Chicken Tonight: June 2011

Randy Mayor; Melanie J. Clarke

Get dinner on the table in no time with a weekly collection of chicken recipes that are quick, easy, and guaranteed to please your family.

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Mozzarella Chicken Sandwich

Randy Mayor

Our online reviewers rave about this recipe, claiming it "tastes like something you would order at a restaurant, but only takes a few minute to make." After you brown the chicken in a skillet, place it on ciabatta bread coated with a pesto mayonnaise. Top with basil and mozzarella and run it under the broiler to melt the cheese and get the bread crispy. Roasted red pepper and tomato are the finishing touches.

Mozzarella Chicken Sandwich Recipe

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Kansas City Barbecued Chicken

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Get the most from grilled chicken when you use spice rub before grilling, and then baste with a ketchup-based sauce perked up with vinegar, brown sugar, molasses, and chili powder.

Kansas City Barbecued Chicken Recipe

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Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches

Photo: Yunhee Kim

When there's no time for barbecuing and basting chicken on the grill, enjoy this quick barbecue sandwich starring rotisserie chicken and your favorite bottled sauce. Pickled jalapeños are optional, but do add an extra hit of heat. Serve with potato chips and coleslaw, and you've got a meal in about 10 minutes.

Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches Recipe

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Grilled Fusion Chicken

Thomas J. Story

Accent grilled chicken breasts with Southwestern flavors like lime, hot sauce, chipotle chiles, and tequila.

Grilled Fusion Chicken Recipe

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Grilled Herbed Chicken

Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

In addition to providing great flavor with no fat, fresh herbs are also a source of heart-healthy antioxidants that may help fight heart disease.

Grilled Herbed Chicken Recipe

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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

These chicken-filled lettuce leaves are popular as appetizers in Asian-style bistro restaurants, but two wraps make a satisfying main dish.

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

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Mexican Bow-tie Pasta with Chicken

Lee Harrelson

You can use any shape of pasta you have on hand for this creamy pasta recipe. All you need to give it Mexican flavor is a jar of salsa, and the creaminess comes from a block of cream cheese.

Mexican Bow-tie Pasta with Chicken Recipe

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Chicken Kebabs with Couscous

Yogurt-marinated Chicken Kebabs with Israeli Couscous

Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Dan Becker

Kebabs are a light, easy way to prepare chicken, especially when served atop a bed of homemade couscous.

Chicken Kebabs with Couscous Recipe

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Chicken-Farfalle Salad with Pesto

Chicken and Farfalle Salad with Walnut Pesto

Lee Harrelson

Making the pesto with walnuts instead of the more traditional pine nuts adds a rich, toasty flavor to the sauce used in the pasta salad.

Chicken-Farfalle Salad with Pesto Recipe

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Open-Faced Chicken and Muenster Sandwiches

Photo: Beau Gustafson; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

A hot open-faced sandwich is often called a "knife-and-fork sandwich." We call it dinner. This bistro-style recipe features on-hand ingredients such as jarred preserves, prechopped onion, bagged spinach, and rotisserie chicken. All you have to do is pile the ingredients on the bread, stick the sandwiches under the broiler, and dinner is served.

Open-Faced Chicken and Muenster Sandwiches Recipe

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Grilled Chicken with Sriracha Glaze

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr

Instead of the usual barbecue sauce, brush bone-in chicken leg quarters with a sweet and spicy glaze made with hot chile sauce and mango jam.

Grilled Chicken with Sriracha Glaze Recipe

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Caesar Chicken-Pasta Salad

Photo: Oxmoor House

Have your (pasta) salad and eat it too! This recipe combines the best flavors of Caesar and pasta salad.

Caesar Chicken-Pasta Salad Recipe

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Chicken Mole

Lee Harrelson

Chocolate adds a deep, rich accent rather than sweetness to this tomato sauce and gives it a more authentic Mexican flavor.

Chicken Mole Recipe

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Quickest Chicken Noodle Soup

Lee Harrelson

Make this soup your "go-to" recipe for super-easy dinners. It has only six ingredients, and instead of chopping fresh veggies, you can use frozen.

Quickest Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

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Chicken Cooked Under a Brick

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro

The weight of foil-covered bricks helps the chicken cook evenly, leaving the breast moist and tender.

Chicken Cooked Under a Brick Recipe

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Grilled Chicken and Lemon Salad

Marinate the chicken for one hour in a heart-healthy marinade of olive oil and fresh lemon juice, grill, and then serve with veggies such as snow peas and bell peppers.

