Favorite Chicken Recipes (2024)

Roasted, stir-fried, stuffed, grilled, served with sauce or in soup—our chicken recipes cook up perfectly for everyday suppers or special occasions.

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Chicken Dijonnaise

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This sauteed chicken with mustard cream sauce is easy enough for weeknights, but elegant enough for guests, too. The recipe comes from a Painesville, Ohio restaurant.

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Chicken Shawarma with Israeli Salad

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Tuesday can have tacos. Make Saturday shawarma night, with a warm pita wrapped around spice-crusted chicken thighs, parsley-flecked Israeli salad and a swoop of the creamiest tahini.

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Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup

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A whole jalapeño pepper brings subtle, delicious heat in this soup recipe (remove the seeds for less kick). Add your favorite toppers like tortilla strips, cilantro, avocado or Greek Yogurt, and dig in.

Simmering Soups and Stews

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Herb-Roasted Chicken with Bread Salad

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In addition to slathering the bird in butter, herbs, shallots and lemon zest, you'll stuff a lemon and a bunch of thyme in the cavity. The result? Bronzed skin and huge flavor.

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Chicken with Olives and Dates

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This dish couldn't be easier, but the payoff is succulent, sweet, savory and so much more than the sum of its parts.

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Angel Chicken

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Chicken and fresh mushrooms slow-cook in cream cheese, wine and soup. It's easy to put together but tastes like chicken in a complex cream sauce—smooth with delicate seasoning.

Slow-Cooker Chicken Main Dish Recipes

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Chicken Katsu with Mango Sauce

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Trade flavorful boneless thighs for breasts in this twist on a beloved Japanese comfort food, and you'll have super crispy, juicy chicken to serve over a bed of rice with sweet-and-savory mango sauce.

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Cider-Braised Chicken, Brussels Sprouts and Apples

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This fantastic one-pan dinner is ideal for a Sunday supper or casual fall get-together with friends; the sauce is delicious, so serve with bread or mashed potatoes to soak up every delicious bite.

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Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks and Roasty Red Onions

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Our version of the Indian restaurant staple has an easy spiced yogurt marinade and roasts in a hot oven with wedges of onion. Serve with basmati rice and mango chutney.

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Easy Balsamic Chicken

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This easy weeknight chicken recipe offers sweet balsamic taste and a golden grilled finish with 10 minutes of prep.

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New Potato and Chicken Casserole

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Green beans, mushrooms, leeks, potato and handy rotisserie chicken make this creamy casserole a true one-dish meal.

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Thai-Style Chicken Curry with Basil and Jasmine Rice

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Because it calls for a full cup of fresh basil, this is a great dish to make in early fall, when the plants in your garden are huge and you're looking for ways to use them. This dish starts on the stove top but finishes out of the way in the oven, leaving just enough time to make rice for sopping up the creamy sauce.

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Chipotle-Maple Chicken Thighs

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We won't mince words: This is juicy, spicy, sticky, glorious barbecued chicken. One of the secrets? Chicken thighs. They cook fast, like breasts, but they have richer flavor and don't dry out. And nutritionally speaking, the two are more similar than you'd think.

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Barbecue Chicken Pizza

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We updated the modern-classic barbecue chicken pizza by adding sweet, juicy pineapple.

Homemade Pizza Recipes

Pineapple Barbecue Chicken Pizza

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Classic Chicken and Wild Rice Hotdish

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Rich cream sauce stands in for canned soup in Minnesota chef Amy Thielen's spin on classic chicken and wild rice hotdish. The recipe comes from Amy's book The New Midwestern Table.

Top Chicken Casserole Recipes

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Unforgettable Chicken Pie

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This from-scratch deep-dish chicken casserole comes from a Caledonia, Michigan, reader. "It's not your run-of-the-mill chicken pie," says the reader, who adds a bit of pork sausage for farm-hearty flavor. "Anyone who tries it just can't get enough of it."

Favorite Casserole and Hotdish Recipes

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Oven-Barbecued Chicken

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Oven-baking the chicken makes this recipe a breeze for any time of the year, and homemade barbecue sauce is always a hit. Serve with rolls and slaw.

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Chicken Pot Pie

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Get ready for creamy, chickeny goodness. The pastry lids can be made a day or two ahead. Bake as directed; cool and then cover loosely with plastic wrap and store at room temperature. This recipe starred at the former Ina's in Chicago.

Comfort Food to Keep You Warm All Winter

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Pineapple Chicken Stir-Fry

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Garden-fresh veggies and juicy pineapple give classic stir-fry a seasonal refresh. For an easy substitute, switch the chicken for thinly sliced boneless pork or peeled, deveined medium shrimp.

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Lemon-Thyme Roast Chicken with Artichokes

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We used all packaged veggies (baby carrots, frozen pearl onions and jarred artichoke hearts) to make this Mediterranean-inspired roast chicken a convenient supper choice. Honey-mustard pan gravy adds to the appeal.

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Favorite Chicken Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Which is the most famous chicken dish in the world? ›

Butter chicken (Murgh makhani)

What makes chicken more tasty? ›

Add even more flavor by mixing ground spices with olive oil before brushing on the chicken, or simply roast with lemon slices and woody herbs, like thyme or rosemary.

What is best chicken to eat? ›

Here are a few popular breeds: Cornish Cross: This breed is commonly used in commercial chicken production due to its fast growth and meaty texture. It's known for its tender and juicy meat. Rhode Island Red: Rhode Island Reds are dual-purpose chickens, meaning they are raised for both meat and eggs.

What is the most popular piece of chicken? ›

Breast. Perhaps the most popular cut, chicken breast is lean, mild, white meat consisting of two halves separated during butchering. This cut consists of the flesh beneath the junction of the sternal ribs and vertebrae. It's more expensive than thighs, wings, legs, and drumsticks and has various health benefits.

Should you season chicken before baking? ›

Yes, you should always season your chicken before cooking when it's raw. You can even do this up to 24 hours before if you have the time. Why? Because leaving the seasoning on your chicken overnight in the fridge will help it start to trap moisture in the chicken, which will make it nice and juicy once cooked.

Should you salt chicken before or after cooking? ›

Which is why, whenever we've got time, we dry brine chicken with plenty of kosher salt before cooking it—and so should you. Whether you're cooking a whole bird or parts, grilling, roasting or pan-frying, there's just no better way to maximize a bird's deliciousness than this simple trick.

Why is my chicken breast tasteless? ›

You're Not Adequately Seasoning Them

You don't need any fancy tricks or an expansive spice cabinet here, it's just important to hit the most basic seasonings and hit them well. You see, without a generous sprinkling of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, your chicken is basically destined for blandness.

What makes chicken breast juicy? ›

Brine. Like a marinade, a brine helps chicken breast soak up as much moisture as possible before cooking. It only requires three ingredients: water, salt, and a pinch of sugar.

Who is the most famous chicken? ›

As a child of the sixties, Foghorn Leghorn gets the nod as the most famous of all chickens.

What is the most sold chicken? ›

Easter Egger - Top Selling Chicken Breed in 2023

Easter Eggers are super friendly; they are great layers of large eggs in shades of blue and green. Their plumage can vary from stark white to dark brown and black, from buff tones to blue to splash–and anything in between.

What is the name of the famous chicken? ›

The San Diego Chicken, also known as The Famous Chicken, the KGB Chicken or just The Chicken, is a sports mascot played by Ted Giannoulas.

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