Easy Meals to Cook With Chicken Stock
Mediterranean Chicken and Quinoa Stew
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A carton of chicken broth is an ultimate pantry staple. Freehand, you can turn it into soup or use it to give rice dishes, pastas, and meats an extra boost of flavor. But if you need to use up a box of chicken broth or stock before it goes bad, put that liquid gold to use in one of these recipes.
Chicken-and-Prosciutto Tortelloni Soup
Chicken-and-Prosciutto Tortelloni Soup
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Chicken-and-Prosciutto Tortelloni Soup Recipe
Any flavor tortelloni will work well in this dish.
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Chicken with Preserved Meyer Lemon and Olives
Chicken with Preserved Meyer Lemon and Olives
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Chicken with Preserved Meyer Lemon and Olives Recipe
This bright and earthy braise, adapted from Paula Wolfert's The Food of Morocco (Ecco, 2011; $45), is a regular on the cafe menu at Chez Panisse, in Berkeley. The restaurant cures its lemons the traditional way; for our shortcut, see "Speedy Preserved Meyer Lemons."
Wild Mushroom and Barley Stuffing
Wild Mushroom and Barley Stuffing
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Wild Mushroom and Barley Stuffing Recipe
For a vegetarian dish, swap in vegetable stock or water for chicken stock.
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Chicken Alfredo Soup
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Chicken Alfredo Soup Recipe
Inspired by the favorite pasta dish, this creamy Chicken Alfredo Soup comes together in no time with the help of a few store-bought shortcuts. Rotisserie chicken, frozen peas, and a jar of Alfredo sauce, which serves as the backbone of this highly comforting pot of soup, keep your hands-on prep to a minimum. This convenience factor, coupled with the fact that it's is a guaranteed kid-pleasing recipe, makes this soup a perfect go-to for hectic weeknights. While it is undeniably luscious and satisfying, the soup is surprisingly not overly heavy or right. We used Gia Russa brand sauce, but feel free to use your own favorite. Served with a crusty bread, a green salad, and a glass of white wine, this quick and easy soup makes for an outstanding dinner on chilly nights.
Traditional Spanish Paella
Traditional Spanish Paella
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Traditional Spanish Paella Recipe
Nourishing, vibrant, and without pretension, paella has held a place of honor and practicality in Spanish homes for centuries. To round out this meal, choose a good Spanish red wine from the Rioja region, a crusty baguette, and a light salad.
Pressure Cooker Chicken and Black Pepper Dumplings
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Pressure Cooker Chicken and Black Pepper Dumplings Recipe
Just a touch of fresh lemon and tarragon add a subtle touch of sophistication to an otherwise classic and wholly comforting pot of chicken and dumplings. Done in just 30 minutes, this dish is perfect for any night of the week. While we went with a super simple drop biscuit for the dumplings, feel free to try using canned biscuit dough or your own favorite dumpling recipe here.
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Green Chile-Chicken Stew
Green Chile-Chicken Stew
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Green Chile-Chicken Stew Recipe
All the big flavors from a south-of-the-border Posole are found in this freezer-friendly stew. Ideal for feeding a crowd during a gameday party, serving the family for a weeknight meal, or enjoying the leftovers for lunch, this recipe deserves a spot in your list of favorite cool-weather soups and stews. Get maximum taste by using bone-in chicken thighs. To freeze, let the stew cool, then pour into large freezer bags, seal, and flatten so you can stack them into your freezer. Or freeze small servings of stew for quick and satisfying lunches. Ladle the cooled stew into the cavities of a jumbo muffin pan and freeze. Once frozen, pop out of the muffin tins and store in a plastic freezer bag. Reheat individual portions in the microwave as needed and pair with warm bread or your favorite corn chips.
Broken Pasta with Pistachio and Lemon
Broken Pasta with Pistachio and Lemon
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Broken Pasta with Pistachio and Lemon Recipe
Here we use a slightly unconventional method for cooking the pasta that takes a little longer than simply boiling it, but the results are well worth the extra time. First, it's broken into small pieces and toasted in a skillet to give it a rich, nutty flavor. Then, it's cooked by adding little bits of warm chicken stock at a time—risotto-style—until the pasta is fully tender and super creamy (without adding any cream.) When cooked for 6 minutes, the eggs have a jammy yolk that's just right for combining with the pasta to create an extra-rich sauce.
