Chicken riggies

Chicken riggies
Alternative names Utica riggies
Type Pasta
Place of origin New York State
Main ingredients chicken, peppers, rigatoni, tomato sauce
Cookbook: Chicken riggies  Media: Chicken riggies

Chicken riggies or Utica riggies is an Italian-American pasta dish native to the Utica-Rome area of New York State. It is a pasta-based dish usually consisting of chicken, rigatoni and hot or sweet peppers in a spicy cream and tomato sauce, although many variations exist.

Beginning

"Chicken Riggies" are simply Chicken Rigatone with red bell peppers. Despite Chicken Rigatone predating "Chicken Riggies", Utica residents continue to dispute the origins of the dish. 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.[1]

Riggiefest

The first annual Riggiefest was held in Utica, NY, in 2005 at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. It is a contest which determines what restaurant makes the best riggies in the area. The best riggies will win its creator the prestigious "Riggie Cup". All money made during the fest is donated directly to the YWCA. In 2008, the festival made over $300,000.

Recent Riggie Cup winners include:

Teddy's was inducted into the Chicken Riggies Hall of Fame in 2008 after winning the competition three years in a row.[4] That year Teddy's stepped aside to allow other restaurants a chance at the title.[5] Teddy's winning recipe was published in Mohawk Valley Living.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kahler, Colleen Passalacqua (22 April 2009). "Controversy surrounds chicken riggies' origin". Utica Daily News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Donovan, Andrew (25 April 2009). "Secret Garden Restaurant wins 2009 RiggieFest Cup". WKTC.Com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Dancy, David (1 May 2008). "Route 69 Steakhouse takes the Riggie Cup". Life&Times of Utica. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  4. ↑ Sinha, Chinki (31 Mar 2008). "Riggiefest 'highlights region's diversity'". Observer-Dispatch. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  5. ↑ http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=esJUK3PDJpH&b=2898533
  6. ↑ "Featuring Recipes & Tips from Local Restaurants". Mohawk Valley Living. Retrieved 18 December 2009.

Further reading

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