The Best Spices for Chicken

Below is a list of our picks for best spices for chicken!  Cooking with lots of different spices is one of our favorite ways to prepare a meal!  Learning how to identify your spices is an important part in learning how to cook and learning how to love your spices is a great way to delicious meals!

Learn About the World’s Most Popular Chicken Spices

Spices give richness and dimension to recipes and they are very easy to access at grocery stores. As well, many spices have health-boosting properties! For example, delicious and fragrant cinnamon is known for its capacity to protect heart health! Today, we’re going to share brief descriptions of some of the world’s most popular spices!

Let us Know Which Spice is Your Favorite Chicken Spice!

Basil – Basil may also be known as Great Basil or Saint Joseph’s Wort and it’s a culinary herb which is part of the Mints family. Add it to tomato sauce or baked mozzarella in order to access savory taste with a welcome hint of sweetness.

Bay Leaf – Bay leaves are leaves which are aromatic. They may come from a variety of plants, including Bay Laurel, and they are commonly-used in cooking. They add distinctive taste and fragrance to a variety of dishes, including soups and stews. Usually, they are removed before the dishes are served. Toss a few in your fresh chicken soup!

Cilantro – Cilantro is quite trendy these days and it’s found in a lot of recipes, from fancier salads to Mexican cuisine and beyond. While most people either love or hate cilantro, which comes from the leaves of young Coriander plants, it’s used more and more these days and it offers hints of citrus and parsley flavor.

Cinnamon – Cinnamon is something that most people have tried. It’s also something that most people love! Heart-healthy and believed to boost cognitive function, cinnamon is great sprinkled on buttered toast and it’s also a great ingredient in a host of sweet and savory dishes. It’s sweet, with an earthy edge and it also has a wonderful rust color. Think a spicy Moroccan chicken dish.

Curry Powder – Curry powder is golden yellow and it’s rich, spicy and complex. It’s a feature in many traditional Indian dishes and modern fusion dishes. This spice gets its golden tone from Turmeric, which is very beneficial to human health.

Garlic – Garlic is available in cloves or ready-minced in glass bottles. It’s a natural antibiotic, so it’s a great addition to recipes if you’re fighting an infection or want to prevent one. It has a strong and pungent taste which is unmistakable.

Marjoram – This herb is a perennial plant and it has citrus and sweet pine flavors. It’s also known for promoting good digestion. Also known as Oregano, it’s a common feature in many Italian-inspired tomato sauces and is delicious with chicken.

Onion – The humble onion kills germs as it adds strong and earthy flavor to dishes. It may be consumed raw or cooked and tons of different onion varieties are available, from Vidalia onions to Yellow onions and beyond.

Paprika – Paprika is an orange spice which is a popular choice in Hungary. Hungary is the home of Chicken Paprika! These days, smoked paprika is also a popular choice in an array of modern recipes. All Paprika has a peppery taste.

Parsley – Parsley is a fresh herb with a crisp and vibrant taste which is a little bitter and quite mild. It doesn’t taste too strong, it has a wonderful, bright green color and it’s often used as a garnish. It’s also known as a natural breath freshener.

Rosemary – If you love delicate spices, be sure to give Rosemary a try. It’s tea-like fragrance is bewitching and it brings a touch of pine-like taste to dishes. It’s generally utilized in order to flavor meat.

Saffron – Saffron is one of the pricier spices. It’s bright yellow and an important ingredient in a range of dishes, including Paella. It’s a spice which is known for its unique, honey-floral scent and flavor.

Sage – Sage is an earthy spice which is a popular component in poultry seasoning spice mixes. This natural herb is very popular in America, thanks to its fragrance and warm, astringent taste.

Savory – This fragrant plant is a member of the Mints family and it’s utilized as an herb in recipes. It’s taste may be described as a combination of Thyme and Mint.

Tarragon – This perennial herb is part of the Sunflower family and it offers intense taste which is an interesting combination of vanilla and aniseed.

Thyme – This aromatic herb is evergreen and perennial and it’s utilized for ornamental, medicinal and culinary purposes. It’s part of the Mints family and you’ll find it in many seasoning mixes for meats.

Turmeric –  an old Indian spice used for centuries. Turmeric is bright yellow in color and contains numerous health benefits and was often used for medicinal purposes.  This spice is very similar to ginger and is used to make up the “curry” spice.

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Bay Leaf
Cilantro
Cinnamon
Curry Powder
Garlic
Marjoram
Onion
Paprika
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Rosemary
Saffron
Sage
Savory
Tarragon
Thyme
Turmeric[/ezcol_1half_end]

Delicious Grilled Tandoori Chicken

3-4 pounds of chicken pieces (legs and thighs)

2 cups plain yogurt
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
2 large cloves garlic, pressed
4 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon ground turmeric
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and stir to combine.  Add chicken pieces and turn to coat all sides of the chicken. Cover and refrigerate overnight or all day.

Remove chicken from the marinade and grill until chicken is cooked through.