The 45 BEST Chicken Recipes (2024)

by Jenny Park · Published: Mar 31, 2024

The Best Chicken Recipes from the blog feature juicy chicken thighs, classic breasts, wings, and even whole chickens in the oven!

If chicken makes its way to your table one or more times each week, you’re not alone! One of the most versatile proteins, chicken is a fantastic addition to soups, salads, pasta, and casseroles, drenched in a variety of finger-licking sauces, skewered, or shredded and stirred into a dip!

We have 45 of our favorite chicken recipes to choose from, ranging from simple weeknight dinners to game day favorites, soul-warming soups, fresh salads, and comforting chicken dishes that are sure to be your new favorites!

Easy Weeknight Chicken Recipes

These easy chicken recipes come together quickly and with little fuss, so you can easily get a delicious dinner on the table any day of the week!

Make our Air Fryer Chicken Breast in as little as 30 minutes to put on top of any salad, in a sandwich, on the side of smashed potatoes, or baked mac and cheese. The best part? It’s all made in the air fryer for maximum flavor and minimum mess.

Our Chicken Fajitas are incredibly easy to make and can be left to marinade for up to two days. When dinner time comes, saute the chicken and vegetables and serve with tortillas and your favorite fajita toppings!

You’ll never buy frozen tenders again after tasting our Air Fryer Chicken Tenders. They’re incredibly crispy and packed with flavor. Making them in the air fryer gives you all the crunch without any fat or mess that comes with frying!

Our juicy Oven Baked Chicken Thighs are nestled in a creamy honey mustard sauce for a decadent and savory dish that just 5 minutes to prep and less than an hour in the oven.

You’ll have a complete meal ready in under an hour with our Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs and fingerling potatoes, perfectly seasoned and seared in a cast iron pan.

While our Popeyes Chicken Sandwich recipe spends a little time marinating, hands-on time is less than 30 minutes, and you can enjoy this better than a takeout sandwich at home!

If you save chicken pot pie for special occasions because of how long it takes to make, you have to try out Skillet Chicken Pot Pie. Using puff pastry and rotisserie chicken, you’ll enjoy this comfort meal in just over 30 minutes!

Hearty Chicken Salad Recipes

Whether it’s grilled, seared, or served rotisserie and shredded, chicken belongs on top of hearty salads. Here are some of our favorite salad recipes with chicken to enjoy any time of year!

This hearty BBQ Chicken Salad is loaded with juicy pan-fried chicken thighs, fresh veggies, leafy greens, and a homemade BBQ yogurt ranch dressing!

You’l love the flavor and texture combinations in our Sesame Ginger Chicken Salad. Crispy quinoa, fried wontons, crunchy cabbage, and plenty of tender shredded chicken, all dressed in a sesame ginger dressing.

Greek Salad with Chicken has all the tangy, fresh flavors you love in a Greek salad with seared chicken for a filling and satisfying spin. Kalamata olives, pickled red onions, and a tangy red wine vinaigrette over top of fresh romaine for a fresh dinner or hearty lunch any time of year.

For a sweet spin on a traditional Cobb salad, try our Strawberry Cobb Salad. With fresh strawberries, sliced prosciutto, seared chicken breasts, and crumbled goat cheese, this sweet and savory salad is one of our favorites!

Southwest Style Cobb Salad takes a traditional Cobb salad and elevates it with a flavorful Southwest flair. Plenty of chipotle honey chicken chunks, Fritos, black beans, and crumbled queso fresco, with traditional ingredients like hard-boiled eggs, cucumbers, corn, tomatoes, and bacon, all dressed in cilantro ranch dressing.

Cozy Chicken Recipes We Know You’ll Love

In these cozy comfort food dinners, chicken takes center stage. From creamy pasta dishes to pot pies, you’ll love these comforting chicken recipes!

Spatchco*ck Chicken uses a roasting method that allows the chicken to cook faster and more evenly and results in the crispiest skin. You’ll never want to roast a chicken any other way!

Creamy Tuscan Chicken is a quick dinner that’s perfect for a cozy night in. Thinly sliced chicken breast, fresh spinach, and flavorful sun-dried tomatoes, all swimming in a delicious creamy sauce.

Our favorite classic comfort food dinner has to be Chicken and Dumplings! Shredded chicken swimming in a creamy broth, all topped with herbed drop biscuit dumplings, makes for one of the best meals on a chilly night.

Enjoy this Butter Chicken with its tangy tomato butter sauce over top of rice and warm pita for a meal that will warm you up from the inside out.

Chicken Tetrazzini is a baked pasta filled with shredded chicken, sautéed mushrooms, and peas and smothered in a creamy sauce for a comforting meal in one.

