Weird Dinner
So while I was rollerblading I was debating on what I should cook for dinner. My freezer is filled with chicken breasts and I have a decent amount of canned/packaged foods so I figured I’d make something up.
My original plan was to do some sort of ‘Shake and Bake’ although I didn’t have any 1) Shake and Bake Mix or 2) Bread Crumbs so that idea was nixed. I was going to make some stuffing with my chicken, so I scoured my Chicken Stuffing box and, to my surprise, there was a decent recipe on the back.
The recipe itself was just titled “Easy Oven Bake” and it was pretty quick to assemble. As I defrosted the chicken in the microwave, I place half the dry stuffing in the bottom of a casserole dish and put the other 1/2 in a cup of hot water. When the chicken thawed, I cut it into 1 inch pieces and placed that over the dry stuffing. The next step required the use of a can of condensed chicken noodle soup; unfortunately I didn’t have any (who drinks that anymore anyway?) but I did have a can of Healthy Choice Chicken and Dumplings which would work just fine. I was to mix that with frozen vegetables and I just happened to have a quarter of a bag of frozen cauliflower and broccoli. That mixture goes over the top of the chicken (you were supposed to mix in sour cream but I don’t usually carry that on hand), followed by the remaining stuffing on top.
It was supposed to bake in for 30 minutes in a 400 degree oven, or until the chicken was cooked thoroughly. Luckily I had my meat thermometer because it took nearly an hour to cook the chicken until it was done. The stuffing must have acted as a insulator and prevented the dish from cooking as quickly.
It really only took like 5 minutes to prepare and it tasted kind of good. I’d probably make it again if I ran out of ideas, or to just try something new. I think it was rather healthy too, because the only fat in the dish was that in the chicken itself and the stuffing had the carbs. I don’t know how many calories it worked out to be but it was probably a lot, but it was also a lot of food.
