150 poached chicken recipes

Deep-dish chicken pie from scratch with poached chicken, carrots, celery, baby lima beans, and mushrooms in a creamy half-and-half sauce, under a hand-rolled egg-washed pastry lid. Sunday supper royalty.

Honey glazed chicken breasts poached in aromatic broth, chilled overnight for texture, then broiled with a glossy honey finish and topped with toasted almonds.

Chicken breasts poached in herbed broth with leeks, carrots, red pepper, and elbow macaroni, finished with fresh thyme and Parmesan. A nourishing, light soup.

Crustade of chicken and pigeon: a medieval-style savory custard tart of tender poached game and chicken with mushrooms and raisins, set in a spiced egg-and-stock custard. Old English flavors in a pastry case.

Homemade chicken and veal sausage with bacon, brandy-flamed spices, coriander, and cloves. Stuff into casings, form patties, or shape in plastic wrap and poach before grilling.

Poached chicken salad with fermented Chinese black bean sauce, julienned snow peas, and sesame oil. An Asian-inspired composed platter with a blended bean vinaigrette.

Fat-free homemade chicken stock simmered from poaching bones, then chilled, defatted, and frozen as cubes. The diet-friendly trick for adding flavor to anything.

Hearty Mexican chili with three beans, eggplant, ale, and poached chicken. Slow simmered with cumin, oregano, and red pepper flakes, then finished with goat cheese and fresh cilantro.

South American potato platter with cumin-poached chicken, lemon broth, jalapenos, and a fresh tomato-cilantro salsa. A one-pot meal plated family-style with bright, bold Latin flavors.

Poached chicken chili with white corn, great northern beans, and green chiles, served over crushed tortilla chips and Monterey Jack with a fresh tomatillo salsa verde.

Elegant Italian pasta rolls stuffed with three cheeses, smoked ham, and prosciutto, poached in chicken broth and served over fresh tomato sauce. A masterchef-worthy showpiece.

Gently poached chicken breast tossed with spaghetti, broccoli, carrots, green beans, and peas in garlic butter with fresh basil and Parmesan. Spring vegetables meet comfort food.

Butter-poached chicken and artichoke hearts over fettuccine in a silky sherry vinegar cream sauce. An elegant 40-minute dinner that tastes like a night out.

Lobster chunks poached in herbed chicken broth with fresh mushrooms and garden vegetables, finished with lime juice. A light, elegant seafood dish ready in 30 minutes.

Oaxacan black mole simmered with charred pasilla chiles, Mexican chocolate, toasted nuts, and fried tortillas. The iconic sauce of saints and celebrations, spooned over poached chicken.

Pasta Rolls are four-cheese stuffed pasta roulades wrapped in cheesecloth and poached in chicken broth, then sliced into rounds and served with sauce. A dinner party showstopper.