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Old Crank

(4,851 posts)
Sun May 28, 2023, 10:42 AM May 2023

Chicken bake for dinner

Sort of followed a recipe from the WaPo food person last night.
For 2 people, could easily do it for 3-4 with a different sized pan. The dish I used held 2 chicken legs close without overlap.
took two medium potatoes and sliced them 1/4 inche slices and put them into the bottom of a baking dish. Added two leekd sliced cross ways, Salt and pepper, 1 slice lemon on top. Then two seasoned chicken legs. I seasoned with salt and peper and Marisa spice mix.
Baked at 375 until done.

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Chicken bake for dinner (Original Post) Old Crank May 2023 OP
Is this called, The Old Crank Chicken Leg Bake for Two? Polly Hennessey May 2023 #1
I won't be baking mine Warpy May 2023 #2

Warpy

(113,131 posts)
2. I won't be baking mine
Sun May 28, 2023, 01:58 PM
May 2023

It's the desert and it's getting a bit warm for that, even with an extractor fan.

I have some flabby, skinless, tasteless chicken breasts I cut up and poached with ginger and scallion. I'm going to make a bechamel with the reserved broth (or packaged stock if I've chucked the broth), scented with onion, celery and thyme. I'll dump in the chicken and a cut up carrot and simmer to cook the carrot and let the flavors combine fully. I'll throw in some green peas and mix the lot with broad noodles. It's sort of a deconstructed chicken pot pie with noodles instead of pie crust. I know it's good, I've done it before.

The finely chopped onion and celery cook down into nothing, the carrot and peas provide color and texture, and the chicken stays tasteless but with that sauce, who cares?

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