Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps

1 rotisserie chicken, shredded to bite sizes

1 can black beans

1 bunch of fresh cilantro chopped

1/2 t. garlic powder

1 lime (about 1 T.) , Juice

1/2 T chili powder

1 t. ground cumin

2 c. cheese, shredded

1 c. sour cream

1 1/2 c. rice cooked

burrito sized tortillas

Cook Rice and set aside. Shred chicken, add to rice along with black beans, cilantro, garlic powder, lime juice, chili powder and cumin. Stir well together. Next add cheese and sour cream to the rice and chicken mixture. Stir well again. 

Spoon mixture into tortillas and fold. Heat a griddle to medium heat. Spray with some olive oil spray, and place burritos on griddle. once lightly golden brown, turn to other side and cook to desired golden brown.

Serve with Salsa, sour cream and /or favorite hot sauces. 

Poppy Seed Chicken

4-5 chicken breast
2 cans cream of ___________ soup
1 8 oz. package of cream cheese
1 8 oz. sour cream
2 T. poppy seeds

Grill chicken, throw in crock pot with  remaining ingredients. Cook on low 6-8 hours. Enjoy. Tastes great served over rice.

Hawiian Hay Stack Sauce

2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 c. chicken broth or water
2 c. cooked and cubed chicken
Curry powder to taste

Cube and cook chicken. Instead of draining water or broth add soup and stir. Add curry and stir well.

This is great served over rice topped with things like pineapple chunks, chopped olives, onions, diced peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded cheese, just about anything you can imagine up.

Chicken Poppy Seed Casserole

1 tube Ritz crackers (smashed)
1/4 c. butter (melted)
Shredded and cooked chicken (however much)
1 can cream of mushroom/chicken soup
8 oz. sour cream
2 T. poppy seeds

Mix together crackers and butter, spread 1/2 mix onto 9x9" pan. Mix together chicken, cream soup, sour cream, and seeds. Spread over crackers. Top with remaining  crackers. Bake at 350 for 20-30 min. or until there are bubbles around the edges. Serve over rice.

Double recipe for 9x13" pan.

Cashew Chicken

1 lb chicken breasts cut into 1" strips
3/4 c. orange juice
1/3 c. honey
1/4 c. soy sauce
1 T corn starch
1 t. ground ginger
1 t garlic salt
1/2 t pepper
2 T veggie oil
4 green onions chopped
3 large carrots cleaned and sliced
2 celery stalks sliced
1 c. cashews

For sauce combine juice, soy sauce, honey, corn starch and seasonings. Set aside.

Heat 1 T oil until it begins to smoke. Stir fry veggies until onions become fragrant. Remove from wok.

Heat another T oil and stir fry chicken until tender and browned.

Add cooked veggies, nuts and sauce. Continue cooking until sauce bubbles and thickens. serve hot over rice....delish!

Feijoada (Brazilian black beans)

4-6 cans of black beans
1 lb kielbasa sausage sliced
1 lb bacon raw and sliced
garlic for taste
salt for taste
1/2 onion finely chopped, or powdered onion for taste

Combine all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook low 6-8 hours, or high 3-4. Stir occasionally. Serve over rice. Delish!

Chicken Stroganoff

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 T. olive oil
1/4 c. butter
1 med onion chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms sliced
2 T. flour
2 c. chicken broth
1 t. salt or to taste
ground pepper to taste
1 t. Worcestershire sauce
1/8 t. paprika
1 t. dried parsley
1 (16 oz) container sour cream

Cube chicken. Season with salt and pepper if desired.

In large skillet add oil and warm over med. heat. a chicken an d lightly brown. Stir occasionally. When browned remove from skillet and set aside.

Melt butter in skillet and onion and garlic. Stir occasionally until the onion has softened. Add mushrooms and cook 1-2 min.Add flour and stir constantly 1 min. Add remaining ingredients except sour cream but  include chicken. Bring to boil an simmer 5 min. stir occasionally.

Stir in sour cream heat until warm but do not boil.  Remove and serve over warm noodles or rice.