Chicken Alternatives

Introduction

There are a number of reasons to avoid eating meat, including chicken. These include environmental reasons such as deforestation and water pollution, health reasons from heart disease to infection diseases, and ethical concerns as science continues to discover how intelligent and emotional these birds actually are.

Click the Chickens button to learn about the impacts and issues surrounding both backyard chickens and industrial chicken farms.

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Alternatives to Chicken

If you want to make chick'n alternatives from scratch, the following are some of the most convincing alternatives we've found.

Firm - Extra Firm - Super Firm Tofu

Some of the best recipes we've tried include tofu which is high in protein and has a mild flavor, meaning it can easily be flavored like anything including chicken, fish, beef, and pork. 

Mushrooms

Hand-shredded mushrooms such as Lion's Main and King Oysters also make good chicken pieces as far as texture and flavor go. Go easy on the oil, and let the mushrooms get a little crispy around the edges for the best effect.

Mushrooms tend to be a lot lower on protein than tofu or chicken, so it's a good idea to find alternative ways to include protein with ingredients like peas or legume-based pastas to even things out. Blending a block of silken tofu can create a thick and creamy sauce that's packed with protein or you can use soy milk to make high-protein alfredo sauce. 

Drumsticks

Fillets

Holiday Roasts

The Turkey recipe below takes a particularly long time to make because you cook it, let it set and then glaze and roast it again. I like to make sure I start about 2-3 days ahead to ensure each stage has plenty of time to cook and set. 

The amount of oil suggested for the glaze is absolutely insane. You can probably reduce the oil to around 1-2 tbsp to avoid overly oily results.

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