Poultry

Although this dish is delicious if served immediately, the chicken and noodles absorb even more flavors if the mixture has time to stand for a while.

Turn ordinary chicken and cauliflower into a flavor sensation with curry powder and tangy yogurt. Serve over couscous, noodles, or rice.

Known as a festive, regal dish in India and Pakistan, biryani is packed with flavor. Don’t be scared off by the long list of ingredients. The dish really is quick and easy to prepare.

Nothing brings out the flavor of fresh asparagus better than lemon. Here the two combine with whole-grain bow-tie pasta, mushrooms, and chicken chunks for a delightful one-dish meal.

This basic stir-fry recipe gives you many options. You can choose between the Asian and Italian flavorings (see Italian Stir-Fry on page 147), and you can vary the meat by replacing the chicken with round steak, pork chops or tenderloin, firm-fleshed fish, bay scallops, or tofu. Save even more time by using precut vegetables or frozen mixed vegetables (no need to thaw before cooking). Even if you make only half this recipe, you’ll probably want to make the entire amount of sauce.

Snow peas paired with either chicken or shrimp is a classic Asian combination. When you can’t decide which you’d prefer, try this recipe, which gives you both.

Here’s the answer when you have to have a kid-pleasing entrée in next to no time. This recipe even gives you a bonus—planned-overs to use in Asian Chicken and Wild Rice Salad (page 87).

Comforting, spicy, and oh-so-good describe this hearty dish.

Cumin, sage, and ginger spice up the rub that gives this chicken its distinctive flavor.

So few ingredients, so much flavor! This super-easy, super-quick entrée definitely belongs in your repertoire.

Barbecued chicken reaches a new level with the addition of rosemary and flavored mustard.

Crisp, crunchy romaine leaves enclose warm chicken and brown rice for an Asian entrée that you’ll want to add to your go-to list.

Celebrate flavors of the Yucatán with this chicken dish, which is served on brown rice colored with turmeric.

Break out of a plain-chicken rut with this southwestern-style dish. The only way it could be easier would be for the dish to prepare itself!

This yummy chicken and gravy combination goes well with just about any side dish.

Bursting with flavor, this super-fast entrée features chicken that is cooked, then “marinated” for a few minutes in a light but richly seasoned sauce.

This fantastically easy recipe utilizes bottled sun-dried tomato pesto to cut your prep time.

Although these highly seasoned chicken breasts are delicious on their own, they also make a fine foundation for a variety of other dishes, such as Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Casserole (page 160).

For comfort food sure to please, try this cracker-coated chicken. You may want to make extra gravy to top mashed potatoes.

You’ll think you’re at a taverna on the Mediterranean Sea when you bite into this chicken. It’s packed with flavor from lemon, feta cheese, oregano, and kalamata olives.