Chicken riggies explained

Chicken riggies
Alternate Name:Utica riggies
Country:Utica, New York, United States
Type:Pasta
Main Ingredient:Chicken, peppers, rigatoni, tomato sauce

Chicken riggies or Utica riggies is an Italian-American pasta dish native to the Utica–Rome area of New York State.[1] [2] Although many variations exist, it is a pasta-based dish typically consisting of chicken, rigatoni, and hot or sweet peppers in a spicy cream and tomato sauce.[3] [4] [5] Many of the chefs from the Utica area seem to have a claim to the dish, yet there seems to be no clear idea who was the originator.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: D'Imperio, Chuck . 2015. Taste of Upstate New York: The People and the Stories Behind 40 Food Favorites. Syracuse University Press . 73–76. 9780815653233 .
  2. News: Locals react as Rachael Ray teaches nation how to cook chicken riggies . Dave . Dellecese . WKTV . 24 September 2007 . 21 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223071222/http://www.wktv.com/news/local/9965316.html . 23 February 2012 .
  3. Book: Berstler, Brenda. Home Plate: The Culinary Road Trip of Cooperstown. Savor New York. 2007. 63. 9780979680205.
  4. Web site: Monaski. Jeff. Utica Native Shares Chicken Riggies Recipe With Taste Of Home Magazine. WIBX 950AM. 20 April 2015. 6 June 2013. Townsquare Media.
  5. Web site: Shrimp Vodka Riggies. Mohawk Valley Living. 18 December 2009.
  6. Web site: Controversy surrounds chicken riggies' origin . Kahler . Colleen Passalacqua . 22 April 2009 . Utica Daily News . 18 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717183232/http://uticadailynews.com/utica_daily_focus/4606-Controversy-surrounds-chicken-riggies-origin.html . July 17, 2011 .