This Just 5 Challenge finalist recipe is the creation of Jan V. of Lombard, IL. Spanish smoked paprika lends a rich, smoky flavor and aroma to this deliciously simple grilled chicken dish.
Seasonality: Fall
Oven Roasted Chicken And Veggies With Turmeric
A large half-sheet baking pan is an essential kitchen tool; fill them up with well-seasoned chicken and any combination of your favorite roasting veggies. The key to even cooking is being sure everything is cut up into similar sizes—and chicken thighs need a little longer to cook so team up well with root vegetables. One-pan dinners are not only efficient to make, they’re even easier to clean up.
Warm Chicken Salad with Roasted Asparagus
As more summer produce appears in the market or your garden, you can make this main dish salad with just about anything. Roast or grill quartered beets, halved Roma tomatoes, sliced eggplant, sweet bell peppers or long slices of zucchini.
Harvest Chicken Bean Soup with Herbal Oil
Feel free to toss in some chopped fall butternut squash or parsnips instead of carrots for this delicious autumn harvest soup.
Sizzling Chicken Ratatouille Platter
Ratatouille is a classic French melding of harvest vegetables, starring creamy eggplant, sweet bell peppers, small zucchini, and sweetly-ripe tomatoes. The recipe varies, from a stovetop stew to a grilled platter of tender and slightly charred veggies. Mediterranean herbs—oregano, thyme, rosemary, and lavender—often scent this blend of sun-kissed vegetables. Add some rich chicken thighs, brushed with an olive vinaigrette, to round out a perfect patio meal.
Picadillo Cuban Chicken Stew
The pairing of spices, dried fruit, and salty brined olives or capers with meat is distinctly Spanish—and is a favorite way to season ground meat in Cuba. A slow-cooked chicken stew seasoned up the same way is warming and really delicious if made a day ahead so the flavors bloom.
Chicken Shawarma Wraps
All over the eastern Mediterranean these spiced meat sandwiches are a street food staple. Originating in northwestern Turkey, this style of seasoned meat wrap is so common it’s sometimes called the Middle Eastern taco.
Mini Baked Crunchy Chicken Potstickers with Hoisin Dipping Sauce
Savory, with a nice crisp bite, these mini appetizers look more like eggrolls. For a more traditional chewy potsticker texture, shallow-fry them in peanut oil, then add some water to the pan to finish them with steam. Ambitious Kitchen created this recipe from an ingredient list submitted by Meggan S., who was a finalist in the Just Bare Chicken+5 Ingredient Challenge.
Chili & Pumpkin Seed Roasted Chicken Tenders
This recipe creates a baked variation of Mustard Coated Chicken Tenders using pumpkin and cumin seeds to make a seasonal crust for roasted tenders. Serve with an avocado dip.
Chicken & Green Olives with Apricot Shallot Wine Sauce
Karen K. of Quincy, CA was selected as a finalist in the 2012 Just 5 Cooking Challenge for creating this easy weeknight meal that utilizes the much loved sweet-savory combination.