Easy Shredded Chicken for Tacos

Easy Shredded Chicken for Tacos

This chicken is really versatile. It’s great in tacos, but you can also use it in egg dishes, salads, or even a quick chicken taco soup. Save about two cups of chicken and make a soup by cooking it with a quart (946 ml) of chicken stock, a couple handfuls of diced...
Salt-and-Vinegar–Brined Whole Chicken with Rosemary

Salt-and-Vinegar–Brined Whole Chicken with Rosemary

Sometimes you just need an easy, basic, flavorful chicken recipe for a meal or to use in other recipes. This simple salt-and-vinegar brine is easy to whip up (no heating required!) and thoroughly seasons the chicken, resulting in tender, juicy meat you can shred and...
Spicy Cajun Whole Chicken

Spicy Cajun Whole Chicken

After making this spicy, flavorful, rotisserie-like chicken at home, you’ll never want to buy one again. This chicken also makes excellent taco meat or you can add it to soups and chili. Prep time 15 minutes, plus marinating time Serves 6 1 whole chicken, 4 to 5...
Lemon-Herb Whole Chicken

Lemon-Herb Whole Chicken

Whole, roasted chickens are an easy and beloved meal once you get over the trauma of wrangling a raw chicken. Confession: I had an extremely hard time handling raw meat until I was in my mid-twenties. My experience was limited to boneless, skinless chicken breasts and...
Basic Seasoned Shredded Chicken (for freezing)

Basic Seasoned Shredded Chicken (for freezing)

This recipe started out on a smaller scale as a way to keep small batches of cooked, simply seasoned chicken on hand for my one-year-old. He started eating solids while I was working on recipes for this book and he developed a taste for slow-cooked meat and...