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Recipes using chicken and turkey as the main ingredient

Roasted Whole Chicken Recipe in dark deep Roasting Pan

Tastes like chicken.  Chicken is an incredibly versatile ingredient in all recipes.

Chicken thighs (dark meat chicken recipes) in particular, are often overlooked but are so moist and also hard to mess up.

Chicken breast recipes (light meat chicken recipes) cook fast because of the lean meat with little to no fat.

Most chicken recipes can be used interchangeably.

Chicken breast cooks faster so is better seared and added to the sauce in the last couple minutes of cooking.  On the flip side, chicken thighs will need to cook longer in sauce.

There are not a lot of turkey recipes in my repertoire just yet.  But one turkey recipe that I love is this easy turkey breast recipe for a small Thanksgiving dinner.

Recipes with turkey kielbasa are a favorite of mine because turkey kielbasa is easy and versatile to use.  Check out Turkey Kielbasa and Bean Soup or Turkey Kielbasa with Zucchini.

Favorite dark meat chicken recipes include easy pan fried chicken thighs, Spanish Chicken and Rice, Dijon Cream Chicken, easy roast chicken thighs, and Cracklings or Roasted Chicken Skin.

Favorite light meat chicken recipes include easy Chicken Breast with Cherry Tomatoes, Chicken Paillard, Chicken Tenders with Lemon Butter, and Feta and Spinach stuffed Chicken.

Chicken cutlets are pounded thin in this recipe with a meat mallet, filled with cooked spinach, onions, and garlic, & wrapped in pancetta and held together by toothpicks.

Pancetta Wrapped Chicken Breast

Chicken thighs cooked in a red cast iron pot with a marinara sauce and basil leaf garnish. Serving spoon inside the pot. Top view.

Rustic Chicken Leg Cacciatore (Thighs / Drumsticks)

Turkey Meatloaf on a wood cutting board with 3 pieces sliced. Mashed Sweet potatoes in background and small plant in blue bowl.

Easy Parmesan Turkey Meatloaf

Top down view of a white plate with chicken over egg noodles and peas. Forks and parmesan cheese on side.

Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms, Peas, & Egg Noodles

6 crispy roasted chicken thigh and leg skins on a small rectangle wood cutting board with an orange square small serving dish of hot sauce.

Crispy Oven Roasted Chicken Skins (Cracklings)

Grilled Chicken Thighs (with grill marks) on a bed of green salad w/ pineapple chunks on a white plate

Grilled Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Pan Fried Chicken Thigh with a blue bowl of Grape sauce on a Wood Serving Plate with a sprig of rosemary

Pan Seared Chicken with Grape Sauce

Grilled Chicken Thighs with a red brown dry rub on a white plate.

Easy Grilled Boneless Chicken Thighs

Top view of dark golden brown whole roasted turkey in a black roasting pan.

Roast Turkey In Cheesecloth

Chicken, Oranges, and Toasted Almonds with Brown sauce over a bed of couscous on a white shallow bowl. Garnished with chopped cilantro.

Slow Cooked Citrus Chicken

Roasted Whole Chicken Recipe in dark deep Roasting Pan

Easy Perfect Roasted Whole Chicken

Small Whole Roasted Pheasant and pheasant breast on white plate to top of roasted onions and carrots.

Easy Whole Roast Pheasant

Wood oval plate with crispy romaine lettuce with cooked chicken, sliced almonds, diced carrots, celery, onions, garlic, and ginger.

Chinese Chopped Chicken Salad

A cooked chicken Breast coated in browned processed pecans. Garnished with parsley and on a bed of orzo with herbs on a white plate.

Oven Baked Pecan Crusted Chicken

2 grilled chicken thighs over a bed of arugula salad w/ halved cherry tomatoes and diced avocado. On a white plate.

Grilled Chicken and Basil Vinaigrette

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White bowl of chicken thighs in a yellow sauce with tomatoes, onions, and capers. Yellow Rice in bowl on the side. Top view.