Author: mcdougalfavorites

  • Chicken and Dumplings

    1 stewing hen
    2 cups plain flour
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    2 tablespoons shortening or oil
    ¾ cups water or milk
    1 small can Pet milk

    Cut chicken into pies, put in large pot with cover, cover with water and cook on top of stove until chicken is tender.  Remove chicken and season broth with salt and pepper.  Debone chicken, cut into pieces and set aside.  Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and shortening with pastry cutter or fork.  Add water or milk and mix together.  Roll out on floured board until thin, cut into squares,  Drop into slow boiling broth (push each one into broth to coat so they don’t stick together).  Add chicken.  Cook about 15 minutes.  Cover and let set about 30 minutes.  Add about half a can (or more) of Pet milk.  Stir and serve.

    Note:  I usually use canned biscuits cut into fourths with kitchen scissors for dumplings when I am in a hurry.

  • Chicken Pot Pie

    Filling

    1 frying chicken
    1 can cream of chicken soup
    1 can cream of celery soup
    2 cup chicken broth
    1 can mixed vegetables, drained
    Salt and pepper

    Cook and debone fryer.  Place chicken chunks in large casserole dish  Bring soups, broth, and vegetable to boil.  Add Salt and pepper,  Pour over chicken and let set 45 minutes or longer.

    Crust

    1 stick margarine
    1 cup self rising flour
    1 cup buttermilk

    Melt margarine; add flour and buttermilk.  Mix and pour over chicken mixture.  Bake at 400 degrees until crust is brown.

  • Apricot Chicken

    6 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
    1 jar apricot or apricot-pineapple preserves
    2 tablespoons lemon juice concentrate
    ¼ cup soy sauce
    ½ teaspoon ginger
    ¼ teaspoon mace
    Dash salt

    Place all ingedients into slow cooker on low for 4 hours.  Serve over cooked rice.

  • Oklahoma’s Easy Enchilada Casserole

    3 cans cream of chicken soup
    1 small can green chilies, diced
    2 cans Swanson Chicken Breast
    1 cup milk
    1 bad Doritos chips
    1 (16 ounce) package cheddar cheese, shredded

    In a large pot, combine coup, chilies, chicken, and milk.  Cook until warm.  Layer chips, cheese, ad the soup mixture in a 9” x 13” baking dish.  Bake at 350 degrees until heated through and cheese is melted.

  • Chicken Cacciatore

    3 chicken breasts
    ½ cup flour
    1 teaspoon salt
    ½ teaspoon pepper
    3 tablespoons olive oil
    ½ medium yellow onion
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 (20 ounce) jar tomato sauce
    3 medium zucchini, chopped

    Dust chicken with flour, salt, and pepper.  Saute in olive oil until cooled.  Shred chicken into small to medium pieces.  Put chicken back into pan adding, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, and zucchini.  Simmer covered for about 20 minutes.  Continue simmering for additional 10 minutes uncovered.

  • Chicken Enchilada Casserole

    1 can cream of mushroom soup
    1 can cream of chicken soup
    ½ can tomatoes (Rotel) with green chilies
    1 dozen flour tortillas, broken in pieces
    1 frying chicken, cooked and deboned
    1 onion, chopped
    2 cups cheddar cheese, grated

    Blends soups, tomatoes and broth in blender.  Alternate layers of tortillas, chicken, onion, cheese and soup mixture in large, greased, ovenproof bow.  Ending with cheese.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  I never can use all the tortillas,  I stand some up edgewise on top.  Looks pretty when browned.  6 servings.

  • Nana’s Applesauce Cake

    2 ½ cups applesauce
    1 cup sugar
    2 tablespoons butter
    3 pinches baking soda
    1 teaspoon nutmeg
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1 teaspoon allspice
    ½ teaspoon cloves
    2 ½ cup flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/c cup raisins, seedless
    1 pound dates, chopped
    ½ pound mixed fruit
    1 ½ cup nuts, chopped
    1 pinch salt

    Mix all above ingredients.  Pour into greased baking dish.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes.

    Note:

  • Fudge Mayonnaise Cake

    2 cups flour
    1 cup sugar
    1 ½ teaspoon baking doda
    1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    4 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened
    1 cup mayonnaise
    1 cup water
    1 teaspoon vanilla

    Mix dry ingredients together.  Add mayonnaise, water, and vanilla.  Stir just long enough to mix.  Pour into cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

    Note:  This is delicious.  As kids we were amazed that grandma put mayonnaise in a cake.

  • Wacky Cake (An Old Southern Recipe)

    1 ½ cup flour
    3 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    ½ teaspoon salt
    1 cup sugar
    1 cup cold water
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    5 tablespoons shortening or butter, melted
    1 tablespoon vinegar, any king

    Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl; make three holes.  Put vanilla in first hole; shortening in the second hole, and vinegar in the third hole.  Add water and mix well.  Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

    Note:  You can make this cake even if you’re out of milk and eggs.  My grandma gave me this recipe.  It did not mention a pan size.  No matter the pan size, they knew when it was done—if a broom straw inserted in the center came out clean, it was done.

  • Holy Cow Cake

    1 box German chocolate cake mix
    1 jar caramel sundae sauce
    1 can sweetened condensed mil
    1 (16 ounce) carton Cool Whip
    1 package Skor candy chips
    1 cup pecans, chopped.

    Prepare cake mix according to directions on box.  Bake at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Mix caramel sauce and sweetened condensed milk dogether.  When cake comes out of the oven poke holes in the cake with the handle of a wooden spoon.  Fill holes with mixture.  When cake is completely cooled, frost with Cool Whip and top with Skor chips and pecans.