Monday Morsels

One of the skills that I've acquired while living on the farm is the art of "comfort food" cooking. Nothing fancy, nothing you can't pronounce, just good old-fashioned make-ya-feel-good food! From now on at Where the Blacktop Ends, Mondays will be the day that I reveal one of my family's favorite meals....hence the title Monday Morsels! If it sounds good, give it a try & let me know what ya think. If you have a different rendition of the same meal, let me know - I'm always up for suggestions! Enjoy!

CREAMED CHICKEN OVER BISCUITS - the ultimate comfort food!!

Creamed Chicken:
4 chicken breasts, cooked & diced
1 cup onion, chopped
1 tsp. garlic powder
6 tbsp. butter
6 tbsp. flour
3 tsp chicken bouillon granules
dash salt and pepper
5 cups milk

Saute onion and garlic poser in melted butter in a saucepan, then stir in flour, blouillon granules, salt and pepper. Quickly add milk; cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Stir in chicken and heat thoroughly. Serve over hot buttered biscuits. (Serves 8)

Biscuits:
2 cups flour
1 tbsp. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup milk

Mix dry ingredients together, then cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine egg and milk, then add to flour mixture and stir. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently about 20 times. Roll out to 3/4 inch thickness and cut biscuits with a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes.

Like I said, my family loves this recipe...it is especially good on one of those cold winter nights when the fluffy white snowflakes are starting to fall!

I found this recipe in my favorite cookbook Supper's on the Table, Come Home by Rachel Masters. EVERY recipe in this book is awesome! Check it out at
www. schallertel.net/~rmasters