BLT Chicken

Tonight Abel and I tried a recipe that I got from my sister Sydney which she got from Rachel Ray. It is called BLT chicken. B as in Bacon, L as in Leek, and T as in Tomato. It is a good combination of savory (or as Abel would say "umami") and creamy. As I was cooking the recipe, Abel asked what we were going to eat with it.. I had no idea haha. The recipe didn't say to serve it over rice or pasta or anything of the sort, so we decided we would try it over our favorite type of pasta--angel hair. It was super easy and DELICIOSO! So, everyone should try it!!

BLT Chicken
Ingredients:
-chicken breasts or boneless thighs cut into medallions
-4 pieces of bacon
-3 leeks (diced and washed well)
-3 roma tomatoes
-1 1/2 C chicken stock
-1T flour
-1/2-3/4 C cream (depending on how much you want)
- salt & pepper
-dry white wine (I didn't have this, so I didn't use it and it still tasted great)
Directions:
In one pan, salt and pepper the chicken. Place the seasoned side down first and cook until done.
In a second pan, cook the bacon until crispy. Break up the bacon pieces into the same pan and add the diced leeks. Cook these until soft.
When the leeks are soft, add the flour and mix.
Next, add the chicken stock, tomatoes, and pepper to taste.
Then add the cream.
When the chicken is done, remove the chicken from the pan and pour a dash of wine into the pan to remove the chicken drippings.
Pour the drippings and wine into the sauce mixture.
Wa-la! You're finished!
I would serve it over your favorite pasta :)

Chicken Piccatta

So, here's a delicious meal that I think everyone should try. It is from America's Test Kitchen cookbook (which I love). You can look the recipe up on their website or click here. I do two things differently. Number 1- I omit the additional lemon juice. I think that the flavor from the lemon slices is enough. If you want more, I would recommend adding little by little until it's the flavor you want. Number 2- I double the sauce. I do this because Abel and I love to eat it over mashed potatoes, so extra sauce is great on the potatoes. Try it out! You might like it too!

Hainan Chicken and Rice

So, Abel doesn't cook very much, which I think is probably pretty common for the average male college student. But for the past week or so he's been telling me how he's going to cook me dinner-- some singaporean food. So finally tonight he made me this Hainan chicken and rice. Although our pantry is not stocked with all the asian herbs and spices yet, it was still really good! If you want to try it click here for the recipe.