When avocados are ripe, this is the salad to make. Chicken breast, dried cranberries, and avocados are tossed in a cramy dressing. Healthy, simple salad.

Ideal for a light summer meal, this recipe for baked sesame chicken uses boneless chicken breast and serves it on top of cold sesame noodles.

What makes this turkey the perfect roast turkey is that it’s brined, filled with a chestnut stuffing, and smothered in a rich giblet-herb gravy. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that it comes from Martha Stewart.

This riff on tamale pie uses turkey and black beans for a lighter flavor. Because the tamale pie calls for turkey, it’s perfect for Thanksgiving leftovers.

This recipe for roast turkey, perfect for Thanksgiving, is made special with the addition of a butter baste made with smoked paprika, fennel seed, thyme.

Lemon turkey breast is larded with fat, filled with a green olive tapenade, and grilled. Serve the turkey breast in summer, autumn, or for Thanksgiving.

Deep frying these spring roll wrappers filled with chicken and Asian spices results in a light, flaky crust. Cool them off in the cilantro and yogurt dip.

A delicate concoction of chicken flavored with red chiles, sichuan peppers, and clear rice vinegar, this dish is said to originate in the Dong’an county.

This roast turkey is served with roasted vegetables and gravy. Served the turkey any time—not just Thanksgiving. The turkey can be made ahead and used all week. The gravy, too.

Seared chicken breasts are napped with a creamy goat-cheese-and-herb sauce. The chicken breasts are served with black beans on the side.

Cavatelli with turkey sausage gets flavor boosts form tomato and broccoli rabe. The cavatelli can be made in minutes, so have the family at the table.

Sauteed chicken chunks are nestled over rice pilaf speckled with fresh tomatoes and parsley. A wedge of lemon or sumac finishes the dish.

Grilled chicken quesadillas are a summer favorite. Fill the quesadillas with the chicken and onion beforehand, and grill them as guests arrive.

A Spanish savory pie, Pastela Moruna is related to Moroccan bastila though not as sweet or rich. Rotisserie chicken and puff pastry make this a quick meal.

Indonesian saté, marinated meat on skewers with peanut sauce is popular all over the world. Instead of chicken or pork, this recipe uses turkey.

Meaty chicken legs are sauteed in butter with plenty of garlic and then white wine and verjus are tipped in. The crowning touch is the addition of sour grapes.

Chicken Marbella, a sell-out at The Silver Palate, is filled with chunks of chicken and flavored with vinegar, brown sugar, dried plums, and olives

The sweet spicy aromas of North Africa will fill your kitchen when you make this tagine. Chicken and lentils allow this stew to be ready in about an hour.

For these tandoori chicken roll-ups, chicken is marinated in a yogurt-spice mixture, which lends flavor as well as tenderizes. The roll-ups are great for lunching with the kids.

Tender chicken, sweet leeks, carrots, and celery are nestled in the pie topped with a buttery puff pastry crust. Use chicken legs for maximum flavor.

For authentic Thai flavor these wings are marinated overnight in galangal (similar to ginger) and chiles and accompanied by a peanut dipping sauce.

Chicken, ginger, and chiles are stir-fried in a wok and splashed with rice wine, soy sauce, vinegar, and stock to make a lovely, rich sauce.

This roast chicken is stuffed with a rice stuffing, which absorbs lots of flavor. Serve one roast chicken to guests, save one roast chicken for yourself.

Classic Buffalo wings that are hot like you expect, but crispier because of a double coating of flour. The dipping sauce? Blue cheese, of course.

Tortillas are wrapped around grilled tequila chicken drizzled with a cilantro-chile mayonnaise and spritzed with a good dose of lime. Get the grill out.