Anybody got any good meat and chicken recipes?

am planning a dinner party of 10 people or more I need ideas on what I should make...Anybody got any good meat and chicken recipes?
There are so many wonderful things you could have!





Pasta is always a favorite! It's not too expensive and guests are always impressed! You could do a make-ahead pasta like manicotti or lasagne. Here are a few. (You may need to double, etc. to serve the number of guests you will be having.)





Manicotti





1 package Hillshire Farm Italian Sausage (Mild)


1 (12 ounce) can tomato sauce


1 can tomato paste


1 can water


salt and pepper


1/2 teaspoon garlic powder


1/2 teaspoon oregano


1 box fresh mushrooms, sliced


Filling


1 container ricotta cheese


2-3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded


1 cup parmesan cheese


1 package frozen spinach, chopped or 8 ounces fresh spinach, chopped fine


1 egg


salt and pepper


1 box manicotti, boil as directed on package





Squeeze out of casing into hot kettle.


Brown.


Add tomato sauce, tomato paste and water.


Add salt, pepper, garlic powder and oregano.


Put mushrooms in 30 minutes before preparing dish.


Stuff Manicotti with cheese mixture.


Put some sauce on the bottom of 9 x 13 pan.


Place Manicotti in rows so they're not touching each other.


Pour remaining sauce on top.


Top with some Mozzarella.


Put in oven at 350F degrees until it bubbles.





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Here are a few other make-aheads:





Five Cheese Pasta


Kosher salt


2 cups heavy cream


1 cup crushed tomatoes in thick tomato puree


1/2 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano (1 1/2 ounces)


1/2 cup shredded imported Italian fontina (1 1/2 ounces)


1/4 cup crumbled Italian Gorgonzola (1 1/2 ounces)


2 tablespoons ricotta cheese


1/4 pound fresh mozzarella, sliced


6 fresh basil leaves, chopped


1 pound imported penne rigate pasta


4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter





Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.


Bring 5 quarts of salted water to a boil in a stockpot.





Combine all the ingredients except the penne and butter in a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Drop the penne into the boiling water and parboil for 4 minutes. Drain well in a colander and add to the ingredients in the mixing bowl, tossing to combine. Divide the pasta mixture among 6 shallow ceramic gratin dishes (1 1/2 to 2 cup capacity). Dot with the butter and bake until bubbly and brown on top, 7 to 10 minutes.





(You can leave the gorgonzola out! I have done that when I am feeding folks that don'tlike it!)





edit: I put this in one big casserole to heat...





This is a really easy, wonderful alfredo recipe. You could add steamed broccoli and/or chicken breast, even sauted shrimp to make it more elegant:





Creamy Alfredo Sauce





8 ounces dry fettuccine pasta


1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese


3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese


1/2 cup margarine


1/2 cup milk


1 teaspoon garlic powder


1/4 teaspoon dried basil


1 pinch ground nutmeg


Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.


In a medium saucepan, combine cream cheese, Parmesan, margarine, milk, garlic powder and basil and stir over low heat until smooth and creamy, 10 to 15 minutes. Toss sauce with pasta and sprinkle with nutmeg. Serve.





Here are some other great pasta favorites of mine:





Fettucini Carbonara





1/2 pound bacon


1/4 cup whipping cream


4 beaten eggs


1 pound fettucini, cooked


1/4 cup butter, melted


1 cup grated parmesan cheese


1/4 cup snipped parsley


Heat oven-proof serving dish in 250 degree


oven. In skillet cook bacon till crisp. Drain; crumble. Heat cream till just warm. Remove from heat; beat in eggs. Toss pasta with butter. Pour egg mixture atop. Toss till well-coated. Add bacon, cheese, and parsley; toss to mix.


Sprinkle with pepper. Serves 6.











Chicken Scampi


1/2 cup butter


1/4 cup olive oil


1 tsp dried parsley


1 tsp dried basil


1/4 tsp dried oregano


3 cloves garlic, minced


3/4 tsp salt


1 Tbsp lemon juice


4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, sliced lengthwise into thirds





In a skillet heat the butter and olive oil on medium high heat until butter is melted. Add parsley, basil, oregano, garlic and salt and mix together. Stir in lemon juice.


