My Crumbled Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

Cordon Bleu, contrary to popular belief, originated from Switzerland. A Swiss cookbook in 1949 has a recipe of a schnitzel filled with cheese which may be the inspiration for the cordon bleu variations. The term Cordon Bleu is French (that’s where most of the confusion comes from) meaning “Blue Ribbon.” Not related to the dish but there is a school in Paris, France (a very beautiful place by the way) called Le Cordon Bleu which happens to be the biggest hospitality school in the world. 

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Mediterranean Style Marinated Chicken Wings Grilled With Rosemary And Thyme

As you probably have noticed, I actually love chicken which is why I made this blog, Also I love Herbes de Provence, and more particularly rosemary and thyme. So today I decided to share with you my recipe of Chicken Wings baked with rosemary.
Theses wing have nothing to do with the wings you may know as Ranch style wings, Buffalo wings, or Tex-mex wings… those wings are full of the Mediterranean spirit, a mix of Italian and Provencal recipe. 

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How To Cook Home-made Chicken Nuggets / Recipe n°2

Hello, I want to share with you a second recipe to cook some very tasty home made chicken nuggets. This recipe is a little bit different as the first I shared, but still easy to cook at home.

Remember, the key to have the best chicken nuggets is simple : use quality ingredients !

This nuggets recipe take about 30 minutes to prepare + cook.

Makes 4 servings

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How to Bake Easy Lovely Chicken Breasts

Chicken breasts can be tender and delicious without causing harm to your health. A skinless chicken breast without needlessly added fat is low in fat and high in protein. The best part is that where baked chicken breasts are concerned, you do not have to sacrifice good taste in order to eat a healthy meal.  

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How To Bake A Perfect Roast Chicken In Your Oven

Hello, I want to share with you my easy way to cook a perfect roasted chicken in your oven.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2,25 kg / 5 lb free-range chicken
• 55 g / 2 oz Butter -or- 40 ml / 1,3 fl oz Olive oil
• 2 table spoon of chopped fresh lemon thyme
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 lemon, quartered
• 125 ml / 4 fl oz white wine
• salt and pepper
• 6 sprigs of fresh thyme, to garnish 

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Simple Crispy Skin Chicken Breast Recipe

Today I want to share with you one of the easiest chicken breasts cooking recipe.

Often, recipes will ask for using chicken breast skin off, this is, of course for health reasons which I fully endorse, but is entirely unnecessary. The skin provides protection for the soft, tender meat, while at the same time basting the breast with its own fat adds flavour. Therefore, my suggestion for the health conscious is to cook your chicken breast with the skin on and remove the skin once cooked, then pat the breast meat dry using paper towel to remove excess fat and oil.

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Chicken and Poultry Grill/Bake/Roast/Cook time Chart

Risk-less temperature grilling times for grilled chicken and turkey recipes.

How do we know when the meat is cooked? Just because the skin has browned doesn't necessarily mean that the meat is cooked. Here are some of my top tips to ensure the perfect cooking time for your bird :

Chicken, turkey breasts and turkey tenderloins are taken out of the oven once they have reached a temperature of 170°c ; whole chickens and turkeys at 180°c as shown in the chart.
Strips are done when juices run clear. Ground chicken or turkey patties are cooked at 165°c.
For direct grilling, turn meat halfway through grilling time. 

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The Way of Cooking Healthy Chicken : Doneness and Safety

Here I want to tell you about Chicken Doneness and Safety,

The  absolute  safety  of  food  can  never  be  assured,  and mass  production  and  wide  distribution  makes  under-cooking  any  food  somewhat  risky. 

But  among poultry products is a special case, because sampling estimates  that  up  to  25  percent, maybe  even  more, of supermarket birds contain the potentially harmful bacteria salmonella.

Salmonella is killed by cooking chicken until it is fully done. You can reliably judge this in two ways: The easiest and surest is to use an instant-read thermometer; poke it into  the  breast  in  two  or  three  places  (don’t  touch  the bone),  then  into  the  thigh  (again,  avoiding  the  bone), and,  finally, if  you’re  cooking  a  whole  bird, into  the joint between the thigh and lower leg. I recommend an internal temperature of 165°F in all these places.

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Bake Chicken : Recommended Utensils, Kitchenware & Baking Tools You Must Have

Since I started sharing baking recipes and tips with you, I never mentioned too much the utensils and tools I am using to prepare and bake my chicken in my home kitchen.

Here is a list of some my essential "Must have" utensils and tools to use when you bake chicken.

