Originally posted by: Siddhartha
Food Network Recipes
best answer to any cooking thread here i think....chicken cordon bleu, chicken parmesan, chicken marsala, cashew crusted chicken with a ginger-orange sauce, chicken quesadilla, chicken chimichanga, chiken kiev, chicken piccata, stir-fry, brandy-orange chicken with some shrimp, spicy chicken sandwhich, bacon wrapped chicken with cheese
thats off the top of my head, that link has enough to keep you happily eating chicken for a solid month without doing it the same way twice.
a cheap foreman grill will suffice for any grill recipe; a large skillet or deep pot for deep frying if you havent got a deep fryer, an oven and a small frying pan for anything else.
chicken cordon bleu is great; butterfly the breasts (hold your hand firmly on top and slice it almost entirely open with a sharp knife) and stuff them with a slice of mozzarella and some salt-cured ham (country ham, proscuitto, whatever) salt and pepper both sides of the chicken
dredge in flour; shake off excess
then dredge in eggwash (beat 1 egg and a splash of water) and let excess drip off
then dredge in some bread, shake off excess
pan fry(usually medium heat) in 1/2-3/4" vegetable oil @ ~350F (dont test with water, if you can drop a touch of flour in and it sizzles, its hot enough) 4 minutes per side.
chicken stuffed with ham and cheese and fried....beaten only by chicken kiev: chicken stuffed with butter and fried. both are delicious but the kiev is a bit more trouble to go through.