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I didn't feel like cooking so I decided to have some frozen Chicken Fingers from Walmart that I had bought. I cooked up 4 pieces, got my dip ready (Thousand Island dressing) and sat down to enjoy my little meal. I picked up one of the chicken fingers and took a big bite. Almost instantly, my eyes starting watering, I had snots coming out of my nose and my mouth felt like it was on fire!! I ran for the milk and swallowed down about 8 ounces.
I looked at the package and saw it was "Spicy" chicken fingers I had bought. Holy shit, I couldn't believe how spicy these things were! I couldn't finish the 4 pieces due to the spiciness. I ended up tossing 2 of the pieces.
The next day I gave the rest of the bag to this guy who works maintenance here. I told him they were pretty spicy, but he just laughed at me. That was a couple of days ago. I saw him today and asked him what he thought of the chicken fingers. He replied "What the fuck are you trying to do to me? Those fingers were hotter than Hell.". He continued "I took the first bite and I had tears running down my face. I wasn't expecting anything like that".
The moral of the story is, if you like SPICY, try the Walmart Spicy Chicken Fingers. If not, stay the hell away from them, I know I am.
I looked at the package and saw it was "Spicy" chicken fingers I had bought. Holy shit, I couldn't believe how spicy these things were! I couldn't finish the 4 pieces due to the spiciness. I ended up tossing 2 of the pieces.
The next day I gave the rest of the bag to this guy who works maintenance here. I told him they were pretty spicy, but he just laughed at me. That was a couple of days ago. I saw him today and asked him what he thought of the chicken fingers. He replied "What the fuck are you trying to do to me? Those fingers were hotter than Hell.". He continued "I took the first bite and I had tears running down my face. I wasn't expecting anything like that".
The moral of the story is, if you like SPICY, try the Walmart Spicy Chicken Fingers. If not, stay the hell away from them, I know I am.
With the heat hitting New England later today, we're going to be looking for quick, non-oven dinners to make for the next 3-4 days. Tomorrow, for example, is going to be taco spaghetti.
HSanders HSanders
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sounds good,what is involved?
I have one that's a one pan version and takes me less than a half hour from start to finish, and one that's a slow cooker version.
Here are the links to the two base versions that we started with (modifying them for our family can sometimes really change dishes in ways that might throw others off), and you can find others with options you might prefer, as well:
One skillet version that I started with a while back
Slow cooker version that we used as a jumping off point
They are both easy to put together, and neither one takes a whole lot of time, as long as you have a cheese grater that works. Heck, if you don't want to be shredding cheese, there are even versions that use Velveeta that you can just cut into cubes (not something my family would be into, as we go for a blend of 5 cheeses when we make it, which is just the sort of over the top modification that my family likes to do).
I hope that's helpful, and what you were looking for in an answer. If it's not, my apologies. To say that I'm not currently wide eyed and bushy tailed would be a significant understatement.
HSanders HSanders
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oooo that skillet version sounds delish. i'd do ground chicken and probably a different pasta. i'm usually too messy of an eater to wrangle spaghetti...
i'm with you on the velveeta...
thanks @Deus Irae !
i'm with you on the velveeta...
thanks @Deus Irae !
I like easy meals. I don't want to make mealtime a big production when I'm the only one eating it.
A very simple thing to make is called "Italian Hamburgers" :
Fry up a hamburger, heat up a can of Stewed Tomatoes, toast your bun or bread. Put hamburger on the toasted roll/bread, cover with the stewed tomatoes and put a slice of mozzarella or American cheese on top. ( Optional: melt cheese in microwave) Served open faced.
Very easy and quick meal, but pretty good.
A very simple thing to make is called "Italian Hamburgers" :
Fry up a hamburger, heat up a can of Stewed Tomatoes, toast your bun or bread. Put hamburger on the toasted roll/bread, cover with the stewed tomatoes and put a slice of mozzarella or American cheese on top. ( Optional: melt cheese in microwave) Served open faced.
Very easy and quick meal, but pretty good.
I call them the "Quick and tasty" meals. We started making it a real thing back when I was living in Florida. Pubix used to sell a packaged pot roast in a tomato based sauce (they still might, but I've not been back in a while, unfortunately). We brought one home, gussied it up with some easy additions, tossed it over some egg noodles, and (for us) a food genre was born.
I tend to do the same - occasionally I do like to cook a bigger meal, though.
One pot cooks/bakes are a time saver. Also - set it and forget it is nice. I use the sous vide function on my Instant Pot. Vacuum seal (separately) two or three chicken breasts with some herbs, then sous vide to 150F. Takes about 2 hours, but you don't need to do anything. What you get are perfectly cooked, incredibly soft chicken breasts. Now you can freeze them. Great for quick wraps / salads, toss in pasta.
edit: Speaking of pasta - you like Alfredo? Watch youtube's Jean Pierre. He shows how to do the easiest Alfredo sauce - 1 sauce pan, cream, parmesan, pepper, and a wooden spoon. That's it.
When it's hot, instead of heating up the place by cooking in the oven, I'll use my crockpot. I cook all kinds of meals in there including chicken, meatloaf and other assorted meals. One of my favorite crockpot meals is making chicken tacos. I cook the chicken breasts with a little bit of water and taco seasoning for about 4-5 hours on low. I shred the chicken serve it in a heated tortilla with lettuce, tomatoes and Mexican blend cheese.
I have two slow cookers, and I like the results except there is often a weird (metallic, maybe?) after taste sometimes. It's clean (operating room levels), power is good, temps are good. Any ideas?
I haven't experienced anything like that.
Might just be my palate.
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Ingredients:
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1 can of lemon pie filling (21 ounces)
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