Recipes to Share

I follow a sugar-free and carb-free eating plan and sometimes it just gets hard to find new recipes.   I hope you like these 2!  🙂

Family-Style Chicken

1 4-pound chicken, cut into 8 serving pieces (or whatever pieces you like)  ETA: I cook it with the skin on so as to keep the moisture inside.  Then tell everyone they can take the skin off as they eat it!     😉

1 tsp salt

1 tsp paprika

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp poultry seasoning

½ tsp ground oregano

1/8 tsp garlic powder

4 bay leaves

Preheat the oven to 350’F.  Lightly coat a roasting pan w/ vegetable oil spray.   (I use my 13 x 9″ pan.)

Place the chicken pieces in the center of the pan and sprinkle each piece evenly with the ingredients.  (I find it much easier to mix the spices in a custard cup first, sprinkle over the chicken, then tuck in the bay leaves.)

Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour.

Baste with the drippings.  Continue baking uncovered until well browned, about 1 hour more, until the meat is falling off the bones.

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Baked Spinach

(this is really my SIL  Sue’s recipe for Spinach Quiche, doubled, and how I make it.    😉  )

2 -10 oz. pkg. frozen spinach, thawed and drained (liquid squeezed out)
6 oz. Swiss cheese, grated
2/3 c. Parmesan cheese
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (or ham bits)
4 eggs
1 ½ c. yogurt
½  c. cream

½  c. water (added to cream)

1 T. flour
½   t. each of salt (optional), pepper (or less)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Spray an 8×8” pan with PAM if desired.   Beat the eggs in a bowl with a whisk.  Add yogurt, cream, and water.  Add remaining ingredients and stir well.  Pour into pan.  Bake 35-40 min. (375 degrees).  Cool 10-15 minutes before serving.

I hope you enjoy!   🙂