Categories: "Flesh"

Slow cook chicken & stuffing (no sour cream) — Ninja Speedi

by Don  

This recipe I took straight from a YouTube crockpot recipe. Didn't need any changes whatsoever.  Worked perfect the first time. (source)

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 2 cans of condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1 can of chicken broth
  • 2 six-ounce boxes of dry stuffing mix or one 10.5-ounce bag.

Method

  1. Remove tray from pot. You won't need it for this recipe.
  2. Place chicken breasts in bottom of pot and salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Pour the stuffing mix over the chicken. Even it out so all the chicken is covered.
  4. In a separate bowl combine the cream of chicken soup and chicken broth and whisk to a smooth consistency.
  5. Pour the soup/broth mix over the stuffing so that all the stuffing is covered.
  6. Set the Speedi to slow cook on low.
  7. After 4, 5, and 5.5 hours, check to see if the dressing is too dry. If so, put some chicken broth in a glass measuring cup, heat it in the microwave just shy of boiling, and pour the broth in the pot. (If you use room temperature broth it will extend the cooking time.)
  8. After six hours confirm that the chicken shreds roughly and easily with two forks. If the chicken is not tender, give it another hour or two on low.

Comments

This worked fine the first time. Only needed six hours. It's not a particularly interesting dish, but it's flavorful enough and awfully easy to prepare. Next time around I'll try four chicken breasts.

Store-bought bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers — Ninja Speedi

by Don  

This afternoon I bought some bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers at Fry's Groceries.  (That's a Kroger-branded store; it might be named differently in your area.)

I put the tray in the low position, poppers on the tray, and set the Speedi to Air Fry at 350°F for 14 minutes.  Came out pretty well perfect.

One caveat:  make sure place them cream-cheese side up.  These were so thoroughly wrapped with bacon that I got one of them wrong.  The cheese melted through the tray.  It wasn't pretty.

Italian sausage with broccoli alfredo — Ninja Speedi

by Don  

2023-11-07:  I basically tried to use the Chicken Broccoli Alfredo recipe from the Speedi recipe book that came with the Speedi.  The sausages turned black outside although, praise Heaven, they didn't have a burnt taste.  Next time instead of using the whole fifteen minutes on the sausage, I think I should put it on Speedi meals for 5 minutes, then add the sausage in and set it for 10 more minutes.

Classic cut bacon — Ninja Speedi

by Don  

2023-11-05:  first experiment.  I used the air fryer rack shown below.  Four pieces of bacon on bake/roast at 400° for seven minutes.  Came out pretty well perfect.  Mostly crisped up as it rested, but for crisper bacon I might try 8 minutes.

2023-11-06:  second experiment.  8 minutes made crispier bacon.  That's the way to go.

2023-11-16:  It seems that the crispness also is pretty dependent on the amount of fat in the bacon.  Fattier bacon may take a minute or two more.

 

 

Slow cook chicken & gravy — Ninja Speedi

by Don  

Adapted from When with Jenn

Ingredients

  • 1-2 lb chicken breasts, trimmed (2-3 chicken breasts depending on size)
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 2 packets chicken gravy mix
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 cups water

Method

  1. Put chicken in the pot without the crisper tray.
  2. Mix all the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl.  (Okay, you could skip the bowl and just pour it all into the pot, but things mix so much more nicely if done separately.  On the other hand, this is a slow cook recipe, so it might not make a difference.)
  3. Cook using "Slow Cook" setting on LOW for 6-8 hours (or HIGH for 4-5 hours)
  4. Break chicken apart and serve with sides of your choice. 

This turned out fine.  I cooked on low for 6.5 hours.  Eight hours would have made the  chicken more tender.

On the side I had steamed broccoli and mashed potatoes.  Potatoes and gravy... my childhood favorite.

Crispy Sour Cream and Chive Chicken with Baby Yukon Potatoes — Ninja Speedi

by Don  

  1. Chicken preparation:  In a medium bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 tablespoon dried chives and 1 tablespoon onion powder. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken to coat on both sides. This can marinate up to 8 hours.
  2.  
  3. Add 2 cups of panko breaded crumbs and 1 tablespoon onion powder, salt and pepper to a plate . Mix together and press chicken cutlets in the crumbs to cover all of the chicken.
  4.  
  5. Slice 1.5 pounds of Yukon potatoes and add to the inner pot. Add 2 cups water, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp each onion and garlic powder, stir.
  6.  
  7. Put the empty crisper tray on top.  Select Speedi Meals 375 20 mins.
  8.  
  9. After 12 mins, spray the crisper try with avocado oil and add the marinated breaded chicken cutlets to the crisper tray. Spray the tops with more avocado oil .
  10.  
  11. Flip the chicken when golden brown on top (about 5 to 6 mins) Spray with oil again. Check again a few mins later to make sure they are golden brown on both sides and 165 degrees F with an instant read thermometer . Remove to a plate.
  12.  
  13. Check potatoes for doneness . Remove to a bowl and toss with chives, butter and more salt and pepper to taste.

Source:  Lee Ann Guynn


Notes:

2023-09-17:  I tried this for the first time.  Turned out really well on the first try.  My chicken breasts were thicker than average, so I added a bit of time towards the end after flipping the chicken, and the breasts still turned out  juicy and tasty.  The spice combo both on the chicken and the potatoes was really nice.  

2023-11-02:  Apprarently the original intent was to use chicken cutlets, breasts sliced in half horizontally, so that's why mine took longer than expected.

Burger idea — Ninja Speedi

by Don  

Dijon salmon — Ninja Speedi

by Don  

Source:  https://downshiftology.com/recipes/air-fryer-salmon/

 

Coating for salmon:

  • 2 tablespoons Digon mustard
  • 1 tsp paparikia
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspon kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • olive oil

Coat four 6-ounce salmon fillets, then bake at 400° for 10 minutes per the source.  My fillets were pretty thick so that was not sufficient.  I added 10 minutes on bake at 350°.  That was nearly perfect.  Next time I would try 4 minuts.

Notes:

2023-08-16a:  In terms of taste I thought this was okay, but I liked the lemon pepper and salt version better.

Butcher bacon — Ninja Speedi

by Don  

Crisper tray in lower position, put four strips of bacon on the tray, and cook on "bake/roast" for 10 minutes at 400°.  Worked well.

2023:11-14:  Tried it with the wire rack and parchment paper.  I think the bacon turned out slightly less crispy, and much more curly at the ends.

Just salmon — NInja Speedi

by Don  

2023-08-14:  Experiment 1.  I prepared the salmon with olive oil and spices, the spices being salt and lemon pepper.  Tray in upper position.  First I tried bake for 8 minutes at 400°.  Parts were still uncooked.  I finished it off on bake for 5 minutes at 350°.  Seemed to turn out okay.

Next time around I think I'll try just 350° but for a longer time, say 10 minutes to start with.

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