Chicken, again?!? If you've ever heard this refrain, it's time to shake up the menu. There are literally thousands of recipes for this tasty, versatile and healthy meat.

The Techniques

The first thing to do is make sure you're buying the best chicken, storing it properly and using techniques that keep it moist. Tyson's Recipe Page offers hundreds of recipes and a classroom where you can learn how to buy, bone, store and grill chicken. At Yumyum.com, Mitzi Perdue of Perdue Chicken tells you "All About Chicken."

You can often save five to ten cents per pound when you cut your own chicken. There are two basic methods. University of Nebraska's The Cut Up Chicken Part 1 shows how to cut the chicken into breast with ribs, wings, thighs with back and drumsticks, while The Cut Up Chicken Part 2 shows how to leave the ribs and back as separate pieces. Both show photographs of each step.

At Maple Leaf Prime, you'll find answers to frequently asked question about preparing chicken. After visiting Taunton's Fine Cooking, you'll be Roasting a Chicken to Perfection.




The Recipes

Chicken provides a versatile canvas for Italian, Chinese, French, Thai, Mexican, Indonesian, Jamaican and more. The possibilities are endless. Poultry recipes from Diana's Kitchen take you to the South with Gulf House Chicken Croquettes, Key Lime Chicken and Southern Fried Chicken. Epicurious' All Out Chicken offers more than 600 chicken recipes, as well as links to advice on leftovers, time-savers, improving flavor and more.

If you're looking for convenience, Eatchicken.com offers recipes that take less than 30 minutes or contain fewer than five ingredients. At OrganizedHome, you'll find recipes that freeze well. And what could be easier than Crockpot Chicken?

When the local grocery store has thighs and wings on sale, visit Meals For You, where you'll find recipes sorted by part. Lots of tomatoes or zucchini growing in the garden? Search for recipes using chicken plus a specific ingredient at Go Network:Recipes.

Hundreds of additional recipes can be found at Poultry, Chicken and ChickenRecipe.com. If you're still hungry, check out Turducken. A chicken in a duck in a turkey should be fowl enough for anyone.