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Preheat oven to 350oF. In a shallow bowl beat egg with
maple syrup. Place oatmeal, salt and pepper on a sheet of
wax paper. Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture, then oatmeal
mixture. Pour oil in shallow baking pan. Place chicken,
skin side down, in oil in baking pan; turn chicken pieces
to coat with oil; leave skin side up. Bake, uncovered, for
approximately 1 hour, or until cooked through.
NACHO NIBBLESServes 6
Ive made this recipe scattering the cheese and franks and
other ingredients over the tortilla chips haphazardly, and
Ive also made it so that each individual tortilla chip has
its own slice of frank, its own chili and its own pepper
and cheese. The second way looks more impressive. The first
way is a lot easier. My son Jose likes to serve this at
parties with his college friends.
8 chicken franks
1 package (16 ounces) tortilla chips
2 cups chili
2 scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup diced green pepper, or mild to hot green chili
peppers
12 ounces grated Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 350oF. Cut franks into thin slices. Place
tortilla chips on large shallow baking pan and top with
frank slices. Dab chili on top, then sprinkle with
scallions, peppers and cheese.
Bake nachos for 15 minutes or until cheese bubbles.
PHOTO: Tucking chicken nuggets into pita pockets and
arranging vegetables are easy steps in teaching children…
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NUGGETS IN A POCKETServes 4
This is an easy sandwich for teenagers to make.
1 package fully-cooked chicken breast nuggets
4 mini pita pockets
prepared Thousand Island dressing or Magic Mixture Sauce
(recipe follows)
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
Bake nuggets following package directions. Slit top of
pita pockets. Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons sauce into each
pocket and fill with nuggets, lettuce, tomato and
additional sauce if desired. Serve with Rick Rack Carrot
Sticks and Broccoli Trees (raw cut-up pieces of carrot and
broccoli).
Magic Mixture Sauce:
In small bowl, combine 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup ketchup,
1 tablespoon prepared French dressing, 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon
curry powder (optional), and 1-2 drops Tabasco (optional).
NUTTY BUDDY CHICKENServes 4
According to the Texas Peanut Producers Board, we
Americans eat 4 million pounds of peanuts each day. Tell
your kids that, as they help you chop the salted peanuts
for this recipe.
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/3 cup bran buds
3/4 cup finely chopped salted peanuts
1 chicken, cut in serving pieces
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
Preheat oven to 350oF. In a shallow bowl beat egg with
milk. Place flour, salt, pepper, bran buds and peanuts on a
sheet of wax paper and mix together. Dip chicken pieces in
egg mixture; then flour mixture. Place chicken in single
layer, skin side up, in shallow baking pan. Pour melted
butter or margarine over chicken. Bake, uncovered, for
about 1 hour or until cooked through.