Chicken recipes

A nutty, chewy side dish of wheat berries, pearl barley, and wild rice simmered in chicken bouillon with lemon zest, garlic, and green onions. Wholesome comfort in one pot.

Bacon-wrapped rumaki with marinated chicken livers, water chestnuts, and scallions broiled until the bacon crisps. A retro tiki bar appetizer with soy-sherry-ginger soak.

Breadcrumb-coated ground turkey patties baked with a bubbling oregano tomato sauce and melted mozzarella on top. All the flavor of chicken Parm in burger form, and on the table in 40 minutes.

Rich cheddar beer soup with diced ham, jalapeños, cream, Worcestershire, and dry mustard. A hearty, pub-style cheese soup with real kick that warms you from the inside out.

Wild rice amandine en casserole with slivered almonds, chives, shallots, and green pepper, baked slow in chicken broth until the grains burst. Elegant holiday side that finishes hands-off in the oven.

Thai hot and sour shrimp soup (tom yum goong) with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, straw mushrooms, and chili paste. Aromatic, spicy, tangy, and ready fast.

Roasted corn soup with oven-roasted cobs, garlic, potato, red capsicum, and cream. Smoky, sweet, and velvety with whole kernels stirred through for texture.

A classic Chinese hot and sour soup with shredded pork, dried shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ribbons of egg, and white pepper for that signature warming heat. Restaurant-quality at home.

Chinese noodles in a savory-sweet pork sauce of hoisin, hot bean paste and ginger, topped with cool, crisp cucumber, black sesame and cilantro. A hearty, fried-sauce noodle bowl.

Homemade cream soup mix: a dry pantry blend of powdered milk, cornstarch, bouillon and herbs that replaces canned cream-of-anything soup. Lower sodium, no preservatives, ready when you need it.

Creamy pumpkin mushroom soup with honey, nutmeg, and half-and-half. A full pound of mushrooms and chicken broth build a rich, velvety base. Top with croutons or Parmesan.

Texas-style competition chili with cubed round steak, bold chili powder, and cumin simmered low and slow for 2.5 hours. No beans, no shortcuts, just pure beefy heat the way Texans do it.

Oyster and plantation soup builds a Caribbean-Creole bisque from ripe plantains, onions, coconut milk, and cream spiked with cayenne, basil, and tarragon, then poaches fresh oysters in their own liquor. A briny-sweet seafood soup with island roots.

Wild rice with mushrooms, crispy bacon, thyme, and green onions. A nutty, earthy side dish simmered in chicken bouillon and finished with fresh parsley.

A savory pasta dish that can be served by itself or with succulent meat balls or steak.

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.