Two Economical Chicken Recipes - Marinated Gourmet Baked Chicken & Chicken Divan

Chicken has always been a favorite American food. It is also one of our healthiest meats. If you are looking for new ways to serve chicken to your family and friends, give these recipes a try. The Marinated Gourmet Baked Chicken will serve ten making it great for a crowd or large family. The Chicken Divan is always a good choice and might be a good way to get your children to eat broccoli.

MARINATED GOURMET BAKED CHICKEN

10 boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves

2 cups sour cream

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

2 tsps salt

1 1/4 tsps paprika

1 1/4 cups fine bread crumbs

butter, melted

Place chicken in a shallow baking dish; set aside. Combine the sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, salt and paprika. Pour mixture over the chicken and turn chicken breasts to coat. Cover the dish and refrigerate overnight. The next day, coat the chicken breasts, one at a time, in the bread crumbs being sure to coat both sides. Butter a baking pan and place the chicken pieces in the pan. Cover and chill 1 1/2 hours or longer. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 1 1/4 hours or until golden and tender. Baste with melted butter occasionally during baking.

Yield: 10 servings.

CHICKEN DIVAN

8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

1 pkg (10-oz) frozen chopped broccoli

Vegetable oil cooking spray

1/4 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted

1/4 can cream of potato soup, undiluted

1/2 cup milk

1 1/2 tsp lemon juice

2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

Put chicken in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring chicken to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink; drain well. Chop chicken and set aside.

Cook broccoli according to the package directions, omitting the salt and the butter; drain well.

Spray a 2-quart baking dish with nonstick vegetable oil spray and put broccoli in bottom of dish. Place the chopped chicken over the broccoli. In a small mixing bowl, combine the cream of chicken soup, cream of potato soup, milk, and lemon juice. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the top. Bake in a 350 degree oven for approximately 25 minutes or until heated through.

Enjoy!

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