Poultry - Cooking Classy https://www.cookingclassy.com/recipes/poultry/ with a sprinkle of fancy Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:07:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 44235149 Chicken Fajitas https://www.cookingclassy.com/chicken-fajitas/ https://www.cookingclassy.com/chicken-fajitas/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:26:45 +0000 https://www.cookingclassy.com/?p=51875 Chicken Fajitas - This easy, restaurant quality recipe is made with deliciously seasoned chicken, a trio of fresh bell peppers and tender crisp onions all served atop warmed tortillas. It's a family favorite recipe we've used countless times over!

Want to make the best fajitas ever? Then be sure to serve with my homemade flour tortillas if time allows (prep while the chicken marinates). Easily worth the extra bit of effort!

Three chicken fajitas in flour tortillas shown with various toppings.

Easy Homemade Chicken Fajitas

Chicken fajitas are most commonly made with chicken breasts but chicken thighs are the best, and this is my tested and perfected recipe I'm so happy to share with you!

Chicken is soaked in a seasoned, lime and oil based marinade then pan seared in a hot cast iron skillet to achieve a flavorful charred exterior with crisped edges, and juicy, tender interior.

After which fresh multi-color bell peppers, and boldly flavored onions and garlic are sautéed to a perfect tender crisp texture in the same piping hot skillet.

Then to assemble fajitas chicken is sliced, and mounded over flour tortillas along with those flavorful veggies.

It's a restaurant favorite, classic Tex-Mex recipe you'll never want to lose!

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Spinach Artichoke Chicken https://www.cookingclassy.com/skillet-chicken-creamy-spinach-artichoke-sauce/ https://www.cookingclassy.com/skillet-chicken-creamy-spinach-artichoke-sauce/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:03:51 +0000 https://www.cookingclassy.com/?p=24908 This spinach artichoke chicken is pan-seared and nestled into a creamy sauce brimming with briny artichokes, spinach, and lots of melty cheese. It’s an easy chicken dinner that’s ready in one pan in 30 minutes.

Can’t get enough of these flavors? Try my creamy spinach artichoke tortellini and this spinach artichoke pizza. You might also love this grilled cheese!

Creamy spinach artichoke chicken served on an oval platter.

Creamy spinach artichoke chicken has all the flavors of spinach artichoke dip, wrapped up in a delicious and easy chicken dinner. Juicy pan-seared chicken breasts are nestled in a mouthwatering cream sauce with heaps of cheese, briny artichokes, and savory spinach. It’s a quick comfort food dinner that you’ll be craving until the next time you make it. The cherry on top? Everything cooks in the same pan, so clean-up is extra easy. Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad https://www.cookingclassy.com/chicken-caesar-pasta-salad/ https://www.cookingclassy.com/chicken-caesar-pasta-salad/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:25:52 +0000 https://www.cookingclassy.com/?p=28980 Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is a delicious blend of two incredible side dishes, pasta salad meets a traditional green salad. It's brimming with vibrant flavor, has a satisfying blend of textures, and it's sure to be a hit at your next summer get together!

Chicken caesar pasta salad shown in a brown wooden serving bowl over a red cloth on a white marble surface.

Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is made with tender penne pasta, lightly charred grilled chicken breasts, crisp romaine lettuce, sweet grape tomatoes, crunchy croutons, rich parmesan and it's all covered in a creamy, lemony caesar salad dressing.

It's a dish so filling and delicious that is could easily pasta for the main entree of a meal.

Plus it's easy to make and there's even a few shortcuts if you want to save some time, such as using rotisserie chicken, store-bought croutons, and even a store-bought caesar dressing (though I'd add some fresh lemon to it).

Or if you love to impress and go all out like I did here, which will create the very best pasta salad, then make the croutons from scratch, go for the grilled chicken option, and make the simple dressing fresh. This pasta salad is a dream and I think you'll absolutely love it!Grilled chicken caesar salad shown from overhead in a wooden bowl with romaine lettuce and wooden serving spoons to the side.

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Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps https://www.cookingclassy.com/thai-chicken-lettuce-wraps/ https://www.cookingclassy.com/thai-chicken-lettuce-wraps/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:10:13 +0000 https://www.cookingclassy.com/?p=24328 Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a flavorful Asian dish made with lean protein, veggies, a sweet and savory sauce and a variety of satisfying garnishes. You can serve them as an appetizer, side dish or main dish. 

Thai chicken lettuce shown assembled close together on a white oval platter.

Filling Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

These Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps are everything you'd want them be and then some! They have well rounded flavor, you'll find them easy to make, and they have the perfect crunch factor thanks to the tender crisp veggies, lettuce, and peanuts.

