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Healthier Chicken Marsala Recipe - Herbed chicken in a Marsala and mushroom sauce, this recipe has been made healthier by reducing the amount of wine and sherry and cutting out the oil.

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Healthier Chicken Marsala

Herbed chicken in a Marsala and mushroom sauce, this recipe has been made healthier by reducing the amount of wine and sherry and cutting out the oil.

By MakeItHealthy

Apricot Chicken with Balsamic Vinegar Recipe - This chicken is cooked with apricots, balsamic vinegar, broth, and thyme. It's super yummy and a hit every time!

Apricot Chicken with Balsamic Vinegar

This chicken is cooked with apricots, balsamic vinegar, broth, and thyme. It's super yummy and a hit every time!

By Desta

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Simple Lemon Herb Chicken Recipe - Chicken seared in lemon and herbs proves that good taste does not always depend on a lot of ingredients.

Simple Lemon Herb Chicken

Chicken seared in lemon and herbs proves that good taste does not always depend on a lot of ingredients.

By Carolyn Stilwell

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Spicy Chicken Breasts Recipe and Video - This is a terrific rub for chicken. It adds amazing flavors, seals in juices, and gives the finished chicken a lot of color.

Spicy Chicken Breasts

This is a terrific rub for chicken. It adds amazing flavors, seals in juices, and gives the finished chicken a lot of color.

By Barbara Radford

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Better Slow Cooker Robust Chicken Recipe - A combination of excellent flavors which blend into a wonderful, rich sauce for your chicken! Serve with a simple green salad and focaccia for a feast!

Better Slow Cooker Robust Chicken

A combination of excellent flavors which blend into a wonderful, rich sauce for your chicken! Serve with a simple green salad and focaccia for a feast!

By Kimber

A Jerky Chicken Recipe - A great Jamaican style dish. A spicy blend of herbs, vinegar, and a habanero pepper make this chicken dish unforgettable. Serve with rice, yum!

A Jerky Chicken

A great Jamaican style dish. A spicy blend of herbs, vinegar, and a habanero pepper make this chicken dish unforgettable. Serve with rice, yum!

By RIKKLEA

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Kevin's Teriyaki Chicken Recipe - A quick and easy chicken marinade with pineapple, soy sauce, and garlic. Ready in minutes, with the flavor of cooking all day!

Kevin's Teriyaki Chicken

A quick and easy chicken marinade with pineapple, soy sauce, and garlic. Ready in minutes, with the flavor of cooking all day!

By Amy Johnson

Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue Recipe and Video - Use your slow cooker to prepare this great twist on basic barbecue chicken. It is easy to prepare and the sauce also makes a great topping for baked potatoes.

Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue

Use your slow cooker to prepare this great twist on basic barbecue chicken. It is easy to prepare and the sauce also makes a great topping for baked potatoes.

By Suzanne Elizabeth Mastaw

Chicken Scampi I Recipe - A wonderful, fresh, light way to serve chicken. Good over rice.

Chicken Scampi I

A wonderful, fresh, light way to serve chicken. Good over rice.

By Jill

Braised Balsamic Chicken Recipe and Video - Rich, slightly sweet balsamic vinegar intensifies the flavors of tomato and herbs in this chicken saute.

Braised Balsamic Chicken

Rich, slightly sweet balsamic vinegar intensifies the flavors of tomato and herbs in this chicken saute.

By MOONANDBACK

Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe and Video - This tangy-sweet baked chicken is simply seasoned and cooked, quick from start to delicious finish.

Baked Honey Mustard Chicken

This tangy-sweet baked chicken is simply seasoned and cooked, quick from start to delicious finish.

By Mary Bane

Unbelievable Chicken Recipe and Video - Your taste buds will thrill to this exciting blend of sweet and sour. Grilled chicken never tasted better or more juicy!

Unbelievable Chicken

Your taste buds will thrill to this exciting blend of sweet and sour. Grilled chicken never tasted better or more juicy!

By LETSGGGO

Pesto Chicken Florentine Recipe and Video - Spinach, chicken and pasta are smothered in a glorious creamy pesto sauce.

Pesto Chicken Florentine

Spinach, chicken and pasta are smothered in a glorious creamy pesto sauce.

By MINERFAMILY

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Penne with Chicken and Asparagus Recipe and Video - A light but super-tasty pasta dish, with fresh asparagus cooked in broth with sauteed garlic and seasoned chicken.

Penne with Chicken and Asparagus

A light but super-tasty pasta dish, with fresh asparagus cooked in broth with sauteed garlic and seasoned chicken.

By LAUREL B

Greek Chicken Pasta Recipe and Video - For a fabulously flavorful dish that takes just minutes to make, simply saute garlic, onion and tender strips of chicken. Add artichoke hearts, tomato, feta cheese, parsley, lemon juice and oregano, and toss with hot pasta.

Greek Chicken Pasta

For a fabulously flavorful dish that takes just minutes to make, simply saute garlic, onion and tender strips of chicken. Add artichoke hearts, tomato, feta cheese, parsley, lemon juice and oregano, and toss with hot pasta.

