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Chicken Dinner Recipes

Chicken is one of the most flexible anchors in the library, moving easily from tacos and curries to skewers, rice bowls, soups, and roast dinners.

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36 recipes in this collection

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Garlic Fried Rice with Egg

Garlic Fried Rice with Egg

A simple Filipino-style breakfast rice with crisp garlic, day-old rice, scallions, and a sunny egg.

25 minutesEasy4
Green Papaya Salad

Green Papaya Salad

A crunchy sweet-sour salad with shredded green papaya, tomatoes, green beans, peanuts, lime, and chile.

25 minutesEasy4
Lebanese Fattoush Salad

Lebanese Fattoush Salad

A crisp chopped salad with toasted pita, cucumber, tomato, radish, herbs, lemon, olive oil, and sumac.

28 minutesEasy4
Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken

A fast skillet version of pad krapow with ground chicken, garlic, chiles, basil, and a salty-sweet sauce.

30 minutesEasy4
Yakisoba

Yakisoba

Saucy stir-fried noodles with cabbage, carrots, pork, and a tangy-sweet yakisoba sauce.

30 minutesEasy4
Chicken Teriyaki Donburi

Chicken Teriyaki Donburi

A glossy chicken rice bowl with quick teriyaki sauce, cucumber, scallions, and sesame.

33 minutesEasy4
Brazilian Black Bean Bowls

Brazilian Black Bean Bowls

A weeknight bowl with garlicky black beans, rice, orange, greens, avocado, and a bright cilantro-lime finish.

35 minutesEasy4
Bulgogi Lettuce Bowls

Bulgogi Lettuce Bowls

Sweet-savory marinated beef served with rice, crisp lettuce, cucumber, and a quick gochujang sauce.

35 minutesEasy4
Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Crisp tostadas topped with smoky shredded chicken, tomato-chipotle sauce, crema, lettuce, and avocado.

35 minutesEasy4
Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken

A quick wok-style chicken dinner with tender bites, peanuts, bell pepper, scallions, and a glossy sweet-savory sauce.

35 minutesEasy4
Soondubu Jjigae

Soondubu Jjigae

A bubbling soft tofu stew with kimchi, zucchini, mushrooms, gochugaru, and an egg cracked in at the end.

35 minutesEasy3
Suya Chicken Skewers

Suya Chicken Skewers

Grilled chicken skewers coated in peanut-chile suya spice with onion and lime.

36 minutesEasy4
Lemon Chicken Souvlaki

Lemon Chicken Souvlaki

Grilled lemon-oregano chicken skewers served with pita, cucumber, tomato, and creamy yogurt sauce.

37 minutesEasy4
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Bowls

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Bowls

Spiced jerk chicken served over rice and beans with pineapple salsa, lime, scallions, and cooling yogurt.

40 minutesEasy4
Thai Green Curry

Thai Green Curry

A coconut green curry with chicken, eggplant, bamboo shoots, basil, and fragrant paste.

40 minutesEasy4
Tom Kha Gai

Tom Kha Gai

A fragrant coconut chicken soup with lemongrass, ginger, mushrooms, lime, and a gentle chile finish.

40 minutesEasy4
Lemongrass Chicken Rice Bowl

Lemongrass Chicken Rice Bowl

Juicy lemongrass chicken over rice with quick pickles, cucumber, herbs, and a bright fish sauce dressing.

43 minutesEasy4
Chicken Shawarma Bowl

Chicken Shawarma Bowl

Spiced chicken over rice with cucumber, tomato, tahini sauce, pickles, and herbs.

45 minutesEasy4
Turkish Chicken Kebabs

Turkish Chicken Kebabs

Juicy yogurt-marinated chicken skewers seasoned with garlic, paprika, cumin, lemon, and herbs.

50 minutesEasy4
Aji Verde Chicken Bowl

Aji Verde Chicken Bowl

Spiced roast chicken served over rice with corn, potatoes, herbs, and a creamy green chile sauce.

55 minutesEasy4
Chicken Adobo

Chicken Adobo

Tender chicken simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves, and pepper until glossy and deeply savory.

55 minutesEasy4
Greek Lemon Potatoes

Greek Lemon Potatoes

Roasted potato wedges cooked with lemon, garlic, oregano, olive oil, and broth until crisp-edged and tender.

1 hour 10 minutesEasy6
Dan Dan Noodles

Dan Dan Noodles

Springy noodles tossed with sesame-chile sauce, savory pork, scallions, and a gentle Sichuan pepper tingle.

30 minutesMedium4
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls

Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls

Light rice paper rolls packed with shrimp, noodles, herbs, lettuce, cucumber, and a creamy peanut dipping sauce.

35 minutesMedium4
Aji Amarillo Chicken

Aji Amarillo Chicken

Juicy chicken in a creamy aji amarillo sauce with lime, garlic, and cilantro.

45 minutesMedium4
Laksa Lemak

Laksa Lemak

A creamy Malaysian noodle soup with coconut broth, rice noodles, shrimp, tofu puffs, herbs, and sambal.

45 minutesMedium4
Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

Tender chicken simmered in a silky tomato, butter, cream, and garam masala sauce.

50 minutesMedium4
Chicken Mole Bowl

Chicken Mole Bowl

Tender chicken over rice with a quick cocoa-chile mole sauce, beans, and sesame.

53 minutesMedium4
Chicken Katsu Curry

Chicken Katsu Curry

Crispy panko chicken served with mild Japanese curry sauce, carrots, potatoes, and fluffy rice.

55 minutesMedium4
Peruvian Green Rice with Chicken

Peruvian Green Rice with Chicken

A bright one-pot chicken and rice dish colored with cilantro, spinach, peas, lime, and aji amarillo paste.

55 minutesMedium4
Soto Ayam

Soto Ayam

A fragrant turmeric chicken soup with rice noodles, shredded chicken, boiled eggs, herbs, and lime.

55 minutesMedium4
Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Poached chicken served with fragrant ginger-garlic rice, cucumber, clear broth, and bright chile sauce.

1 hour 5 minutesMedium4
Pozole Verde

Pozole Verde

A bright green hominy stew with chicken, tomatillos, poblanos, herbs, cabbage, radish, and lime.

1 hour 10 minutesMedium6
Chicken Tagine

Chicken Tagine

A fragrant chicken stew with olives, preserved lemon, ginger, saffron, and warm spices.

1 hour 15 minutesMedium4
French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup

Deeply caramelized onions simmered in savory broth and topped with toasted bread and melted Gruyere.

1 hour 15 minutesMedium4
Lemon Herb Roast Chicken

Lemon Herb Roast Chicken

A simple roast chicken with lemon, garlic, butter, thyme, and crisp golden skin.

1 hour 30 minutesMedium6

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