Why? Because everyone wants to cook chicken and knows how to do it in their own way, observing their own rules once derived and following little tricks. To improve the taste chicken dishes supplemented with certain spices. And at the same time, red ground pepper suits someone, and black pepper suits someone. The taste and color, as they say ... By the way, the most delicious are chicken fillet dishes, because they have the most delicate and pleasant taste. But the preparation of legs can be considered the most popular. The explanation is simple - affordable prices.
Home chicken one of the most useful pets in the world. First, for many, chickens are primarily a source of eggs. And, daily. Secondly, chickens provide an excellent dietary product - their own meat, otherwise called chicken. Thirdly, since ancient times, pillows have been stuffed from fluff and chicken feathers, featherbeds, mattresses, and so on have been made.
How to cook delicious chicken?
Many eminent culinary specialists of the world consider the preparation of chicken breast to be one of the most important processes in their work. And Russian housewives have long and successfully managed to bring the preparation of chicken liver to perfection. An example of this is delicious homemade pate. New Year's cooking chicken in the oven has become a good tradition of Russians and residents of neighboring countries.
Chickens, like many representatives of the fauna, are divided into breeds. The functions of each breed of chicken are different - it all depends on what exactly this or that chicken (and its breed) is ultimately intended for. In total, three main chicken groups can be distinguished:
a) so-called chickens egg breed;
b) so-called chickens meat and egg breed;
c) chickens of meat breed.
What can be cooked from chicken?
Cooking chicken is familiar to any housewife, because her meat is part of a large number of dishes. Chickens in the oven, more precisely, the aroma exuded by them will gather all friendly neighbors. much tastier than the same salad with meat. Salad Olivier with chicken meat is more tender than the same salad with sausage. - a universally recognized dish for all sick and recovering people. Who will argue with what smoked chickens- a mandatory attribute of any tourist traveling by train? And chicken with mushrooms is a real song for gourmets and those who are “in the know”. And, of course, chicken fillet dishes, which are suitable both as a dietary product and as baby food. In addition, the preparation of wings has recently become popular.
However, cooking chicken does not take so much time, because chicken meat is cooked quite quickly (especially if the chicken was bought not in the market, but in the store). And chicken main dishes are also included in this list (the chicken fillet dishes already mentioned above are cooked almost instantly).
On our site you can find interesting chicken dishes with photos added by hostesses from around the world, learn how to cook chicken wings or how to cook chicken in the oven. These include chicken main dishes, minced chicken dishes, chicken breast dishes, chicken liver dishes, chicken gizzard dishes, and chicken dishes in the oven.
As you can see, to the question of what can be cooked from chicken, there will be not only a lot of answers, but a lot. No less popular requests from novice cooks remain: what to cook from chicken breast, cooking chicken in the oven and chicken fillet dishes, recipes of which are also available in this section. If you don’t know what to cook from chicken fillet, or how to cook wings, how to cook delicious chicken, and in general what can be cooked from chicken “components”, look carefully at the recipes, because many fillet dishes are decoration of the festive table.
Chicken is one of the most popular and versatile foods in the kitchen. From it you can cook a myriad of dishes, ranging from soups, ending with chops and meatballs. But what if you turn on your imagination, add something unexpected to the chicken and turn it into a real work of culinary art?
In this issue you will find 10 simple chicken fillet dishes for all tastes and occasions.
Dilute the taste of chicken with vegetables and cheese a little - and you have a completely new dish in front of you.
Recipe:
Season the chicken with salt and black pepper, then sear each piece for 6 minutes on each side (preferably on a grill pan). Leave the chicken on low heat so that it does not cool down. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, combine the tomatoes, olives and half of the wine-oil sauce, sauté for 2-3 minutes or until the tomatoes are soft. With the remaining half of the sauce, brush the breasts, cut them into strips, pour over the stewed tomatoes and olives. Place on a platter, sprinkle with cheese and garnish with basil leaves.
An interesting recipe that differs from the traditional ways of cooking chicken with pasta.
