Where to buy local chicken

I regularly get asked where to find grain fed, free roaming chicken that’s raised without the use of hormones.   The answer is … at your favourite grocery store.  Grain fed, free roaming and raised without hormones is the standard for all meat birds raised on registered Canadian chicken farms.  If you want to add local to your buying criteria, Manitoba chicken [...]

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Chicken deserves a rest

The chicken just came off the grill and you cut into it, impatient for that first bite of grilled goodness. Suddenly your plate is flooded with chicken juice. What happened? The chicken didn’t have a chance to rest after cooking. Resting gives the juices released during cooking a chance to be absorbed back into the [...]

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Perfect pastas

Pick your pasta shape and size.  Decide if you want dry, fresh, frozen, or homemade. Choose what it’s made from – wheat, rice, corn, kamut, spelt, or buckwheat.  And if you’re in the mood, debate whether to call it pasta or noodles.  Add some Manitoba chicken and you have the start of a great meal. Pasta, or noodle, dishes [...]

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Manitoba Chicken Calendar – Recipe Links

Our 2013 recipe calendar features 48 mouthwatering photos.  When you see something that tempts your tastes buds, scroll down to find the photo and recipe link.  Enjoy. Feature photo – Individual Herbed Meatloaves Slow Cooker Chicken Paprikash Chicken Tagine Chicken Gumbo Feature photo – Panang Chicken Curry Chicken and Snow Pea Salad Thai Chicken Curry Fried Rice [...]

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