2009 Grand Prize ($50,000) Winner: Chinese Chicken Burgers with Rainbow Sesame Slaw		Finalist Recipes in the 2009 Contest Nine finalist recipes were selected for the 48th National Chicken Cooking Contest in 2009. Each represents a specific region of the country. These were chosen from 51 state winners—one for each state and the District of Columbia. Click on the links below for the full recipe and a picture. Butterflied Chicken with Herbs and Sticky Lemon Elise Lalor, Issaquah, Washington 2009 Judges’ Choice ($10,000) Chicken Naan-wiches with Date and Yogurt Sauces Jessie Grearson, Falmouth, Maine 2009 Finalist Chinese Chicken Burgers with Rainbow Sesame Slaw Brigitte Nguyen, Lexington, Kentucky 2009 Grand Prize ($50,000) Ginger Scented Honey Hoisin Chicken Thighs with Sesame Ruth Kendrick, Ogden, Utah 2009 Finalist Mojito Chicken with Plantain Fried Rice Diane Sparrow, Osage, Iowa 2009 Finalist Panko Crusted Chicken Salad with Pomegranate Balsamic Dressing Nancy Walters, New Orleans, Louisiana 2009 Finalist Parmesan Potato Crusted Chicken with Orzo Caprese Salad Suzanne Banfield, Basking Ridge, New Jersey 2009 Finalist Spanish Style Sweet and Sour Chicken Lillian Julow, Gainesville, Florida 2009 Finalist Warm Lemon Chicken over Panzanella Salad with Basil Aioli Susan Cortesi, Northbrook, Illinois 2009 Finalist