Chicken

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos/Flautas:

These are a favorite with our family! My kids can’t get enough of them. I used to always make them with corn tortillas, but since discovering my sulfite allergy, I’ll be making them with my homemade flour tortillas. Serve with guacamole. Read More

Chicken Broth:

My mother-in-law always makes the best soups and broths, but she has no official recipe. This is what she gave several years ago, when I asked her how she makes her chicken broth. I’ve been very pleased with it! Read More

Chicken Enchilada Casserole:

I usually make an enchilada casserole rather than enchiladas, as it’s a lot easier to layer than individually roll. This time, I made all of my ingredients from scratch (nothing out of the can: salsa verde and diced green chiles. I did, however, buy my chicken thighs – I wasnt’ quite up to raising my own chickens and all that’s required to turn those birds into usable thighs or breasts.)…So, here is my sulfite-free version of chicken enchiladas. Although, when I made them, I was too impatient to wait, so I didn’t turn it into a casserole. I made my own flour tortillas and guacamole and served it burrito style. I also didn’t want as much cheese as I would normally use in a casserole, as I’ve read that cheese naturally has sulfites in it. Serving everything in a burrito-bar fashion allowed everyone to put as much or as little of whatever they wanted in their burritos. It worked for me! Unfortunately, we ran out of guacamole before I realized I still needed to take pictures. Read More

(Not Pictured Yet – I haven’t had a chance to make all of the recipes again since I’ve started my blog, but it’s coming!)

Chicken Kurma (Korma):

One day, I was at my pastor and his wife’s house and had the opportunity to taste some authentic Indian food that his mother had prepared. It was amazing! When next I saw his mother, I asked her for the recipe. She cooks out of love (i.e. no recipe), so I was forced to go on-line to get a basic recipe and then sit down with her and go over it together. She changed things here or there. This is the end result. It is fantabulous! Read More

Chicken Soup:

My mother-in-law makes the tastiest soups! Again, she doesn’t use recipes, but I was able to get her to give me a list of basic ingredients and then I fiddled with amounts. You can add noodles, barley, or rice if you want. I like mine just like this. Read More

(Not Pictured Yet – I haven’t had a chance to make all of the recipes again since I’ve started my blog, but it’s coming!)

Herb Parmesan Chicken:

This is a very simple recipe, yet flavorful. One night, I really wanted parmesan chicken, but didn’t have the energy to go to all the work, so I threw this together. My family loved it. It sure made the house smell good, too. Read More

Lemon Thyme Roasted Chicken:

I had bought two whole chickens and wanted to do something different than I had been, so I experimented with a lemon chicken. I was very pleased. My husband is not a big fan of lemon chicken, so I kept the flavoring on the mild side, splitting the rub between two chickens. I would have loved it the full flavor, but wanted to respect my husband’s preferences. I planned on using the second chicken to make baked creamy chicken flautas, so didn’t want the chicken to have too strong of a flavor. Also, I used the bones of both chickens to make some chicken broth. So, splitting the amounts worked perfectly for all three needs for my family. Read More

Orange Chicken

I love Chinese food! There is something about the crisp breading covered in a sweet and tangy sauce that is just so delicious! Eating out hasn’t always been in our budget, so I’ve learned to cook some of my favorite restaurant dishes at home. Now, I’m altering all of those recipes to accommodate my sulfite-free needs. To do this dish, I had to come up with many sulfite-free recipes, but it was worth it! I am so glad to have it part of my dinner repertoire once again! I love it so much, that I make a big batch, so we can have leftovers. I don’t tire of it and neither does my family. This recipe has multiple steps to it. It can all be done in one afternoon or you can make the sweet orange marmalade and barbecue sauce ahead of time. Read More

Tortilla Soup:

I love the flavors in tortilla soup. I used to make a wonderful tortilla soup from 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes cookbook. I’ve altered that recipe here to accomodate a sulfite-free diet. One of the great things about this recipe is that you can make everything fresh purposely for this recipe or you can use up your leftovers from the chicken enchilada casserole or from a roasted chicken! Most recently when I made this, that is exactly what I did, using the leftover juices and chicken from the casserole, which I had instead served burrito style. Read More