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Lemon Chicken
A personal favorite. Juicy chicken with a bold lemon flavor
 • Alexandra Strick
Sheet Pan Chicken with Plums
Festive one pan meal that is perfectly juicy and savory, and can be scaled to fit any sized crowd.
 • Alexandra Strick
Chicken Cordon Bleu
This dish is simple to make, but will impress your guests with the beautiful rolls of chicken layered with cheese and ham.
 • Alexandra Strick
Chicken Kiev
This is another one of my family’s staple dishes.
 • Alexandra Strick
Roast Chicken
Yes, you can make a whole roast chicken in a tiny apartment!
 • Alexandra Strick
Pineapple Chicken
Tangy and sweet, fried or baked - this dish is always a crowd pleaser.
 • Alexandra Strick
Paella with Chicken, Shrimp and Chorizo
This is not the most traditional paella (a course I took in Valencia once proudly boasted that a real paella must be cooked over the wood of an orange…
 • Alexandra Strick
Chicken Scarpariello
I first made this dish as part of an Italian Restaurant themed Murder Mystery dinner party that I hosted for my family in a farm house in Vermont.
 • Alexandra Strick
Chicken Piccata
When cooking for groups, I love making big batches of chicken piccata on the stove, and then placing all of the finished chicken in a deep cooking pan…
 • Alexandra Strick
Sheet Pan Za'atar Chicken and Vegetables
Easy one pan dinner, super scalable to suit the size of any dinner party
 • Alexandra Strick
Chicken Schnitzel
Chicken Schnitzel has been my go-to meal to impress guests for years.
 • Alexandra Strick
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