Recipe:
Cook the spaghetti as directed on the package, adding salt to taste. Cut the chicken into medium pieces, heat the oil in a pan. Fry the chicken pieces, adding salt and red pepper to taste. Mix chicken, olives, pasta, capers with sauce. Arrange beautifully on plates, garnish with basil and sprinkle with a teaspoon of grated Parmesan.
A very simple recipe that does not require specific ingredients.
Recipe:
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees, line a baking sheet with foil and grease it with oil. Place quartered potatoes, onion, garlic and red pepper on foil. While they are cooking, heat the oil in a skillet. Place baking paper or foil on a work surface. Pour grated parmesan with spices on it (preferably without salt) and gently roll the chicken fillet in this mixture. Saute chicken in cheese until done. Prepare a salad - tomatoes with basil in olive oil. Serve fillet in cheese with potatoes, peppers, onions and lettuce.
If you like balsamic vinegar, then you will love this recipe.
Recipe:
Rub the chicken fillet with pepper and salt on both sides. Heat olive oil in a frying pan. Fry on both sides until browned, add the onion and spices, fry for 2-4 minutes over medium heat until the onion is golden.
Mix the balsamic vinegar with the tomatoes and dry herbs and pour the mixture into the skillet with the chicken and onions. Cook until chicken is pinkish golden. When stewing, you can also add chopped bell pepper, it will give the dish a spicy bitterness.
An interesting recipe that will surprise guests is chicken with bacon.
Recipe:
Mix garlic, spinach, cheese, spices and mayonnaise. In an oven preheated to 200 degrees, place a dish greased with oil. Cut the fillet so that you get a butterfly. In the "pocket" put a spoonful of the resulting mixture, "close the butterfly", wrap a strip of bacon, fasten with a toothpick. Bake in the oven in a covered dish for an hour or until done. The chicken should not dry out.
A simple but original recipe for chicken with cranberry sauce.
Recipe:
Fry the chicken with thinly sliced onions in a preheated pan. Fry until golden brown, then cover and simmer over low heat, adding spices to taste. In the meantime, rub the beak through a sieve, add a little sugar to taste. Pour the prepared chicken with the resulting cranberry sauce and let it brew for 10-15 minutes.
Serve garnished with cranberries and green leaves.
A beautiful and tasty roll can become your signature dish at any holiday.
Recipe:
Break off the chicken pieces, spread the mixture of feta cheese, oregano, finely chopped garlic and lemon zest over them, dividing evenly so that the edges remain free. Wrap with rolls, securing with a match. Fry in a pan in hot oil until golden brown. Simmer in a covered dish in the oven until done. Then pour in the lemon juice, wine and broth and bring to a boil in a pan. Wait until half of the liquid boils away.
Let the rolls cool and cut them into rings, decorating with fresh vegetables and herbs.
A spicy recipe with Mexican character will seem like an interesting idea for a festive table.
Recipe:
Rub the chicken fillet pieces with cumin, salt, garlic and black pepper to taste. Fry in a skillet for 15-20 minutes, until almost done. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, put the chicken on a baking sheet, pour over the salsa and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in the oven, without turning, until the cheese is golden.
Easy to prepare and very tasty chicken dish.
Recipe:
Preheat the oven to 220 degrees. At the same time, heat the olive oil and garlic in a small saucepan (1-2 minutes), pour into a shallow bowl. Pour into another bowl and mix the breadcrumbs with the cheese. Dip one piece of chicken first into the oil, then into the bread and cheese mixture. Do this with all the pieces. Bake them on a baking sheet in the oven until done (so the chicken is not dry, 30-35 minutes).
You can add honey and sesame seeds to the recipe, then your chicken will acquire an incredible new taste and aroma.
An interesting take on the first course with chicken.
Recipe:
Preheat the oven, put the garlic cut side down on the foil, pour in a tablespoon of the broth and wrap the foil in a bag. Leave for 30 minutes until the garlic is soft.
Let the garlic cool, mash it into a pulp, mix in a saucepan with the remaining broth, lemon juice and tarragon leaves. Put the chicken, cook until tender, season with salt and pepper to taste. Before serving, garnish with finely chopped tarragon leaves and thin slices of lemon.
