Poultry - Chicken, Turkey, Duck, and Other Fowl
Poultry, whether chicken, turkey, or Cornish hens, is almost infinetely flexible adapting to a huge range of dishes and cuisines. It's also low-calorie and low in saturated fat making it a healthy choice as well.
Making the Most of Roast Chicken
Roast chicken is mighty good, but what about the leftovers? Here's a menu that uses those leftovers up.
Roast chicken is mighty good, but what about the leftovers? Here's a menu that uses those leftovers up.
Chicken Enchiladas: A Mexican Classic
Chicken Enchiladas are one of my favorite ways of using up leftover chicken. It couldn't be easier to make, requiring about 30 minutes of prep and 30 minutes of cooking. Serves 2.
Chicken Enchiladas are one of my favorite ways of using up leftover chicken. It couldn't be easier to make, requiring about 30 minutes of prep and 30 minutes of cooking. Serves 2.
Chicken Stir Fry: Leftovers go Lightly
Chicken Stir Fry is one of my favorite recipes for leftovers. In this case leftover roast chicken was transformed into an Asian meal in 30 minutes. Serves 2.
Chicken Stir Fry is one of my favorite recipes for leftovers. In this case leftover roast chicken was transformed into an Asian meal in 30 minutes. Serves 2.
Coq au Vin: A Gnarly Dish
Coq au Vin (rooster in wine) is an ancient peasant dish made when a rooster has gotten past it's prime. Such birds are tough and stringy and so the goal is to make it tender and flavorful and this is accomplished by braising (slowly cooking) it in wine. Serves 2.
Coq au Vin (rooster in wine) is an ancient peasant dish made when a rooster has gotten past it's prime. Such birds are tough and stringy and so the goal is to make it tender and flavorful and this is accomplished by braising (slowly cooking) it in wine. Serves 2.
Roast Chicken: A True Classic
This roast chicken is flavored with fresh herbs, garlic, lemon an butter.
This roast chicken is flavored with fresh herbs, garlic, lemon an butter.
Pan-roasted Duck with Peach Gastrique
It turns out that a peach gastrique is an excellent complement to pan-roasted duck. I'm tremendously fond of duck and the sweet and sour of the gastrique is wonderful. Serves 2.
It turns out that a peach gastrique is an excellent complement to pan-roasted duck. I'm tremendously fond of duck and the sweet and sour of the gastrique is wonderful. Serves 2.
Yogurt Chicken: Middle-eastern Street Food
Yogurt chicken (chicken marinated in yogurt) is a popular dish throughout the middle-east. It's often baked, but is excellent grilled. Serves 2.
Yogurt chicken (chicken marinated in yogurt) is a popular dish throughout the middle-east. It's often baked, but is excellent grilled. Serves 2.
Tequila Chicken: Grilled Marinated Chicken
This recipe for Tequila Chicken calls for marinating in a spicy mixture of tequila, orange juice and lime juice. Serves 2.
This recipe for Tequila Chicken calls for marinating in a spicy mixture of tequila, orange juice and lime juice. Serves 2.
Chicken Paprikas (Csirkepaprikas)
Chicken Paprikas is one of my go-to meals. It's not quick, but it is easy, delicious, and fairly cheap (serving it on a generous bed of egg noodles keeps the price down). Like so many such meals, it's better on day two - and it freezes beautifully so you might want to make a big batch. Serves 2 with leftovers.
Chicken Paprikas is one of my go-to meals. It's not quick, but it is easy, delicious, and fairly cheap (serving it on a generous bed of egg noodles keeps the price down). Like so many such meals, it's better on day two - and it freezes beautifully so you might want to make a big batch. Serves 2 with leftovers.
Chicken Parmesan: Delight at Day's End
Chicken Parmesan is another of those great quick-and-easy weeknight dinners. It takes only 20 minutes of hands-on time to make - start to finish. Serves 2.
Chicken Parmesan is another of those great quick-and-easy weeknight dinners. It takes only 20 minutes of hands-on time to make - start to finish. Serves 2.
Pan-roasted Duck with Cranberry Coulis: Easy & Sophisticated
This is a wonderfully festive recipe: a real treat for Christmas, a birthday, or an anniversary and it couldn't be any easier. If cranberries aren't in season you have make a different sauce for it for ideas. Serves 2.
This is a wonderfully festive recipe: a real treat for Christmas, a birthday, or an anniversary and it couldn't be any easier. If cranberries aren't in season you have make a different sauce for it for ideas. Serves 2.
Turkey Pot Pie: Way Better than Tetrazini
This recipe for turkey pot pie is a great way to reuse the leftovers from a turkey dinner. Surprisingly, the combination is different from the sum of it's parts. Serves 4.
This recipe for turkey pot pie is a great way to reuse the leftovers from a turkey dinner. Surprisingly, the combination is different from the sum of it's parts. Serves 4.
