Cooking For Engineers

july1962 · Guest

I reallly don't like eating chicken on the bone, so I'm wondering about using chicken breasts or chicken tenderloins. I know they'll cook faster than with the bone in, so I wonder if I could just put them in frozen to slow down their cook time.

Dilbert · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 1303 Location: central PA

off the bone will cook a bit faster - I would recommend cooking the rice/liquids longer in the pan before assembling and putting in the oven vs. using frozen pcs.

Guest · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:08 pm Post subject:

If you dont like it, dont eat it. I on the other hand LOVE my double cheeseburgers from Burger King and LOVE mommas home cooked meals. You dont have to eat it, so why you so uptight about it? Go home and make yourself a salad.

anonymous new · Guest

Food = politics y'all! It's true!

Guest · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject:

Goodness, I scroll down and see a huge flamewar tangent going over several years. The internet is always amazing in the tangents any subject can bring.

Definitely a basic recipe that needs modification to shine. I just jam a lot of onions, garlic, carrots, potato, mushrooms, etc and chicken, go heavier than one cup of rice (I prefer short grain), add a little basil and what not. The basic recipe is a great start, just as long you have chicken+moisture+rice+vegetables+spice you have something to eat.

The suggestion of using a substitute for the cream of mushroom is good. Maybe even just some diluted cream.

seefishbee · Guest

just scrolled thru this L-O-N-G thread, and was VERY entertained. just threw 3 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts over risotto rice and dumped a can of store brand low sodium cream-of-mushroom + one cup milk over it. skipped the in-pan veggies, i like em' separately. its in the oven now, and i think its gonna be good. i may try for cream-of-tomato nex time for variation. thanks for an interesting read everyone. peace! Big smile

Bjeans · Guest

What's interesting is why such a logic-based group would respond to someone who is clearly a troll. (Google it if you're not familiar with the internet usage.) Illogical.

Only other thing is I count more ad hominem attacks as coming from the right than the left but that's besides the point.

Neat recipes, by the way. And many easily tweaked to make them lower in fat, higher in good carbs, lower in salt, should that be your cuppa.

carnac · Guest

First, this is a great website, and I refer to it all the time - I have it bookmarked for those moments when I say to myself "Now what am I going to do?" Thanks very much!
Second: When you are in a car wreck, when you are hospitalized, when you are in extremis, what's the first thing the medical professionals do? SALINE SOLUTION!!! That's right, salt!
I'm going to keep a supply of this chicken handy for the next traffic accident I come across - "Excuse me, Ma'am, have a little of this chicken; it'll help you live longer."
Ignore the trolls; keep cooking!

Grandma Deb · Guest

For what it's worth, I couldn't read completely through all of the controversial comments due to a bad heart from eating the wrong food all my life. Teasing

My two cents; for what it's worth, is if you want to try and get people to change, just post a healthier version and let them know if they want less sodium and fat, try this. No need to condemn or make anyone feel like a lemming. Thanks for all of the nice comments and suggestions to the original poster. Have a great day! Smile

Guest 2 · Guest

Make sure you use a pan that is big enough to get the chicken and rice evenly spread out. Otherwise the rice will be undercooked and some parts of the chicken will still be raw/pinkish.

Guest · Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:10 am Post subject:

Seems like a great recipe. I truly enjoy the detailed photos. I will have to give this a try.

Guest · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:43 pm Post subject:

HOLY CRAP. You just can't get on any site that permits feed-back without a war going on!!! Guess that's the fun of it huh? Disbelief

Well, it's simple, yummy, and just like mom used to make. What could be so bad about that? (I'm sure you could come up w/ something...)

Thank you

DisgustedNAZ · Guest

For cryin' out loud, this is a cooking blog. Not a political blog and certainly not an invitation for anyone to be rude. If you do not like the recipe, go to another site. The internet seems to have become one big haven of bullies. Check this out, mr. anonymous:

https://majicmarc.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/jerks-on-the-internet/john-gabriels-greater-internet-dickwad-theory/

JGGIDT...Google it if the link doesn't come through.

Please go away. Oh, and thanks for almost ruining my hunt for a freakin' recipe.

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May I say...THANK YOU

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Thremnir · Guest

Wow, flaming flamers Smile

I'd just like to quote some Plato.

"Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance"

I got the above quote from the "Eat Dangerously Cookbook", written
by two fine resisters . . Lewis & Velloso. Cool