Slow Cooker Tuscan White Bean Soup
Slow Cooker Tuscan White Bean Soup
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Creamy Chicken-Tomato Skillet
Creamy Chicken-Tomato Skillet
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Creamy Chicken-Tomato Skillet Recipe
Yes! You can make chicken and rice in 20 minutes. When a craving for comfort food hits and you need it in a hurry, this fast take on chicken and rice hits the spot. Stirring chopped baby spinach into warm brown rice is a smart way to get more vegetables and jazz up an otherwise plain starchy side. Our pro tips for speedy cooking: Cut chicken into bite-size pieces so it cooks in just a few minutes, use precooked rice and heat it in the microwave, then use the hot rice to wilt the spinach for you while you finish the chicken. Fresh thyme, chopped basil, or parsley are all good stand-ins for the rosemary. Round out the meal with a glass of sauvignon blanc.
Hoppin' John Casserole
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Hoppin' John Casserole Recipe
Get all your New Year's good luck in one dish with this casserole full of bacon, peas, rice, and collards. The mixture of soft rice with tooth collards and peas, plus chopped bacon makes for a nice variety of textures. It's great on its own, but it's also a great side dish for fried chicken or pork chops.
Easy Pressure Cooker Chicken Pho
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Easy Pressure Cooker Chicken Pho Recipe
For pho, it's legitimately all about the intensely delicious broth. And thanks to the flavor-concentrating power of the pressure cooker, we were able to make a robust and dynamic chicken broth—using shallots, fresh ginger and cilantro, and a few spices—in a matter of minutes. Thus, this restaurant favorite can now be a comforting, go-to weeknight dinner.
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One-Pan Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Mushrooms, and Collards
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One-Pan Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Mushrooms, and Collards Recipe
Rather than boiling the noodles in a separate pot, we cooked them with the chicken stock and other ingredients. The starch from the pasta thickens the broth, making a surprisingly rich sauce without butter or cream.
Parmesan Chicken and Rice
Parmesan Chicken and Rice
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Parmesan Chicken and Rice Recipe
Rice and broth are added to sautéed chicken, onion, garlic, mushrooms and parmesan for a simple entrée that requires only one pan.
Instant Pot Chicken Cassoulet
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Instant Pot Chicken Cassoulet Recipe
Fast-track your way to a classic French dinner with this Instant Pot Chicken Cassoulet. In our version, chicken leg quarters take the place of traditional duck confit, but that doesn't make the rustic, rib-sticking meal any less impressive. With two types of smoky pork, unctuous chicken, and a base of rich, salty, tomatoey beans, Instant Pot cassoulet is a hearty dish that's fantastic for cool weather entertaining. You will have to saute in batches, but trust us—in this case, it's so worth it.
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Italian Turkey and Orzo Soup
Italian Turkey and Orzo Soup
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Chicken-and-Sausage Gumbo
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Poached Chicken Noodle Bowl
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Poached Chicken Noodle Bowl Recipe
There's no better way to describe this poached chicken dish than wellness in a bowl. The delicate and delicious noodle bowl is a shining example of how to make and use poached chicken like a pro. Gently poaching chicken breasts in a liquid thats lightly flavored with aromatics, such as ginger and lemongrass, leads to wonderfully succulent, tender meat with a lovely level of flavoring. In this wholesome dish, we also use the poaching liquid both to cook the noodles and create the light coconut broth. The key to successful poaching is temperature control; once you've added your chicken to the pot, you want to keep your poaching liquid from ever reaching a boil. In fact, you should aim to keep the water at a state of releasing wispy spouts of steam from the surface, but never bubbling, throughout the entirety of the cooking process. (It's not nearly as intense/difficult as it seems.) You should also try to purchase chicken breasts that are roughly the same size so that they cook at the same rate.
