Two-for-one * In-your-dreams Chicken Concoction

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 5 chicken drumsticks
• 5 chicken thighs
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup italian salad dressing
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 (8 ounce) package pasta, cooked & drained, warm (bowties, spirals, fettucini, whatever)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 5 small zucchini, 1/2-inch chunks (partially peeled, leave stripes)
• 2 cups broccoli stems, & flowerettes bite-size chunks

Recipe

• 1 first meal.
• 2 marinate meats with soy sauce for 8 hours.
• 3 remove chicken to a 13x9 pan.
• 4 pour soy sauce from pan, dressing and mustard into a small bowl, stir until smooth; pour over chicken in pan.
• 5 put chicken into cold oven, bake at 350 for about 1 hour (juices run clear).
• 6 when cooked to perfection, set aside three or four pieces of meat for the second meal.
• 7 eat the rest of the chicken, save any "leftover" sauce or chicken for the second meal.
• 8 second meal.
• 9 while the chicken from the first meal is still warm, pick meat from bones in bite-size chunks; set aside.
• 10 prepare pasta according to package directions; drain, rinse & keep warm; set aside.
• 11 in a hot pan, melt butter, then saute prepared veggies until tender-crisp (not droopy--the broccoli should be bright green).
• 12 add reserved soy sauce mixture from first meal, chicken chunks and prepared pasta.
• 13 heat through, toss to combine.
• 14 serve and enjoy!
• 15 chef's note: i use 10 pieces of chicken for my family size. add or subtract according to your family-size needs. the amount of sauce is gauged to 10 servings, so adjust accordingly.