CONGRATULATIONS to the 51 home cooks who have been named the winners of their respective states in the National Chicken Cooking Contest! The list is shown below. State winners will each receive $100. Their entries will go on to the regional level of judging. One state-level winner from each of the nine official regions of the country will be selected as a finalist to attend the National Cook-Off on May 2, 2009, at the Culinary Institute of the Americas in San Antonio, Texas. Each regional winner will receive $1,000 and will compete for the Grand Prize of $50,000 and the Judge’s Choice award of $10,000. Good luck to all, and may the best cook win!
Region |
First Name |
Last Name |
City |
State |
Recipe Name |
New England |
Shuer |
Marvin |
Farmington |
Connecticut |
Chicken & Yucca with Coconut Cream Tomatillo Sauce |
|
Jessie |
Grearson |
Falmouth |
Maine |
Chicken Naan-wiches with Sweet Date and Tangy Yoghurt Sauces |
|
Niki |
Plourde |
Gardner |
Massachusetts |
Smoky Apple-Chipotle Chicken Sandwich |
|
Joan W. |
Churchill |
Dover |
New Hampshire |
Chicken with Proscuitto, Blue Cheese, and Raisins |
|
Rhonda |
Kyle |
North Scituate |
Rhode Island |
Whole Chicken Bake with New England Lemonade Fennel & New Potatoes |
|
Cheryl |
Herrick |
Burlington |
Vermont |
Braised and Glazed Chicken Thighs with Root Vegetables, Pears, and Gruyere Crostini |
Middle Atlantic |
Suzanne |
Banfield |
Basking Ridge |
New Jersey |
Parmesan-Potato Crusted Chicken with Orzo Caprese Salad |
|
Sonali |
Ruder |
New York |
New York |
Curry Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sliders on Chive Parmesan Biscuits |
|
Eric |
Stoveken |
Allentown |
Pennsylvania |
Chicken Cordon Wow |
South Atlantic |
Sharon |
Collison |
Newark |
Delaware |
Indian-Spiced Chicken Burgers with Raita |
|
Tanya |
Chattman |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
Orange Butter Chicken with Orange Cilantro Sauce |
|
Lillian |
Julow |
Gainesville |
Florida |
Spanish-Style Sweet and Sour Chicken |
|
Justin |
Ward |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
Chicken Portabella with Orzo and Feta Gremolata |
|
Jennifer |
Johnson |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
Citrusy Chicken Tacos |
|
Gilda |
Lester |
Wilmington |
North Carolina |
Pan-Grilled Moroccan Chicken with Green Olive Couscous |
|
Tom |
Gengo, Jr. |
Charleston |
South Carolina |
Whole Chicken with Honey-Fig Sauce |
|
Jill |
Cooper |
Arlington |
Virginia |
Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken with Caramelized Apple and Bleu Cheese over Cider Spinach Salad |
|
Jeanette |
Nelson |
Sophia |
West Virginia |
Fig and Goat Cheesy Chicken Appetizer Pizza |
East North Central |
Susan |
Cortesi |
Northbrook |
Illinois |
Warm Lemon Chicken over Panzanella Salad with Basil Aioli |
|
Kelly |
Boe |
Whiteland |
Indiana |
Asian Chicken Meatloaf with Ginger Mashed Potatoes |
|
Kim |
Landhuis |
DeWitt |
Michigan |
Saigon-Style Lemongrass Chicken Spice |
|
Teresa |
Ralston |
New Albany |
Ohio |
Cinnamon and Spice Rubbed Chicken over Maple and Bacon Wilted Spinach with Apples, Blue Cheese, and Toasted Walnuts |
|
Barbara |
Estabrook |
Rhinelander |
Wisconsin |
Crispy Chicken Thighs Moroccan with Minted Roasted Tomatoes 'n Feta |
East South Central |
Helen |
Conwell |
Fairhope |
Alabama |
The Sultan's Golden Chicken and Chickpeas |
|
Brigitte |
Nguyen |
Lexington |
Kentucky |
Chinese Chicken Burgers with Rainbow Sesame Slaw |
|
Lorie |
Roach |
Buckatunna |
Mississippi |
Chicken Croquettes with Blue Cheese and Sun Dried Tomatoes on Apricot-Mustard Glazed Greens |
|
Bill |
Naids |
Germantown |
Tennessee |
Tuscan Chicken Quesadillas with Rosemary Aioli |
West North Central |
Diane |
Sparrow |
Osage |
Iowa |
Mojito Chicken with Plantain Fried Rice |
|
Eliesha |
DelMastro |
Fort Leavenworth |
Kansas |
Roasted Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon Risotto in a White Wine Sauce |
|
Patrice |
Hurd |
Bemidji |
Minnesota |
Vietnamese-Style Chicken Pho Bowls |
|
Patty |
Chierek |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
Glazed Chicken and Gruyere Panini with Peach Aioli |
|
Deborah |
Biggs |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
Open-Faced Greek-Marinated Chicken Sandwiches |
|
Noelle |
Myers |
Grand Forks |
North Dakota |
Basil Chicken Spirals with Mango Salsa |
|
Rene |
McNames |
Watertown |
South Dakota |
Greek Chicken Stir Fry with Bow Tie Pasta |
West South Central |
April |
Trimboe |
Siloam Springs |
Arkansas |
Greek Chicken Lettuce Wraps |
|
Nancy |
Walters |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
Panko-Crusted Chicken Salad with Arugula, Grilled Stonefruit, Feta Cheese and a Pomegranate-Balsamic Dressing |
|
Rosalie |
Seebeck |
Bethany |
Oklahoma |
Honey-Lime Chicken Thighs with Roasted Sweet Potato Salad |
|
Linda |
Morten |
Somerville |
Texas |
Sizzlin' Chipotle Maple Chicken Atop Smoky Gouda Grits |
Mountain |
Mary |
Hawkes |
Prescott |
Arizona |
Sonoran Spiced Blue Corn Chicken with Jicama Avocado Toss |
|
Karen |
Gulkin |
Greeley |
Colorado |
Braised Chicken Cerveza Chili Verde |
|
Karen |
Bowlden |
Boise |
Idaho |
Chicken & Mushroom Marsala Ragout with Dried Cherries & Pecans |
|
Edwina |
Gadsby |
Great Falls |
Montana |
Indian-Spiced Drumsticks with Mango Kachumbar and Mint Chutney |
|
Rebecca |
Reece |
Henderson |
Nevada |
Feta Stuffed Lemon Pepper Chicken with Corn and Sweet Piquante Pepper Sauce |
|
Ann |
Hillmeyer |
Sandia Park |
New Mexico |
Crispy Cinnamon Thighs with Chipotle-Apple Couscous |
|
Ruth |
Kendrick |
Ogden |
Utah |
Ginger-Scented Honey Hoisin Chicken Thighs with Sesame |
|
Catherine |
Stovern |
Veteran |
Wyoming |
Mojito Chicken Salad |
Pacific |
Angelika |
Harder |
Eagle River |
Alaska |
Honey Mustard Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Cream in Naan Bread |
|
Priscilla |
Yee |
Concord |
California |
Maple Lime Chicken Skewers with Cucumber Noodle Salad |
|
Kara |
Adanalian |
Pahoa |
Hawaii |
Chicken Ararat with Bulghur Pilaf |
|
Mary |
Bergfeld |
Eugene |
Oregon |
Napa-Style Sweet and Sour Chicken-Rice Rolls |
|
Elise |
Lalor |
Issaquah |
Washington |
Flattened Chicken with Herbs and Sticky Lemon |