Cooking With Love in Ann's Kitchen

Welcome to "Cooking with Love in Ann’s Kitchen." We hope you'll find something here to brighten your day and make cooking fun.

No two people can cook up the same recipe in exactly the same way. There’s a secret ingredient and it’s in the cook, not the recipe.And so it is with “home cooking.” The basic foods are common to all of us, but the methods of their preparation vary from kitchen to kitchen. Recipes have been handed down from mother to daughter for generations, each adding her own touch of seasoning, her touch of love.

These recipes, some old and treasured and others new, are tried and tested in Ann’s kitchen and found to be true “soul food.” We hope they will tantalize your pallet and provide your family a delightful taste of genuine southern cooking.Thanks to all our friends who have shared their recipes with us here at "Cooking With Love from Ann’s Kitchen." Stop by every week to see what’s new. You’ll find new recipes to try out in your kitchen, inspirational quotes, and tips on how to make meal preparation a cinch.

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Sunday Dinner: A chicken and rice casserole that cooks while you’re at church. Add vegetables and you’re ready to eat in minutes after you walk in the door. It’s a dish you can “stretch,” so invite a friend from church.

Baked Chicken and Rice

2 cups rice
1 pkg. Lipton’s Onion Soup
1 can Campbell’s Mushroom Soup
1 whole chicken or 4-6 pieces of chicken breast
4 cups water

Sprinkle 2 cups rice in large baking dish. Sprinkle 1 pkg. Lipton’s Onion soup over rice. Salt and pepper chicken and place on rice. Spread mushroom soup over chicken. Add 4 cups of water.

Cook uncovered in 350º oven for 1 hr. 15 in. If rice appears hard and dry around edges of dish, stir rice, add a little water, cover and cook for 10 more minutes.

Yum! Yum! Let us know how you liked our baked chicken and rice caserole.
Keep on cooking up tasty delights for your family and friends. And we'll see you next week.

Ann