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Chicken Nuggets

Chicken NuggetsThanks for checking back at Pure Homemaking, I hope you make yourself at home!

Many of you might remember my article that I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the dangers of eating conventional chicken nuggets. I specifically broke down all of the ingredients in McDonald’s nuggets, but sadly they are not alone. The junk that I mentioned that was in them is not just in nuggets, but can be found in many pre-packaged food-like substances.

So in order to avoid all of the junk while still allowing my children to eat the foods that they like, I came up with a healthy version of chicken nuggets. And guess what? It’s easy too! Who knew? What I suggest doing is to make a large batch of this and freeze them so you can have a healthy meal on hand when you feel yourself giving into the drive-though temptation that we have all felt. Serve them with some raw carrots or celery sticks for some added crunch. [Read more...]

Chicken and Veggies Julia Child Style

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This is a variation of Julia Child’s Poulet en Cocotte Bonne Femme. Or for those of you that don’t speak French it’s Casserole-roasted Chicken with Bacon, Onions and Potatoes.  I also added leaks, ginger, mushrooms and white wine.  I took a risk with the ginger. I wasn’t sure how it would go with with the bacon. But the way I did it the ginger flavor was just enough to add depth to the dish without overwhelming it. This was very good. In a very gourmet sort of way.  This will please a crowd for sure. My family full with 3 picky eaters tore it up. [Read more...]

Super fast Gingered Chicken and Rice

This was really good! I had decided to make chicken and rice at the last-minute because I remembered that I had some left over chicken from making broth the other day that I needed to use up. I always use the breast and the dark meat separate and I had dark meat left over. I really prefer having the dark part of the chicken for things like chicken and rice because I think it has more flavor.

So this was super simple, fast and good! Great combination right! Great for a I have no time but must make dinner weekday meal. The only thing that you might not have on hand in the ginger. But you must have it for gingered chicken and rice. Other wise it would just be plain old chicken and rice. Which is good, don’t get me wrong. But this was special because of the ginger. [Read more...]

How to Cook a whole Chicken in the oven

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Ok, apparently a lot of people are afraid of cooking a whole chicken. I say it’s time to put on your big girl (or boy!) apron and conquer that fear.  Because there’s nothing to be afraid of! I think that the first time I attempted to cook a whole chicken was shortly into my marriage when we had NO money and needed to stretch the buck.  I was 20. So if I can do it at 20 then you can do it now! [Read more...]

Knock your socks off White Chicken Chili

White Chicken Chilli

Ok. This is the first time I have ever made white chicken chili. Not really sure why because it’s super easy and so good you want to do a little dance. I’m not joking. My friend gave me the recipe that she got from somewhere and I did my own thing and the result was off the hook. For real [Read more...]

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