I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
broiler chicken
chicken feed
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The bank offered to lend us £1,000 but that’s chicken feed compared to what we need.
chicken flu
chicken pox
chicken run
chicken wire
chicken/beef/vegetable etc curry
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I think I’ll have a chicken curry.
chicken/tomato etc soup
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We both had chicken soup.
rubber chicken circuit
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She is in demand on the rubber chicken circuit.
running around like headless chickens (= trying to do a lot of things, in an anxious or disorganized way )
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We were all running around like headless chickens .
spring chicken
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
cold
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She filled it from the larder and the fridge. Cold chicken .
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There's cold chicken and salad in the fridge.
fried
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There was a fried chicken place open on Baker Street, about the only thing that was.
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He hoped she would choose a hamburger or fried chicken , anything which would be fast and convenient.
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At each meal she willingly cleaned her plate, eating ice cream and fried chicken until she felt bloated.
grilled
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Accompaniments: grilled fish, chicken , lamb or veal with a cucumber and chive salad.
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A sandwich of grilled chicken , red bell peppers and melted white cheddar on baguette is gilded with a garlic aioli.
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She drank iced water and nibbled a prawn apple and celery salad followed by grilled chicken with orange and rosemary.
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For grilled chicken , as with other grilled poultry, almost invariably I choose a red.
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There is plenty of ice-cold beer, soft drinks and grilled chicken sandwiches.
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Sometimes that involves merely adding grilled chicken or shrimp to the salad.
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This sauce goes well with kebabs and with grilled or baked chicken .
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From the salad to the clam chowder to the pasta with grilled peppers and chicken , dinner was perfect.
headless
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Strandli was a headless chicken but went close once.
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The Quay at Devizes is quite a bustle, the headless chickens are definitely in on the act here.
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The arcade section is hideous, featuring computer-controlled players running around like headless chickens and never attempting a tackle.
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Witness last October's petrol-price protests, when ministers rushed around like headless chickens because the boss was ill in hospital.
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She continued to twitch like a headless chicken long after she was dead. 0019.
roast
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They had a three-course roast chicken meal after the visit ended, he explained.
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Even something as prosaic as a roast chicken Jasper could transform into something nearly lyrical.
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For dinner we're having a roast chicken .
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A roast chicken followed, with pale stuffing, a hot gravy and masses of floury roast potatoes.
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The table was laid, and a roast chicken lay waiting for him to carve.
whole
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Before that, though, I opened a can of whole chicken and ripped off a leg dribbling with jelly.
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Using whole chicken or bones is a matter of personal preference.
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Even though it's compact the cavity is spacious, taking a whole chicken or a large casserole.
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Compare the prices of whole and cut-up chickens , you can usually save pennies by cutting up whole birds.
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A hot chicken take away counter offering freshly cooked drumsticks, thighs and whole cooked chickens was introduced at Merton.
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Properly priced, chicken parts are as good buys as whole chickens.
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Sprinkle over whole chicken or fish before cooking or add to minced pork to make meatballs.
■ NOUN
bone
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Grabbing fruitlessly at bulrush stalks, which snap like chicken bones , he crashes face down into the mud.
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She looked frail, her finger like a chicken bone inside my hand.
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False words are like chicken bones .
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Besides the chicken bones , the pot will need onions, carrots and celery.
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The cross-eyed com-poser was once again gnawing on a chicken bone , with a noodle dangling from his black beard.
broth
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She had brought a bowl of hot chicken broth , freshly baked white manchet loaves and a tankard of watered ale.
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Add the tomatoes and their liquid, the chicken broth , green chilies, paprika, cayenne and cumin.
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Add the remaining lemon juice to the chicken broth in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
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Add wine, chicken broth and 2 cups water.
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Gradually stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil, stirring.
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Stir in the chicken broth and cream and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
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Add the remaining chicken broth all at once and whisk until well blended.
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Meanwhile, bring the chicken broth to a simmer in a large pot.
coop
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Kalchu went to the chicken coop and lifted the hatch.
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The night came down around us, and it was dark by the time we reached the chicken coop .
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One burned the chicken coop to the ground.
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She walked round and lifted one of the slats from the roof of the lean-to chicken coop .
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When the men were building a new chicken coop , she would go out and help in whatever way she could.
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Apparently it's £50K on the table, £30K in the shower and £75K in the chicken coop ...
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He would go out and wander over to the chicken coop .
egg
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He also opened fertile chicken eggs and concluded, falsely, that the heart was the first organ to develop.
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Now direct experimental evidence has proved the assumption justified, at least when the prey are nauseous chicken eggs and the predators crows.
feed
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Today, the cheapest chicken feed consists of fishmeal, chicken feathers and chicken innards.
