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Brown Sugar Baked Chicken & Creamy Macaroni Salad - Good Country Cooking

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Today Chris is in the kitchen whipping up an easy, comforting weeknight dinner from the Collard Valley Cooks cookbook! He is making our famous Brown Sugar Baked Chicken paired with a delicious Creamy Macaroni Salad.

This sweet and savory baked chicken takes just 5 minutes of prep and comes out tender, juicy, and full of rich flavor. Paired with a creamy homemade pasta salad packed with veggies, it’s the ultimate Southern meal for busy days.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction & Recipe Overview
00:40 - Brown Sugar Baked Chicken Ingredients
01:12 - Prepping & Cleaning Chicken Leg Quarters
03:44 - Seasoning & Baking the Chicken
08:38 - Creamy Macaroni Salad Ingredients
10:06 - Making the Creamy Dressing
11:40 - Boiling the Pasta & Adding Veggies
14:00 - Mixing the Macaroni Salad Together
15:27 - Finished Chicken & Plating Up
16:45 - Taste Test & Review
19:46 - Closing & Outro
🍗 BROWN SUGAR BAKED CHICKEN INGREDIENTS:
• 4 Chicken leg quarters (skin removed)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 3 tbsp yellow mustard
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika (or regular paprika)
• 1 tsp onion powder
• Salt and black pepper to taste
Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 1 hour.

🥗 CREAMY MACARONI SALAD INGREDIENTS:
• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 8 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
• 1/2 jar mayonnaise (Blue Plate or Duke's)
• 4 oz diced pimentos
• 2 tbsp sweet pickle relish
• 1/2 chopped onion
• 1 chopped zucchini
• 1 cup sweet peas
• 1 tsp original Mrs. Dash seasoning
• 1 tsp celery seed
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 3/4 tsp salt & 1 tsp black pepper

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