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Book and Dog Lover

Wish it had photos

Reviewed in the United States on 10 August 2020

I’m usually leery of cookbooks that have an “easy” theme (“Only 5 ingredients!” “Just 3 steps!”). It may be easy, but the meals aren’t very good or they have weird ingredients that I can’t find very easily.

That’s not true with this cookbook. There’s great recipes in here with easy-to-find ingredients.

These recipes are divided into these categories: 5 Ingredients or Fewer; 30 Minutes or Less; One Pan; One Pot; Pressure Cooker or Slow Cooker.

Many of these recipes have “Tips” such as a Cooking tip, Ingredient tip, or “Pairs well with” tip that I found useful. All recipes included nutrition information.

My problem with this cookbook? No photos. So many times my interest is piqued by a photo of the finished meal. This cookbook has all of 5 photos for 75 recipes. Disappointing.

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Maybe Not that Easy, but Varied

Reviewed in the United States on 11 August 2020

To me an easy chicken recipe is to take some pieces of pre-cut chicken, sprinkle a spice or two on the pieces and put it all in the oven. None of the recipes in this book are that easy, but they do look good. Still, I don't think a person who gets home from work at 6:00 is going to want to pull ten to twenty ingredients out of the cupboards and refrigerator--assuming they have already been purchased--and prepare and cook for at least another hour. So, that doesn't make this book very useful for a working person.

If you have time to make these easy recipes I think you will be pleased by the variety and to be fair there are some recipes that don't take so long to prepare and there is a chapter on one pan dinners. I happen to have the time to make some of these interesting recipes and am looking forward to making them. Especially the Chicken Cacciatore with Mushrooms and Black Olives and the Garlic-Herb Roasted Chicken with Red Potatoes.

I am curious to know when the calculation of "Prep Time" starts. Is it after all the ingredients and measuring implements are found and on the counter or before? It is one of my pet peeves about modern cookbooks. The prep times are very underestimated and I think it is something that has to be gauged by the person who is doing the preparation. I pretty much laugh and then ignore them.

I do think this cookbook is worth buying just for the variety of recipes and ideas. I know I will enjoy it.

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Shelly Hammond

Excellent chicken cookbook!

Reviewed in the United States on 27 September 2020

This is a fantastic cookbook with some chicken recipes I'd have never thought of. Before you even get to the recipes the book starts you out with a very nice introduction followed by chapter 1. In chapter 1, Chicken Made Simple, you get a bit of a run down on chicken safety, classic cuts, common cooking techniques, easy sauces, and easy sides. As these are all being explained there are little boxes with hints, tips, and tricks. It's incredibly informative.
Then you get into the recipes. They are broken up into different chapters such as One Pan, 30 Minutes or Less, One Pot, etc. within the pages of these chapters you will find the recipes that will make your mouth water. They all sound so delicious. I'm a terrible cook, which is why I grabbed a cookbook that starts it's title with the word "easy", and I've even been able to pull of a recipe or two (or so)! I'm still going through and practicing so time will tell if I can do really well with this but so far the recipes are pretty easy to follow and things taste delicious!
If you are a chicken fan, I definitely recommend this book!

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atmj

Seem simple and easy to make, but few pictures to inspire you

Reviewed in the United States on 8 November 2020

This book book name: Easy Chicken cookbook evokes an ease of making all these recipes so the 6 chapters should not be surprising:
**** Chicken Made Simple
**** 5 Ingredients or Fewer
**** 30 Minutes or Less
**** One Pan
**** One Pot
**** Pressure Cooker or Slow Cooker

I have a criteria that when I see a cookbook in a store, that I use whether to buy it or not. I think we all have some system to determine where to spend our hard earned money. This happens to be mine and it has served me well: See this below.

1. Does the book have pictures or illustrations of some type to either entice or guide me?
2. When I randomly open a page to 10 recipes, are at least 5 compelling enough to entice me to try them?
3. Can I buy locally the ingredients of the recipes (let’s face it, we all don’t decide to cook something well in advance when specialty items can be ordered).
4. How long is the ingredient list? 10 or more items (not including dried spices or salt and pepper) become less likely to be cooked.
5. How many steps are involved. This criteria depends on the detail in the steps, if they are simple the list can be longer, if involved, can only go so far before intimidation sets in.
6. Finally the ingredients have to be stuff I like. This is not so useful to those of you reading the review, but I will explain when this is a factor below.

PICTURES: Not nearly enough for my liking.
There are very few pictures in this book of the items within. The book has 142 pages and less than 12 photos. I struggle with the lack of pictures. When we eat, we start by consuming with our eyes first. In another book on Curries, I relaxed this criticism somewhat as a curry is a curry and they tend to all look similar. But that book had more pictures than this one.

