Here are three easy chicken recipes you can serve your family this week.

 

Chicken Pot Pie

 Ingredients

1 2/3 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup cut-up cooked chicken
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup Original Bisquick mix
1/2 cup milk
1 egg

Directions

Heat oven to 400. Mix vegetables, chicken and soup in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate.

Stir together remaining ingredients with fork until blended. Pour into pie plate.

Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown.

 

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Ingredients

1/4 cup chicken broth
5 teaspoons melted butter
1 large garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon grated fresh parmigiano-reggiano cheese
4  skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 thin slices prosciutto
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Cooking spray

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.

Microwave broth for 20 seconds. Stir in butter, garlic, breadcrumbs and parmigiano-reggiano and set aside.

Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of wax paper and pound each to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt, oregano, and pepper. Top each breast half with 1 slice of prosciutto and 1 tablespoon mozzarella, then dredge in breadcrumb mixture. Place rolls, seam side down, in a baking dish coated with cooking spray. Pour remaining broth mixture over chicken. Bake for 30 minutes.

 

Chicken & Dumplings

Ingredients

1 chicken
2 tsp salt
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk

Directions

Cut up chicken and place in deep pot, barely cover with water, add salt and simmer until meat is tender.

Debone chicken and set aside; reserve the broth.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening. Add milk to make a stiff dough. Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness on floured board. Cut into 1-inch squares, and sprinkle with flour. Drop into briskly boiling chicken stock.

Cover tightly and simmer gently for 35 minutes. Add meat and enjoy.

 
 

This article was originally published in March 2025.