Roast chicken and gravy

Not sure why I can't get this photo to load right,
so just tilt your head when you look at it! :)

I forgot to take a picture before we started eating it!
I just love how it came out all nice and brown!
It was very yummy! Two thumbs up!

Found the recipe here !

For the chicken:
1 3 lb whole chicken
4 garlic cloves, sliced lengthwise into thirds
1 sprig rosemary, leaves stripped off
3 Tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp Lawry's seasoning salt
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1/4 tsp kosher salt
A few grinds black pepper

For the gravy:
All pan drippings
2 cups low-sodium chicken stock
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup flour

Set oven to 375 degrees.

Pat the chicken dry. Gently lift skin and loosed skin from the breast. Slip in garlic slices and rosemary leaves and distribute evenly over the breast.

With your hands, spread mayonnaise evenly over the entire chicken. With the breast side up, evenly sprinkle seasoning salt, poultry seasoning and salt. Add a few grinds of black pepper. Press toothpicks into the chicken where you loosened the skin to put the garlic and rosemary in. Place bird on the rack of a roasting pan. Cover loosely with foil. Roast for 2 1/2 hours, removing foil after one hour.

Remove roasting pan from the oven. With two fork, gently lift the chicken and set onto a cutting board to rest while making the gravy. For the gravy, pour and scrape all drippings from the roasting pan into a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken stock, poultry seasoning and red pepper flakes. In a small bowl, whisk together butter and flour. Once the chicken stock mixture is simmering, whisk in butter flour mixture. Gravy should thicken. Once thickened, simmer gravy for an additional 5 minutes. Taste and add salt if needed.

Once the gravy is finished and the chicken has rested, remove toothpicks, carve chicken and set on a platter. Serve chicken with gravy and rice or mashed potatoes.

Yields enough chicken and gravy for 5 servings.

Here is "Apple" enjoying a drum stick!

Everyone in the family loved this chicken!

Chicken Pesto Pasta

This was very good! I think next time I will use a little less pasta so there is more sauce!

You can find the recipe here!

3/4 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup pesto

1/4 cup grated parmesan

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 box cooked pasta

3 cups cooked chicken shredded or cubed

Cook and prep your chicken and pasta to your liking and combine in a bowl. Set aside.

For the sauce, bring your heavy cream to a boil, stirring constantly, it will come to a boil fast. Let this boil on medium heat for 4-5 minutes until it thickens up. Add your pesto and stir. Add your parmesan and stir until most of the cheese is melted in the sauce. Add your salt and pepper, not too much as the pesto and cheese have a lot of flavor by themselves.

Pour your pesto cream sauce over the chicken and pasta, and stir to combine.

Lemon Curry Chicken

We had a wonderful Christmas and I have many pictures and videos that I will soon be posting. I thought I would share this recipe in the meantime! This is a Family Favorite! My kids love it! Hope you enjoy it too!

Lemon Curry Chicken

1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
6 boneless skinless chicken breast
1/2 cup butter +
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon curry powder

In a bowl combine flour, salt and cayenne pepper, coat chicken. Pour 4 tablespoons melted butter in 9x13 pan, place chicken on butter and bake for 30 minutes at 350º Then combine brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, soy sauce, curry and 1/2 cup butter, heat thoroughly. Pour over chicken bake 30 more minutes basting every 10 minutes with pan juice. Serve with rice.

Another Chilli Recipe

This is the chili recipe I used when everyone was over for "Apple's" Baptism. It is very easy to make, but you do have to plan ahead. I got this from cousin Andreas blog, Thanks Andrea!

3 cups dry pinto beans (I used a combination of pinto, black and kidney)
1 Bay leaf
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1lb. Hamburger
1 onion
1 8oz. Can tomato paste
1 15oz. Can stewed tomatoes, drained
¼ Cup chili powder
2 Tablespoons brown sugar

1. Soak dry pinto beans in water overnight. Drain.
2. Place soaked beans in water. Cover with water.
3. Add: 1 Bay leaf, 2 teaspoons salt, ½ teaspoon garlic powder
4. Cook 8 hours on low.
5. Cook 1lb. Hamburger until no longer pink. Skim off fat. Add 1 large,
chopped onion. Pour into beans.
6. Add: 1 8oz. Can tomato paste, 1 15oz. Can stewed tomatoes, drained,
¼ Cup chili powder, 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
7. Cook until hot and thickened.

Taco Salad

This is a family favorite, and super easy to make. Sometimes I double the batch and freeze half of it. You can put it in the crock pot for about 4-6 hours on low(which is what I like to do) or let it simmer on the stove top for about 45 minutes. This is also great if you are having a family gathering, you can make this and have everyone bring a topping! Hope you enjoy this as much as we have!

1 lb ground beef
1 small onion chopped
1 package of dry taco seasoning
1 cup of water
1- 28 oz. can of kidney beans
2- 8 oz. can of tomato sauce
1- 6 oz. can of tomato paste
2-3 bay leafs
1 tesp. garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Brown ground beef and onion together, drain off fat. Combine all ingredients in a pot or crock pot.

Serve over Frito.

Top with:
Cheese
Olives
Green Onions
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Sour Cream
Avocado
Salsa

Corn Dog Muffins

When I first saw this recipe I didn't think it sounded very good. Why I decided to try it I don't know. It was surprisingly good! I really liked them. My son will eat them but my daughter is a little more pick. She likes them separate. Here is the recipe.

1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup corn meal
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
3 Tablespoons butter

Combine flour, sugar, corn meal, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and mix. Combine milk, eggs, oil and butter in a small bowl and mix well.


Add 1 cup of cheese. The recipe says to use 9 hot dogs cut in half and stick them in the middle of the muffin. I like to cut up the hot dog and mix it in the batter and I do not use 9 hot dogs.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. lightly grease muffin tins. fill muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes. Enjoy!!

Macaroni & Cheese Recipe

I got this recipe from my aunt. It is my favorite mac & cheeses recipe! It had been a while sence the last time we had this so I made it for dinner and was amazed at how much my kids eat. We had no leftovers. The next night everyone wanted more so, I made it again.

2 cups of milk
1/2 teaspoons of salt
2 Tablespoons of cornstarch
2 Tablespoons of butter
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
Heat on medium heat until thick.

Add 2 cups of grated cheese
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
1-2 Tablespoons dry onion
Mix until cheese is melted. Mix with cooked macaroni (2 cups dry)
Top with Italian style bread crumbs.
Bake at 350 degree for 20 to 30 minutes!

It is really good when you mix in some Ham!

Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff

This is a very easy recipe and very delicious. The whole family loves this! It calls for mushrooms, but we make it with out and it is very good. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.

6 whole boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 package dry Italian dressing mix
12 ounces of cream cheese
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
12 ounces sliced mushrooms (optional)

Put chicken in slow cooker and sprinkle with dry dressing. Cook on low for 5 hours. Mix together cream cheese and soup (I use my electric mixer). Add to chicken with mushrooms. Cook until warmed through and mushrooms are done to your liking, about 30 minutes. Serve over rice.