Confetti Pasta Chicken Salad, to squeeze between the office and a PTA meeting. Chicken Reuben Sandwiches, for when the kids come home late from soceer. Or for an old-fashioned sit-down family dinner, Saffron Chicken over Creamy Rice. Chicken is quick, tasty, versatile, inexpensive, and nutritious. And now, in the hands of Michele Urvater, it's both delicious and a problem-solver as she applies her Monday-to-Friday system to America's favorite bird. Award-winning author of the Modnay-to-Friday Cookbook, "the consummate book for the harried cook" (Chicago Tribune), Ms. Urvater presents 180 recipes that really bring home the chicken.

A SAMPLING

Harried (30 minutes or so):

Chicken Satay-Style with Couscous

Curried Braised Wings

Pan-Roasted Herbed Potatoes and Chicken

More Harried (20 to 30 minutes);

Chicken Sausages over Red Lentils Puree

Hoisen-Glazed Chicken in Tortillas

Lemon Chicken Soup with Rice

The Big Easy Chicken Salad