America's Test Kitchen
Season 7 Episode 2 - Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers
Dinners prepared entirely in one skillet are perfect for weeknight cooking. Less cleanup is one obvious benefit. A skillet also gives the cook a bit more control over cooking multiple elements. In the oven, dishes such as chicken and rice—ingredients with disparate cooking times—can cook unevenly, so that when the dish comes out of the oven, you end up with mixed results, such as tender rice and dry chicken—or conversely, crunchy rice and moist chicken. A skillet gives you the freedom to move items in and out of the skillet accordingly so that everything comes out perfectly cooked. We have also discovered that a skillet comes in handy in some pasta dishes. Take the restaurant favorite, chicken, broccoli, and ziti. Typically, the pasta is boiled in one pot and then one or sometimes two more pans are required to cook the chicken, broccoli, and sauce. We condensed all the elements into a skillet—even the pasta—which cooks right in the sauce, soaking up maximum flavor for an exemplary version of this favorite dish. Recipes: Skillet Chicken and Rice with Peas and Scallions Skillet Chicken with Broccoli, Ziti, and Asiago Cheese Tasting Lab: White Wines for Cooking Equipment Center: Inexpensive Knife Sets
Episodes in Season 7
Meatloaf Dinner
25 min
Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers
25 min
Best Beef Stew
25 min
Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing
25 min
Two Ways with Pork
25 min
Faster Family Favorites
25 min
Lighter Family Favorites
25 min
Fish and Chips at Home
25 min
Chicken Kiev
25 min
Meat and Potatoes for Company
25 min
Staying in For Chinese Take-Out
25 min
Not Your Average Stir-Fry
25 min
More Tex-Mex Favorites
25 min
Even More Italian Classics
25 min
Flambé at Home
25 min
Hearty Eggs for Breakfast
25 min
Summer Cooking
25 min
Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters
25 min
Beer Can Chicken Dinner
25 min
Rainy Day Barbecue
25 min
Strawberry Cream Cake
25 min
Dark Chocolate Desserts
25 min
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
25 min
Easy Apple Desserts
25 min
Favorite Citrus Desserts
25 min
Lighter Cheesecake
25 min
