Grilled, sautéed, baked, or roasted, chicken is the ultimate weeknight wonder! We’ve rounded up a large collection of our easiest, most versatile chicken recipes to make the most of any meal.
Braised Chicken Thighs with Artichokes and Spring Peas
Juicy chicken thighs mingle with artichokes and peas to create the taste of spring. A generous dose of aromatic herbs and a sauce spiked with white wine complete the dish, which is pretty enough for company. Serve with garlic-roasted fingerling potatoes for the final touch.
Dijon-Crusted Sheet Pan Chicken with Roasted Vegetables
Tangy Dijon mustard lends a French flair to this one-dish sheet pan dinner. Root vegetables hold up well to the high baking temperature and provide a colorful component to the crusted chicken, putting dinner on the table in under an hour.
Grilled Chicken with Blueberry BBQ Sauce
We love the purple-hued sauce that brings the drama to this grilled dish, which is flavored by pungent garlic and ginger, on the one hand, and the sweetness of molasses and dark brown sugar on the other. All you need to garnish this new summer rotation entrée is a handful of fresh blueberries on top!
Roast Chicken with Schmaltzy Croutons and Greens
Some say the perfect roast chicken is the pinnacle of home cooking. Here, we’re leveling up from the basics with an impressive meal cooked over a bed of garlicky croutons and roasted lemon. Everything gets coated in the chicken drippings for crispy, golden deliciousness.
Weeknight Chicken Parmesan
During the week, fast, easy, and healthy is the name of the game, and this chicken parm is just what you’re looking for for a cozy dinner at home! Jammy cherry tomatoes, olive oil, chile flakes, and garlic add a kick to the fresh sauce, while the ready-to-eat chicken cutlets keep things extra easy. Serve alongside a simple green salad for an impressive but low-effort dinner.
Honey Butter Chicken with Lemon
Roasting a whole chicken can be intimidating, but our test kitchen has an easy way to break down your bird so it cooks perfectly every single time. This recipe featuring honey butter uses a combination of braising and roasting techniques so the skin gets extra crispy while the inside stays tender and juicy.
Weeknight Chicken and Biscuits
Thanks to shortcut ingredients like refrigerated biscuit dough and premade chicken stock, this scrumptious, stick-to-your-bones dinner comes together in under an hour (but tastes like you spent all day making it!). For a silky gravy that coats the back of the spoon without getting gluey, cook it on the stovetop until it’s just shy of your ideal consistency. The gravy will continue to thicken in the oven.
Baked Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
This over-the-top mac and cheese is a tasty mash-up of your favorite cheesy pasta and Buffalo wings. Layered with cheddar cheese, blue cheese, and crunchy chopped-up Buffalo chicken tenders, this dish is finished off with a crispy ranch breadcrumb topping. A guaranteed family favorite!
Orange Chicken with Smashed Cucumber Salad
These crispy orange chicken bowls are just as easy as Chinese takeout! Grab your favorite sticky orange chicken from the freezer aisle (we like John Soules’ Foods and Trader Joes’ brands) and pair with this crunchy smashed cucumber and orange salad and steamed brown rice. This recipe comes together in less than 30 minutes!
Grilled Chicken Caesar Sandwich
This Goodtaste original recipe has everything you love about a chicken Caesar salad—tangy dressing, sharp Parmesan cheese, crisp lettuce, juicy chicken—but in the form of a hulking sandwich with smoky char from the grill. The boneless, skinless chicken thighs are marinated in olive oil, lemon, garlic, and fresh rosemary for incredible depth of flavor.
Creamy Chicken-and-Rice Casserole
This casserole is cozy and hearty for cool nights, but it’s lightened up with lemon, white wine, and fresh herbs. The dish bakes in the oven until the chicken stock, cream, and white wine are absorbed, the chicken thighs are cooked through, and the rice is tender and creamy. This easy yet elegant one-pot dinner is something you can riff on week after week.
Baked Cheesy Chicken Tacos
This family-style, one-pan take on crispy shell tacos is a no-brainer on a busy weeknight! It’s a great use for leftover grilled chicken or a store-bought rotisserie chicken. The loaded tacos are assembled in a casserole dish and baked until the shells are toasty and the cheese is gooey and melted. For a final flourish, we garnish the tacos with sliced chiles, Mexican crema, crisp lettuce, radish, and fresh cilantro, but you should see this taco bake as a blank canvas for whatever toppings you love! They stand up well to bold salsas and crunchy slaws.
Coconut-Curry Braised Chicken Legs
Creamy coconut milk and store-bought curry paste take these chicken legs straight to the streets of Thailand! This new family favorite is braised in the oven until the chicken is fall-off-the-bone tender and the coconut milk is reduced to a luxurious sauce.
Roast Chicken with Red Wine Butter
“Engagement Chicken” shook the internet in the early 2000s, sending hordes of hopeful fiancés to the supermarket. Our test kitchen recently gave this recipe a revamp with the addition of an aromatic, red wine butter—it’s an impressive dish we’re sure anyone would fall head over heels for.
Chicken Meatball Lettuce Wraps
Lettuce wraps are an easy low-carb dinner that allows everyone to customize their own to personal tastes. Wrap up these baked chicken meatballs like a taco, or pile everything in a bowl and dive in with a fork.
Clay Pit’s Chicken Vindaloo
This hearty Indian dish gets its flavor from a variety of colorful spices and peppers. Traditionally, vindaloo is made with pork, but it can also be made with beef, mutton, or chicken, like Clay Pit in Austin does in this recipe.
Caprese Chicken Skillet
This classic Italian recipe from SkinnyTaste combines traditional caprese salad ingredients—tomatoes, sweet basil, mozzarella, and a honey balsamic reduction—with chicken, garlic, and thyme to create a wonderfully pleasing dish of varied tastes and textures. Best of all, this one-pan meal is easy to whip up for a delightful all-weather supper.
Grilled Cilantro Lime Beer Chicken
Fire up the grill for this quick-and-easy beer-soaked chicken recipe shared by Domestic Fits. Marinated in a mix of cilantro, garlic, fresh lime, and beer (The Beeroness calls for pale ale, but feel free to use any lighter beer you already have on hand), even cold leftovers are divine (if you’re left with any).
Jalapeno-Lime Chicken Soup
Craving something that tastes like it’s been simmering all day, but was actually whipped it up in 20 minutes? The secret to this satisfying soup from Pinch of Yum is in the sauce (aka a jar of premade salsa). Just don’t forget the chips!
Easy Fried Rice with Chicken and Broccolini
Gather up any leftover veggies in your fridge and cook up this savory-sweet (and simple!) fried rice from Epicurious. It’s infinitely adaptable to whatever veggies you have on hand thanks to the two-ingredient orange-soy sauce, which helps bring all the flavors together into one cohesive dish.
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