Chicken Recipes

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Chicken is a blank slate of the culinary world, so pairing wine with chicken can be as simple or complicated as the recipe. With simple recipes, you’ll want a simple wine. Classic examples of wines to pair with chicken include Beaujolais for red wine and Pinot Gris for white.

Chicken is well suited to an unusually broad range of preparation and seasoning. Its healthy attributes have also made chicken, and in particular chicken breasts, a common and convenient substitution for other meats. This means that you can probably find a chicken recipe to pair with just about any wine. When you’re working in broad generalities, as we are, I’d generally defer to the method of preparation for guidance. Below are some of the most common styles of chicken preparation.

Grilled Chicken Recipes

As with any grilled dish, grilled chicken picks up the flavors of smoke and char that a grill imparts. In general, both contribute bitter flavors to the finished dish. As with fried chicken, it is good to have a wine that can offer up some contrast to this bitter element. In this case, a wine with a touch of sweetness will make a good match. You can flavor grilled chicken with just about anything, and there’s always the question of sauc... Read More about Grilled Chicken pairings »

Baked Chicken Recipes

Baked chicken dishes are similar to roasted chicken, but with the chicken cut into pieces for cooking. In fact, most baked chicken recipes tend to be health modifications of fried, sauteed and other, more fattening style of preparation. As such, you generally end up with a lighter dish that can handle wines with slightly lower acidity. There’s really no general rule that is applicable to baked chicken dishes, other than the four tenets of wi... Read More about Baked Chicken pairings »

Roast Chicken Recipes

Roasted chicken is a classic dish that generally follows a pretty standard recipe, with regional seasonings including everything from lemon and garlic to lavender being mixed and matched. The flavors tend to be subtle as to not overpower the flavors of the chicken. With dishes like this, the best approach to food and wine pairing is to find a flavor bridge that offers complementary pairing. For example, the lemon often left in the cavity... Read More about Roast Chicken pairings »

Fried Chicken Recipes

Fried chicken, whether deep fat fried or sauteed, generally refers to breaded or battered chicken that is served without much sauce or seasoning beyond those found in the batter. The typical fried chicken dish has some subtle herb and spice notes accenting the flavor of the chicken, all wrapped in a slightly greasy breading. The greasy element of most fried chicken calls for a wine with substantial acidity. That acidity will help to cleanse ... Read More about Fried Chicken pairings »

Chicken Pot Pie Recipes

Chicken pot pie is a fairly consistent dish in which a whole meal of chicken and vegetables is packed in a buttery crust. The variations on the recipe, while abundant, generally result in relatively subtle differences in flavor and texture. For a simple and soul-warming dish, chicken pot pie is one of the more intense and richly flavored categories of chicken dishes. Here, the concentrated flavors of a braised chicken dish are paired with... Read More about Chicken Pot Pie pairings »

Comments

370206apps i love fried chicken. i use different spices everytime.
962077Adroblaw What about the spicier chicken preparations? Curries, Stir-fry, Jerk, even some mexican preps, mole etc? Do you need to simply pair to the sauce or spices? Maybe an article on paring with spices would be interesting. Yesterday I made a moroccan chicken tagine which included both spicy (chili peppers) and sweet (honey and dried apricots) all in a tomato broth. I had a Huff Kerner with it that I felt paired pretty well. Would a Reisling, Gewurtztrminer etc be best for these types of prep or something else?
1150512Ferenc Zelenak Adroblaw Gewurtztraminer is a fantastic choice, in a spicy like jerk or girra Caribbean seasoning I would prefer a Riesling Kabinett, Gewurtz, and depends on the spice level and seasoning nice Moscato, from the red for jerk and girra spiced chicken i would even go for Carmenera and Malbec especially with the Jerk you need something heavier to be able to handle the heaviness of the spices not to mention the smoky flavour from the grill.

All Chicken Recipes

1-2-3 Chicken Cacciatore
Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat and brown chicken. Stir in Pasta Sauce. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and si...
1-2-3 Jambalaya
Sauté first 3 ingredients in hot oil in a Dutch oven 4 to 5 minutes or until sausage is browned. Stir in chicken and next 6 ingredients. Bake, cove...
1-2-3 Savory Potato Salad with Real Mayonnaise
1. Cover potatoes and Bouillon Cube with water in 4-quart saucepot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and cook uncovered 10 minutes or un...
15-Minute Pumpkin Risotto
1. In a 4- to 5-quart pan, combine onion, butter, and nutmeg. Stir often over high heat until onion is limp, 3 to 4 minutes.2. Mix the cornstarch s...
25-Minute Chicken and Noodles
1. Mix broth, basil, pepper and vegetables in skillet. Heat to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat 5 minutes. 2. Stir in noodles. Cover and cook ...
2-Step Chicken 'n' Biscuits
1. Cook chicken in medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring often. Add soup and vegetables. Cover and cook over low he...
Adobo Chicken
1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan; sauté 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove chicken fr...
Adobo Chicken in Parchment
Slit guajillo chiles lengthwise, then stem and seed. Heat a dry cast-iron skillet (not nonstick) over medium heat until hot, then toast chiles in b...
Adriel's Chinese Curry Chicken
1. In a bowl, mash the yellow curry paste with about 2 tablespoons of chicken broth to help dissolve the paste; whisk in remaining chicken broth, s...
African Chicken in Spicy Red Sauce
Place chicken in a shallow dish; drizzle with juice, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes. Heat a Dut...
African Peanut Soup
In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, heat the oil and garlic for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, peanut butter, broth, vinegar, cayenn...
A Jerky Chicken
1. Combine the onion, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, thyme, sesame oil, garlic, allspice and habanero pepper in the container of a food processor...
Ajiaco (Colombian Chicken Soup)
Put the chicken in a large (at least 8-quart) stockpot and add 8 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat and then reduce the heat to a vigorous ...
Almond Chicken
Whisk together first 5 ingredients. Place in a shallow dish, reserving 1/4 cup mixture. Add chicken to dish; cover and chill 1 hour. Remove chicken...
Almond-Crusted Chicken and Nectarine Salad with Buttermilk-Chive Dressing
In a medium bowl or liquid measuring cup, combine the buttermilk, sour cream, vinegar, and honey. Slowly whisk in the oil to blend. Stir in the chi...
Almond-Stuffed Chicken
1. Combine spreadable cheese, 3 tablespoons almonds, and 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley in a small bowl. Set aside. 2. Cut a horizontal slit t...
Almond Topped Chicken
1 In a skillet, cook the chicken in 2 tablespoons of butter until juices run clear; about 20 minutes. 2 Transfer to serving plate and keep warm. ...
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1. In a large skillet, cook the chicken in 2 tablespoons of butter for 10-12 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 170°. 2. Trans...
Alphabet Chicken Soup
1 Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot. Stir in onion, carrot, and celery. Sauté vegetables in hot oil 5 minutes; add garlic, a...
Alton Brown's Buffalo Wings
1. Place a 6-quart saucepan, with a steamer basket and 1 inch of water in the bottom, over high heat, cover and bring to a boil.