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Chicken!

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

It's juicy, tender and delicious, and yet so versatile that it is served just as often Southern fried, broiled or roasted (with all the trimmings) as it is in soups, casseroles or summer salads and sandwiches.

Buying, Preparation & Chicken Safety TIps

• Chicken is one of the most inexpensive buys at your local supermarket, but before you buy check the freshness date and refrigerate promptly or freeze if not used within 2 days.
  
  
• 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.)
  
  
• Always wash hands, countertops, cutting boards, knives and other utensils used in preparing raw chicken before they come in contact with other foods.
  
  

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.

also see -> Buffalo Chicken Wings | Honey Glazed Chicken Wings

Spiced Orange Chicken Wings

also see in Recipes -> Chicken Piquant | Chicken Valdostana

Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore | Homemade Kentucky Fried Chicken

Honey Baked Chicken | Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Smokehouse Beer Can Chicken