The Delia Collection: Chicken

It seems there can never be enough chicken recipes.

Here in The Delia Collection: Chicken you will find some of the most popular, all in one book.

The Delia Online Cookery School: You can watch how to make the Best Roast Chicken in our video. Just click the recipe image to play.

Barbecued Chicken

This is a sauce that's suitable for all meats but particularly chicken drumsticks. One important point i...

This is a sauce that's suitable for all meats but particularly chicken drumsticks. One important point is that drumsticks need pre-baking in a pre-heated oven for 1...

20 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Chicken Baked with 30 Cloves of Garlic recipe

Chicken Baked with Garlic

Before you cry off this one, remember that garlic, simmered gently for 1¼ hours, mellows deliciously, losin...

Before you cry off this one, remember that garlic, simmered gently for 1¼ hours, mellows deliciously, losing much of its pungency. I have to admit it’s probably not...

1 hour 25 minutes

to cook

Chicken Basque

The delicious combination of chicken and rice, olives and peppers is typical of all the regions around the ...

The delicious combination of chicken and rice, olives and peppers is typical of all the regions around the western Mediterranean but, to my mind, this Spanish version,...

50 minutes - 1 hour

to cook

Chicken Breasts with Stem Ginger

Preserved stem ginger is a wonderful storecupboard standby and I always have a jar of it handy. It keeps...

Preserved stem ginger is a wonderful storecupboard standby and I always have a jar of it handy. It keeps indefinitely so it doesn't matter if you don't use it often...

25 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Chicken Breasts with Wild Mushroom and Bacon Stuffing and Marsala Sauce recipe

Chicken Breasts with Marsala

This is a very simple way to deal with four boneless chicken breasts. The use of wild porcini mushrooms ...

This is a very simple way to deal with four boneless chicken breasts. The use of wild porcini mushrooms combined with the beautifully rich flavour of Marsala wine i...

20 minutes

to cook

Chicken Feuilletes

This is good, homely, comfort food but, served in individual portions, it's elegant enough to serve at a su...

This is good, homely, comfort food but, served in individual portions, it's elegant enough to serve at a supper party. It's also incredibly easy to make, especially...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

to cook

Chicken Jambalaya

Jambalaya is one of the easiest and best rice dishes that owes its origins to the traditional Cajun cooking...

Jambalaya is one of the easiest and best rice dishes that owes its origins to the traditional Cajun cooking of America. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how t...

25 minutes

to cook

Chicken Paprika

This is nice served with some well buttered noodles or some nutty brown basmati rice and a crisp green sala...

This is nice served with some well buttered noodles or some nutty brown basmati rice and a crisp green salad with a sharp, lemony dressing, or instead, serve with gree...

1 hour 15 minutes

to cook

Chicken Puttanesca

I have long been a fan of the Italian puttanesca sauce for serving with various kinds of pasta. What I'v...

I have long been a fan of the Italian puttanesca sauce for serving with various kinds of pasta. What I've now discovered, though, is this variation. This lovely gut...

40 minutes - 45 minutes

to cook

Chicken Salad with Tarragon

This is the perfect main course salad for lunch, with perhaps some rice salad to go with it. The Delia O...

This is the perfect main course salad for lunch, with perhaps some rice salad to go with it. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to make homemade mayonnaise ...

Chicken Waldorf Salad

This would make a lovely main course spring or summer salad, served on a bed of crisp lettuce. Later in ...

This would make a lovely main course spring or summer salad, served on a bed of crisp lettuce. Later in the year, 'wet' walnuts, available in autumn, are perfect fo...

Chicken and Herb Picnic Pies

This one is perfect for food on the move. Take along some radishes and crisp spring onions for an accomp...

This one is perfect for food on the move. Take along some radishes and crisp spring onions for an accompaniment and, of course, pickles and chutney. The Delia On...

50 minutes

to cook

Chicken and Leek Pot Pie

This is what I call comfort food - the kind of thing to make on a cold, grey winter's day. You can vary ...

This is what I call comfort food - the kind of thing to make on a cold, grey winter's day. You can vary the vegetables if you like (I quite like it with mushrooms r...

