Melissa Jones 
Creamy garlic chicken is the dinner you make when you want gravy on everything and you are not apologizing for it. Chicken breasts get dredged in a parmesan-flour mixture and seared until they develop a golden crust. Then, in the same skillet, whole garlic cloves caramelize in butter until they turn sweet and soft. Chicken … Read more
A potsticker noodle bowl is what happens when you take everything you love about dumplings and skip the folding. You get wide, chewy lo mein noodles tossed with browned ground pork, crunchy cabbage, and a sauce that tastes exactly like the dipping sauce from your favorite dumpling spot. The whole thing comes together in one … Read more
Baked crack chicken breasts are what happens when you decide that plain chicken is not going to cut it tonight. You sear the chicken in bacon fat, top it with a layer of ranch-seasoned cream cheese, pile on crispy bacon and melted cheddar, and bake it until the cheese is bubbling and golden. The name … Read more
Baked orange chicken gives you everything you love about the takeout classic without the mess and danger of deep frying. Bite-sized pieces of chicken get coated in flour, egg, and Panko breadcrumbs, then baked until golden and crispy. While the chicken is in the oven, you make a sweet, tangy, slightly spicy orange sauce on … Read more
Mongolian chicken is the kind of dish that makes you question why you ever ordered takeout. You fry strips of chicken until the edges get crispy and golden, then toss them in a sticky, sweet, and savory sauce that coats every piece like candy. The whole thing is done in about twenty minutes, and the … Read more
Baked ranch chicken gives you everything you want from fried chicken without the mess, the oil, or the hovering over a stove. The chicken gets coated in a creamy ranch-mayonnaise mixture, pressed into a Panko-parmesan crust, and baked at high heat until the outside turns golden and crunchy while the inside stays juicy. The whole … Read more
Smothered chicken is what happens when you take a simple pan-fried chicken breast and decide it deserves a rich, oniony, slightly spicy gravy poured all over it. The chicken gets dredged in seasoned flour and seared until golden, then the same pan becomes the stage for slowly cooked onions, a from-scratch gravy, and a splash … Read more
Some nights you want to cook, and some nights you want dinner to cook itself. Garlic parmesan crockpot chicken and potatoes falls firmly in that second camp. You spend about fifteen minutes getting everything into the slow cooker, and then you walk away. Six hours later, you come back to chicken that falls apart when … Read more
Garlic butter chicken is the kind of dinner that saves your evening when you have twenty minutes and zero patience for complicated cooking. You sear boneless chicken breasts in a hot skillet until they develop a golden crust, then build a quick pan sauce with butter, garlic, and a splash of white wine that comes … Read more