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Most of the capital gains reported by these under-$ 50, 000 taxpayers were chicken feed .
leg
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Enough to make the room swim, send the beer flat and the chicken legs glutinous.
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Ask an adult to cut as much of the meat away from a cooked chicken leg bone as possible. 2.
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Maybe not, since Henry, unless he got the thallium anywhere near the chicken leg , would be feeling fine.
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She went to the fridge and fetched some cheese and a chicken leg .
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Peter quickly hid the chicken leg he was eating and apologised.
liver
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Frozen chicken livers are already cleaned, so if they are being used the only preliminary required is the thawing-out process.
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Slowly we pull it up through the resistance and find it filled with a light, savory chicken liver mousse.
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Add the meats to the pan with the chicken livers and brown on all sides, stirring constantly. 3.
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Strain sauce, return to pan, and add chicken livers and parsley.
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Pour it over the chicken livers .
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I just remembered, some frozen chicken livers behind the ice cream.
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Add the cooked pork, cut in small pieces to the chicken livers in the blender.
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Reserve chicken livers for another use.
piece
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Turn the chicken pieces occasionally and brush them with the glaze.
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Brown the chicken pieces well on all sides, cooking them in batches to avoid crowding.
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Apart from the inevitable sausages, there were numerous chicken pieces , lamb chops and cubed steak on skewers.
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When quite hot, add the chicken pieces , skin side down.
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Pour the oil into a frying pan and heat; add the chicken pieces and sauté until golden on both sides.
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Add the chicken pieces and any juices that have accumulated.
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Add 6-8 chicken pieces and fry for 5 minutes on all sides.
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When all the chicken pieces are thoroughly browned, add unpeeled garlic cloves.
run
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Inside the chicken run - mesh bed bases tied with baling twine - the hens nested in a fridge.
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But foxes in chicken runs get shot, and now the Israelites get the plague.
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Beyond some stables, there was a chicken run .
salad
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Ate half a chicken salad sandwich, threw the rest away.
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Occasionally, she might add a little chicken salad that Percy had made, himself, that very morning.
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Cinnamon chicken salad , out of that diabetes book.
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We get a chuckle when we hear that so-and-so started chicken salad .
soup
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Both the milk and the chicken soup were left behind.
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The caldo de pollo is a rich but light chicken soup that is a delightful meal by itself.
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The familiar smell of London came in through the window, and mingled with the smell of chicken soup .
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No patent remedy exists for these, no chicken soup for the soul, however much we may yearn for ready comfort.
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Bowls of the clear chicken soup they loved were put on the table.
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So then I made him homemade chicken soup .
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No other recipe causes so much grief, with the possible exception of chicken soup - but that's another saga!
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There'd be soft tomato sandwiches for tea, and chicken soup and dumplings for supper.
spring
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Eloff is no longer a spring chicken - nor is he in control of Northern Transvaal.
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After all, you're thirty now and no spring chicken yourself any more.
stock
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One idea Kevin had was to make concentrated chicken stocks for flavour.
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In a small saucepan, heat chicken stock to boiling.
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Heat chicken stock with peeled and finely shredded garlic cloves.
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Mix the hot water, chicken stock and half and half.
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Of course, I keep nonfat chicken stock on hand.
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Thin with chicken stock , if necessary, for proper texture.
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Add the chicken stock and when boiling, add the snow pea leaves.
wire
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After much midnight hammering, a large wooden frame, covered in chicken wire with a drop down door was constructed.
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So this year, to be on the safe side, she had ordered a roll of chicken wire and metal stakes.
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Already he's spent more than £100 on chicken wire and spent hours collecting up the various fillings.
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Staplegun chicken wire to the walls, slap stucco on top.
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Derek and I built the aviary between us out of ordinary three by three timber and chicken wire .
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The church was built of brick and chicken wire .
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To reduce slippage, tack coarse-gauge chicken wire flush to the deck.
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They would search the woods behind the house, and Nockerd would tack the chicken wire tighter around the cage.
■ VERB
add
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Include prawns for a special treat or add chicken or ham for a really substantial meal.
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Add garlic and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Add wine, chicken broth and 2 cups water.
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When cooked, drain well and add to the chicken mixture.
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Occasionally, she might add a little chicken salad that Percy had made, himself, that very morning.
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Pour the oil into a frying pan and heat; add the chicken pieces and sauté until golden on both sides.
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Strain sauce, return to pan, and add chicken livers and parsley.
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Now add the chicken and, stirring all the time, fry this for 2 - 3 minutes.
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If stew is too thick, add chicken stock as needed for desired consistency.
cook
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Tropicana - cooked diced chicken mixed with sour cream and fresh mango. 5.
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While the sauce is cooking , carve the chicken and place on a warm platter.