A new way to eat your favorite pasta dish! Chicken Alfredo Lasagna Roll Ups fill lasagna noodles with a filling of shredded chicken, peas, and sauteed mushrooms, all dressed in a decadent Alfredo sauce.

One of the most decadent pasta around, our Baked Chicken Rigatoni is covered in a roasted poblano Bechamel – creamy, indulgent, and with a subtle smoky and peppery flavor you’ll fall in love with.

Delicious Asian Inspired Chicken Recipes

These chicken dishes are inspired by Asian cuisines and have all the flavors you love including plenty of curry, garlic, chili peppers, and hoisin.

Honey Garlic Chicken Skewers are perfect for a main course or to serve as appetizers. You’ll love the juicy bites of chicken thighs coated in a thick layer of sticky honey garlic sauce.

For fall-off-the-bone tender chicken, make our Garlic and Ginger Braised Chicken! Perfect served over a bed of steamed rice with extra sauce drizzeled over top.

Our better-than-takeout Cashew Chicken is a fan favorite! Juicy chicken thighs are coated in a savory hoisin sauce for an intensely flavorful dish, perfect for serving over fried or steamed rice and steamed veggies.

In less than 30 minutes, you’ll be eating our favorite Orange Chicken. You’ll love these tender bites of fried chicken thighs coated in a sweet and savory orange sauce.

Our Best Chicken Recipes for Game Day

No game day is complete without a table filled with delicious finger foods, dips, and appetizers. We have the best easy chicken recipes to fuel your fans, whatever team they’re rooting for.

These Parmesan Dusted Air Fryer Chicken Wings are perfect for game days or any get-together that needs an addictive, delicious finger food. They’re ready in less than 30 minutes!

Spicy Honey Butter Air Fryer Chicken Wings take our air fryer chicken wings and dress them in a seriously delicious honey butter sauce that packs a little heat, thanks to chili sauce.

A classic game-day food made easier (and more delicious!) You’ll love how quickly these Air Fryer Buffalo Wings come together and the intense buffalo flavor in every bite!

Game days may be prime for finger foods, but you have to give our Baked Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches with Honey a try! Ultra crispy breaded chicken breasts are drenched in an insanely good buttery honey sauce that’s a little smoky with a spicy kick and served in a bun for easy eating.

Our Chipotle Chicken Sheet Pan Nachos have the best spicy, smoky flavor and are covered in a creamy queso as well as melted shredded cheese. And all on a sheet pan for easy serving and clean up!

No game is complete without a dish of Buffalo Chicken Dip waiting to be devoured. Ours is creamy and cheesy and takes just 30 minutes to whip together.

For a handheld meal, serve a platter of our Creamy Chicken and Green Onion Hand Pies – creamy, cheesy chicken stuffed inside of a cream cheese pie crust that’s baked until golden brown and crispy!

These Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Parmesan Meatballs look like innocent meatballs on the outside, but your guests will have the best surprise when they bite into the gooey mozzarella cheese inside. For game day, serve them with a side of marinara dipping sauce!

Chicken Soup Recipes for All Occasions

While classic chicken noodle soup is definitely on our list, sometimes you need something a little more hearty or maybe with a little kick of heat. We have you covered with our favorite chicken soup recipes, from the classics to soups with our own delicious spin!

A bowl of classic Chicken Noodle Soup is perfect for any chilly fall or winter day. Our hearty take on this soup is loaded with shredded chicken, thick egg noodles, and simple vegetables.

Move over Olive Garden; our Chicken Gnocchi Soup has you beat! This rich and creamy soup is ultra-filling, with plenty of tender gnocchi and shredded chicken swimming in a flavorful, creamy broth.

Our Spicy Chicken Laska uses a homemade Laska paste that is absolutely divine, but you can always use a store-bought version to save on time. No matter which past you use – make this full-flavored, spicy noodle soup to warm up this winter!

Our Pozole Verde de Pollo is incredibly easy to make and tastes even better the next day! Filled with fresh ingredients like tomatillos, peppers, and cilantro, and you’ll love getting creative with the garnishes to make it your own!

Spicy White Bean Chili with Shredded Chicken packs the flavor and heat of Anaheim, jalapeno, and poblano peppers, as well as a pinch of spicy cayenne and plenty of white beans and chicken for a satisfying and filling soup.

If you’re a chicken and rice soup fan, you have to try our Creamy Chicken and Farro Soup. Farro adds a nutty, savory flavor to this creamy soup for an irresistible filling and hearty cold-weather meal.

While it may not be traditional, our Chicken and Andouille Gumbo is a hearty and delicious soup that’s packed with your favorites like Andouille sausages, chicken, corn, and okra.