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African Chicken Peanut Stew
African Chicken Peanut Stew
Like peanut butter? Chicken? Then this African chicken peanut stew by Hank is for you. Perfect for chilly weather. ~Elise Chicken, sweet potatoes and peanuts are one of those magical flavor combinations that make me feel all warm and happy...
Basil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce
Basil Chicken in Coconut Curry Sauce
This basil coconut chicken curry recipe is a favorite of my friend Heidi H. It's fairly easy to pull together, and tasty (no leftovers!). Use chicken thigh meat instead of breast meat for a richer chicken flavor.
Chicken and Rice Casserole
Chicken and Rice Casserole
Have you ever had the soup can classic chicken rice casserole? I admit, I have not, though the idea of it intrigued me recently. It sort of reminds me of my mother's arroz con pollo, but with mushrooms and without...
Chicken Gumbo with Andouille Sausage
Chicken Gumbo with Andouille Sausage
Gumbo! (Don't you just love the sound of that word?) Here's a classic from Hank. Enjoy! ~Elise Gumbo is one of my favorite stews in the world. There are Cajun versions, Creole versions, gumbo from Alabama and from Mississippi. I've...
Chicken Marinara
Chicken Marinara
Chicken pieces coated with Parmesan and bread crumbs, fried and covered with a tomato basil marinara sauce, and topped with melted Mozzarella. My mother made this chicken marinara for dinner tonight and it was fabulous. She uses chicken thighs because...
Chicken Pasta with Thyme-Mint Cream Sauce
Chicken Pasta with Thyme-Mint Cream Sauce
We tried this thyme mint cream sauce from another recipe and loved it so much I decided to make it with chicken and pasta. Great flavor combination, and the kicker is that by the time the pasta water has come...
Chicken Soup with Ginger and Shiitake Mushrooms
Chicken Soup with Ginger and Shiitake Mushrooms
Chicken soup doesn't need to take hours to make. This is a simple, light chicken soup that is richly flavored with shiitake mushrooms, and brightened with fresh ginger and soy sauce. The stock is very light, and comes just from...
Chicken with Mango Chutney Sauce
Chicken with Mango Chutney Sauce
If I think about the way we most often eat chicken, it's simply oven-roasted and served with mango chutney and plain rice or Spanish rice. There's just something wonderful about the way the sweet and sour chutney balances the savory...
Classic Baked Chicken
Classic Baked Chicken
This baked chicken recipe is one of those recipes that every home cook should have in their repertoire. It uses a minimal amount of ingredients - chicken, olive oil, salt and pepper (and if you want gravy, chicken stock or...
Honey-Glazed Grilled Chicken and Penne Salad
Honey-Glazed Grilled Chicken and Penne Salad
My father found this recipe, by Philadelphia chef Marc Vetri, in the weekend Wall St. Journal and together we gave it a go. Dad's been feeling under the weather recently, so it was nice to have him back in recipe...
Lemon Chicken
Lemon Chicken
Overheard at the market, "I'm a breast girl." "Really? I'm definitely a thigh girl," pause..."dark meat, so much more flavor." Had to laugh, I'm so so so much a thigh girl myself. Here is the secret to fabulous lemon chicken...
Mango Chicken Curry
Mango Chicken Curry
Updated and revised Jan 2012. There's something about the combination of mango and chicken that just works. We eat mango chutney with roast chicken so often that I even started making my own chutney just so we wouldn't run out...
Orange Marinated Chicken
Orange Marinated Chicken
The trick to quickly prepared meals is just a little foresight and planning. In this case you marinate the chicken pieces overnight, but once you take them out of the marinade, they take less than 20 minutes to cook. My...
Parmesan Chicken
Parmesan Chicken
When we were kids, my mother used to make this Parmesan chicken that was so good we would fight for drippings, every last crumb. She would use boneless, skinless chicken (after having de-boned a whole chicken and then used the...
Red Chile Marinated Grilled Chicken
Red Chile Marinated Grilled Chicken
This is some of the best chicken I've ever eaten - grilled, roasted, baked, whatever. Juicy, spicy, tender, lipsmackin' good. Here's the deal, there are two ways to make this recipe. One way entails making your own red chile sauce...
Spicy Garlic Cashew Chicken
Spicy Garlic Cashew Chicken
Updated, from the recipe archive. First posted July 2007. My father first found this recipe in the New York Times in 2007. We thought the combination of cashews, garlic, cilantro and jalapenos intriguing and worth a try. When my 9-year...
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Please welcome guest author Jaden Hair of Steamy Kitchen who brings us another great Chinese-American classic, Sweet and Sour Chicken. ~Elise When Elise asked me to be a guest writer for Simply Recipes, we decided to take Chinese favorites and...