Friday, August 31, 2012

Orange-Glazed Cornish Hens


4 Cornish Hens, thawed
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 cup. frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup honey


1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wash hands. Rinse hens with cold water & pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle hens with salt and pepper; place in oiled roasting pan. Wash hands.

2) Roast hens 30 minutes. Combine orange juice concentrate, ketchup and honey. Baste hens with glaze. Roast, basting every 10 minutes, 40 minutes longer or until internal juices of chicken run clear. (or insert instant read meat thermometer into thickest part of chicken. Temp should read 180 degrees). Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Refrigerate leftovers immediately.

Prep: 10 min. cook: 70 min  servings: 8

Friday, August 24, 2012

Cheesy Bacon Chicken




Boneless, skinless Chicken Breast (as much as you want)
Bacon (however much you want)
Cheese
Onions (or onion salt/powder)
Garlic (or garlic salt/powder)

From the ingredients you can really do whatever you want with this. It's not an exact recipe. You can also add green peppers or BBQ sauce, whatever you want. Its pretty hard to mess up.

1) Cook bacon & crumble it.
2) Cook the onions or green peppers in the bacon grease (if using them). Then cook the chicken in the grease adding any garlic/onion salt/powder you want.
3) Put cooked chicken in baking dish. Add onion/ green pepper mixture to top. Sprinkle on crumbled bacon. Add cheese. Put in heated 350 degree oven till cheese is melted.
4) Enjoy!