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How To Cook / Bake The Easiest Roast Chicken

Hello everyone,

If you want to cook a proper and very simple roast chicken at home, if you don't have the time or all the ingredients to bake a complicated roast chicken, here is my easy recipe on how to cook a quick and simple chicken roasted in a oven.

This is the most simple recipe for a roasted chicken I could come up with. Once this basic method is mastered, many ingredients can be added to enhance the roast, such as other spices or dry herbs added to the outside and stuffing on the inside.

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Easy Exotic Chicken Recipe : Apricot Chicken

Long time since I have posted a new chicken recipe :) 

Today I want to share with you a brand new recipe to cook your chicken. I like this recipe because it is very easy to cook and it has got a little exotic taste, reminding me some lovely taste of Moroccan food.

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How To Cook Poultry : Useful Tips for Cooking Duck, Chicken, Turkey, Birds...

How To Cook Poultry : Basic Tips

Poultry meat can be broken into three categories: red meat, white meat and giblets, each of which is treated differently when cooked, baked, grilled, or whatever is your preferred method, in this article I give you my advices to cook the most common types of poultry :)

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How To Cook Homemade Chicken Nuggets : My Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Hello, 

I noticed that the previous article showing how to cook chicken nuggets had some success, that is why I want to share another recipe to help you to make chicken nuggets at home, in a oven.

This is my very personal recipe to make chicken nuggets in your oven, I use it a lot to cook some nuggets as appetizers for friends, or as a main course with salad. This recipe teaches you to make chicken nuggets that goes great on greens, and it is healthier than fried in tons of oil :)

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Simple & Good Christmas Recipe : Roast Turkey Buffet

Hello poultry lovers!

As we are approaching Christmas, I want to post another simple and great Christmas turkey recipe for theses who haven’t decided what they are going to cook for Christmas dinner and how to cook it properly to have a perfect dish for this very special occasion :)

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Top Christmas Recipe: Roast Turkey (or Duck) With Cherry Sauce

This is a perfect poultry recipe to cook for Christmas dinner! 

You can also cook this recipe with ducks, but I prefer to make it with turkey because it is more traditional and a low level of saturated fat, more healthy J

You can also cook turkey / duck in orange sauce using the same method (see my personal cooking hints and tips in the end of this recipe)

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How To Cook Turkey : Turkey Meatloaf Recipe

My Turkey meatloaf recipe

As I said previously, this blog is called "How To Cook My Chicken" but I won't give you just chicken cooking resources, I will also give some recipe to cook poultry in general.

You can cook this recipe with turkey or chicken, but turkey meatloaf is one of my favourite dish, specially during winter season. This poultry meatloaf is very easy to cook and it is a low-fat, low-carb and high-protein dish.

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How To Make Healthy Low-Fat Tender Chicken Nuggets : Easy Recipe Video

Yesterday I found this great video that teach us how to make healthy low-fat chicken tenders or nuggets.

The key tips to cook those healthy chicken nuggets is:

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How To Cook Chicken Meat

In this article I give you a list of all my favourite techniques to cook chicken meat, but this is not only for chicken meat, almost all of these instructions can be used to cook other type of poultry meat :)

My main meat preparation and cooking tips :

Bring meat to room temperature before cooking. Meat to be roasted, pan-grilled or barbecued should be left out of the fridge for a period of time (30 minutes to 1½ hours) to reach room temperature. This reduces the core temperature and the overall cooking time of the meat.

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How To Make Homemade Mc Donalds Chicken Nuggets With Easy Secret Process and Simple Ingredients

Yeah, I know what you are thinking, this is "just another fake recipe blog that claims to know how to recreate genuine Mc Donalds chicken Mc Nuggets".

What I will show you is a very easy recipe to cook homemade chicken nuggets that are very similar to the chicken nuggets from Mc Donalds, with easy-to-find ingredients.

No matter how you try to spy on Mc Donalds to find all the secrets ingredients they use to make their chicken nuggets, you will never find all of them :) 

This is the problem for the people that are struggling to find the secret recipe of all famous chain restaurants, they spend most of their time focused on the ingredient, but what about the process ?

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Chicken Kiev - Cook A Classic Kiev Style Filled Chicken Breasts

 How easy would it be to buy those nasty excuses for chicken Kiev from the freezer section of the supermarket? But the satisfaction for a young or inexperienced cook to make their own is very gratifying, and there’s much personal satisfaction whenever they triumph over a dish, whether it’s chicken Kiev or another recipe.

All the difference of an home cooked chicken Kiev is in the quality of the meat and the taste of the butter filling, and there is a reeeaal difference believe me!

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