Beat the heat with these easy eats.
Oven-Baked Barbecue Chicken
Nothing says summer like barbecue chicken.
You’ll have plenty of time to prepare your favorite potato salad.
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These super-crispy wings are always a hit.
In this case, summery herbs, tomatoes, and cucumbers are the highlight of the dish.
Here, it infuses meaty chicken thighs with rich flavor without heating up the house.
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Top your pizzas with grilled chicken for extra smokiness.
Smoked Gouda adds to the chargrilled flavor.
Chicken And Sausage Jambalaya
This traditionalCreole dishwill feed a hungry table worn out from fun summer activities.
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The rice soaks up all the flavors of fire-roasted tomatoes and smoked sausage to create a supremely soul-satisfying meal.
The secret doesn’t lie in the sauce, but the paprika-based dry rub.
Low and slow cooking in the smoker makes the meat fall right off the bone.
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Sheet Pan Greek Chicken With Roasted Potatoes
This sheet pan recipe has got major personality.
Use bone-in chicken breasts with the skins for the most juicy and succulent meat.
Add the lemon juice, capers, and parsley at the end to preserve their color and flavor.
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This one-pot wonder is packed with chicken, sausage, quick-cooking rice, collards, and other vegetables.
It makes a delectable sauce you’re free to pour over the chicken and slices of French bread.
Mama’s Fried Chicken
Behold: our best-everfried chicken recipeof all time.
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It’s great anytime of year, but we love it on a Southern summer day.
double-check to soak your chicken in buttermilk for a minimum of two hours before frying.
How about a briny marinade made of mayonnaise and dill pickle juice.
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The result is incredibly juicy meat with flavor that penetrates to the bone.
Sundried tomatoes, cream, and fresh herbs marry together in a dish that’s worth getting hitched for.
Serve it over pasta or with slices of garlic bread.
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You get a wonderful mix of textures from the juicy grapes and crunchy pecans.
Sour cream and a squeeze of lemon juice provide a light tang to balance out the salad.
This recipe is sure to be a kid-favorite and can serve a crowd.
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Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken Cutlets With Haricots Verts
We love an impressive-looking meal that is deceptively simple to prepare.
You’ll love the satisfyingly salty prosciutto wrapping chicken cutlets and anise-scented tarragon.
The ingredients simmer in a Dutch oven undisturbed until they have fully absorbed each others' flavors.
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This soul-food favorite comes from Ruth L. Gaskins' 1968 cookbook,A Good Heart and A Light Hand.
A creamy masa mixture makes the soup thicker and richer than most.
She recommends using fresh corn and adding more jalapenos if you get a kick out of spice.
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Chicken And Fontina Panini
This five-ingredient recipe packs a lot of flavor for so little effort.
Buy a jar of pesto sauce from the store, or make your own with fresh basil.
Plum tomatoes melt slightly along with the fontina cheese.
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Chicken, tortillas, bell peppers, and chiles melt into a bubbly mixture of cream soups and cheese.
This dish can also be made ahead and frozen until you’re ready to bake it.
Save this dish for when you’d rather not heat up the kitchen.
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One-Pan Hot Honey Chicken And Rice
Hot honey makes everything taste better, including chicken.
This one-pan meal saves on clean up time and makes a complete supper, rice included!
These oven-baked thighs are your ticket to cooler cooking.
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Chicken Stir-Fry
This stir-fry only takes 10 minutes and can be whipped together on any busy night.
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