Chicken

Shaping meatballs into perfect spheres is too fussy for a weeknight meal. Instead, drop dollops of spiced ground chicken onto a sheet pan and roast with carrots until both are golden brown.

Roasting a chicken directly on your oven rack gives it a crispier skin on all sides. Add a tray of vegetables underneath it to catch all the delicious drippings and you'll never look back.

The richly flavored, mustard-laced pan juices from this white-wine-and-cream-braised chicken are simmered down and emulsified into a rich, velvety sauce that’ll bring comfort to any cold winter night.

Rendering fat trickles from the chicken as it roasts onto a bed of sliced potatoes and onions, resulting in a crisp and juicy bird with a built-in side dish.

Pounding a skinless, boneless chicken breast to even thickness helps it cook it quickly and evenly. For extra flavor, cook it in rendered chicken fat, then use that same fat to toast croutons for a crispy, delicious topping.

Chicken legs are seared until golden-brown and then slowly braised in yogurt spiked with garlic, ginger, and lots of spices until falling-off-the-bone tender.

Served with a bright, refreshing radish salad, these salty, sweet, and shatteringly crisp glazed thighs will satisfy all your classic chicken teriyaki cravings.

This is hands-down the easiest way to make delicious chicken cutlets—no dredging or frying required. Stash a big batch in the freezer so they're ready to cook at a moment's notice.

Millet, a wonderfully healthy, naturally gluten-free grain, stands in for the more common bulgur wheat in the North African–inspired parsley salad in this simple baked chicken dish.

Enliven traditional chicken soup with fresh fennel and a dose of green kale. Dill-flecked matzo balls bring the classic to another level.