptious meal.

Shredded Chicken

Two big chicken breasts were cooked, but I only used half for this recipe. Read on for what I did with the other half. Just in case you don’t already have some leftover chicken, let’s cook these…first, they were …

Shredded Chicken Tacos

November 19, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Shredded Chicken Tacos Recipe

Is it Taco Tuesday yet? I love good tacos with lettuce, avocado, tomatoes, a sprinkle of cheese, and guacamole salsa! So good! Super easy! Totally satisfying! Shredded Chicken Tacos are the perfect meal to make when you have leftover chicken. In another post I talk about cooking the chicken. I used half of the chicken making Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders, and here we’ll use the other half to make Shredded Chicken Tacos. It’s nice to have something cooked that can be used multiple ways during your week so you don’t get tired of the same thing night after night.

Taco Toppings

Wow…there are probably enough taco toppings to write a book about. Keeping it simple is my motto, so I buy fresh ingredients that I find locally and that are in season. It’s also about personal preference. I don’t care for raw onions, but you might love them. Listed are my personal favorites are, but please let…

California Chicken Salad 4-ways

July 21, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

California Chicken Salad 4-ways recipe

I love a good chicken salad sandwich on a hot day and my California Chicken Salad 4-ways fits the bill. It’s great on toast, as a lettuce wrap, on a croissant, and as a salad topper.

Why 4 ways? It was lunch time and I only had one piece of sour dough bread left, so I decided to toast it with a little butter and put my chicken salad on top. YUM!

Come dinner time I wanted some more, but now what? Well, I found out how good it was as a lettuce wrap. I would have preferred romaine or butter lettuce, because of their shape, but I had iceberg so I went with it.

The next day I was thinking about how good the chicken salad would be on a buttery croissant and oh, yes it was!

Lastly, I had some baby spring mix lettuce, but I was out of my ranch dressing and thought it might be good using the chicken salad instead. Another success.

There are probably lots of interesting ways of serving this chicken salad, but I stopped when I realized I had eaten it all.

Making Chicken Salad

Use fresh ingredients. It will look better, taste better, and stay down better. Ha! Ok, so I went the easy route and bought a cooked chicken from my local market. I started with the breast meat and added dark…