Chicken/6 recipes

Saltine cracker dressing loaded with crumbled sausage, smoked oysters, sage, and thyme. Stuff your bird or bake it as a hearty side dish that brings Bohemian comfort to any holiday table.

Cream of curried corn soup blended silky smooth with chicken stock and half-and-half, garnished with popcorn. Sweet corn meets warm curry in every spoonful.

Chicken artichoke pizza loaded with marinated artichoke hearts, zucchini, mushrooms, olives, and Roma tomatoes on a Boboli crust with Monterey Jack and Parmesan cheese.

Chicken saute Creole style with sieved tomatoes, green peppers, onions, garlic, and basil. Flour-dredged and browned, then simmered until fork-tender in a rich tomato sauce.

Fried chicken for Chanukah, marinated overnight in lemon juice, olive oil, and nutmeg, then flour-dipped, egg-washed, and pan-fried golden. A Sephardic-style Hanukkah centerpiece for the oil miracle.

Quick chicken curry with peas built on a pantry shortcut: a packet of onion soup mix and curry powder finished with plain yogurt. One skillet, on the table in 40 minutes over rice.

The sweetness of apricot preserves is brightened with lemon and balanced by a bit of cayenne pepper with some toasted nuts for added texture.

June soup is a chunky split pea and summer vegetable soup brightened with lemony sorrel and built on a lemon-scented homemade chicken stock. Rustic, fresh, and left deliberately unblended so every vegetable keeps its bite.

Minced squab in lettuce cups, the Cantonese classic: chopped squab stir-fried with water chestnuts, bamboo, and mushrooms in a savory oyster-soy sauce, finished with crisped skin and wrapped in crisp lettuce.

Curried chicken barley salad with grapes, walnuts, and celery in a curry mayonnaise dressing. A hearty, chilled main-course salad served in cantaloupe halves.

Creamy chicken mushroom tetrazzini made on the stovetop in about 35 minutes: tender chicken and browned mushrooms in a Parmesan cream sauce tossed with linguine. A quick, comforting weeknight pasta.

Baked chicken with broccoli topped with a bold walnut pesto made from anchovies, basil, parmesan, and garlic. A rustic one-casserole dinner that reimagines classic Italian pesto.

Slow cooker chicken soup packed with cauliflower, chickpeas, rice, and herbs. Set it in the morning and come home to a fragrant, hearty pot ready for bowls. Crock pot comfort at its best.

Mexican turkey casserole layered with corn chips, green chiles, sour cream gravy, and melted cheddar. A Tex-Mex weeknight dinner using leftover turkey or chicken.

Championship chili layered with chicken broth, pork chops, flank steak, green chiles, and beer. A Texas-style three-meat bowl that's better the next day.

Vietnamese-style lemongrass chicken: marinated in fragrant lemongrass and scallions, stir-fried hot with chili, then topped with peanuts and cilantro. Aromatic, spicy, and fast over steamed rice.