Amish Baked Chicken

This dish is the bomb!

1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1 cut up broiler chicken or chicken tenderloins 
1/4 lb butter

Mix the dry ingredients well in a plastic bag, then coat the cut up chicken parts with the mixture.

In a baking dish, melt the butter. 

Place the chicken parts in the pan, but do not crowd them. 

Bake the chicken at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until done.

ENJOY!

Homemade Macaroni & Cheese

Ummmm....homemade mac & cheese from scratch. What could be better? Not much except for the Amish Chicken I will be making with it! Try this and you will never go back to a box version again. It is a lot easier than you think...and Oh...so....good..

~ Start with cooking 2cups of macaroni noodles according to the directions on the box, drain & set aside.

 ~ Melt 4-5 tablespoons of BUTTER in pan...(did you hear me? I said butter, not margarine which is one molecule away from being plastic!) {{gag}} 

~ Stir in 1/4 cup flour, 1/2 tsp. of salt and a dash of black pepper. Blend till smooth. Gradually whisk in 2 cups of milk.

~ Bring to a boil, cook and continually stir for about 1 minute or till nice and thick. (Do not omit this or it will taste "floury.")

~ Add 2 1/2 cups of shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese.

~ Continue cooking and blending till melted.

~ Make sure heat is reduced. Stir non-stop so that mixture does not burn.

~ Add drained macaroni to cheese mixture & mix well.

~ Transfer to a GREASED 2 1/2 quart baking dish.

~ Sprinkle the top with crushed potato chips or Ritz Crackers. (I like the salty taste of the chips best :)

~ Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes or till bubbly and heated thoroughly.