How many ways to cook chicken?

[Briana]

Hey guys,

I know there are a ton of chicken recipes out there, so I'm curious...how many ways do you know of to cook chicken?

I have made these:

1. Chicken soup
2. Baked soy chicken (for lack of a better title)
3. Oriental dill/sesame oil chicken
4. Yellow chicken curry
5. Gluten free spinach pizza with goat cheese & grilled chicken

Mmm, this is making me hungry!

[Bird]

The old standard ways, such as fried chicken, rotisserie chicken, grilled chicken, BBQ chicken are our most frequently used recipes, and really quick and simple.

[Briana]

I need to get a decent grill!

[Bird]

Briana, we currently have a very small LPG grill just for the 2 of us, but in the past we've used charcoal and natural gas grills, also. They all do a good job. Of course we have some Louisiana Cajun friends that we haven't seen now in a number of years, but we always liked Cajun cooking. And that lady said she puts a little red pepper on all meats and in all but 2 vegetables (and I've forgotten what those two were). Anyway, we learned from them that chicken, cut into pieces as you would for frying, sprinkled with nothing but red pepper and cooked on the grill is very tasty. I also like to make a "chef's salad" with the usual lettuce, tomato, hard boiled egg, and grated cheese (a little grated carrot and a bit of broccoli and cauliflower goes good, too). But then instead of cold ham and/or turkey as most restaurants use, I like to cut up boneless chicken breasts in bit sized pieces, fry them in a little olive oil, sprinkle them liberally with red pepper while they're cooking, then put them in the salad while still hot. I then prefer Ranch dressing, while my wife prefers Thousand Island.

[Briana]

That sounds delicious! Thanks for that grilling tip - I wouldn't have guessed to use red chilli pepper...

From what I've noticed, almost everything tastes great when you grill it. I'll have to give it a try.

[Bird]

That sounds delicious! Thanks for that grilling tip - I wouldn't have guessed to use red chilli pepper...

From what I've noticed, almost everything tastes great when you grill it. I'll have to give it a try.

Not chili pepper or powder; ground red (cayenne) pepper.

[Briana]

Oh that's what my label says, but yes, it is cayenne. A pepper that has great health benefits, by the way.

[DesignerEyes]

Oh, to count the ways to cook chicken! LOL! Personally, chicken is one of my favorite meats to have. I enjoy marinating it in Italian dressing and grilling it, either as whole pieces or in chunks on a veggie laden stick. Another favorite way to cook chicken is to make the Indian dish known as Chicken Tikki Marsala. Of course there is always the classic chicken recopies for chicken soup, baked chicken, crock pot chicken, BBQ chicken, and good ol'country fried chicken. But I have to ask, has anyone every made chicken gumbo???