72 Super Flavorful Chicken Recipes To Make Tonight (And Every Night)

Imagine baked ziti meets chicken Parmesan. It's the ultimate comfort food dinner with almost no mess. What more could you ever want?

Recipe: One-Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta

Paella may seem like an intimidating meal to make from scratch, but you can make it entirely in one skillet. In addition to chicken, toss in whatever protein you have on hand — from chorizo to shellfish.

Recipe: One-Pot Chicken and Chorizo Paella

You can make restaurant-quality curry at home with just a handful of flavorful ingredients. This Thai-inspired chicken calls for red curry paste, yellow curry powder, coconut milk, lime juice, and fish sauce.

Recipe: One-Pot Coconut Chicken Curry

This Italian classic is made with chicken breasts, onion, peppers, and mushrooms in a rustic and slightly spicy tomato and white wine broth.

Recipe: Skillet Chicken Cacciatore

You can make this stir-fry with pretty much whatever vegetables you have on hand. For a low-carb addition, serve it on top of cauliflower rice.

Recipe: Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry

This easy casserole starts with a store-bought rotisserie chicken. Just mix the shredded chicken with cream, cream cheese, onion, stock, cauliflower rice, and spices, and bake it in the oven.

Recipe: Creamy Chicken and Cauliflower Rice Casserole

Bookmark this avocado salsa, which is made with diced avos, tomato, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, and lime juice. It's almost like a chunky guacamole, and it instantly upgrades whatever you're cooking.

Recipe: Grilled Chicken With Avocado Salsa

Quicker and easier than cooking a whole bird, this roasted chicken recipe is just as tender and delicious. All you need is breasts or thighs — plus butter, sage, potatoes, and olive oil.

Recipe: Five-Ingredient Faux Roasted Chicken

This five-ingredient dish comes together in a single casserole dish, calling for just chicken breasts, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and bacon (plus salt and pepper for seasoning).

Recipe: Bacon Cream Cheese Chicken Bake

No fancy ingredients are required to make this indulgent yet low-carb dish. Chicken breasts get stuffed with a mixture of cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and Ranch seasoning, then they're baked in the oven and brushed with spicy Buffalo sauce.

Recipe: Buffalo Ranch Stuffed Chicken

On game day (or any day) these super crispy chicken wings will be a crowd pleaser. And there's no deep frying required.

Recipe: Extra Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings

Grab a bag of your favorite potato chips, crush them up, and use them in place of breadcrumbs to make these super crunchy, family-friendly nuggets.

Recipe: Air Fryer Chip Crusted Chicken Nuggets

Don't forget a side of creamy and cooling dip!

Recipe: Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Tenders

Boneless chicken thighs might just be the best thing to make in your Air Fryer. They cook quickly and get so deliciously crispy. This Asian-inspired glaze made of soy sauce, balsamic, honey, Sriracha, garlic, and ginger takes things to the next level.

Recipe: Air Fryer Glazed Boneless Chicken Thighs

This bang bang sauce calls for just three ingredients: mayonnaise, honey, and Sriracha. It's so simple, but you'll want to put it on everything.

Recipe: Air Fryer Bang Bang Chicken

This chicken Parm tastes restaurant quality. It's coated in breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese — and totally delivers.

Recipe: Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan

The filling for these taquitos is made of shredded chicken, cheese, salsa, and cream cheese. Roll the filling into tortillas and pop them into the basket of your Air Fryer until golden brown.

Recipe: Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos

Save yourself the busy work required by the stove-top version of this recipe and make it in the slow cooker instead. It only requires about 10 minutes prep, and the result is absolutely worth it.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala

This comforting chicken tastes amazing over your favorite pasta or grain bowl. Just dump your ingredients into the slow cooker and wait for dinner to make itself.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken

This Thai-inspired sauce — a combination of garlic, peanut butter, chicken broth, soy sauce, and lime juice — is irresistible. Serve the peanut chicken over rice noodles or coconut rice.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken

Make a big batch of this homemade chicken noodle soup and you can freeze the leftovers for chilly winter nights.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

This Mongolian sauce is made with soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, hoisin, rice wine, and Sriracha. Add it to your slow cooker with boneless skinless chicken breasts and get ready for a dish that rivals your favorite restaurant version.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Mongolian Chicken

Here's the plan: close your eyes and imagine yourself enjoying this cozy French-inspired chicken dish with a bottle of Bordeaux at a quaint Parisian bistro.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Coq au Vin

Cooking tikka masala on the stovetop can require lots of hands-on stirring, but this slow cooker version minimizes most of the effort. Serve with store-bought naan and basmati rice.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

Eat this spicy shredded chicken in a burrito bowl, a quesadilla, or in tacos. Just don't forget your favorite toppings like avocado and cilantro.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

Typically Moroccan tagine is cooked in a ceramic or clay pot (called a tagine), but this simplified recipe calls for your slow cooker. A handful of spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, and ginger give it a major flavor boost.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken and Chickpea Tagine

Kids and adults alike will beg for second servings of this indulgent pasta recipe. And you'll love it because it's a budget-friendly meal that's a breeze to cook.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo Pasta

For extra comfort, grab a tube of store-bought biscuit dough to top this decadent soup.

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie Soup

This Middle Eastern chicken recipe is so flavorful, thanks to a marinade made of plain yogurt, olive oil, lemon, and garlic. Serve it over an Israeli salad made of diced cucumber and tomato,or enjoy it in pita bread.

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Shawarma

Rather than use ground chicken, starting with chicken breasts or boneless thighs chopped up into tiny pieces gives these lettuce wraps even better texture and flavor.

Recipe: Instant Pot P.F. Chang's Copycat Chicken Lettuce Wraps

If you can't get your hands on lo mein noodles, plain old spaghetti will do the trick. The sauce — made with chicken broth, soy sauce, and hoisin — will make any noodles taste amazing.

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Lo Mein

There's something about these chicken and rice burrito bowls that gets even more delicious as it sits in the fridge, so make a big batch and enjoy it throughout the week.

Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls