The Laurel County Extension Homemakers and the Kentucky Poultry Federation were proud sponsors of the 2009 World's Chicken Festival Cooking Contest.  Kentucky residents may enter the contest with ANY CHICKEN MAIN DISH recipe.

Entries include: Complete Name, Address, Telephone Number, Division (Adult or Junior), Time, Temperature, and Cooking Utensils used in the recipes directions.

Entries to be typed or legibly handwritten on a separate sheet of paper.

ENTRY DEADLINE is September 4th.

A first, second and third prize is awarded in each division.  First prize $400.00, second prize $200.00, and third prize $100.00.  Taxes on prizes responsibility of the winner.

Each entry must include chicken as the main ingredient.  Contestants eligible for one of two divisions: adult or junior/senior high (grades 7-12).  Foods professionals such as chefs, home economists, etc. not eligible to participate and only one cook-off participant per family.

Recipes are submitted to the Laurel County Extension Office, 200 County Extension Rd., London, KY 40741.  Entries not acknowledged or returned.  Judges' decisions are final.  All recipes submitted become the property of the Laurel County Extension Homemakers and are distributed in their official cookbook.

Three finalists chosen in each division participate in a final cook-off on Saturday at the Extension Office in London.  Participants furnish enough food and supplies to prepare the recipe twice and must observe standard food safety preparation guidelines.  Total preparation time not to exceed one hour.  Finalists will be notified and given more details by September 18th.  Special provisions for parking, unloading and loading made for finalists in the cook-off.

RECIPE REQUIREMENTS

Submit as many recipes as you wish, but each recipe must be on a separate sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" unlined paper.

Type your name, address, and telephone number on each recipe.  Also specify age category.

All ingredients should be familiar to most people and available locally.  All recipes must have a maximum preparation and cooking time of one hour.

Recipes should contain exact measurements, cooking utensils, preparation time and temperature.

JUDGING

All eligible recipes judged on overall nutritional quality, ease of preparation, suitability to today's fast-paced lifestyle, taste appeal, creative combinations of chicken with other foods and appearance.

Three recipes selected in each division by qualified judges.  A final cook-off held on Saturday, September 27th at the Laurel County Extension Office.  Finalists will be notified by September 15th.

All entrants automatically consent to the use of their name and likeness for promotional and publicity purposes without restriction, compensation or advance notification, and relinquish any and all rights and interest regarding their recipes.

Only one winner per family.