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Chicken Recipes & Ideas

Chicken is a dinner favorite and it's easy to see why. Whether you're cooking chicken breasts or chicken thighs, these delicious recipes are all weeknight winners.

Over 90 of Our Best Chicken Recipes EverRecipes
You'll want to keep this list handy.
Kelli Foster
Aug 28, 2023

Big Right Now

Chicken Salad
The best use for leftover chicken.
Rachel Perlmutter
Apr 22, 2025
Filipino Chicken Adobo
Mom always knows best.
Kristina Razon
Apr 22, 2025
One-Pan Lemon-Dill Chicken
It’s ready in 30 minutes.
Kelli Foster
Jan 13, 2025
Cowboy Chicken Salad
Giddy up.
Patty Catalano
Mar 26, 2025
Patty's Picks

Our food editor's absolute favorite chicken recipes.

Sweet Chili-Glazed Chicken ThighsRecipes
The sticky glaze is everything.
Patty Catalano
Garlic Parmesan Chicken BitesRecipes
Everything you love about garlic bread, but make it chicken.
Patty Catalano
Chicken ParmesanRecipes
It’s our classic for a reason.
Rachel Perlmutter
Chicken ParmentierRecipes
The new fall essential.
Rachel Perlmutter

Hall of Fame

How To Cook Chicken BreastsRecipes
Works like a charm every single time.
Faith Durand
Nov 21, 2023
Perfect Baked Chicken BreastsRecipes
Baked chicken breasts don’t have to be dry and boring. They can, in fact, be moist, tender, and full of flavor — something you actually look forward to having for dinner. The secret? The parchment paper method. By covering the chicken with a piece of parchment paper, the chicken bastes in its own juices so they never dry out. It’s basically a cross between braising and roasting and is sure to become one of your new favorite ways to cook chicken.
Emma Christensen
Jan 17, 2024
How To Cook Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs in the OvenRecipes
I am a huge fan of chicken thighs, especially boneless, skinless chicken thighs because they’re inexpensive, tasty, and easy to cook. In fact, I find it difficult to mess them up. They are just dark enough to stay tender, but not so dark as to put off people who prefer white meat. Everyone who eats regularly at my house has eaten chicken thighs.In the summer I grill them every week, especially when I have a big table of people to feed.
Faith Durand
Jan 7, 2025
How To Poach Chicken BreastsRecipes
Banish all thoughts of stringy, tough, sad chicken from your mind. For our chicken salad sandwiches and quick chicken weeknight meals, we want nothing but the best. And for that, poached chicken is definitely the way to go. This poached chicken method is easy, fast, and foolproof. Totally tender chicken breasts that are as good for dinner as they are for lunch the next day? Not a problem.
Emma Christensen
May 15, 2024
How to Perfectly Cook Chicken Breast on the StoveRecipes
Pan-seared chicken breast for a gold chicken dinner.
Meghan Splawn
Nov 9, 2023
Crispy, Juicy Fried Chicken (Better Than KFC!)Recipes
Whether you’re a first-time fryer or a seasoned chef, this step-by-step guide for making the very best fried chicken at home will create the most honest-to-goodness, crispy, juicy, finger-licking delicious chicken — a fried chicken with a glistening coating so full of crunchy ripples, herbs, and spices that it is hard to stop eating it once you start.
Meghan Splawn
Jun 27, 2024
How To Roast a Perfect ChickenRecipes
Smaller gatherings call for smaller birds.
Emma Christensen
Sep 15, 2022
How To Make Classic Chicken Alfredo Pasta: The Easiest, Cheesiest MethodRecipes
It's basically grown-up mac and cheese and we're good with that.
Meghan Splawn
Nov 3, 2023
Easy, Creamy Lemon Garlic Skillet ChickenRecipes
It's rich, creamy, and made in a single skillet.
Sheela Prakash
Aug 1, 2023
One-Pan Tuscan ChickenRecipes
Bonus: It's super easy.
Kelli Foster
Aug 27, 2024
4-Ingredient Harissa Orange Chicken ThighsRecipes
Oh, and it cooks in 30 minutes.
Kelli Foster
Jan 24, 2024
French Onion Dip Chicken ThighsRecipes
It adds unreal crunchiness and punchiness.
Ben Weiner
Aug 2, 2023

Hot Tips

Our food pros share their best cooking secrets.

When Is Chicken Cooked Properly?
Ever wonder when chicken is cooked all the way through? Wonder no more! Cook chicken until the juices run clear and the internal temperature is 165°F.
Christine Gallary
Jun 3, 2022
Here's How Long Raw Chicken Will Stay Good in the Fridge
This is crucial to remember before you start to cook.
Sheela Prakash
Aug 15, 2023
The Easiest, Safest Way to Defrost Chicken Fast (Tested!)
Forgot to take dinner out of the freezer? We're here to help.
Jesse Szewczyk
Feb 12, 2025
The Secret to Perfectly Juicy Chicken Thighs
Don't be afraid to turn up the heat.
Kelli Foster
Aug 28, 2024
My "Homestyle" Gravy Is So Delicious I Could Eat It With a Spoon
Smooth and savory.
Patty Catalano
Nov 21, 2025
How to Cut Whole Chicken Wings
My favorite part of a chicken is, hands down, the wing. Whether I’m nibbling on a whole wing as I carve up a roasted chicken, or feasting on a messy pile of saucy Buffalo wings, they’re fun to eat and oh-so-satisfying to a dark-meat lover like me. If you look closely, whole chicken wings are actually composed of three parts. Do you know what they are called? I consider chicken wings a bit of a delicacy since there are only two per chicken, but they pack a ton of flavor.
Christine Gallary
Nov 20, 2025
My Family Agrees This Creamy Chicken Is the "Most Delicious" Dinner I've Made
It’s bursting with garlic flavor.
Amanda Luchtel
Nov 17, 2025
How to Make Baked Breaded Chicken in the Oven
No fryer necessary!
Meghan Splawn
Nov 7, 2025
25 Chicken and Rice Dishes to Make Fall Weeknights Easier
We can’t stop making them.
Jan Valdez
Nov 5, 2025
My Family Loves This 4-Ingredient Chicken Recipe So Much, I Have It Memorized
It’s ready in under 30 minutes.
Kelli Foster
Nov 4, 2025
My Family Loves This "Smothered Chicken" So Much, They Ask for It Every Week
The gravy is pure perfection!
Kelli Foster
Oct 20, 2025
The Easy Filipino Noodles That Never Let Me Down
It’s the complete package.
Ria Elciario-McKeown
Oct 17, 2025
How To Make the Best Restaurant-Quality Fried Chicken, According To This Famous Southern Chef
You might be guilty.
Alexandra Foster
Oct 15, 2025
The “Absolutely Delicious” Frozen Fried Chicken I Could Eat Every Day
I’ll be stocking this in my freezer until further notice.
Micki Wagner
Oct 15, 2025
This Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili Is the Ultimate Fall Comfort Food
I’m afraid you’re about to make your neighbors very jealous. They will smell this cooking as they walk up to, and then pass by, your door — forced to smell those aromas of garlic, chicken, and cumin, all without getting a single bite. You, and only you, will get to come home from work, take a bowl from the cupboard, and proceed immediately to the table without even needing to turn on the stove.
Emma Christensen
Oct 10, 2025
This One-Pan French Chicken Is the Coziest Dinner (Perfectly Classic!)
The sauce is perfection!
Kelli Foster
Oct 7, 2025