Family Book Corner

Recipes With Chicken

Sam the Cooking Guy: Just a Bunch of Recipes
by Sam Zien
Amazon Price: $12.89
Customer Review: Great cookbook! I read the whole cookbook which is funny enough in itself. The recipes are easy and very tasteful. I have recommended this book to friends and family.

The Best Chicken Recipes
by The Editors of Cook's Illustrated
Amazon Price: $23.10
Customer Review: If I didn't own so many Cook's Illustrated books, this book would be five stars. Because I own the other books, I've seen many of the recipes before. Repeats aside, this is still a wonderful book to own. There are a range of recipes from beginner to more advanced, all presented in an easy to understand format.

The Chicken 101 section is extremely helpful. It has step-by-steps for butchering, brining, etc. I wish they would've included instructions for trussing.

There are some hidden gems in the book like a primer on gas griling. As with all CI books, there are some best equipment and ingredient recommendations sprinkled throughout. The recipes are solid and almost fail-proof. I love the CI method: provide all the background info on the recipe and then a straight-forward recipe.

The book covers everything from chicken as appetizers to leftover chicken recipes. Cool chapters are Express Lane Chicken and Chicken Dinners for Two.



Smokin': Recipes for Smoking Ribs, Salmon, Chicken, Mozzarella, and More with...
by Christopher Styler
Amazon Price: $12.21
Customer Review: I highly recommend this book - it is an invaluable asset when you use the stovetop smoker pan.

Beer-Can Chicken: And 74 Other Offbeat Recipes for the Grill
by Steven Raichlen
Amazon Price: $10.36
Customer Review: This was a welcome addition to the Weber Beer Can Chicken roaster I bought at the same time. It was well received as a gift.

The Everything Chinese Cookbook: From Wonton Soup to Sweet and Sour Chicken-3...
by Rhonda Lauret Parkinson, Rhonda Lauret Parkinson
Amazon Price: $10.85
Customer Review: I picked this up from the library thinking to use it as a starter cookbook before moving on to a better one. It turns out that I really like it. I was a bit intimidated by Chinese cooking but the organization and layout of this book made everything so very easy. I looked at a few other books but finally decided to buy this one.

Cooking Light Cook's Essential Recipe Collection -- Chicken: 58 essential rec...
by Cooking Light Magazine
Amazon Price: $12.21
Customer Review: I love the size of this book and all of the wonderful pictures that are displayed for each recipe. I also like that Cooking Light includes the nutritional information for each dish.

The Everything Indian Cookbook: 300 Tantalizing Recipes--From Sizzling Tandoo...
by Monica Bhide
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Review: the only reason i purchased "the everything indian cookbook" was because i had a couple more books ordered and thought "heck, the price is so low on this one i'll just add it to my cart with the others".
how delightfully surprised i was to find this is an informative, easy to follow, good sized indian cookbook that is worth more than the few dollar price tag.
i love cooking indian food and would recommend this one to anyone!


Chicken Soup for the Soul Kids in the Kitchen: Tasty Recipes and Fun Activiti...
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Chef Antonio Frontera
Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Review: I love all the Chicken Soup books. My kids enjoy making and eating the food they made from the recipes. The recipes are easy to follow for my 5 and 14 year old.

Poultry (The Good Cook Series)
by Time-Life Books
Amazon Price:
Customer Review: This cookbook is a must-have staple cookbook. Wanna cook chicken right? Check out this book. It teaches you the most essential techniques for handling chicken: slow braising, basting, roasting, stuffing, correct cutting, carving, etc.

I've made a lot of fantastic dishes from this non-descrip book, but it truly is an American classic. It even had some recipes that I didn't expect, like claypot chicken recipes. So many chicken dishes to peruse. I always turn to this cookbook for everyday fare.

365 Ways to Cook Chicken: Simply the Best Chicken Recipes You'll Find Anywhere!
by Cheryl Sedeker
Amazon Price: $12.95
Customer Review: I love this cookbook! I had one many years ago, but lost it during a tropical storm. I finally found another copy at Amazon.com. Every recipe I have tried has been simple enough for the home cook to handle, but tastes like it was prepared by a chef! If you like spicy you have to try the Bolivian Chicken recipe.