Baked Chicken Recipes

Quick appetizers are always a Godsend on busy days.  These two recipes are quick and easy and loved by children of all ages.  We’ve all heard of chicken fingers.  That’s probably one of the top choices of kids when they go out to eat with Mom and Dad.  Rachel Ray came up with another cute recipe for kids called “Chicken Toes“.  I’ll include both here so you can choose which you think your guests would like best.

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Well boy and girls, the big day is just about here!  If you are having a Super Bowl party, baked chicken recipes can be your friend, since you an be doing lots of other things while the oven does all the work.  No doubt about it – America has gone crazy for chicken wings.  I remember when I was in college, our local grocer used to sell these for 19 cents a pound!  Not so any more, but they are always readily available.  I’ve shared with you Betty White’s sort of Teriyaki wings and my favorite Buffalo wings.  These Super Bowl wings are one of those baked chicken recipes that really go over big with people who don’t care of the heat of the Buffalo wings.

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Chicken gourmet appetizers are always a hit at parties.  One thing I like about them is that they freeze well, so they can be made well ahead of time and can usually be baked from frozen just before your guests arrive.  Many people who have not made them before are too intimidated to try to make them.  They really are not at all difficult to make.  All an empanada is is a stuffed pastry.  The root word “empanar” simple means to wrap in bread.   Many countries throughout the world have some version of an empanada.  The US has turnovers.  Italians have calzones.  The Brits make their pasties, etc.

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Well, it’s hard to believe, but we are just a month away from Super Bowl 2010!  It’s coming up February 7th in Miami.  I thought I would pass along one of the baked chicken recipes I always make for Super Bowl – Betty White’s Mahogany Chicken Wings.  These are absolutely sticky, messy and out of this world delish!  They always fly off the platter.  I’ve even served these at room temperature and they are just as good.

Well, here comes New Year’s Eve again!  This year really flew by!
I started making this boneless chicken recipe for Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps a few years ago and now my husband wants them every News Year’s Eve.  This is one of those yummy simple recipes that Paula Deen is known for.  Does anyone remember her from the tv show a few years back called “Ready, Set, Cook!”?  I loved that show.  I always thought she was such fun and I’m so happy for her that she made it big on her own.

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I have so many recipes for chicken wings, but this honey chicken recipe for Roasted Honey-Orange Drummies is different than the run of the mill wings you can get everywhere.  In this recipe you will want to use just the drummettes – those being the largest section of the wing.  You can usually find these in your supermarket with the rest of the chicken packages.  This makes a great tidbit to serve with drinks.  The recipe calls for 1.25 pounds of drummettes, but I usually double it.  They go fast – believe me!