Sunday Chicken

A generation or two (or three) ago, Sunday dinner wasn't Sunday Dinner without chicken. At one time, chicken was more expensive than it is now (comparatively speaking), so it was reserved for the big meal of the week.

And so, without further adieu, I present chicken...

Chicken in Wine

One of my numerous inventions before I moved out on my own.

2 onions, chopped

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

2 T butter

2-3 lb. chicken, cut up

1 tsp mustard

1/4 C red wine (note)

1 tsp Worchester sauce

1/4 C milk or water

3 T honey

1/2-1 C cornmeal

3 1/2 C tomatoes

6 oz. can tomato paste

salt, pepper, spices to taste (note)

Brown onions & garlic in butter. Add 2 T honey to milk or water. Dip chicken in milk & honey, then in cornmeal. Add to onions & garlic. Mix other ingredients & pour over chicken. Cover & simmer until done (about 45 minutes). Serve over brown rice.

NOTE: Alcohol-free wine, water or tomato juice can be used in place of the wine. For the spices, I used a mixture of oregano, marjoram, thyme, savory, & ground lemon peel, for a total of about 2 T (not including salt & pepper), though any spices can be used.

Fast Chicken Curry

1 C sour cream

2-5 oz cans boned chicken

4 T butter

2 T flour

1 1/2 tsp. curry

1 small can pineapple, crushed

1 lb. cooked string beans

salt & pepper to taste

Melt butter slowly & add chicken. Stir constantly & heat thoroughly. Add flour, curry, salt & pepper. Add enough water to make thick cream sauce. Add pineapple, string beans & sour cream. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Serve over boiled rice with hot rolls & tossed salad. Serves 4. Time about 1/2 hour.

Chicken Special

One of my inventions.

2-3 lb. chicken, cut up

3 T oil

1 onion, chopped

2 T butter, melted

2 1/2 T peanut butter

salt & pepper to taste

8 oz can tomato sauce

1 C water

16 oz package peas & carrots

Brown chicken in oil. Put in casserole or baking dish. Sauté onions in butter. Put on top of chicken. Add salt & pepper, tomato sauce, water & peas & carrots. Top with peanutbutter. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Mexicorn Chicken

Another one of my inventions.

2-3 lb. chicken, cut up

3 T oil

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 T wheat germ

12 oz. can Mexicorn

1 can condensed tomato soup

1 C water

1 T soy sauce

1 T honey

Brown chicken to oil. Put in baking dish. Brown onion, garlic & wheat germ, stirring. Pour over chicken. Add mexicorn, soup, water, soy sauce & hone. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.