Our Readers' 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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Oven-Roasted Chicken Tikka

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Curious to try making Indian food at home? This crowd-pleasing recipe—one of our readers' favorites—is great for beginners because it's easy and all the ingredients are available at ordinary supermarkets. It comes from the marvelous cookbook Made in India (Flatiron). If you like, serve the chicken withMint and Yogurt Chutney

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One-Pan Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken and Peas

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All the creaminess of a traditional alfredo—minus the extra pot for boiling the pasta. And it's ready in 30 minutes.

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Spring Chicken Pot Pie with Puff Pastry Crust

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Frozen puff pastry and a rotisserie chicken are your cheats to this fast and utterly delicious pot pie filled with fresh veggies and seasoned with dill and Dijon.

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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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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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Pesto Penne with Deli-Roasted Chicken

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Purchased pesto and roast chicken help get this main-dish pasta on the table in 20 minutes. Broccoli cooks with the pasta and lends its fresh flavor.

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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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Chicken Sausage and Peppers

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Pair this hearty meat-lovers' dish with quinoa or whole wheat couscous and a crisp lettuce salad for a well-rounded meal. Chicken-apple sausage lends a pleasant sweetness to this dish, but you can take it in a kickier, more savory direction with hot Italian or roasted garlic sausage.

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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.

Fast-Fix Weeknight Recipes

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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

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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 Cuban Sandwiches

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We traded the traditional roast pork for rotisserie chicken, but kept the signature Cuban flavors—mustard, onion and pickles.

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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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