It seems to me that everyone can find here something interesting for their table. Personally, I liked the Mexican chicken and puttanesca chicken. And you?
This article will be a handy hint for anyone who is trying to find what to cook with chicken. There are a lot of dishes with the bird under discussion. Below are published only the most successful and delicious recipes.
Cooking chicken in the oven does not require a lot of time. Most of these treats are quick and easy to prepare. It is enough to grind the components, put them in a mold and send to bake.
Ingredients: about 2 kilos of poultry carcass, vegetable oil, half a lemon, salt, a pinch of freshly ground black pepper, coriander, sweet paprika, ginger, curry and cumin seeds.
From above, the container is covered with foil and the dish is baked for 40-45 minutes at medium temperature. Without coating, the chicken will brown in the oven for about half an hour already at 210-220 degrees.
Ingredients: 920 g skinless fillet, salt, 3 ripe tomatoes, 280 g cheese, a mixture of peppers.
In a moderately heated oven, the dish is baked for 20-25 minutes.
Ingredients: half a kilo of chicken, 270 g of fresh champignons, a large white onion, 90 g of cheese, a glass of medium-fat sour cream, 1 tbsp. l. first-class flour, 40 g butter, salt, a pinch of nutmeg.
Julienne with mushrooms and chicken is baked for no more than 20 minutes at 190 degrees. The finished dish will be covered with a delicious ruddy crust.
Ingredients: whole chicken carcass, 3-5 garlic cloves, salt, 1 tbsp. water, any spices.
Grilled chicken in the oven will cook for 70-90 minutes at 200-220 degrees. The exact baking time depends on the size of the carcass.
Ingredients: 6 pcs. chicken breast (halves), a can of pineapple in syrup, 110 g light mayonnaise, 260 g cheese, salt.
The treat is baked in a hot oven for about 40-45 minutes.
Ingredients: half a kilo of potato tubers and chicken, 220 g of white onion and cheese, garlic to taste, 1.5 tbsp. sour cream, a little mayonnaise, salt, aromatic herbs.
The casserole cooks for a little less than an hour at medium temperature. Its readiness is easy to check with a sharp knife.
Ingredients: medium chicken carcass, 5 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, small a spoonful of dried coriander and homemade adjika, granulated garlic.
Ingredients: medium eggplant, 420 g poultry fillet, 230 g zucchini, large tomato, leek (1 pc.), 2 bell peppers of different colors, 3-5 teeth. garlic, carrot, 2 tsp. seasoning broth, salt.
The dish is baked for a little over half an hour in the oven at 200-210 degrees.
Ingredients: 300 g of chicken drumsticks and thighs, a large lemon, 25 g of olive oil and butter, 2 garlic cloves, small. a spoonful of thyme, 90 ml of dry white wine.
The dish is baked for about 50 minutes at 190 degrees.
Ingredients: 9-10 thighs, 5-6 garlic cloves, a mixture of sour cream and mayonnaise, salt, spices.
The dish is cooked in a very hot oven for 40-45 minutes.
Ingredients: a kilo of wings, 3 small. spoons of honey, 2 garlic cloves, ¾ tbsp. soy sauce without additives.
At 180 degrees, the treat will bake for about half an hour.
Ingredients: medium chicken carcass, 2 tbsp. buckwheat and the same amount of boiling water, onion, dry garlic, salt, a pinch of suneli hops, mayonnaise and sour cream, 80 g of cheese.
The future dinner is sent to the oven for about an hour at medium temperature.
The slow cooker does a great job of preparing a variety of chicken treats. For this, any device model is suitable.
Ingredients: a whole chicken carcass of about 1.5 kg, 2 onions, 1 kg of chicken feet, 3 bay leaves, medium carrots, garlic, salt.
Ready chicken jelly is left in the cool all night to solidify.
Ingredients: a pound of poultry meat, 180 g of onion and carrot, 4-6 garlic cloves, 2 multi-cooker glasses of rice and 2 times more water, salt, a set of seasonings for pilaf.
Chicken pilaf according to this recipe will be cooked in the corresponding program until it is completed.