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Mostly Mushroom Pasta
Mostly Mushroom Pasta
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Mostly Mushroom Pasta Recipe
If you're a mushroom-lover, this is the pasta dish for you. It's chock-full of three kinds of fresh mushrooms (2 pounds of them) that contribute their own flavors and textures—meaty, hearty portobello; super savory, tender shiitake; and earthy, chewy cremini. We cook them in stages so the tougher mushrooms cook longer and the more delicate shiitakes cook less so they hold their shape. The touch of crème fraîche in the sauce gives the dish a stroganoff-like flavor; substitute full-fat sour cream if you can't find it.
Coriander Chicken and Rice
Coriander Chicken and Rice
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Coriander Chicken and Rice Recipe
This dish is inspired by the savory street cart chicken and rice whose fragrance will lure you over from a block away. Though you can enjoy this lunch at room temperature, it tastes best reheated. Rest assured, the food holds up beautifully. Because everything is so nicely seasoned, it's all just as flavorful after 3 days. When making the recipe, be sure to get the rice going first; as it cooks, the rest of the meal will come together.
Slow Cooker Chicken Congee
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Slow Cooker Chicken Congee Recipe
The slow cooker does all the work in this comforting rice porridge, breaking down the rice with fragrant ginger and star anise and poaching the chicken until silky. A bit of chili oil is the vibrant kick this dish needs. You can also use Sriracha or a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Cilantro or baby spinach leaves can work in place of the watercress.
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Chicken with Provençal Sauce
Chicken with Provencal Sauce
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Chicken with Provençal Sauce Recipe
Provençal sauce, made from herbes de Provence, chicken broth, butter, garlic, and lemon juice, is a simple sauce that goes great with chicken. Serve this dish with roasted potato wedges.
Ramen Casserole
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Ramen Casserole Recipe
If you love ramen, you'll love this casserole. It's got that rich, comfort-food vibe, all while feeling like an upgraded college microwaveable ramen. The smoke from the pork and nori, combined with rich hits of mushrooms, egg, and bamboo add a lot of depths to instant noodles. You can find smoked pork near ham cubes, which is in the meat section by the chicken, or you can get it prepared in the deli. For an upgrade, grab pulled pork from your favorite barbecue place—it'll be worth the extra deliciousness.
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Instant Pot Chicken Soup
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Instant Pot Chicken Soup Recipe
This chicken noodle soup may be simple, but nothing's wrong with that. Your Instant Pot or pressure cooker of choice makes this comforting and savory classic in just an hour.
Shortcut Risotto with Brussels Sprouts
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Shortcut Risotto with Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Our simple technique yields classic risotto texture in a fraction of the time. Precooked brown rice simmers with a flour-thickened mixture of milk and chicken stock, boosted with a touch of cream cheese for extra richness.
Instant Pot Khao Soi
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Instant Pot Khao Soi Recipe
What gives this easy Khao Soi its incredible flavor backbone is the homemade curry paste. It's easier to whip up in the food processor than you might think and we'd strongly recommend giving it a try. However, if you find yourself pinched for time, you can substitute 3-4 tablespoons of store-bought curry paste. Lemongrass is easily sourced at specialty or Asian markets; however, if you have trouble finding it fresh, you can find a super convenient lemongrass paste in the produce section of many conventional grocery stores.
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Easy Chicken Spaghetti
Easy Chicken Spaghetti
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Easy Chicken Spaghetti Recipe
Give your traditional chicken casserole a break and serve this bright and lively chicken spaghetti. You only need a Dutch oven and a 9-x-13 baking dish to create this delicious meal, meaning there is less clean-up afterwards. Cook and shred your chicken in advance to save time.
Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Mushrooms
Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Mushrooms
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Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Mushrooms Recipe
We've combined one of our favorite comfort foods with our favorite kitchen staple: a skillet. This Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Mushrooms is creamy and flavorful. The chicken starts out in the slow cooker allowing it to develop rich flavors. Don't forget reserve the stock from the chicken. It is the perfect addition to the creamy sauce for the pot pie.