The chicken (or turkey) keeps them nice and filling but if you want an even heartier meal you can serve these with a side of rice.

You can adjust the sauces here to suite your taste. If you like the flavor of fish sauce you can add more. If you love heat load them up with the Sambal Oelek or Sriracha. And for more peanut flavor be sure to try them finished with a creamy peanut sauce (it so delicious and worth the extra bit of effort).

I know it's a fairly lengthy list of ingredients here but I don't recommend leaving any out. Everything comes together beautifully to create a truly tasty, veggie and chicken-filled lettuce wrap that you'll want to make on repeat.

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Blackened Chicken https://www.cookingclassy.com/blackened-chicken/ https://www.cookingclassy.com/blackened-chicken/#comments Tue, 28 May 2024 04:50:23 +0000 https://www.cookingclassy.com/?p=71739 Blackened Chicken is a quick chicken dish made with lean chicken breasts generously coated with a spicy cajun style seasoning, and it's pan seared in a hot cast iron pan for a light blackened char. And for a hint of richness we finish them with butter!

Row of blackened chicken breast on a white oval platter over a marble surface with a green cloth to the side.

Fast and Easy Blackened Chicken

Smoky, spicy, highly flavorful seasoned chicken kissed with a blackened exterior that envelops a juicy tender interior. It's a tastebud tantalizing recipe to make any day of the year!

It's so simple to make and cooks quickly. It's just a brisk mixing of spices, then generously seasoning the chicken and from there cooking in a super hot skillet for that beautiful finish.

There's a plethora of delicious sides to pair with it (lots of ideas below), and there's also so much you can do with this chicken. My personal favorites for serving are pairing with coconut rice, corn, and mango avocado salsa (for a bit of that sweet + heat) but there's endless options.

And it doesn't just need to be served solo. Try it in tacos, add it to pasta (like creamy alfredo), or toss into a salad.

Blackened chicken breasts with serving suggestion of corn salad, mango and avocado.

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Grilled Chicken Salad https://www.cookingclassy.com/grilled-chicken-salad/ https://www.cookingclassy.com/grilled-chicken-salad/#comments Mon, 20 May 2024 04:32:55 +0000 https://www.cookingclassy.com/?p=71341 A refreshing fully loaded Grilled Chicken Salad! Includes marinated grilled chicken breast, tender romaine lettuce, bright red onion, crisp salty bacon, charred grilled corn, vibrant fresh tomatoes, tangy feta, and creamy avocado. It's truly an ideal summer salad!

Grilled chicken salad with chicken, bacon, tomatoes, corn, avocado, romaine, red onion and feta.

Summery Grilled Chicken Salad

This ultimate grilled chicken salad is piled high with all the best ingredients, each one adding to it's well balanced fusion of flavors and satisfying variety of textures.

And I think you'll appreciate that the dressing also doubles as a chicken marinade so you won't need to make a separate seasoning for the grilled chicken.

This salad is a perfectly filling, ideal entree for a lunch get together but it also makes for an exceptional dinner salad as well.

You can also easily adjust it to use up what you have by substituting different vegetables or create a new flavor profile by using different fresh herbs in the dressing (basil or cilantro would be welcomed options).

If you are looking for a salad people will remember this is it! It includes that trio people just can't get enough of - chicken, bacon and avocado.

And here everything is highlighted by an unapologetically lemony dressing to really make it sing. It will get compliments all around!

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Grilled Chicken Margherita https://www.cookingclassy.com/grilled-chicken-margherita/ https://www.cookingclassy.com/grilled-chicken-margherita/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:05:33 +0000 https://www.cookingclassy.com/?p=71331 Exceptionally flavorful Grilled Chicken Margherita! Made with hearty chicken breasts soaked in a simple balsamic marinade and grilled over hot flames, then they're topped a trio of fresh mozzarella, fresh pesto and fresh tomatoes for a striking finish.

Grilled chicken margherita made with grilled chicken breasts, homemade pesto, fresh mozzarella and grape tomatoes.

A Vibrant Grilled Breast Chicken Recipe

Here you get lightly charred chicken breasts with gorgeous grill marks blanketed with melty mozzarella, vibrantly green basil pesto, and it's highlighted with glistening crowning finish of fresh tomatoes atop. This Italian style recipe is the ultimate upgrade to plain chicken!

Inspired by margherita pizza, chicken margherita is made including those same flavors while being more heavy with the fresh basil (thanks to the plentitude of homemade pesto).

This is a summery chicken dish with gourmet flavor that will undoubtedly impress, yet it doesn't require a whole lot of effort. And if you don't own a grill or if it's too chilly out you can also pan sear the chicken (see note below).