Ingredients: chicken carcass, 5 onions, 380 g of special noodles, 3–4 bay leaves, 30 g of fresh dill, salt, spices.
Ready chicken beshbarmak is decorated with chopped dill and served to the table.
Ingredients: 270 g of chicken, fine salt, onion, 80 g of spider web vermicelli, carrots, 2 liters of purified water, 3 potato tubers, 3 stalks of green onions, a mixture of peppers.
The soup is served with chopped green onions.
Ingredients: 2 breasts, 1 liter of purified water.
Under the lid, the bird cooks for 40–45 minutes in the “Steamed” program.
Ingredients: medium chicken carcass, half a glass of fat sour cream, salt, 5-6 cloves of garlic, 5 tbsp. l. sifted flour, a glass of purified water, a mixture of peppers.
The exact cooking time depends on the size of the meat pieces.
Ingredients: large chicken breast, 80 g cheese, salt, seasoning mixture, a glass of first-class flour, 3 large spoons of mayonnaise, 3 raw eggs.
A ready-made dish is served with rice or vegetables.
Ingredients: 6 drumsticks, 2 sweet peppers of different colors, 5 tomatoes, garlic, 2 onions, a couple of sprigs of marjoram, rosemary, a glass of tomato juice (thick), salt.
A treat is served along with the resulting gravy.
Ingredients: 4 potato tubers, 380 g chicken fillet, carrots, 130 g fresh champignons, 1 tbsp. l. tomato paste, salt, a mixture of ground peppers, onion.
The finished treat is served hot with homemade bread.
Ingredients: 270 g chicken fillet, 170 g onion, garlic clove, 3 cups dry pasta, 2.5 tbsp. purified water, salt, freshly ground pepper.
The dish is cooked in the Spaghetti program until the appropriate signal.
If the hostess in the kitchen does not have assistants in the form of a slow cooker or an oven, then even in an ordinary frying pan she will be able to cook delicious chicken dishes. True, among them there are mainly options for a daily lunch, and not a festive table.
Ingredients: 1.5 kilo chicken carcass, 370 g turnip, 60 g butter, 4–7 teeth. garlic, 720 g tomatoes, 220 g bell peppers, a bunch of any greens, half a chili pepper, 2 tsp. fine salt, a pinch of saffron and suneli hops.
The finished chicken chakhokhbili is removed from the heat and left for 15-17 minutes.
Ingredients: 720 g chicken fillet, salt, 2 tomatoes, half a medium zucchini, a mixture of peppers, half an eggplant.
During this time, the fried chicken in the pan will be saturated with the aromas of vegetables and will become tender, soft.
Ingredients: 830 g chicken fillet, 2 pcs. turnips, large egg, salt, favorite seasonings.
The resulting mass with a spoon is laid out in a pan in the form of cutlets, which are fried on both sides.
Ingredients: about a kilo of any parts of a chicken carcass, 2 pcs. turnips, 90 ml of soy sauce, a pinch of any dried herbs, 1 tbsp. l. olive oil, salt.
Marinated chicken, along with onions, is fried in a pan with well-heated fat.
Ingredients: 620 g chicken fillet, 80 g sour cream, large egg, onion head, 30 g sifted flour, a bunch of herbs, salt, ground colored peppers.
A ready-made treat is served with any side dish.
Ingredients: large egg, 4 tbsp. l. whole grain flour, 2 chicken fillets, a pinch of salt, the same amount of freshly ground black pepper, 6 tbsp. l. purified water, 1 tbsp. l. linseed oil, dry garlic.
Chops are fried in well-heated linseed oil.
Ingredients: 330 g poultry fillet, 2 garlic cloves, large onion, 5-6 green onion feathers, 90 g sour cream, a pinch of salt and a mixture of ground peppers, 130 g heavy cream.
Chopped green onions are added to the resulting gravy, after which it can immediately be laid out on a serving of garnish.
Ingredients: 6 thighs, 4 tbsp. tablespoons of fat sour cream, 1 tbsp. l. raspberry vinegar, salt, 12 pcs. spicy plums, 6 tbsp. l. mayonnaise, a mixture of peppers.
