Chicken Recipes

This old-fashioned egg drop soup drizzles a thin batter through a colander into rich beef broth, creating tender, wispy noodle-like strands in minutes. A frugal, warming bowl that stretches pantry staples into something special.

Chicken braised in a mix of regular and dark beer with onion soup mix for a rich, savory sauce. Four ingredients, one pan, and zero fuss. Serve over rice.

Easy chili mac with ground chicken, elbow macaroni, and canned chili with beans. Just 5 ingredients and 45 minutes for a filling one-skillet weeknight dinner that serves up to 4.

Easy crockpot Brunswick stew simmers chicken, ham, potatoes, lima beans, corn, and tomatoes into a hearty Southern slow cooker meal. Set-and-forget classic, feeds a crowd.

End-of-month vegetable soup made with whatever is in the fridge: cabbage, potatoes, carrots, celery, bacon ends, and a bouquet garni simmered in white wine. A frugal, flexible pantry-clearing soup.

Stir-fried chicken fajitas marinated in lemon juice, cumin, and fresh coriander. Sauteed chicken strips rolled in warm flour tortillas with salsa, lettuce, and sour cream.

The classic Kentucky Hot Brown: open-faced turkey-or-chicken sandwich smothered in cheesy Mornay sauce, topped with bacon, broiled until bubbly. A Louisville Brown Hotel original from 1926.

Chicken with a hint of lemon and basil that goes hand in hand with the summer weather.

Fettuccini Portofino with regular and spinach fettuccine in a butter-cream Parmesan sauce, topped with mushrooms and toasted walnuts. A rich Italian pasta inspired by the Ligurian coast.

Green banana gratin (figue vert) simmered in chicken stock, mashed, enriched with eggs and cream, then baked under a cheesy bread crumb crust. A Caribbean-French side dish with warm spices.

Low-fat chicken fajitas with five peppers: red, yellow, green bell peppers plus jalapeno and black pepper. Lime and cumin marinated, served in whole wheat tortillas.

Stuffed chicken breast wrapped in puff pastry with a spinach, cream cheese, garlic, and basil filling. A golden, flaky main dish that looks impressive but comes together in 40 minutes.

Quick French chicken with cream of chicken soup, white wine, and Dijon mustard simmered over browned chicken breasts. A weeknight dinner over rice in 40 minutes.

Fun gwau: Cantonese steamed dumplings stuffed with pork, shrimp, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts, all wrapped in translucent wheat-starch wrappers. A dim sum classic.

Crispy corn flake-crusted chicken breasts stuffed with garlic-herb butter that melts into the meat during quick microwave cooking for easy weeknight chicken kiev.

Whole roasted chicken on a vertical roaster with garlic cloves, red potatoes, and rosemary in a blazing hot oven. A one-pan dinner where the drippings flavor the potatoes.