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Tag: chicken dinner

  • Super Chicken Bowl

    This bowl is a healthy and delicious recipe, inspired by a recent dinner failure. Sometimes, when a recipe goes sideways, the best thing to do is to reinvent it and try again! So it is with the Super Chicken Bowl. Featuring classically prepared chicken, a bright avocado salad, spicy sweet potatoes, and a fresh avocado…

  • Tonight’s Dinner: Chicken Alfredo a la Leftovers

    Not every night can be fancy or gourmet and tonight is one of those nights. We didn’t plan well and didn’t have a lot of food on hand, and instead of shopping, we decided to make do. So we’re making a nice, easy chicken Alfredo with random stuff from the pantry. I had some chicken…

  • Tonight’s Meal: Barbeque Chicken

    We try to eat a varied diet, but often fall into a rut. Tonight we’re going to do something a little different: simple, easy, barbeque chicken drumsticks. Technically, this is more like “chicken with barbeque sauce.” We’re not using a smoker or a grill per se to cook these drumsticks, at least not on this…

  • Basic Jambalaya

    Jambalaya is a classic Louisiana dish. However, not being Cajun or from Louisiana, I have no clue how to make an ‘authentic’ Jambalaya. So this is a super basic, easy, Jambalaya-style recipe that tastes good and is easy to cook. Feel free to experiment by adding different mixes of veggies and spices, and let me…

  • Creamy Tuscan Chicken

    Delicious chicken breasts are cooked with a thick, garlicky cream sauce to make this beloved classic dinner. Enjoy! Ingredients Process Did you enjoy this recipe? Why not check out our Recipes Page for more!

  • Creamy Basil Chicken Orzo

    Our fascination with the humble Orzo pasta continues. This recipe blends a subtly spiced chicken with a creamy basil-flavored sauce, spinach, and cherry tomatoes. It was delicious with garlic bread! Ingredients Chicken Orzo Process Did you enjoy this Orzo recipe? Check out our recipes page for more!

  • Fried Chicken Sandwiches

    These fried chicken sandwiches are not just crispy and delicious, they’re also excellent carriers for a variety of sauces. Spicy aioli, chipotle mayo, barbecue sauce, honey mustard…let your imagination run wild! Special Equipment: This recipe requires a candy thermometer that reads up to 400 degrees. Otherwise you likely have what you need in your kitchen.…

  • Italian Chicken & Orzo

    This dish is easy to cook, requires only one large pan and a baking sheet, and best of all, it’s a crowd-pleaser. Even our finicky older child who eats about two things said she’d eat it again — we’ll take that as a win. Ingredients Chicken Orzo Process