Chicken for Thanksgiving, with All the Fixings

It was recently Canadian Thanksgiving. I decided to have chicken instead of Turkey. Here are my recipes!

Maple Sage Chicken Drumsticks

Ingredients:

• 1-2 Tbsp Sage
• 1 splash Soya Sauce
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 cup boiling water (approximately)
• 1 packet ground chili seeds
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp Cooking Oil

• 1 kg. Chicken Drumsticks

• 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
• Water

Directions:

1. In a large bowl with cover, mix the first 7 ingredients. 
2. Add chicken drumsticks and marinade overnight in refrigerator.
3. Add drumsticks and half the marinade (use the rest to flavour the stuffing) to a skillet. Cook on medium heat. Rotate frequently and brush maple syrup on the drumsticks. Add water as necessary to keep meat moist. 
4. When meat is no longer pink in the middle, remove most of meat juices to use for gravy. Allow remaining meat juices to evaporate and cook meat on low to medium heat until the outside is browned.

Mashed Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy

Ingredients:

• 5-6 medium potatoes, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp cooking oil
• sage to taste
• salt to taste

• 1 packet Mushroom Gravy Mix
• meat drippings from chicken
• potato water (from boiled potatoes)
• 1/4 cup milk

Directions:

1. Place water in a pot. Add garlic, salt, and potatoes and bring to a boil.
2. Let simmer over low heat until potatoes are soft. Remove potato water for use in gravy. 
3. Mash potatoes and mix in milk, oil, salt, and sage. Set aside in a bowl.
4. In the pot mix together gravy ingredients and cook over low heat until thick. Make sure to stir often. Serve in gravy boat, with potatoes.

Rice and Bread Stuffing

Ingredients:

• Leftover Chicken Marninade
• Water
• 1/4 cup rice
• Sage, to taste
• Salt, to taste
• 4 slices whole wheat bread, cubed
• Cinnamon, to taste
• 1/4 tsp sugar

Directions:

1. Add chicken marinade, water, and rice to a pot. Cook on medium heat until rice is done.
2. Add  bread and spices and mix. Add more water if necessary.

Middle-eastern Meatballs

Ingredients:
* 1 3/4 pounds ground beef
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* 1/4 cup raisins
* 2 eggs
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1 slice bread, diced (or bread crumbs)
* 1 tablespoon cinnamon

* 3/4 cup oil for frying
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* 1/2 cup raisins
* 3/4 cup water
* 2 tablespoons honey

* 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
* 1 tablespoon cardamom
* 2 teaspoons cumin

Directions:
Mix ground beef, onion, raisins, eggs, bread, and cinnamon. Form into balls. Heat oil, onion, raisins, water, and honey in a frying pan; fry meatballs in this mixture (covered) on medium heat until brown. Sprinkle on spices and flip meatballs. (Add more of these spices if desired.) Let simmer on low heat. Great by themselves or with a little shredded mozzarella.

Hearty Perogy Soup

Ingredients:
1/4 cup olive oil
3 medium onions, diced
1 package bacon, chopped
6-7 small to medium red potatoes, diced
1 1/2 cup water
4 large carrots, chopped
1 head broccoli, chopped
1 tbsp poultry seasoning
1/2 tsp seasoning salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne
1 tsp Montreal chicken spice
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tbsp parsley
1/4 cup cheddar, diced
10 bacon and cheddar perogies, chopped
2 cups half and half cream

Directions:
Sautee onions with olive oil and bacon in the bottom of a large pot. Add spices, potatoes, and water. Let simmer. Add carrots and broccoli and 1 cup of cream. Let simmer, stirring ocassionally. When potatoes are almost cooked through add cheddar and chopped perogy. Stir and cook on low. When potatoes are fully cooked add remain cream and remove from heat.

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-Michelle