MAIN Home Life Cooking Chicken Recipes

Chicken!

Although grandma may have handed down her favorite recipe for chicken dinner, a whole new generation of home chefs continue to get creative with ...THE white meat.

It's juicy, tender and delicious, and yet so versatile that it may be difficult to decide upon your own favorite classic chicken recipe.

Today it can be served just as often as Southern fried chicken, as a party snack a la Buffalo chicken wings, or popular barbecue favorite - or why not get really creative by learning to make your own Italian restaurant favorites such as Chicken Tandoori, Chicken Parmigiana or savory Chicken Marsala?

Of course, chicken is just as tasty as a stir fry, in an easy casseroles, in summer salads, or when winter rolls around prepared in a steaming pot of homemade chicken soup, (a.k.a. "Jewish penicillin") as a natural immune system booster.

Buying, preparation & chicken safety tips

• Chicken is one of the most inexpensive buys at your local supermarket, but before you purchase be sure to check the freshness date and refrigerate promptly or freeze if not used within 2 days.

• Always wash hands, countertops, cutting boards, knives and other utensils used in preparing raw chicken before they come in contact with other foods.

• For easy storage, cut up a whole chicken into parts. This not only eases serving portions, but will later make defrosting that much quicker (in refrigerator, about 9 hours as opposed to 24 hours for a whole chicken.)

More chicken recipes from the Chiff Chef Recipe File:

Chicken recipes around the Web:

Eat Chicken.com - U.S. Chicken Council guide with an extensive recipe database, cooking tips, nutrition information, tips on storing and freezing, instructional videos, free newsletter.

Cooks.com - Chicken Recipes - Pages of recipes with complete instructions for barbecued, baked and fried chicken, Italian, Chinese, Hungarian and other ethnic dishes, chicken salads, casseroles and sandwiches.

Beginner Roast Chicken Dinner - The complete menu from Recipezaar with recipes and instructions including appetizer, side dishes, dessert.

The Ultimate Roast Chicken - The Food Channel's favorite chicken dinner recipe garnished with bacon strips, fresh orange, thyme and parsley. Yum.

Better Than Best Fried Chicken - Five-star rated recipe from AllRecipes.com with complete ingredients & instructions for crunchy fried chicken including visitor comments and reviews.

Top 20 Chicken Casserole Recipes - About.com Southern Food guide to the top most popular chicken recipes with instructions for scalloped chicken, chicken Florentine, chicken & macaroni bake and lots more.

Chicken Soup Recipes - More than 100 recipes submitted and rated by visitors including clear, creamy, chicken noodle, rice, gumbos and chowders.