Chickens are a mainstay in many diets all over the world. If you are like most people, there aren’t many days during the month that you don’t eat chicken. Chicken is a staple of fast food restaurants. Commercially produced is used as reference point for describing other foods. Many are said to taste like chicken if the meat is indistinctive. There are many chicken recipe meals that are fast and easy to make.
Chester Fried Chicken and Kentucky Fried Chicken are the two main franchises that offer chicken in a fast food environment. Both franchises are international and are reasonably priced. When you go to either one of these restaurants, you are sure to get a great meal, no matter how your chicken is prepared.
Chicken recipes are plentiful on the internet. Boneless chicken breast, my favorite, are one of the most convenient meats available at your grocery or supermarket. There are so many recipes for chicken breasts. They taste delicious, and are tender and juicy if cooked correctly. And kids love it too!
Chicken curry is a common delicacy in South Asia, East Asia and in the UK and the Caribbean. The main ingredients for this dish are chicken and curry. A typical curry consists of chicken in an onion and tomato-based sauce, flavored with ginger, garlic, chilies and a variety of spices, including cumin, cinnamon, and cardamom. Chicken curry is sometimes made with a pre-made spice mixture known as curry powder. It is sometimes added to milk to decrease the spiciness.
Chicken pasta salad is another favorite! With sweet Vidalia onions, lots of avocado and grilled chicken breasts marinated in steak sauce seem to add kick to the flavor. Add in a huge spoonful of Ranch dressing, allow to chill for an hour or so, and Voila! You’ve got a great chicken pasta salad. During the summer months, this can be a quick and efficient way to feed your family without a lot of trouble.
With everyone going green, of course there is much discussion about organic chicken. Many of the chickens that we eat today have been fed antibiotics. Antibiotics have been used on poultry in large quantities since the 1940’s, when it was found that the byproducts of antibiotic production, fed because the antibiotic producing mold have a high level of vitamin B12 after the antibiotics were removed, produced higher growth than could be accounted for by the vitamin B12 alone.
The mechanism is apparently the adjustment of intestinal flora, favoring “good” bacteria while suppressing “bad” bacteria, and thus the goal of antibiotics as a growth promoter is the same for probiotics. Antibiotics are used routinely in poultry for this reason, and also to prevent and treat disease. There is a push now, for chicken that has not been fed antibiotics and that is strictly organic, with chickens being fed only natural products.
Grilled chicken, fried chicken, broiled chicken or rotisserie chicken are family favorites and can be made with relative ease. How about a chicken dinner tonight!
