Just 5 Cooking Challenge finalist Colleen D. of Kansas City, MO captures the flavors of fall in this protein-rich grilled chicken recipe.
Category Types: Dinner
Sweet & Tart Thai Chicken Noodles
Pad Thai is really just a stir-fried noodle dish, with a sauce that’s a balance of salty, sour, and sweet. It’s a popular street food snack in Thailand, tossed with small dried shrimp and tofu, but strips of chicken add more weight for a main dish. Look for tamarind concentrate, fish sauce, and palm sugar in Asian grocery stores.
Grecian Red Pepper Salsa-Topped Chicken Breasts
A finalist in the 2012 Just Bare Just 5 Cooking Challenge, this recipe comes from Debbie R. of Clearwater, FL. Greek in inspiration, the chunky sauce topping this chicken makes good use of jarred roasted bell peppers, salty feta cheese, and briny olives.
Pistachio Crusted Chicken with Plum Relish
This is a great dish for a cold day. The pistachios and breadcrumbs create a flavorful crunchy crust that pairs perfectly with the plum relish!
Quinoa-Crusted Chicken with Brussels Sprouts & Cranberry Salad
Shredded Brussels sprouts are the new coleslaw, teamed up here with sweet cranberries and tangy feta cheese. Earthy quinoa cooks up so quickly it’s easy to make a small amount for coating tender chicken breasts—a nice counterpoint to the crunch of the salad. Bake Your Day created this recipe from an ingredient list submitted by Tanah B., who was a finalist in the Just Bare Chicken +5 Ingredient Challenge.
Maple Cranberry Glazed Chicken
This dish is impressive and easy—and can grace both a weeknight or celebration table. Serve with a garlicky wild rice pilaf that has sautéed butternut squash and chopped winter kale stirred into it.
Sesame Roasted Chicken with Coconut Rice
For a speedy after-work dinner, get the chicken marinating before you leave the house in the morning. Fragrant jasmine rice rounds out a simple menu—freeze the leftover coconut milk in an ice cube tray to use in a future curry supper. Add a salad of thinly sliced cucumbers or a quick Napa cabbage slaw.
Herbed Chicken Cutlet Saute
Use a super hot skillet and don’t over crowd the pan, so the chicken gets beautifully browned. Then make the sauce in the same pan—efficiency at its finest!
Stuffed Basil Chile Chicken with Honey Glaze
This 5-ingredient recipe was created by Eric G. and was selected as a runner-up in the Just Bare® Just 5 Cooking Challenge in 2011.
Smoky Chicken Mac’n Cheese
If you’d prefer to have chunks of chicken stirred into the macaroni, cut them into ½-inch pieces before cooking.