Quick Loaded Potato Soup
Quick Loaded Potato Soup
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Quick Loaded Potato Soup Recipe
With one simple extra step, the standard mashed potato process leads to a creamy soup adorned with all the great baked potato toppings. For the best texture, stick with russet potatoes; starchier varieties won't yield as creamy a result. The soup reheats well, so it's a good make-ahead candidate; just store the toppings separately.
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Chicken Piccata
Chicken Piccata
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Chicken Piccata Recipe
This recipe uses half the oil than the classic without sacrificing any of the flavor. If you don't have a meat mallet or small heavy skillet, try using a wooden rolling pin, making sure all the chicken's pounded into an even thinness so it cooks evenly. Try serving the chicken with mashed potatoes, couscous, angel hair pasta, or roasted seasonal root vegetables for a meal that's easy enough for a weeknight dinner, but fancy enough to serve guests.
Soup a Sundale
Soup a Sundale
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Soup a Sundale Recipe
This recipe comes courtesy best-selling author Ann Hood, whose book of stories and recipes, Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food, is out soon. For convenience, Hood sometimes makes the meatballs ahead of time, freezes them, and thaws them before adding to the soup. She likes to make her own chicken stock for even richer flavor: She puts the picked carcass bones of a roast chicken (or a picked rotisserie chicken) in a Dutch oven, covers it with water, then adds three carrots before simmering.
Jambalaya
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Jambalaya Recipe
Build deep flavors by sautéing the aromatic trinity of onion, celery, and pepper in the andouille drippings with herbs, garlic, and spices.
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Spring Vegetable Soup
Spring Vegetable Soup
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Spring Vegetable Soup Recipe
Use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock to make this a vegetarian dish.
Instant Pot Creamy Baked Ziti
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Instant Pot Creamy Baked Ziti Recipe
All the heartiness of baked ziti just got easier, thanks to the Instant Pot. Despite coming together in half an hour, this dish is creamy, meaty, and, most importantly, tastes like it's been simmering all day long. Do not stir—keep the tomatoes and pasta as far from touching the bottom of the Instant Pot as possible.
Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
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Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup Recipe
Go ahead and flag this recipe--it's sure to become a family favorite. For convenience, we call for precooked wild rice; if you can't find it, you can substitute 2 cups of your own cooked wild rice or a package of precooked brown rice.
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Chicken Paella
Chicken Paella
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Chicken Paella Recipe
A Spanish dish from the Valencia region, paella is named for the cooking vessel itself: a round, shallow pan made of carbon steel that heats quickly and evenly. A good paella pan helps develop the socarrat, or crispy layer of rice crust on the bottom that's the most prized part of the dish. A large skillet will work as well if you don't have a paella pan. Look for short-grain Bomba or Valencia rice at specialty markets. Be aware that risotto rice like Arborio won't work here, since paella rice isn't meant to be creamy.
Cauliflower Piccata
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Cauliflower Piccata Recipe
These thick cauliflower steaks are cooked through yet firm enough for a meaty bite, making them the perfect keto or meat-free meal. Topped with flavorful sauce, they're pretty much effortless. To make this dish vegetarian-friendly, simply swap vegetable stock in place of the chicken stock.
Two-Bean Soup with Tomato-Chive Crostini
Two-Bean Soup with Tomato-Chive Crostini
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Two-Bean Soup with Tomato-Chive Crostini Recipe
For a vegetarian version of this bean soup, substitute the chicken broth for a vegetable mushroom broth. Garnish with a tomato-chive crostini for added crunch to this 30 minute soup.
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Instant Pot Mediterranean Chicken and Quinoa Stew
Mediterranean Chicken and Quinoa Stew
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Instant Pot Mediterranean Chicken and Quinoa Stew Recipe
Look for bags of cubed butternut squash in the produce section to save you the trouble of peeling and dicing a whole squash. Find Castelvetrano olives either jarred in the olive and pickle section or fresh at most specialty market antipasti bars. If you can't find them, use any green olive you like. Want to make it in a slow cooker? Get the recipe here.
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