Then add chicken pieces and saute for 3 minutes or until white. Lower the heat and cook for about 10-15 mintues or until chicken is cooked through. More butter can be added if needed. Serve chicken over hot angel hair, or other pasta and pour some of the sauce over it all.





Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta





2 servings 25 min 10 min prep





2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips


4 ounces linguine, cooked al dente


2 teaspoons cajun seasoning


2 tablespoons butter


1 thinly sliced green onion


1-2 cup heavy whipping cream


2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes


1/4 teaspoon salt


1/4 teaspoon dried basil


1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper


1/8 teaspoon garlic powder


1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese





Place chicken and Cajun seasoning in a bowl and toss to coat.


In a large skillet over medium heat, saut茅 chicken in butter or margarine until chicken is tender, about 5 to 7 minutes.


Reduce heat add green onion, heavy cream, tomatoes, basil, salt, garlic powder, black pepper and heat through.


Pour over hot linguine and toss,with Parmesan cheese.





Traditional Shrimp Scampi


Preparation time: 30-35 minutes but if you purchase your shrimp already peeled and de-veined the prep time should be reduced to about 15 minutes. Serves 6-8.








Ingredients:


2 pounds medium-size fresh shrimp (either 16-20 count or smaller ones), peeled and de-veined or unpeeled and un-deveined


1/4 cup chopped green onions


1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley


4 cloves garlic, crushed


3/4 cup butter, melted


1/4 cup dry white wine (chardonnay or pinot grigio)


2 tablespoons lemon juice


3/4 teaspoon salt


1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper


Parmesan cheese, freshly grated





Instructions:


Peel and de-vein shrimp unless you purchased P %26amp; D shrimp. You may choose to butterfly the shrimp as well (see note below)


Saut茅 green onions, parsley, and garlic in butter until onions are tender


Reset heat to low and add shrimp. The shrimp should be added in a single layer on the pan (cook two batches if necessary or use two pans).


Continue cooking, stirring frequently for 4 to 5 minutes


Remove shrimp with a slotted spoon to a serving dish and keep warm


Add remaining ingredients to butter mixture and simmer for 2 minutes


Pour butter mixture over shrimp





Serve this shrimp recipe over linguine or Angle Hair pasta. If you wish to do likewise, cook about 1 pound of the pasta of your choice. She then adds freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top.





These shrimp are also excellent when served over rice.








Spicy Shrimp Scampi


Preparation time: 20 minutes. Serves 4





Ingredients:


2 pounds of scampi (shrimp) Use P %26amp; D shrimp (peeled and deveined) or clean, peel and de-vein the shrimp yourself


Flour


4 tablespoons of olive oil


2 cloves of finely chopped garlic


1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper


1 ounce Brandy (you can buy a 1 ounce bottle of brandy at most liquor outlets)


1 cup of tomato sauce


Pinch of salt


2 ounces of butter


Fresh parsley, chopped





Instructions:


Lightly coat the shrimp with flour


Heat the oil oil in a large skillet over medium heat


Add the shrimp, garlic, crushed red pepper and saut茅


Pour brandy into pan and ignite with a long lighter (stand back as it will flare up and do not flame the pan under cupboards or near other flamables)


Add the tomato sauce, a pinch of salt and simmer for 2 minutes


Add the butter to thicken and shake the pan to combine


Add salt if needed


Sprinkle with parsley before serving and Parmesan cheese if you wish.





And you have to have the best sides. Here are my favorites:





Homemade garlic bread:





1 cube real butter


3-4 cloves garlic, minced





Saute together about 5 minutes.


Spread on fresh sliced french bread with a pastry brush. Heat under the broiler until light brown. Yummy!!





Caesar Coleslaw





1 pkg pre-made coleslaw


1/4-1/2 cup shredded parmesean cheese


1/2 pkg caesar croutons


1 bottle creamy caesar dressing





Toss first three ingredients together. Add enough dressing to coat. It's even good the next day!





