Easy Chicken with an Italian Twist

  • 1.5 lbs uncooked chicken, thawed
  • 1 can diced tomatoes – undrained
  • 1 TBS minced garlic, the kind from the fridge
  • 1 box chicken or herb stuffing mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 8oz mozzerella cheese

Preheat oven to 350. Combine stuffing mix, garlic, tomatoes, water & chicken. Put into a greased 9×13 pan. Cook about 35-40 minutes. Remove and then cover with cheese. Put back into oven for another 10-15 minutes. Make sure your chicken is cooked throughly.

Killer deal

I do most of my shopping, with the exception of meats, at the local Walmart super-center, meats, I usually get somewhere else because of price, and beef quality. However.. Today while doing my weekly shopping I noticed that my local walmart has 10lb bags of chicken leg quarters for $5, this works out to 50 cents a lb. So I got one, it is currently on the stove boiling, and once done, I will skin and bone it and divide the meat in to meal size portions, put in zipper bags and freeze.

I think I will go pick up at least one more in the next day or two and get those put up too. I can’t pass up the price and it makes dinner prep that much easier. I can pull a bag of already cooked chicken out of the freezer and make rice and we have chicken and rice. or make enchiladas out of it and with the chicken already done, that is more than half the work.

Check your local stores for deals, a lot of stores are putting freezer items on sale so that they have the space to put out turkeys for the holidays, maybe a store near you has a really great deal too.

New Take Chicken Bake

  • 2 lb chunked chicken
  • 1 6oz pkg of chicken stuffing mix
  • 15 oz can of diced tomatoes undrained
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup mozzerella cheese shredded
  • 1 – 1 1/2 cups mild salsa

Preheat oven to 375. Combine chicken, stuffing mix, tomatoes, garlic, water & basil. Press into 9×13 pan. Cover with cheese. Cover pan with aluminum foil. Bake for 30-40 minutes until chicken is done. Take out. Remove foil. Cover with salsa. Serve.