Melt in Your Mouth Chicken Recipe
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Ingredients: 4-6 Chicken breasts, preferably with bone in (if you are in a hurry, buy a rotisserie chicken and use that!)
2 cans cream of chicken soup (I use the reduced fat)
1 can chicken stock (I use powdered bouillon and mix it up in one of the soup cans with hot water)
3-4 cups of self rising flour (sometimes I adjust based on who I am cooking for. My husband loves the topping as much as the chicken...so I make sure there is plenty of that when I am cooking for him)
Buttermilk (quantity outlined in directions....
8 TB good quality butter, softened
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Directions:Gently poach chicken breasts and cool. Remove bones and shred up the chicken. In a saucepan, warm up the chicken soup a bit and then add the broth. Mix thoroughly and add the shredded chicken and stir. You can add some black pepper, to taste, if desired. Put this in a deep casserole dish. The mixture should be like a very thick chicken stew, not too runny. In a mixing bowl, dice the butter into the flour with a pastry mixer or by fork...you want the butter and flour to be fully mixed and the texture is a bit mealy. Pour in the buttermilk and mix until it looks like runny cottage cheese...gently spoon over the chicken. Bake uncovered at 350º until the crust has risen and is golden brown. Let sit for about 5 minutes before serving. Cooking time is usually between 30-45 minutes. |
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Notes: I never really measure when making this, and adjust ingredients for whatever sized group I am cooking for! I will measure exactly next time I make this dish, and update the recipe accordingly. This is the dish I make for anyone who has been sick or has had surgery, etc...so easy on the stomach and no surprise ingredients that anyone might object or be allergic to! Real comfort food. Got this from our dear Aunt Mary in Reidsville NC, and slightly modified it by using two cans of the soup with one can of broth, vs her original directions to use 1 can of soup and two of broth. I found that version to be a bit too runny/messy, and the topping bakes better if it sits more firmly on the thicker chicken and gravy.
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