Chicken/8 recipes

Emily's bean soup simmers seven dried beans and lentils with a meaty ham bone, tomatoes, and vegetables into a thick hearty pot. Old-fashioned cold-weather comfort.

Light pasta primavera with sea scallops, broccoli, mushrooms, and carrots in a broth-based sauce. No cream, no butter, just clean flavors and tender scallops.

Chicken cheddar tortilla pizzas crisp corn tortillas in oil, then top them with seasoned chicken, tomato, onion, green pepper, pizza sauce, and melted cheese. A Tex-Mex pizza in 25 minutes.

Budget-friendly chicken noodle casserole with fresh spinach, cottage cheese, cheddar, and pimiento. Works with turkey, ham, or tuna for a flexible weeknight dinner.

Mexican rice toasted golden brown in oil with garlic, then simmered in chicken broth. A versatile base recipe with endless add-in possibilities.

Kaeng Ped Cai, a Thai red curry chicken stir-fry with coconut milk, dried chilies, shrimp paste, and fresh coriander. A fast, aromatic one-wok dinner served over rice.

Try this savory low-fat soup made with zucchini, green beans and chickpeas.

Classic cold sesame noodles with peanut butter, tahini, Hunan pepper sauce, and crunchy cucumber. Nutty, spicy, and slurp-worthy Chinese noodles ready in about an hour.

Georgetown red rice cooked in bacon fat with tomatoes, onions, ketchup, and chicken broth. The Lowcountry South Carolina classic that holds the line as the unofficial state rice dish, smoky and tomato-stained.

Ratatouille-topped chicken: pan-seared breasts blanketed in Provencal vegetable stew with eggplant, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes. Mediterranean weeknight dinner.

Bacon, melted American cheese, and cream of mushroom soup turn spaghetti and chicken into a bubbly, golden casserole the whole family will fight over. Serves 8 and ready in about an hour.

Easy chicken piccata with golden flour-dredged cutlets in a bright, buttery lemon pan sauce built right in the skillet. A restaurant-style dinner with a tangy lemon kick, ready in about 20 minutes.

Just in time for spring, you will love this scrumptious quiche made with chicken, cheddar cheese and asparagus.

Macaroni hot dish with ground beef, cream of chicken, and cream of mushroom soup. A classic Midwest casserole with just five ingredients and 30 minutes in the oven.

Silky pureed cucumber soup with a French pistou swirl of basil, garlic, walnuts, Parmesan, and fresh tomato. Light, elegant, and built on leeks and chicken broth.

Butter-browned veal loin chops simmered with quartered mushrooms, white wine, and chicken broth, then finished in a silky tarragon cream sauce. An elegant dinner for two in one hour.