"Chicken Your Mom Makes"

There is a story behind this one. Recently I prepared a grocery list and asked my husband if he needed anything from the store. He added a few items on the list and at the bottom wrote "Chicken your Mom makes". After scratching my head for a while, I finally figured out what that meant. The following is her "recipe"... if you could call it that... for really yummy, finger-licking chicken. Enjoy.

Prep time: 5 minutes
Bake time: 1 hour
Oven Temp: 300

• 4 chicken breasts - with bone and skin
• 1 pkg. onion soup mix
• 1 tesp. poultry seasoning
• 1 tesp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tesp. thyme
• 1/2 tesp. oregano
• 1/2 tesp. pepper

Place chicken, bone side down, in a baking dish. Add a few Tbsp of water to the dish. Combine spices in a dish, then rub all of it onto chicken. Cover and bake for about 1 hour @ 300, or until meat is tender and pulls easily off the bone.

You can use either a covered baking dish, a glass casserole covered with foil, a crock pot, or a baking bag. If you use the bag you won't need water in the bottom of the dish. The crock pot takes longer, but the meat is much more moist and tender.

After its cooked, chicken can be eaten the way it is, or used in soup, dumplings, casseroles, or pasta. The cooking juices can be strained and used for gravy, soup, or stock.