It's fair to say this is most definitely a chicken recipe you don't want to pass by, especially with grilling season upon us. What better way to welcome the warm weather than celebrating it with this flawless chicken margherita?

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Avocado Chicken Salad https://www.cookingclassy.com/avocado-chicken-salad/ https://www.cookingclassy.com/avocado-chicken-salad/#comments Sun, 18 Feb 2024 19:53:11 +0000 https://www.cookingclassy.com/?p=70440 Avocado Chicken Salad - A healthy chicken salad recipe made without mayo and instead a whole, ripe, creamy avocado. It also includes an abundance of fresh herbs, bright lemon, and zesty grape tomatoes for more fresh flavor.

Avocado chicken salad shown on wheat bread with lettuce leaves and sliced grape tomatoes.

Healthy Chicken Salad with No Mayo

Avocado chicken salad is an excellent go-to lunch option. It can be made with leftover cooked chicken breast or rotisserie chicken, and just includes a quick mashup of dressing.

You can pile it high between slices of whole grain bread or serve it low carb as lettuce wraps.

It's incredibly easy to make and it's so supremely good it could even pass as a refreshing simple dinner.

The flavor of this version is almost like guacamole met chicken salad and it will leave you craving it time and time again! It's so good you would be happy to eat it plain on it's own no bread required.

Possible Variations

  • A simple swap for some textural variation, that contrasting satisfying crunch is to use celery in place of tomatoes.
  • You could garnish this option with sliced almonds, sesame seeds or pumpkin seeds for a light layer of nutty flavor and a fine, flaky crunch.
  • For some indulgence serve with crumbled bacon atop.
  • If it's grilling season try this with chopped grilled chicken in place of shredded chicken for a hint of charred smoky flavor.

Avocado chicken salad with shredded chicken, mashed, avocado, tomato and bacon on the side.

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Hot Honey Chicken https://www.cookingclassy.com/hot-honey-chicken/ https://www.cookingclassy.com/hot-honey-chicken/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2024 05:23:13 +0000 https://www.cookingclassy.com/?p=70344 Sweet and spicy Hot Honey Chicken - Chicken strips are breaded in crushed cornflakes then oven baked until tender, then they're finished with a prominently flavored fiery hot honey sauce that will leave your tastebuds craving more!

Hot Honey Chicken strips covered with crispy cornflakes and oven baked then drizzled with hot honey sauce.

Crispy Baked Chicken Strips with the Best Sauce

Sweet and sticky, peppery and bold, this hot honey chicken will be an absolute hit for spicy food loving fans.

To make it it's a simple process of dredging chicken pieces through a trio of coatings then baking them all at once. And the final finish of tempting hot honey sauce couldn't be easier to make. It only requires 3 ingredients that together create the most crave-able sauce. Honey, Sriracha, and butter.

The honey of course brings the sweetness, the hot sauce perfectly enhances it with striking brightness, and the butter balances and tones it out as well as bringing in a layer of richness. You'll want to add this sauce to everything!

This hot honey chicken can be served as a party appetizer, a game day favorite, or as a main dish entree paired with the classic sides (see ideas below).

My few tips with this recipe are to generously coat the chicken with the finely crushed up corn flakes, which will offer plenty of crunch. And wait to add the sauce until immediately before serving or even use it as a dip to keep the chicken strips extra crisp.

Close up photo of chicken strip coated in hot honey sauce.

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Greek Chicken Bowls https://www.cookingclassy.com/greek-chicken-bowl/ https://www.cookingclassy.com/greek-chicken-bowl/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:39:50 +0000 https://www.cookingclassy.com/?p=69987 A loaded Greek Bowl with pan seared chicken, nutritious quinoa, a healthy Greek salad, tangy feta, plus creamy tzatziki and hummus. It's an excellent dinner while any extra will be awaiting for lunch the following day.

Close up photo of healthy Greek bowl.

Greek Chicken Bowl

I've shared Greek chicken bowls before but they called for marinated and grilled chicken. I wanted a simpler weeknight and winter friendly version that was just as delicious, so created this stovetop variation.

They are still brimming with flavor, abundant in fresh goodness, and it's all about those sauces (they include both tzatziki and hummus and it makes all the difference).

It's a one bowl meal you can feel great about serving as it includes a whole grain, a complete protein, healthy fats (olive oil and avocado), and a tons of vegetables. And of course we throw some cheese in there because feta adds so much flavor.

Also try the other variations I've shared below (you can swap out things like quinoa for rice, avocado for olives, and parsley for mint). It's a versatile Greek bowl that's sure to satisfy without leaving you feeling weighed down.

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