If you want a great, but easy lasagne recipe, use the one one thepioneerwomancooks.com. It is really great. Also, you might want to look around on that site. Another of her favorites of mine is Chicken Spahetti. It is to die for!Anybody got any good meat and chicken recipes?
Smear pork chops with brown spicy mustard then flour them, brown in frying pan in oil. When done, put in a baking dish and pour a can of Cream of Mushroom Soup over the top, cover and bake in the oven for at least 30 minutes - serve with rice or potatoes.





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Chicken Italianio (easier than it sounds)





3 lbs chicken breasts, cut up


3-6 tbsp salad oil


12 garlic cloves


1/2 cup dry white wine


2 tsp salt


1/2 tsp pepper


1/2 tsp dried rosemary leaves


1 medium-sized onion, sliced


4 medium-sized tomatores, cute into wedges


1 8 oz pkg spaghetti





In 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, in hot salad oil, cook chicken and garlic until golden brown on all sides, about 20-25 minutes. When done, add wine, salt, pepper, rosemary, onion and half the tomato wedges; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender. Skim fat from liquid in skillet (if there is any). Add remaining tomatores; heat through. While this is simmering, prepare spaghetti as label direct.





To serve, drain spaghetti; place on large platter. Spoon chicken mixture on top of spaghetti.
Well I have this resipe that everyone who eats my chicken , eeither asks me to make it for them, or wants the recipe to make it, so since I seen your question,I am gonbna share my secret with you.lol You nees party wings, 2 bags for 10 people, trust me, cause once they start eating them, they won't stop. You season your chicken as you would to either fry it or bake it, in a pan sprinkle brown sugar all over the chicken to cover every piece. Then you take soy sauce and drench the brown sugar. just be careful to not use to much, you will make it salty. but I cant give you actual measurements, I just know because th brown sugar will start to melt. Then you cover it with foil and place it in a 400degree oven and cook them for about 1 hr and 30 min. take the foil off and stir the chicken around. then cook them again for another 1 hr. then let sit for a few minutes and serve with white rice, or whatever rice you would like. Enjoy!! I call it Tif's Teriyaki Chicken..lol You can name it after yourself..lol!
Pork loin is very impressive, fairly easy to cook and if you can find it on sale...very affordable. You could serve with mashed potatoes (or mashed sweet potatoes) and baby carrots or, my favorite...grilled asparagus





Check the link below...they have tons of recipes for pork loin.
My husbands favorite is my chicken pesto. It takes about 20 minutes to throw together and its incredible. I will try to figure what youll need.





8 chicken breasts, chunked up small or sliced up thin


2-3 lbs of linguine type noodles, or egg noodles whatever you prefer


2-4 jars of pesto, depending on size of the jar, if they are small get 4 and eyeball it


2 bags of pinenuts


Shallots and Garlic





Slice up the chicken, shallots and garlic. Get the water on for the pasta.





Over medium high heat, put a little olive oil in a pan and saute the chopped shallots and garlic, add in the chicken and saute until done. Set that aside.





Once the pasta is done cooking, drain it and return it to the pan. Add in the chicken, pesto, and pine nuts. Flip that around a bit to heat everything through and distribute the pesto. That's it!!





I serve this with garlic ciabatta bread and salad. This recipe gets raves and people think it took all day :) Enjoy!
Here are some good recipes that call for some type of meat or chicken:


Sweet and sour chicken:


http://www.ehow.com/how_2242775_easy-del鈥?/a>


Pasta with chicken, vegetables, and alfredo sauce:


http://www.ehow.com/how_2242593_rotini-p鈥?/a>


Italian sausage sandwiches:


http://www.ehow.com/how_2242300_italian-鈥?/a>
This is my FAVORITE thing to make...and when I serve it to guests, they always ask for the recipe. It's very rich though!


http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chicken-and鈥?/a>


If you don't like this one, look around on that website for other ideas, I get all my recipes from this website, it's one of my fav sites! You can find a main dish, sides, drinks and desserts, pretty much everything you need for your dinner party!


Also, for parties with that many people there's always steaks or burgers, but that's a little predictable. Good luck!