It remains to simmer for another 20 minutes.
Ingredients: 6 pcs. wings, a pinch of curry, salt.
Delicious served with spicy ketchup.
Boiled, baked and fried chicken becomes the basis of delicious snacks. Among them are many festive options with appetizing original design.
Ingredients: 180 g of boiled breast, up to 270 g of Peking, a handful of sweet corn grains (canned food), 2 boiled eggs, a handful of white crackers, mayonnaise, dill, salt.
Portioned decoration is sprinkled with crackers and chopped dill.
Ingredients: 820 g chicken fillet, 270 g fresh champignons, onion, 60 g semi-hard cheese, 1.5 tbsp. cream of medium fat, 4-5 sprigs of dill, salt, favorite spices.
Ready rolls are cut into pieces, sprinkled with chopped dill and immediately served to the table.
Ingredients: 320 g of first-class flour, a pinch of salt, a glass of kefir, half a pack of butter, 1 tbsp. l. granulated sugar, ½ small. spoons of soda, large egg, 130 g of boiled poultry fillet, cheese, tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, ketchup, oregano.
The pizza will bake for 20-25 minutes in a hot oven.
Ingredients: 2 thin Armenian lavash (1 m long), 230 g boiled fillet, mayonnaise, fresh garlic, 90 g cheese, salt, spices.
The culinary ring is removed from the salad and its top is arbitrarily decorated.
Ingredients: 460 g of boiled salted fillet, 320 g of fresh champignons, 5 boiled large eggs, salt, sauce.
The salad is served to the table after a couple of hours of soaking in the cool.
Ingredients: 2 ripe tomatoes, chicken breast, 3 tbsp. l. olive oil and low-fat sour cream, 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar, 8-9 basil leaves, 2 sprigs of fresh oregano, salt, garlic to taste.
Optionally, you can bake tomatoes with a “cap” of grated cheese.
Ingredients: 380 g chicken fillet, 130 g cheese, a handful of white wheat croutons, 2 pcs. tomatoes and fresh cucumbers, red and yellow bell peppers, garlic to taste, mayonnaise, salt.
The resulting snack will infuse in the cool for about 1.5 hours.
Ingredients: 70 g of low-fat sour cream and mayonnaise, dry garlic, 3 boiled eggs, 230 g of boiled chicken breast, 90 g of canned corn, strong fresh cucumber, salt.
To taste, you can decorate the finished salad with any fresh herbs. Before taking a sample from it, you need to let the dish brew for 2-3 hours.
Ingredients: half a kilo of chicken fillet and green beans, red and yellow bell peppers, a large purple onion, 20 ml of high-quality olive oil, 40 ml of soy sauce and balsamic vinegar, table salt.
Chicken main dishes are very popular, both in restaurants in different countries and in the home menu. These dishes are served on weekdays and holidays, include in the diet of people of all ages.
Tender chicken meat is extremely healthy, nutritious, easily absorbed by the body. It is combined with various ingredients, has the unique ability to absorb some of the juices and flavors of other products with which it was cooked at the same time. Thanks to this, an incredible number of different main courses can be prepared from chicken, each time bringing a pleasant variety to the menu.
Most often, chicken is combined with vegetables, cereals, cereals, pasta, mushrooms, herbs, improving the taste and aroma of the components present with the help of spices. To prepare chicken second courses, various methods of heat treatment of ingredients are used: they are boiled, stewed, fried, baked in the oven, slow cooker, microwave oven.
Depending on the recipe, all parts of the carcass can be used, or only fillets or offal. The meat pulp is cut into small or large pieces, minced meat is made from it, beaten with a culinary hammer. Large and small pieces of chicken, offal are used for cooking pilaf, stews, roasts, porridges with meat. Minced meat makes excellent meatballs, meatballs, stuffing for dumplings, cabbage rolls and pies. The beaten flesh of the fillet is suitable for the preparation of chops, large and small rolls, inside of which a certain filling is wrapped. For a romantic dinner or a family celebration, you can bake a whole chicken stuffed with rice, mushrooms or vegetables in the oven. Often, various sauces are prepared for chicken main dishes - tomato, creamy, French. To add some piquancy, a small amount of fruits, berries, seeds, nuts are sometimes added to the dish.