Grilled Chicken and Lemon Salad Recipe

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Grilled Chicken Tostadas

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

This dish gives a Southwestern accent to the American summertime classic, grilled chicken.

Grilled Chicken Tostadas Recipe

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Garlic Chicken

Becky Luigart-Stayner; Melanie J. Clarke

A great way to decrease your salt intake is to start cooking with aromatic and flavorful ingredients such as garlic, black pepper, cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Garlic Chicken Recipe

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Easy Chicken Fajitas

Photo: Oxmoor House

If you've got picky eaters in your family, set out bowls of the toppings so that each person can assemble their own fajita.

Easy Chicken Fajitas Recipe

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Chicken Panini with Fig Jam

Lee Harrelson

Panini sandwiches are all the rage, but if you don't have a panini maker, you can press the sandwich with the bottom of a cast-iron skillet. The sweet and savory blend of fig preserves and blue cheese that tops the sliced chicken has online reviewers cheering. If you don't care for arugula, you can substitute baby spinach.

Chicken Panini with Fig Jam Recipe

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Chicken with Balsamic Vinegar Sauce

Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar Pan Sauce

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Using only 1 tablespoon of butter adds to the richness of the balsamic-honey sauce and creates a notable flavor.

Chicken with Balsamic Vinegar Sauce Recipe

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Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Arugula Salad

Oxmoor House

This colorful salad is packed with garden-fresh zucchini and tomatoes. Grill the bread slices along with the tomatoes so everything is ready at the same time.

Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Arugula Salad Recipe

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Spring Chicken Soup

Photo: Marcus Nilsson

Liven up traditional chicken soup by adding green beans, asparagus, beefsteak tomato, and turnips.

Spring Chicken Soup Recipe

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Indian-Spiced Chicken Burgers

Photo: Beau Gustafson; Styling: Jan Gautro

Take a break from beef and use ground chicken for your burgers. Because the chicken is mild-flavored, it can handle the Indian spice blend garam masala. Carry out the theme and top the patties with yogurt, mango chutney, and chopped fresh mint instead of the usual condiments.

Indian-Spiced Chicken Burgers Recipe

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Grilled Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

For a flavorful twist on traditional barbecue chicken, serve spiced chicken breasts with a creamy, six-ingredient white sauce.

Grilled Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce Recipe

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Chicken Sandwiches with Melted Cheese

Photo: Michael Paul

These one-dish-meal grilled cheese sandwiches feature slices of tart Granny Smith apple, sharp blue cheese, and super-quick rotisserie chicken. If you're not a blue cheese fan, cheddar is a tasty option.

Chicken Sandwiches with Melted Cheese Recipe

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Beer-Can Chicken with Cola Barbecue Sauce

Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Cooking chicken with beer and spices inside infuses the bird with a hint of spice and plenty of moisture.

Beer-Can Chicken with Cola Barbecue Sauce Recipe

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Sweet Barbecue Chicken

BECKY LUIGART-STAYNER

Combine six basic ingredients for a sweet-and-spicy sauce that cooks in minutes.

Sweet Barbecue Chicken Recipe

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Grilled Chicken with Rustic Mustard Cream

Photo: Oxmoor House

The pronounced lemon-pine character of rosemary goes well with olive oil and Dijon mustard, giving this grilled chicken a rustic Mediterranean flair.

Grilled Chicken with Rustic Mustard Cream Recipe

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Grilled Chicken with Plum Salsa

Randy Mayor; Melanie J. Clarke

Add a tangy fresh plum salsa to perk up low-fat grilled chicken.

Grilled Chicken with Plum Salsa Recipe

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Kansas City Barbecued Chicken

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Grilled Fusion Chicken

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Grilled Herbed Chicken

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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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Mexican Bow-tie Pasta with Chicken

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Chicken Kebabs with Couscous

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Chicken-Farfalle Salad with Pesto

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Open-Faced Chicken and Muenster Sandwiches

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Grilled Chicken with Sriracha Glaze

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Caesar Chicken-Pasta Salad

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Chicken Mole

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Quickest Chicken Noodle Soup

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Chicken Cooked Under a Brick

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Grilled Chicken and Lemon Salad

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Grilled Chicken Tostadas

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Garlic Chicken

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Easy Chicken Fajitas

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Chicken Panini with Fig Jam

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Chicken with Balsamic Vinegar Sauce

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Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Arugula Salad

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Spring Chicken Soup

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Indian-Spiced Chicken Burgers

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Grilled Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce

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