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Eastern Promise - cooked , diced chicken , celery and walnuts mixed together with curried mayonnaise. 7.
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Ask an adult to cut as much of the meat away from a cooked chicken leg bone as possible. 2.
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There had been a dinner cooked , turkey or chicken with sausages, roast potatoes and stuffing.
count
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Personally he thought Bett was counting her chickens .
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But captain Alan Lee is not counting any chickens .
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But don't count your chickens .
cut
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Meanwhile cut the chicken into thin strips.
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Check the seasoning. Cut the chicken into thin strips, add to the sauce and cook for 1 minute.
eat
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Less red meat is being consumed, but people eat more chicken .
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That night I ate tepid chicken soup and yogurt and a few more codeine pills while watching television.
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Personally, I don't even eat chicken .
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His first job is to get some younger customers slurping more soya milk and eating chicken curry.
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Lea: Well, Robert still eats his chicken .
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Robert Alvarez Mark: My sister ate some bad chicken at the mall yesterday.
fry
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In a large flameproof casserole, fry the chicken joints in the oil until golden brown.
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A delicacy made from fried chicken skin and other assorted leavings.
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Heat the oil and fry the chicken for 10-15 minutes.
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Downtown Atlanta is normally an unhurried place where the noontime odor of fried chicken wafts through the thick humidity.
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She held up a strange-shaped fried chicken wing for me to see or eat.
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Lay 1 cut-up frying chicken on the rice mixture, and spread remaining soup over chicken.
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If fried chicken could have a more healthful image, it was achieved here.
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Neither did she mind that the family now ate at the restaurant every night, one fried chicken part after another.
place
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Alternatively, to cook in a conventional oven, place the chicken and mushrooms in an ovenproof dish.
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Pour into heated bowl. Place chicken on top of pasta, then ladle black beans on top.
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Drain the marinade from the chicken . Place the chicken in an ovenproof casserole and sprinkle the dry soup mix over.
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When oil is heated, place chicken in skillet.
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Somehow, against her better judgement, she refrained and placed his plate with chicken and salad on to the tray.
serve
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She hid them while Roberts served creamy chicken from a steaming casserole.
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Strain the sauce through a fine-mesh sieve and pour into a sauce boat. Serve immediately with the chicken .
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For a savory accompaniment, poach in stock with a few cloves to serve with ham, chicken or duck.
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Ideal for serving with chicken , gammon, pork or sausages.
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Drain well. Serve the chicken on a bed of tagliatelle with a green salad.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chicken/seafood etc platter
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The accent is again on fish, including seafood platters of king prawns, crab and whitebait.
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The Conch serves a great seafood platter .
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)
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Getting an Oscar would be wonderful, but I think it's too early to count my chickens.
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If you want to go on a date sometime, you can ask me. But don't count your chickens.
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You'll probably get the job, but don't count your chickens just yet.
jerk chicken/pork etc
run around like a headless chicken
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The arcade section is hideous, featuring computer-controlled players running around like headless chickens and never attempting a tackle.
sb is no spring chicken
sb's chickens come home to roost
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Their extravagant overspending has come home to roost .
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Eventually, of course, the chickens came home to roost .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Boy, that chicken smells good.
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I'm such a chicken when it comes to skiing.
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We raise our own chickens.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A hen or stewing chicken or fowl is a mature female chicken, more than ten months old.
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But captain Alan Lee is not counting any chickens.
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But foxes in chicken runs get shot, and now the Israelites get the plague.
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Make the filling: Season the chicken well with salt and pepper.
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Oh, and Marge will bake you a chicken pie.
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Put the chicken into the marinade and leave for at least 1 hour.
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chicken/seafood etc platter
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The accent is again on fish, including seafood platters of king prawns, crab and whitebait.
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The Conch serves a great seafood platter .
jerk chicken/pork etc
run around like a headless chicken
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The arcade section is hideous, featuring computer-controlled players running around like headless chickens and never attempting a tackle.
sb is no spring chicken
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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If she waited for too long, she would simply chicken out.
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We didn't make Abisko, chickening out as the weather worsened and the forecasts began to sound even more dire.
III. adjective
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chicken/seafood etc platter
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The accent is again on fish, including seafood platters of king prawns, crab and whitebait.
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The Conch serves a great seafood platter .
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)
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Getting an Oscar would be wonderful, but I think it's too early to count my chickens.
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If you want to go on a date sometime, you can ask me. But don't count your chickens.
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You'll probably get the job, but don't count your chickens just yet.
sb is no spring chicken
sb's chickens come home to roost
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Their extravagant overspending has come home to roost .
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Eventually, of course, the chickens came home to roost .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I even thought Shaker was chicken .
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The menu is heavy on meat and potatoes, with just a few token turkey, chicken and fish entrees.