How to replace the usual potatoes for roast chicken? Try celery root, carrots, onions and fragrant spices! The taste of such a dish is much more aromatic, and much fewer calories! And you will need nothing to cook time, a smart machine will do everything for you.
If you stew beans with chicken in tomato sauce, you will get a wonderful hot dish, in which vegetable and animal proteins are combined at the same time. To speed up the cooking process, soak the beans ahead of time.
Tender and juicy chicken meat combined with ruddy fried potato slices will not leave anyone indifferent. Thanks to the roasting sleeve, the classic combination of chicken, potatoes and spices will be even more delicious.
Appetizing and fragrant dumplings are loved by everyone. I'll show you how to make hundreds of dumplings in just a few minutes of modeling. I won’t forget about the secrets of dough and toppings for perfect dumplings.
Tired of all the famous recipes with chicken? Try to cook drumsticks marinated in soy sauce and spices - the taste is amazing! The secret of this dish is in the usual pumpkin, with which you need to stew the meat.
Plain baked chicken can surprise anyone. It is enough to marinate it, and then stew it with spicy olives and gherkins. The recipe that I will share is also good because the whole preparation will last no more than 10 minutes - the rest will be done by the oven!
Prepare a complete and satisfying dish of chicken, buckwheat and apples baked together in the oven. Juicy meat, pleasant interpenetration of tastes and incomparable aroma! Surely this dish will be the center of attention on the festive table.
How to cook amazingly delicious chicken in just 5 minutes? Believe - everything is possible! This recipe is so good that after the first time you will want to record it in the crown.
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Pilaf cooked with the addition of chicken fillet and mung bean is just a storehouse of nutrients. This light dish is recommended by nutritionists for anyone who adheres to the principles of a healthy diet.
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Chicken meat is one of the most delicious and quick to cook. Among other things, it is also easily absorbed by the body, widely available and inexpensive. Therefore, most often on our tables, both festive and ordinary, this type of meat is present. After all, there is no point in reinventing the wheel when everything is already there.
What can be cooked from chicken? Yes, anything, you just need a little work and imagination. Variants of dishes from salads to hot dishes will be typed in a couple of volumes of the book. And all because the product is quite popular and in demand.
The recipe of the dish for the most part depends on what event it is dedicated to. If it's just a family dinner, you can bake it in the oven. If guests are about to drop in on you, there is an option to make julienne. Chicken barbecue or shish kebab is very popular lately. The main thing is to properly marinate the meat.
When organizing a romantic dinner, you can make tender chicken fillet in a creamy sauce. Such a dish will saturate the stomach, but will not pull with a stone. It is also, and with the right presentation, it is also beautiful.
On the festive table, chicken can be served not only as a main dish, but also as an appetizer. Among other things, chicken pate or jelly is one of the most delicious dishes.
It happens that you want something tasty, festive, but you don’t have the strength, and you don’t want to mess around with cooking a lot either. Then this recipe is perfect for you.
Cooking order:
The stage of readiness can be easily checked by piercing the leg with a skewer or knife. If the meat begins to secrete clear juice, then the dish is ready.
Prepare step by step:
The dish can be served both in a pan and laid out on plates.
Cooking is designed for a multicooker with a capacity of nine hundred watts. The program is selected "multi-cook" for forty minutes and additionally "frying" for twenty-five minutes.
Programs for cooking: stewing and frying.
After the stewing program has ended, the dish is ready.
Julien is very tasty. However, not every hostess has a cocotte maker in her arsenal. However, there is a solution to that problem as well. More details in the recipe.
For Caesar salad you will need to purchase:
Cooking:
There is a very tasty recipe with chicken fillet and it has a whole lot of names and “Merchant's Meat”, “French Meat”, “Julienne in a Frying Pan”.
Cooking:
All you need is to wash the chicken legs and marinate them in mayonnaise with seasoning and onions. Leave for half an hour, this is enough. Onion cut into large half rings.
Bon Appetit.