Misfitmorgan's Journal - That Summer Dust

[misfitmorgan]

Stocking the pantry and freezer is always a good feeling. Next year will be even better when you have a garden.

I hope so!

Ouch! I hope you get that coyote. And once you do, you can go over and help Miss @rachels.haven get her problem coyote!

Might be a bit of a drive

Sounds to me the DH needs a southern style gun rack on his rear window and tote a rifle on it, so when he pulls up he already has it handy.....
We are working to get a garden going here too....working to clear some areas for it and to open up the canopy to let more sunshine through...to those areas....

He won't carry a gun in his truck to tempting for someone to steal it and the cops harass you here even though open carry is legal. We will get the coyote.

 

[misfitmorgan]

So I made a really awesome recipe up(i think) DH, our friend and I loved it.

We dont like the texture of most store bought white meat chicken so I had a package of chicken breasts that were not good for cooking whole unless they were slow roasted or stewed for a long time. So i decided to grind it up and make chicken burgers. OMG they were so good and reminded me of thankgiving. So i thought I would share the recipe here since we have had it twice in 2 weeks.

1lb of chicken burger
season to taste (salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, poultry seasoning)
2 large onions
2 apples (i used honeycrisp)
4 hamburger buns
yellow mustard to taste
plum jam(could use cranberry jelly, plum jelly, most berry jams/jellies)

Mix chicken and seasoning then form 4 patties and cook on medium high without oil in a good non-stick pan for about 10 minutes, flip halfway thru cooking. Peel, core and thinly slice apple(1/4" or so). Peel and slice onion(1/2" or so) fry apples and onions on medium heat in 1tsp of oil seasoning with pepper(no salt) until onion are starting to caramelize and apples are tendercrisp. Toast hamburger buns(whatever way you to like too...oven, toaster, dry pan).

Put yellow mustard on the bottom bun, your chicken patty, then fried apples and onions on top, then jam/jelly on the top bun and enjoy. We use extra friend apples and onions as a side.

Now i have a picture but you will have to excuse the dirty plate(i forget to get a picture before eating my first burger and apples and onions side.) Also we like a lot of pepper because we dont use much salt so go lighter if you dont like a lot of pepper.

If you don't like mustard try it with the mustard anyhow, you need it to balance the sweetness. I'm not a big fan of mustard but loved it on this burger.

 

[Baymule]

That sounds good.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Yum!

 

[Bruce]

Chicken and apples! We have a lot of apples, DW was given a whole bag of Macs and whatever our little tree in the yard is produced a lot this year (never has before and is at LEAST 10 years old. 2 weeks ago I made chicken and apple salad (no recipe, just put stuff together) and it was quite good, doing it again tomorrow. I bet your chicken burgers were great!

 

[misfitmorgan]

Chicken and apples! We have a lot of apples, DW was given a whole bag of Macs and whatever our little tree in the yard is produced a lot this year (never has before and is at LEAST 10 years old. 2 weeks ago I made chicken and apple salad (no recipe, just put stuff together) and it was quite good, doing it again tomorrow. I bet your chicken burgers were great!

Chicken salad with apples is my favorite kind. My "recipe" is apples, grapes, celery, onions and walnuts or pecans...its soo soo good.

Sweet or fruity stuff just goes so well with chicken.

 

[farmerjan]

Good use for those "blase' " chicken breasts that you don't care for @Baymule . I might have to try it with the ones I have.

 

[Bruce]

Yep. DW isn't all that fond of roast chicken (DD2 "allows" one meal with chicken per month) but she's OK with it in salads, stir fries, etc. She really liked the chicken and apple salad. I could add some onion, have plenty of that. No grapes or celery (I don't think) and I'm not putting nuts in it, not a big fan of that much "crunch" in my salad.

 

[farmerjan]

Tell DD2 that you "allow yourself" to have as many chicken meals as you want since it is your house, you pay the bills and if she does not contribute to the household budget, then she has little to say about the food. Does she mean she only allows herself "one meal with chicken a month" ?
Pardon me, but what is the difference if it is in salads and stir fry's, from a "meal"??? Honestly, that has me stumped.

Chicken is chicken, and if in a stir fry or a salad, it is still the main protein of the meal.... I can understand it if your wife isn't that fond of it.... there are some foods that I am not overly crazy about, and don't make often.... but I am also the Chief cook, bottle washer, income provider, food grower, and all the other things that go along with providing the room and board that I enjoy.

 

[Baymule]

That's how I make my chicken salad too, only I never put apples in it..... sounds good! Got to have pecans in it!