Bored Cook In The Kitchen

Tried and true recipes, new twists on old favorites, and new dishes to expand my family's palate.

Category Archives: Chicken

Chicken Cordon Bleu – Inside Out & Easy

I learned early on in my marriage that one of my husband’s favorite dishes was Chicken Cordon Bleu.  I also learned early on that it’s a pain in the neck to make.  Getting everything rolled up inside the chicken just perfectly, making sure to bread it fully so that everything doesn’t seep out.  After awhile [...]

Broccoli, Chicken & Cheese Braid

If you have ever been to a Pampered Chef party you have probably eaten this simple but delicious dish.  The first time I ever had it was at my sister in law’s house one Christmas a few year’s back.  Not long after that I attended a Pampered Chef party my friend had and enjoyed it [...]

Slow Cooker Chicken With Broccoli

I found this recipe in one of my cookbooks and realized as I was making it that it was no longer going to really resemble the original recipe at all.  I think the original recipe was a good foundation for this dish, but it needed more.  A lot more.  All three of my children have [...]

Roasted Chicken With Vegetables

I love making a roasted chicken, and I always try to change it up and do something different with it when I roast one.  This version is one I make when I’m pressed for time because it’s basically just a one pot meal.   A few years back I saw Paula Deen on Food Network where she [...]

Chicken Noodle Soup For The Soul

Yesterday was a damp, rainy, miserable day.  The perfect day for some homemade chicken soup.  I’m a big soup eater and I could pretty much live on soup alone on a daily basis.  This is just one version of chicken soup that I love to make, but I have another version with rice that I will share [...]