Roast Turkey for Two: Doable and Delicious
It's possible to roast turkey for two people producing a delicious holiday meal. It's a matter of knowing how to scale. Serves 2 with leftovers.
It's possible to roast turkey for two people producing a delicious holiday meal. It's a matter of knowing how to scale. Serves 2 with leftovers.
Chicken Saltimbocca: A Genuine Mouth-Jumper
Saltimbocca is an Italian word meaning "jump in the mouth" and is the name of a Roman dish classically made with veal, prosciutto, and sage. It's also sometimes made with chicken or pork and cheese is a frequent addition. I've had it a few times made with either chicken or veal and although it was good, I can't say it jumped in my mouth. So I set out to create my own version. Serves 2.
Saltimbocca is an Italian word meaning "jump in the mouth" and is the name of a Roman dish classically made with veal, prosciutto, and sage. It's also sometimes made with chicken or pork and cheese is a frequent addition. I've had it a few times made with either chicken or veal and although it was good, I can't say it jumped in my mouth. So I set out to create my own version. Serves 2.
Stuffed Roast Cornish Hens au Provence
Roast cornish hens are the perfect answer to roast chicken for two. In this recipe the hens are seasoned with Herbs de Provence and stuffed with Mushroom & Sausage Rice Pilaf. Serves 2.
Roast cornish hens are the perfect answer to roast chicken for two. In this recipe the hens are seasoned with Herbs de Provence and stuffed with Mushroom & Sausage Rice Pilaf. Serves 2.
Curried Chicken Salad: Sweet, Spicy, Savory, Wonderful
This recipe for Curried Chicken Salad is sweet, spicy, and savory and extraordinarily good. It's perfect stuffed in a pita, layered on a sliced croissant, or nestled in a lettuce leaf. Serves 2.
This recipe for Curried Chicken Salad is sweet, spicy, and savory and extraordinarily good. It's perfect stuffed in a pita, layered on a sliced croissant, or nestled in a lettuce leaf. Serves 2.
Teriyaki Turkey Burgers
Turkey burgers may be low calorie, but it can also be bland and dry. In this recipe, the zucchini adds moisture (you won't really taste it) and the teriyaki ingredients add an Asian flavor.
Turkey burgers may be low calorie, but it can also be bland and dry. In this recipe, the zucchini adds moisture (you won't really taste it) and the teriyaki ingredients add an Asian flavor.
Grilled Lemon Chicken: Tart and Sassy
By long tradition, these grilled lemon chicken breasts are the first thing I grill each year when it finally warms up enough to cook comfortably outside are these chicken breasts. Serves 2.
By long tradition, these grilled lemon chicken breasts are the first thing I grill each year when it finally warms up enough to cook comfortably outside are these chicken breasts. Serves 2.
Fried Chicken: A Southern Favorite
This recipe for fried chicken calls for marinating the chicken overnight in buttermilk and then pan-frying but you can skip the overnight marinade. It's great both hot and cold. Serves 2.
This recipe for fried chicken calls for marinating the chicken overnight in buttermilk and then pan-frying but you can skip the overnight marinade. It's great both hot and cold. Serves 2.
Baked Pasta with Chicken
One of my favorite meals is baked pasta. It a great way to clean out the leftovers hanging around in your fridge - just cook up some pasta (ideally something like penne, macaroni or rotini) then cut up and toss in that leftover chicken leg, leftover cauliflower, and two-day old spinach. Serves 2.
One of my favorite meals is baked pasta. It a great way to clean out the leftovers hanging around in your fridge - just cook up some pasta (ideally something like penne, macaroni or rotini) then cut up and toss in that leftover chicken leg, leftover cauliflower, and two-day old spinach. Serves 2.
Chicken and Rice: An Old Favorite
This chicken and rice recipe features sour cream and mushrooms, giving it a rich, lucious and tangy flavor. Serves 2.
This chicken and rice recipe features sour cream and mushrooms, giving it a rich, lucious and tangy flavor. Serves 2.
Chicken in Parchment: Weeknight Elegance
Cooking chicken in parchment is not only an elegant (and fun) service option, but the gentle steaming in a sealed envelope locks in and intensifies flavors. Serves 2.
Cooking chicken in parchment is not only an elegant (and fun) service option, but the gentle steaming in a sealed envelope locks in and intensifies flavors. Serves 2.
Spicy Moorish Chicken in Pita
I typically serve this spicy Moorish Chicken recipe in pita bread, but it's also great served on rice or couscous. It's quick, easy and delicious. Serves 2.
I typically serve this spicy Moorish Chicken recipe in pita bread, but it's also great served on rice or couscous. It's quick, easy and delicious. Serves 2.
Chicken Piccata
Piccata is typically a dish made with veal scaloppini, but it's just as good when made with chicken breasts, something I almost always have in the freezer. Serves 2.
Piccata is typically a dish made with veal scaloppini, but it's just as good when made with chicken breasts, something I almost always have in the freezer. Serves 2.