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 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 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…
Chihuahua Sandwich
The Chihuahua Sandwich was popularized by R. A. "Skeet" Noret and his wife, Sarah, at the Sky-Vue Drive In at Lamesa, Texas. The sandwich -- no chihuahuas are included -- contains chili,…
Chilada (chili + enchilada/tostada, or -chilada)
The Texas fast food restaurant chains of Taco Bueno and Taco Casa both serve a "chilada." The name might be derived from "chili" and either "enchilada" or…
Chilaquiles
Chilaquiles is a Mexican dish of fried tortilla chips, cut in strips and topped with salsa or mole (or layered like a casserole). The dish (which is recorded from the 19th century) has become an…
Chile Colorado (Chili Colorado)
Chile colorado (or "chili colorado") means simply the Mexican red chile pepper. The earliest citations in English appear to come from Texas or New Mexico. Cooks.comCHILI COLORADO 1…
Chile con Carne
"Chile con carne" is now the official dish of Texas. "Chile con carne" was the title of an 1857 book by S. Compton Smith, and no earlier citation has yet been found. Wikipedia:…
Chile con Queso (Chili con Queso)
Chile con queso (or chili con queso) is a simple Tex-Mex dish of chili and cheese. President Lyndon B. Johnson published a favorite recipe in 1964. Wikipedia: Chile con quesoChili con queso (also…
Chile Relleno
Chile relleno ("chiles rellenos" is the plural, but it's sometimes incorrectly given as "chile rellenos;" there's also "chili relleno" and "chili…
Chile Stand (Chili Stand); Tamale Stand
Many websites describe a "San Antonio Chili Stand" that was on display at Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition (World's Fair). Chile (chili) stands and tamale stands were popular…
Chiletoque
"Chiletoque" appears in a 1952 article about the Original Mexican Restaurant (since 1899 or 1900) of San Antonio, listed as one of the "specialties served only at the Original…
Chili Burger; Chili Dog
Chili hot dogs (or "chili dogs" or "chilidogs") and chili hamburgers (or "chili burgers" or "chiliburgers") continue to be popular. No one knows exactly…