ON A RANDOM CHECK DO I FIND FIVE OUT OF TEN RANDOM RECIPES THAT LOOK ENTICING: Since I already have this book, I’ve had more time to go through it and can say that at this moment there are 9 post it notes sticking out of the pages, which tells me, it has potential. However looking at these recipes a high proportion are pan seared.
1. Creamy Yellow Coconut Curry
2. Maple and Mustard Glazed Chicken Breasts
3. Crispy Baked Panko and Dijon Chicken Tenders
4. Pad Thai with Crunchy Peanuts
5. Classic Chicken Piccatta
6. Orange Marmalade and Mustard Braised Chicken with Apples

7. Spicy Red Curry Tikka Masala
8. Pot Roasted Chicken Breasts with Root Vegetables
9. Tropical Chicken with Pineapple and Coconut Rice

INGREDIENT LISTS ARE SHORT:
For the most part the ingredients are not only few, but easily obtainable in the US.

STEPS ARE FEW:
Of the 9 recipes that caught my eye, the longest list of steps are 7. Most are 6 or under.

THINGS I LIKE:
Well this will vary with everyone. I had marked these 9 as these were the ones that seemed the most compelling. I tend only to like chicken breasts as I don’t like the texture of chicken thighs and I don’t like chicken with tomatoes. Chicken Cacciatore is something I can’t stand. And I’m not a fan of enchiladas or the like. So quite a few recipes went by the wayside.

IN SUMMARY:
While this book does have 9 recipes that I found interesting. There are only a few more that catch my eye. They are just okay. I’ve earmarked these so I would be inspired to cook them. But it surprised me that I really only found 9 things that compelled me to put a post it note on them after paging through the entire book. Had I just manually paged through this book and did my normal quick check of 10 recipes, this book might not have passed my criteria on having a predominance of things I like, but this is mainly due to my food biases and not any other criteria.

S.E. Poza

good for beginners, approachable recipes in terms of taste

Reviewed in the United States on 17 August 2020

This book is definitely geared toward people who are looking for mostly familiar tastes. There are few exotic ingredients and most of what is included can be purchased at average grocery stores so it works for those who don't have access to ethnic markets. The first section is full of tips for how to handle and cook chicken and should be read by people who don't have much experience cooking chicken or who tend to have issues with it drying out. There are also tips scattered throughout the recipes and I think those should be helpful to beginners as well.

I went through the entire book and marked recipes of immediate interest to me and there were a handful. There are definitely recipes of secondary interest as well so I think there is certainly enough variety to appeal to people who want to add more chicken to their diet, but are bored with what they've been preparing. In terms of the balance of recipes, I realize that this is a brief book, but I would have liked more chicken burger recipes. There are plenty of sandwiches, but few recipes for ground meat.

I liked that there were some recipes which were styled after popular food which may be inaccessible to people who don't live in urban areas (e.g., schwarma, gyro-style), though the loss of the more sophisticated methods of how these recipes are prepared means it won't taste the same, but just carry some of the essence of them.

I didn't mind that there weren't a ton of pictures in the book. There are some at the head of each section to give you some idea, but this isn't a book for someone who wants lavish illustrations. In some ways, it's better not to have a ton of beautifully styled food pictures because you won't feel bad if your results don't mirror what is on the page. All in all, I think this is a good addition to a recipe collection for someone who just wants to shake up their game when it comes to how they prepare chicken. If you're an advanced cook, however, it probably isn't going to bring enough complexity to the game for you, but it does claim to be "simple meals," so that isn't a demerit.

Book is Sectioned for EASY Use. Not all Recipes are EASY.

Reviewed in the United States on 20 August 2020

This is a decent Chicken Cookbook. It's divided into sections nicely, so it makes finding recipes easier. There are sections for: 5 Ingredients or Fewer, 30 Minutes or Less, One Pan, One Pot, & Pressure Cooker or Slow Cooker. There is also a section in the back that is helpful if I'm looking for recipes for certain cuts of chicken (ie: drumsticks, thighs, cutlets, whole, etc). This section has the recipe name and page that it's on. Basically if I have a pack of Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breast then I can go to that section and look for recipes that specifically use that cut of chicken. This feature is quite handy.
Overall the recipes seem easy to follow and most of them are good. There is a range of cooking abilities in this Cookbook, so don't think just because it's title is "EASY Chicken Cookbook" that all the recipes are easy/novice. There are some simple recipes, but there are some more skilled recipes too.

reg

Nice variety

Reviewed in the United States on 4 August 2020

This is a well laid out book. There is a section in the beginning about the basics of cooking with chicken, including how to thaw it correctly and what the different cuts are. There are a few pictures, like at the beginning of each chapter, but there is not a picture for each recipe. A nice feature is a list, in the back, of recipes by cut, so if you want something for chicken breasts, you can turn to that list to narrow your choices.

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Mrs. ChaCha

Variety

Reviewed in the United States on 21 August 2020

We happen to eat a lot of chicken around here and I feel like the same go to recipes were getting boring for everyone. I have already tried a couple of recipes in this book and they were a hit. I noticed a lack of many photos, but that is actually what I prefer because I know I cannot make it as gorgeous as the cookbook pic and that's ok as long as it tastes great.

Paige Turner

Some tasty recipes

Reviewed in the United States on 8 August 2020

We have been eating at home more over the past 6 months and I needed a little kick to my dinner menus. This is perfect since I cook a lot of chicken. The recipes are well written and there is enough food diversity so you won't get bored.
I do wish it had more pictures. That could have elevated the book to a new level.

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