20 minutes

to cook

Chicken in the Pot

This is my version of the famous poule au pot associated with Henri IV of France, whose ambition was that e...

This is my version of the famous poule au pot associated with Henri IV of France, whose ambition was that every family in his kingdom might be able to afford to eat th...

Chicken with Lemon Sauce

Chicken with lemon sauce was in every recipe book in the Seventies but then seemed to lose its popularity. ...

Chicken with lemon sauce was in every recipe book in the Seventies but then seemed to lose its popularity. But we have revisited my old recipe and I have to say it ...

1 hour 15 minutes - 1 hour 30 minutes

to cook

Chicken with Roasted Lemons

Something lovely happens to lemons when they're roasted - they lose some of their sharp edge and taste more...

Something lovely happens to lemons when they're roasted - they lose some of their sharp edge and taste more mellow. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to ze...

1 hour

to cook

Chicken with Whole Spices

This tastes authentically Indian, but with an added 'home-made' freshness that is so often lacking in India...

This tastes authentically Indian, but with an added 'home-made' freshness that is so often lacking in Indian restaurants. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how...

Coq au Vin

A truly authentic coq au vin is made, obviously, with a cock bird, and some of the blood goes into the sauc...

A truly authentic coq au vin is made, obviously, with a cock bird, and some of the blood goes into the sauce which, by the time it reaches the table, is a rich, almost...

Cranberry, Sage and Balsamic Sauce

I love to serve this with traditional roast chicken. The Delia Online Cookery School. You can watch how ...

I love to serve this with traditional roast chicken. The Delia Online Cookery School. You can watch how to make The Best Roast Chicken in our video. Just click the ...

Creamed Chicken with Avocado

This is one for someone in a hurry, as it's made with ready-cooked chicken, but don't be put off – it ends ...

This is one for someone in a hurry, as it's made with ready-cooked chicken, but don't be put off – it ends up tasting very classy. The Delia Online Cookery School. ...

24 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Crunchy Pistachio-coated Drumsticks

This is perfect picnic food for both children and adults, but remember to start these off at least 8 hours ...

This is perfect picnic food for both children and adults, but remember to start these off at least 8 hours ahead. The Delia Online Cookery School: For more picnic i...

20 minutes

to cook

Curried Chicken Salad

This is unbelievably easy if you buy ready-cooked chicken. It's also a great way of using up leftover ch...

This is unbelievably easy if you buy ready-cooked chicken. It's also a great way of using up leftover chicken and is perfect for serving as part of a buffet The ...

A picture of Delia's Grilled Chicken with Lemon, Garlic and Rosemary, served with Puy Lentils recipe

Grilled Chicken served with Puy Lentils

This recipe is for the stressed, overworked man or woman who still wants to eat real food when they finally...

This recipe is for the stressed, overworked man or woman who still wants to eat real food when they finally get home. All you do is shove the chicken in the marinad...

40 minutes

to cook

Herb-coated Chicken with Three Mustards

This is a good recipe for jazzing up chicken thighs. Great served hot but equally good served cold with ...

This is a good recipe for jazzing up chicken thighs. Great served hot but equally good served cold with a salad or on a picnic. The Delia Online Cookery School: ...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

The Delia Collection: Chicken

Barbecued Chicken

Chicken Baked with Garlic

Chicken Basque

Chicken Breasts with Stem Ginger

Chicken Breasts with Marsala

Chicken Feuilletes

Chicken Jambalaya

Chicken Paprika

Chicken Puttanesca

Chicken Salad with Tarragon

Chicken Waldorf Salad

Chicken and Herb Picnic Pies

Chicken and Leek Pot Pie

Chicken in the Pot

Chicken with Lemon Sauce

Chicken with Roasted Lemons

Chicken with Whole Spices

Coq au Vin

Cranberry, Sage and Balsamic Sauce

Creamed Chicken with Avocado

Crunchy Pistachio-coated Drumsticks

Curried Chicken Salad

Grilled Chicken served with Puy Lentils

Herb-coated Chicken with Three Mustards

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