Thank your Mommy

No wonder our mommy's did not work a 9 to 5 job for gosh sakes. This week on my cooking website Just Maz I have been going through my vast collection of cook books and picking a recipe a day to cook till i have gone through them all ...Well this is the first week and i swear i have gained 10 pounds because everything they cooked had milk, butter, bacon, chicken fat, and all thing grease..so do not get me wrong they are so delicious and in the end I will have to go back and tweak them.
I have to do them by the book that is the whole adventure. Wow and the amount of pots and pans you use unbelievable I have to say God Bless our Mommy's.....Oh crap I have to go my Tamale Pie is almost done so let me waddle over to the stove and get the wheelbarrow to get it out and on the table....

Maz Mac and Chicken

This is one of the things I do best get what is left in the refrigerator and start a cookin

Some onions - peppers and mozzarella cheese

Fry up the bacon you can use any kinds of bacon turkey or meat

Stir fry the veggies in the bacon greezze

crumble the bacon

Cook the chicken season with some smoked paprika and pepper ...

Chop the chicken bite size

Shred the cheese

layer the yummy stuff

Mix it up top with remaining cheese/bacon and bake

Oh My Yummy in the Tummy

Maz Mac and Chicken 


Ingredients


2 Bell Peppers pick your color
I love red and yellow because they are pretty and have a less bitter taste
3  Scallion onions

I love these onions they have a gentle taste and they are the only ones in the frig
2 large chicken breast bone off cut into squares after cooked
1 + cup of mozzarella cheese shredded
Bacon 6 strips fried and crumbled
Whole wheat macaroni


Directions and tips for your dinner

All the stuff is pre-cooked then you just mix that stuff up bake and wala dinners ready everyone....
Look lets face it we all want to make dinner fast and easy but i am a true believer that real dinners are not fast action to do's

So pre-cook the macaroni set it aside
Spice and cook your chicken while you are prepping the rest of the stuff
Take your two chicken breast wash them and put them into a baking pan. I season with smoked paprika and pepper. ya know you can season with the seasoning you like just keep in mind that you want your taste to mesh....moving on

• I always line my baking dish with aluminum for easy clean up... I will have to stop this soon as the guilt of the aluminum waste is weighing on my mind. but  lets move on ....

Ok while the chicken is cooking Hey set the timer fro 20 minutes for the chicken at 375 degreez
Alright lets get the beacon going now i use real pork bacon because i get the drippings i need to cook the peppers and stuff think of flavor  of this after fried yummy again

Alright the bacon is done set it aside and pour out the drippings i put them in a can cause ya just never know when I may need them .....
Ok take your chopped onions and peppers and put them in the bacon pan stir fry just for taste not till they are mushy...I like my veggies to have a crunch to them in my food it makes me know they are fresh....but again it is your dish so do what you will.
Ok lets see oh shred your cheese yes you can buy pre-shredded but fresh shredded again the flavor....choices.....
Alright lets check what we did ....the macaroni...done...the chicken..done...the bacon and veggies..done.... the cheese ...done...ok lets mix....

Get out your casserole dish out and put a layer of macaroni in now add the rest of the stuff....yummy hey the cheese save some for the top oh and the bacon save some of that too....Alright mix all the stuff together and top with cheese and bacon...pop it in the oven and yell 

"Kidz dinner is ready its Mom's brilliant dinner surprise...come get it...." 
 
The pictures help ...Bake the dish in a 325 degree oven now remember that the stuff is already cooked to we are just melting all thew flavors together judge it use that cookin head of yours I will leave it in till oh heck 20 minutes

Enjoy and Thank you 

Just Maz Chicken & Stuff Soup

Just Maz Chicken & Stuff Soup

2 tbs olive oil
1 large onion chopped
1 red/yellow bell pepper chopped (half of each)
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili power
1 box organic chicken broth
can organic/fresh tomatoes
2 whole boneless chicken breasts chopped into squares
2 ears of corn fresh is best
1 cup cooked/canned cannellini beans
Pasta what ever kind you like you only need a hand full
Salt to taste





Cheese for the top when you serve it

Heat the oil in your soup pot and add the onions , peppers and the garlic to this and sauté

**** Garlic tip I learned this on Food TV they put kosher salt on the garlic cloves before they smashes it to bring out the flavor I do say it works. Ok peel the garlic and put it on the cutting board then sprinkle some kosher salt. NOT TABLE SALT …. Now take the flat side of your knife and smash down now pick up the garlic and pop it in the soup…….I rarely chop because I love the flavor of the garlic….at the end I fish the garlic out prior to serving…if I remember….;-)



***** Did you cook your pasta oui this can be done while you re cooking the other stuff.



Now I can say that you can cook the pasta half way because it will cook more in the soup.

Add you chicken and spices to the pot more sauté
Now add your tomatoes
Add the corn is next

*** look at the nice trick for cutting fresh corn and keeping it in one spot. I use to have such a time with that I only wish I could remember where I got the tip it is not original….Thank you who ever you are!

Alright now add the chicken stock and mix everything up
Now the beans and the pasta

When you serve the soup top each bowl off with cheese I use shredded by hand mozzarella

Yummy enjoy your soup you know you can use canned or frozen on the veggies but fresh is so much better
Oh brother I could go on and on…