Filipino Chicken Recipes
From soy-vinegar adobo to ginger-scented tinola and smoky inasal, these Filipino chicken recipes bring dependable lutong bahay flavour to an everyday home kitchen.
Adobong Manok sa Dilaw
Batangas-style chicken adobo with fresh turmeric, garlic and vinegar, simmered to a golden sauce without soy sauce.
Chicken Pastil
A Maguindanaon rice parcel topped with savoury shredded chicken kagikit, with an easy bowl option when banana leaves are unavailable.
Chicken Halang-Halang
A spicy coconut chicken soup with ginger, lemongrass and green papaya, with adjustable chilli for the family table.
Satti
Zamboanga-style skewered meat served with a distinctive sweet-spicy reddish sauce, traditionally enjoyed with rice cooked in leaf packets.
Bringhe
Kapampangan coconut-and-turmeric glutinous rice with chicken, chorizo and colourful vegetables.
Chicken Piyanggang
Tausug-inspired chicken with dark smoky coconut paste, creamy gravy and an optional grilled finish.
Chicken Piaparan
Maranao-inspired chicken with turmeric, coconut milk, palapa and a golden grated-coconut topping.
Adidas (Grilled Chicken Feet)
Chicken feet simmered until tender, then grilled with a glossy Filipino barbecue glaze.
Chicken Pochero
A hearty chicken stew with tomato broth, saba bananas, chickpeas and vegetables.
Chicken Pastel
Creamy Filipino chicken stew with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms and chorizo.
Chicken Adobo
Chicken braised in vinegar, soy, garlic and bay.
Tinolang Manok
Gingery chicken soup with green papaya.
Chicken Inasal
Bacolod-style grilled chicken with annatto.
Pancit Bihon
Rice noodles tossed with chicken and vegetables.
Pancit Sotanghon Guisado
Silky glass noodles stir-fried with chicken, mushrooms and vegetables.
Chicken Empanada
Golden Filipino pastries with a gently sweet chicken filling.
Tinutungang Manok
Bicolano chicken braised in aromatic toasted coconut milk.
Chicken Arroz Caldo
Golden Filipino chicken and rice porridge fragrant with ginger, garlic and fish sauce.
Chicken Afritada
Tender chicken, potatoes and peppers simmered in a bright Filipino tomato sauce.
Filipino Chicken Curry
Mild Filipino coconut chicken curry with potatoes, carrots and sweet peppers.
Creamy Chicken Sopas
Creamy Filipino macaroni soup with chicken, vegetables and sliced hotdog.
Chicken Binakol
Western Visayan chicken soup with coconut water, ginger and lemongrass.
Chicken Sotanghon Soup
A fragrant Filipino chicken soup with glass noodles, mushrooms and crisp vegetables.
Ginataang Manok
Ginger-scented chicken simmered gently in coconut milk with green chilli and leaves.