Best 10 Holiday Chicken Recipes

HOLIDAY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together mayonnaise with paprika and seasoned salt. Blend in dried cranberries, celery, bell pepper, onion, and nuts. Add chopped chicken, and mix well. Season with black pepper to taste. Chill 1 hour.

HOLIDAY CHICKEN AND WILD RICE BAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Add the onion, butternut squash, celery, wild rice, and shredded Walmart® Rotisserie Chicken to a 9x13-inch (22 x33 cm) baking dish.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in the flour and let bubble for 1 minute. Slowly pour in the milk and chicken stock, whisking constantly, until combined. Simmer for 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened and creamy.
• Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, thyme, and lemon juice until combined.
• Pour the cream sauce over the chicken and rice mixture in the baking dish and fold with a spatula until well combined.
• Sprinkle the dried cranberries over the bake, then top with the shredded Parmesan.
• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Uncover and bake for another 5 minutes, or until the cheese is browned. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Garnish with the parsley, then serve.
• Enjoy!

HOLIDAY CHICKEN SALAD MY WAY

Steps:

• Whisk mayonnaise, seasoned salt, and smoked paprika together in a bowl. Stir raisins, water chestnuts, pecans, and green onions into mayonnaise mixture until well-combined; add chicken and stir until completely coated. Season with black pepper. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.

AMARETTO CHICKEN BREAST HOLIDAY STYLE

Steps:

• Mix all of stuffing ingredients together and pour into greased baking dish.
• Lay chicken breasts on top of mixture, heat oven at 350º.
• Baste from time to time with glaze sauce.
• Bake for one hour or until chicken breasts are tender.
• Glaze sauce: combine and heat ingredients slowly in small saucepan.

HOLIDAY CHICKEN & SAUSAGE WREATH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles. On an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan, arrange triangles in a ring with points toward the outside, wide ends overlapping and leaving a 3-in. circle open in center. Press overlapping edges of dough to seal., In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 4-6 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients., Spoon mixture across wide end of triangles. Fold pointed end of triangles over filling, tucking points under to form a ring (filling will be visible). Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Salt and pepper the chicken. Melt butter in a large skillet and brown chicken on all sides. Transfer to a greased 9x13x2 baking dish.
• 2. Saute onions and celery in the chicken and butter drippings until tender. Add cranberry and barbecue sauces. Mix well and cook 2-3 more minutes. Pour evenly over top of chicken.
• 3. Bake uncovered at 350 for 1 1/2 hours or until chicken juices run clear. Spoon sauce over chicken every 15 minutes of baking time. Arrange chicken on a serving platter and pour sauce over all pieces.

HOLIDAY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Lay 4 chicken breasts, not in the baking dish, and top with 1/4 of the spinach and 1 oz of the cheese on each breast.
• Place another chicken breast on top of each one and press down.
• Mix together the flour, salt and nutmeg and then dip the breast"sandwiches" in the mixture, then in the eggs, and then in the cracker crumbs.
• Place in the baking dish and keep each sandwich from touching.
• Bake at 500 for 15 minutes, or until completely cooked.

HOLIDAY CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a large bowl combine the chicken, cream of mushrooms soup, cream of chicken soup, onion, broth, potatoes, carrots and peas. Mix well and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour mixture into three 1-quart baking dishes.
• Melt margarine in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat, stir in flour and whisk. Pour in milk and mix well, then pour mixture evenly over the chicken mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool about 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

HOLIDAY CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• Layer chicken, mushrooms and bell pepper strips in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Drizzle with sherry. Pour pasta sauce evenly over top.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours.
• About 25 minutes before serving, rinse broccoli with warm water to thaw; drain well. Stir broccoli into chicken mixture. Cover and cook on high heat setting 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook and drain fettuccine as directed on package.
• Just before serving, stir cooked fettuccine into chicken mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY ENCHILADAS / HOLIDAY HELPER

Steps:

• 1. Wrap tortillas in foil & warm 10-15 min in 350° oven.
• 2. In a sauce pan, sauté onion & garlic in butter over medium heat until tender & fragrant. Mix in black pepper & 1 cup of the cilantro (or parsley, if using) towards end of sautéing.
• 3. Add 12oz of the sour cream, flour, chilies & chicken broth. Stir to combine thoroughly until thickened & bubbly. Remove from heat & stir in half (2 cups) of the cheese.
• 4. In a separate bowl, add chicken or turkey & mix 1 cup (or more to ensure poultry is coated) of the sauce. Place approximately 1/4 cup of filling mixture atop each tortilla; roll up & arrange (seam side down) in a lightly buttered baking dish. Top rolled tortillas with remaining sauce.
• 5. Bake, covered for 35 minutes in a 350° oven. Remove cover, top with remaining cheese & bake uncovered for an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
• 6. Garnish with optional ingredients & top with remaining sour cream. This goes very well with salsa verde, chunky salsa or red hot sauce.