Chicken Fajitas
Fajitas are skirt steaks. Many people have insisted that there is no such thing as a "chicken fajita," but the term continues to be widely used. The Tex-Mex Cookbookby Robb WalshNew York:…
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Chicken French (Chicken Française; Chicken Francese); Veal French
"Chicken French" (also known as "Chicken Française" or "Chicken Francese") is an Italian-American dish of flour breaded, egg-dipped, sautéed chicken with butter and…
Chicken Fried Bacon
Texas is known for chicken fried steak, but chicken fried bacon? Why not? The dish (served with cream gravy) was created in the 1990s by Frank Sodolak and is served at Sodolak's Original…
Chicken Fried Chicken (CFC)
First, there was chicken-fried steak. Then came "chicken-fried chicken," or CFC. It's the same idea, but with chicken instead of steak. Texas CookingChicken Fried Chicken with Cream…
Chicken Fried Kingdom (Texas nickname)
ESPN radio's Randy Galloway has called Texas the "Chicken Fried Kingdom." The term is from the popular Texas dish, chicken fried steak, with a hint of Disney's "Magic…
Chicken Fried Ribeye Steak
Chicken fried steak (CFS) is a legendary Texas dish. The cut of steak is usually chuck steak, cubed steak, or round steak. However, sometimes it is made with ribeye steak and is called…
Chicken Fried Salmon
Texas is known for its chicken fried steak, but does anyone really make chicken fried salmon? There appears to be at least one recipe on the internet for "Cayenne Chicken-Fried Salmon." A…
Chicken Fried Shrimp
Chicken fried shrimp is another attempt to imitate the Texas success of
Chicken Fried Steak (CFS); Country Fried Steak
Chicken fried steak (CFS) is one of the most popular dishes in Texas. It contains no chicken. The exact origins of the dish (sometimes called "country fried steak") are unclear.…
Chicken Katsu (Torikatsu or Tori Katsu)
"Tonkatsu" is a Japanese dish of deep-fried pork cutlets. The cutlets are coated with panko, a Japanese brand of flaky bread crumbs. Chicken cutlets -- instead of pork -- are often made,…
Chicken Kiev (Chicken a la Kiev)
Chicken Kiev (or Chicken a la Kiev) is named after the capital of the Ukraine. The origin of the dish is uncertain. Some hold that the dish was invented by Russian immigrants in cities such as New…
Chicken Laredo
"Chicken Laredo" may come from San Antonio. Ad served at the Alamo Cafe it's charbroiled chiken breast topped with Southwesteren cream sauce, Monterey Jack and American cheese,…
Chicken Lettuce Under Bacon (“club” sandwich backronym)
The "club sandwich" is not an acronym, but it is sometimes given the backronym (back acronym) of "Chicken Lettuce Under Bacon." "Why Club Sandwich? (...) Chicken and…
Chicken Lettuce Wrap (Yook Soong)
"Lettuce wraps" often contain minced chicken or pork placed in an iceberg lettuce leaf, but can also be made vegetarian. The Chinese dish was originally called "yook soong" or…
Chicken Murphy
Steak Murphy is a New Jersey dish of unknown origins. "STEAKS, Scampi or Murphy, with Mushrooms, Hot Peppers & Wine" was an ad by Andrew's Club 35 in the Asbury Park (NJ) Evening…
Chicken Noodle News or Chicken Noodle Network (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (CNN) was founded by Ted Turner and first broadcast on June 1, 1980. Other television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) laughed about CNN's seeming amateurishness and low…
Chicken Noodle Soup
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Chicken soupChicken soup is a soup made by boiling chicken parts and/or bones in water, with various vegetables and flavorings. The classic chicken soup…
Chicken Peppers
Chicken peppers is a specialty of Bayer’s Kolonialwaren und Backeri, a German bakery in Muenster. The recipe is not listed on any website. Several local restaurants -- Shooters Sports Bar &…
Chicken Ranch (or, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
The La Grange, Texas "chicken ranch" was a house of prostitution since about the 1840s; it closed in 1973. The story was fictionalized into the 1978 Broadway musical and 1982 movie…
Chicken Tetrazzini
Luisa Tetrazzini (1871-1940) was an Italian lyric coloratura soprano who had an enormous popularity in America from the 1900s-1920s. Several dishes were named after her, including: . Turkey…