1,087 poultry recipes

Grilled Cornish hens roast halved in the oven, then get glazed with plum barbecue sauce during the final 45 minutes until tender and sticky. Elegant personal-sized dinner from just 2 ingredients.

An air-dried roast duck glazed with Scotch, soy, honey, ginger, and brown sugar marinade until the skin turns deep mahogany. A Peking-duck-inspired showstopper for a special-occasion dinner.

Tallahassee chicken salad keeps it Southern simple: poached chicken thighs, crisp diced celery, mayonnaise, and a hit of hot pepper sauce. Three ingredients, big Florida-panhandle flavor.

Schmaltz and griebenes rendered slow and low from chicken skin and fat with a splash of water. The Jewish kitchen's two essential golden staples from one pot.

Cantonese salt-baked chicken buried in six pounds of blazing rock salt with ginger, garlic, and scallion stuffing. Hakka-style whole chicken technique that gives you impossibly juicy meat and silky skin.

Broiled Cornish game hens in a teriyaki-lemon-garlic marinade, showered with fresh cilantro. A simple Thai-inspired main that looks like a restaurant plate.

Turkey steaks with Sausalito salsa: quick pan-seared turkey breast topped with a bright orange, tomato, green chili, and cilantro salsa. California-inspired dinner in 25 minutes.

Homemade turkey stock from giblets, neck, and wing tips simmered with onion, garlic, bay leaf, and herbs. The Thanksgiving gravy foundation that turns the bird's offcuts into liquid gold.

Baked chicken breasts in a tangy yogurt-herb sauce with lime, oregano, coriander, and thyme. Light, flavorful, and naturally low in fat.

The original General Tso's chicken from Chef Peng: crisp-fried dark-meat chicken tossed in a tangy soy-and-vinegar sauce fired up with dried chilies. Savory and hot, not the sticky-sweet takeout version, and gluten-free with tamari.

Kotopita, a traditional Greek chicken pie with tender shredded chicken in a creamy egg and cheese sauce wrapped in layers of crispy, buttered phyllo dough. Bakes golden and flaky.

Roast turkey with cornbread chorizo stuffing: juicy turkey stuffed with spicy chorizo, sweet corn, and cornbread, roasted with a turn-and-baste method that delivers crisp skin and moist meat. A Southwestern Thanksgiving showstopper.

Nuclear chicken wings: oven-baked wings glazed with a double-hot sauce of Tabasco and habanero, brown sugar, vinegar, and ground red pepper. For the chili-head crowd. Serve with blue cheese.

Country bread sausage stuffing with Italian herbs, celery, onion, and chicken broth. A savory, herbed dressing that fills a 12-14 pound Thanksgiving turkey.

Louisiana-style duck breast strips dredged in sage-seasoned flour, browned in butter, then simmered with mushrooms, celery, onion, bacon, and thyme. Serve over rice or noodles for a hearty Cajun-country supper.

Passover stuffing made with soaked matzo, chestnuts, mushrooms, and fresh herbs. Kosher for Pesach, rich enough for Thanksgiving, and works as a side or a turkey stuffing.