I know this sounds a little strange, but if you have kids that flat out refuse to eat anything that resembles chicken, this recipe might work for you. My son has been on a big muffin kick lately. Recently my little piggins ate six mini corn muffins during his class Thanksgiving party. Not only did I not know he liked them, but I got many looks from the parents that said "When was the last time you fed that kid?"
I really wanted to take advantage his sudden interest in corn muffins and they seem like the perfect food to hide other food in. I had recently saved some chicken from the chicken soup I made that the kids didn't eat. I decided to try my best to make it not look like chicken. I took the chicken pieces and rubbed them against a cheese grater. It was the only thing I could think of to transform chicken into not chicken. It took a while, but it certainly didn't look like chicken breast anymore. Instead it looked grainy, perfect to hide in a corn muffin!
I found this basic recipe for Corn Muffins on AllRecipes.com. Then I added 2 tablespoons of my grated chicken. The muffins were a huge success. Not only was the chicken completely undetectable, but my kids even put strawberry jam on top of them. Now I KNOW that is gross, but I tasted them and they were really good, chicken, jam and all!
Ingredients:
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons grated chicken
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners. (The foil liners worked better than the paper liners, the muffins stuck to the paper.)
Step 2:
Prepare your precooked chicken breast. Rub against a cheese grater. You can also grind it up in a food processor.
Step 3:
Mix dry ingredients together. Cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Step 4:
Whisk your wet ingredients. Egg, oil and milk. (Add the chicken to this mixture.)
Step 5:
Pour into muffin pan.
Step 6:
Bake muffins for 18 minutes at 400 degrees.
Hi Laura,
That would be great if you could pass the recipe along!! Thanks a bunch!
Actually this is really similar to a dish my mother-in-law makes. She is from the Louisiana bayous and the dish she makes is “Chicken and Dressing”. I just googled it – it looks like the official name of the “Chicken and Cornbread Dressing”. I don’t personally like cornbread, but my hubby LOVES it. I’ll get you the recipe to look at when I get my hands on it.