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Recipes with chicken, duck or turkey

Sopas (Filipino chicken macaroni soup)

Sopas (Filipino creamy chicken macaroni soup)

Browned bacon, ham, carrot, celery, cabbage, macaroni and chopped cooked chicken simmer together in a broth enriched with milk.
Cook time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 10 people
20-minute chicken braised in sweet spicy sauce served over rice

20-minute chicken braised in sweet spicy sauce

Chicken thigh fillets are browned on both sides then braised in a sauce made with calamansi juice, fish sauce, honey, garlic, ginger and chilies.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
20-minute soy calamansi chicken served with onion rings and sliced scallions

20-minute soy calamansi chicken

Inspired by the Filipino beef dish called bistek, skin-on chicken thigh fillets are lightly browned and braised in soy sauce with plenty of garlic. The cooking is concluded with the addition of onion rings and freshly-squeezed calamansi juice.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people
Chinese-American bang bang chicken

Chinese American-style bang bang bang chicken

It bears nothing in common with its Chinese ancestor except for the spicy chili-based sauce, but this dish of fried chicken fillets tossed in sweet chili mayo is just as satisfying.
Cook time: 6 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Sichuan-style bang bang chicken

Sichuan-style bang bang chicken

Unlike its Chinese-American incarnation, there is no frying involved in making this dish. Poached chicken is cut into strips, doused with Sichuan chili oil and topped with sliced scallions.
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
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