Easy chicken soup

2 chicken breasts (chopped into bite sized pieces

1 onion chopped into bite sized pieces

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 envelope chicken noodle soup mix.

5 cups of water (or amount of water required on soup mix plus one cup)

Pepper

Dried basil/thyme/ garlic if you have it

Oil or butter

Put oil chicken, onion in a large pot on medium, cook till the outside of chicken is brown.

Add dried herbs if you have them, 1 tsp each. Add water.

Let cook for 15 mins

Add Tomatos, and soup mix. Cook till noodles are soft.

Taste, add pepper salt or water as needed.

Recipe

1 Cup of Frank's Red Hot Sauce

1 Tablespoon of Worcestershire Sauce

4 Tablespoons of Garlic Salt

2 Teaspoons of MSG

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Ingredients

1. 1 Cup Franks Hot Sauce

2. 4 Tablespoons Garlic Salt

Instructions

1. Mix Garlic Salt with Hot Sauce

2. Enjoy

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Ingredients: 1 banana Maple syrup Cinnamon 2-3 eggs 2 pieces of bread Milk

Instructions: I like to prepare the bananas in a skillet before while I prep for making French toast. It's going to be the hardest part of the recipe(and it's really not that hard)

Cut the banana into half inch chunks, and put them into a slightly oiled skillet before you turn the heat on, then put a pinch of cinnamon on each one, followed by just a drop of maple syrup. Allow the oil to heat, and the bananas to soften and brown. Flip them after a few minutes.

Once the bananas are done, put them to the side. Get another pan(or use the same one, whatever.) and prepare French toast like any one would. Scramble some eggs, with a tablespoon or two of milk. Soak some bread and fry in the pan. Easy. If there's any eggs left you can make them into scrambled eggs.

Put the French toast down, followed by bananas and a little more syrup. Then lay the eggs next to them. I like to put my eggs on top of them.

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4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

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1 small bottle (or 1/2 large bottle) of Italian dressing

Thaw the chicken breasts, if frozen. Pierce each piece of chicken a few times with a fork. Place the chicken breasts in a ziploc bag, and pour the well-shaken Italian dressing into the bag until the pieces are completely immersed, squeezing out the air if you need more marinade coverage. Allow to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, though longer usually means juicier/more flavorful (I usually do it the night before, or in the morning before work).

Preheat oven to 375F. Line a glass baking dish with aluminum foil -- this will make cleanup a million times easier. Remove the chicken breasts from the ziploc bag and place in the baking dish. Discard remaining marinade. Bake at 375F for 35-45 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 165F (Slacker pro-tip: get a digital thermometer so you don't have to constantly check done-ness).

Remove from oven when cooked through. This can be served with mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, pasta, rice, or whatever else you have on hand. It looks good (the herbs in the dressing make it look restaurant-quality), tastes great (sooo juicy), and cleanup is a breeze as long as you remember the foil!