1,150 sweet chicken recipes

Chicken Indienne, a creamy Anglo-Indian curry-spiced chicken braise with lemon-marinated pieces, sweet candied ginger, and a velvety cream sauce. Served with lime and rice.

Kung Pao chicken: authentic Sichuan stir fry with velveted chicken cubes, blackened dried red chiles, scallions, and roasted peanuts in a glossy sweet-sour sauce. The real deal, not the sweet American version.

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.

Australian savoury choux pastry puffs filled with a béchamel-style mixture and salmon, chicken, shrimp or asparagus. Elegant French-inspired party appetizer.

Crispy egg rolls stuffed with thin-sliced chicken breast and sweet banana, brushed with sesame oil and deep-fried golden. A bold sweet-savory appetizer that'll vanish from the plate.

Chicken Murphy, the Italian-American braise of chicken and sweet sausage simmered with mushrooms, onions and a briny hit of anchovies, black olives and capers in white wine and tomato. A rustic, savory one-pot dinner.

Jerk chicken & nectarine salad with honey-lime dressing ready in 30 minutes. Spicy grilled chicken thighs over crisp romaine with sweet, juicy nectarines and scallions.

Grilled raspberry chicken: breasts marinated in maple-raspberry vinaigrette, brushed with a sweet-spicy raspberry glaze and topped with toasted pine nuts. Sweet, tart, and a little fiery.

Chicken and peach salad pairs diced cooked chicken with sweet peaches, sliced almonds, and a creamy sour-cream dressing. Stuff into a buttery croissant for an easy summer lunch sandwich.

Lemon chicken with Angostura bitters, brown sugar, and paprika. Flour-coated chicken thighs browned in a skillet then baked with lemon slices in a sweet-bitter pan sauce.

Chinese-style chicken in plum sauce with fresh ginger, sherry, carrots, and celery. Bite-sized chicken simmered in a glossy, sweet-tangy plum gravy thickened with cornstarch.

Copycat Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich pressure-fried in peanut oil with a subtly sweet flour coating, dill pickles, and buttered buns. Closer to the original than you'd expect.

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Classic General Tso's chicken with crispy double-fried chicken in a sweet-spicy orange-soy glaze. The Chinese-American takeout standard made the proper restaurant way at home.

Thai grilled chicken with sweet-savory marinade and tangy dipping sauce. Marinate chicken in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and garlic, then grill until crispy. Serves 4.

General Tso's chicken: crispy egg-white battered chicken stir-fried with ginger, garlic, scallions, and dried chilies in a sweet-tangy soy and vinegar sauce. The Hunan-style Chinese-American classic done right.