Home made chicken noodle soup

Love this stuff on a cold night. And its super easy!

What you need:
1-1.5 lbs of skinless chicken (you can do boneless to but if you get bone-in chicken you will have to de-bone it after boiling)
1 bag of frozen mixed vegetables
1 bag no yolk egg noodles
Optional: chicken bouillon cubes or granules

What you do:
Get a huge pot and fill it about halfway with water.
Add chicken and boil.
Once the chicken is cooked fully, you can turn off the heat to let it cool.
DO NOT DRAIN THE CHICKEN BROTH YOU JUST MADE!
If you have to, remove the chicken from the broth and de-bone, otherwise remove the chicken and shred it to small/bite sized pieces and return to the broth.
Add the whole bad of frozen vegetables and bring to a boil.
You may notice that you need more water, you can add some now.
My mom likes to make the noodles separately but you can just add them to the soup if you'd like.
Taste the soup and see if you need to add bouillon.

That's it! You are done!

Like I said this is great for winter and even snowy nights. It also makes a ton so you can save some for later. Its awesome and simple. We had some tonight for dinner.

Chicken salad

I got this recipe from the lady at the deli in Giant. She said that this is how they make the chicken salad they sell. Since making it was much cheaper, I got all the stuff and everyone who has had this said that it is some of the best chicken salad they've had.

What you need:
Mayo
Celery
Onions (I prefer sweet onion but white onion works as well)
Garlic salt
1 Rotisserie chicken

What you do:
Rip apart the chicken (you can cut it too, just make sure the pieces are small enough)
Dice the celery and onion into small pieces
Combine chicken and veggies in a container and add some mayo (add a little mayo, then add more to your liking)
Sprinkle a dash of garlic salt and mix well.
Enjoy

Tips and tricks:
For extra flavor, make it the night before you plan on eating it so all the flavors have time to mingle.
Eat plain, make sanwhiches, wraps (with tortillas or lettuce), whatever.
Tastes great warm and cold (only eat warm with a fresh rotisserie chicken)
Can be made fancier with grapes, c/raisins, or chopped nuts. But it is still good plain. 

I have made this using leftover baked chicken from my other recipe. But I think it is better with rotisserie chicken.

Baked whole chicken

Making this for dinner is my favorite!

What you need:
1 oven stuffer whole chicken (perdue brand is good)
Season salt

What you do:
Preheat oven to 350
Open chicken and remove gizzards; rinse thoroughly.
Put the chicken in a glass baking pan (9x13 works well)
Bake for 21/2-3 hours depending on size
Enjoy

Tips and tricks:
You can use any type of seasoning you want but we use lawry's season salt.
If you have a recipe that calls for chicken gizzards, you can save them.
Most chickens come with a popper that tells you when it is done so you don't have to guess.

Microwave quesadilla

My boyfriend gave me this recipe. Its a great snack, or quick lunch. There is a secret here that makes sure the cheese stays gooey and delicious.

What you need:
Tortillas
Shredded cheese
Other toppings (note: if you wish to add meat to your quesadilla, you have to use precooked meat, you can use raw veggies but they may not be completely cooked)
Optional: salsa and sour cream garnish

What you do:
Get a plate and put one tortilla on the plate
Sprinkle cheese and add toppings
Top it with another tortilla
Get a paper towel, wet it and wring it out or squeeze it so it is only damp (be careful not to rip the paper towel)
Place the paper towel on top of the quesadilla and microwave in 30 second intervals until the cheese is melted
Serve with salsa and sour cream

Tips and tricks:

To make the paper towel part easier, fold the paper towel first, then wet it. Once wet, squeeze excess water out and unfold.
This goes great with my 6 second guac recipe.
Mix it up (I swear this goes with most of my recipes) try differrent cheeses or fillings

You can make more than one quesadilla if you put one on the plate then make another wrapped in the damp paper towel and place it on top of the first one (basically covering both quesadillas)