Season Types: Winter

This 5-ingredient recipe was created by Jennifer D. and was selected as the winning recipe in the Just Bare^® Just 5 Cooking Challenge in 2011.

Traditional harissa is an incendiary red spice paste that’s stirred into couscous dishes. This green version is not quite as hot and adds a lovely herbal note to this flavorful one dish meal. Serve the chicken stew over the couscous in shallow bowls, garnishing with a spoonful of the green sauce and some sweet red grape halves, golden raisins, or toasted slivered almonds.

Traditional chicken curries can have a lot of fat. This version is full of the great flavors of the best curry dish, but with a fraction of the calories. The brilliant green “chutney” is really an herbal salsa, spicy and a fresh counterpoint to the deeper taste of the curry.

Fragrant roasted garlic and caramelized burst tomatoes mingle together in this simple yet elegant sauce served over Marsala chicken. Lindsey B. of Spring Lake Park, MN created this 2012 Just 5 Cooking Challenge grand prize recipe.

Poaching and shredding boneless chicken breasts takes no time, leaving spare time to prep up the rest of the stir-fried veggies and condiments to make this classic Chinese take-out dish.

Serve this fresh take on a classic with crispy fried polenta and sautéed julienned zucchini with lots of fresh garlic. Pan-fry the chicken in olive oil if you’d like a crispier coating.

If you prefer dark meat, use boneless skinless thighs that are pounded out to an even thickness so they grill quickly. Aïoli is really nothing more than a thick, aromatic garlic mayonnaise and is the heart of midsummer celebrations of seasonal vegetables in southern France. Here the mayo is made with roasted garlic and fresh herbs—the perfect sauce for grilled chicken.

Make this thick, hearty and nutritious chicken soup to fill up your kids’ thermoses for school lunch. In the fall you can use all sorts of autumn vegetables—try butternut squash, parsnips, or rutabaga for the carrots and celery—or your own canned tomatoes from a garden harvest.