By Lalena

Basil Chicken over Angel Hair Recipe and Video - Cubed chicken breast is simmered in a peppery tomato-basil sauce and tossed with fine strands of angel hair pasta.

Basil Chicken over Angel Hair

Cubed chicken breast is simmered in a peppery tomato-basil sauce and tossed with fine strands of angel hair pasta.

By Wendy Mercadante

Chicken and Red Wine Sauce Recipe - A simple red wine sauce with brown sugar, garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper makes this dish simply yummy! Braised chicken breasts, brazenly good taste.

Chicken and Red Wine Sauce

A simple red wine sauce with brown sugar, garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper makes this dish simply yummy! Braised chicken breasts, brazenly good taste.

By Robin

Pesto Pasta with Chicken Recipe and Video - Easy and delicious bowtie pasta with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto sauce. Using homemade pesto will taste even better, but it adds to prep time.

Pesto Pasta with Chicken

Easy and delicious bowtie pasta with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto sauce. Using homemade pesto will taste even better, but it adds to prep time.

By Kristin

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Salsa Chicken Burrito Filling Recipe and Video - Chicken simmered with tomato sauce, salsa and seasonings - a great standard burrito filling.

Salsa Chicken Burrito Filling

Chicken simmered with tomato sauce, salsa and seasonings - a great standard burrito filling.

By JUBEEFISH

Pineapple Chicken Tenders Recipe and Video - Skewered chicken tenders are brushed with a tropical mixture of pineapple juice, brown sugar, and soy sauce, and grilled.

Pineapple Chicken Tenders

Skewered chicken tenders are brushed with a tropical mixture of pineapple juice, brown sugar, and soy sauce, and grilled.

By HJR

Garlic Chicken with Orzo Noodles Recipe - This is a simple recipe with a spicy kick for garlic lovers. It is my combination of a much loved linguine and clam sauce dish and a recent introduction to orzo pasta.

Garlic Chicken with Orzo Noodles

This is a simple recipe with a spicy kick for garlic lovers. It is my combination of a much loved linguine and clam sauce dish and a recent introduction to orzo pasta.

By VBRAUER671

Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs Recipe and Video - A light marinade of soy sauce, brown sugar, and sherry with sesame and spices tenderizes these chicken pineapple kabobs into an aloha grilled dream of a dish!

Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs

A light marinade of soy sauce, brown sugar, and sherry with sesame and spices tenderizes these chicken pineapple kabobs into an aloha grilled dream of a dish!

By dailyn2003

Chicken Satay Recipe - Why go out for Thai food when you can make it at home? These delicious Thai-style chicken satay are made of chicken marinated in a peanutty sauce, and then grilled.

Chicken Satay

Why go out for Thai food when you can make it at home? These delicious Thai-style chicken satay are made of chicken marinated in a peanutty sauce, and then grilled.

By BROWNYN

Chicken with Garlic, Basil, and Parsley Recipe - VERY easy! Baked chicken seasoned with garlic, parsley, basil, tomato, and red pepper flakes. Simple dinner.

Chicken with Garlic, Basil, and Parsley

VERY easy! Baked chicken seasoned with garlic, parsley, basil, tomato, and red pepper flakes. Simple dinner.

By KITTY731

Bourbon Chicken Recipe and Video - This chicken steeps in a rich, bourbon-based marinade before baking.

Bourbon Chicken

This chicken steeps in a rich, bourbon-based marinade before baking.

By Lucy Loo

Chicken in a Pot Recipe - This delicious one-pot meal consists of a homemade tomato-mushroom sauce over breaded chicken breasts.

Chicken in a Pot

This delicious one-pot meal consists of a homemade tomato-mushroom sauce over breaded chicken breasts.

By Jo Ann

Jenny's Grilled Chicken Breasts Recipe and Video - This is the recipe that my friends and family still beg me to make when the grill is brought out. It's so easy and versatile, and can be tried on several different meats. I like it with scalloped potatoes, baked potatoes or rice pilaf. Try it with cilantro or oregano instead of parsley. Save leftovers for salad the next day.

Jenny's Grilled Chicken Breasts

This is the recipe that my friends and family still beg me to make when the grill is brought out. It's so easy and versatile, and can be tried on several different meats. I like it with scalloped potatoes, baked potatoes or rice pilaf. Try it with cilantro or oregano instead of parsley. Save leftovers for salad the next day.

By Jenny English

Thai Peanut Chicken Recipe - This is a very tasty Asian-inspired dish made with chicken and broccoli in a spicy peanut sauce. If you like it mild, use less cayenne, like it spicy, use more. If you're salt conscious, use low sodium soy sauce.

Thai Peanut Chicken

This is a very tasty Asian-inspired dish made with chicken and broccoli in a spicy peanut sauce. If you like it mild, use less cayenne, like it spicy, use more. If you're salt conscious, use low sodium soy sauce.

By NIMITZ