36 Chicken Breast Recipes That Are Tasty, Easy, And Oh So Juicy

Nothing smooths over a rough day like a comforting pot pie. For extra creaminess, add half a can of cream of mushroom soup. 

Recipe: One-Skillet Chicken Pot Pie

You'll want to cool down your pan significantly before adding lemon juice and Greek yogurt. If you combine the two ingredients in a hot pan, you increase your chances of ending up with a curdled mess. 🥴

Recipe: Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken

Summer may come and go, but these chicken sliders can be enjoyed year-round.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Sliders

Surprise, surprise: This Alfredo recipe uses just milk, Parmesan cheese, and spinach to create a savory sauce that you'll wish was sold in grocery stores. 

Recipe: One-Pot Chicken Spinach Bacon Alfredo

This cheesy, light chicken recipe is the perfect dish to make multiple servings of and have for lunch throughout the week. Just pair with a bed of rice or a salad.  

Recipe: Asparagus-Stuffed Chicken Breast

A crunchy tortilla, gooey cheese, and savory bell peppers and chicken cooked in taco seasoning — can you think of a more perfect midafternoon snack?

Recipe: Chicken Fajita Quesadillas

This dish is a perfect base for so many ingredients, including water chestnuts, green beans, and chopped carrots or onions. It's all thanks to a sweet and savory sauce made with sesame oil, soy sauce, and brown sugar. 

Recipe: Chicken and Veggie Stir-Fry

Imagine this: You come home from a long day of work or school, and you have a huge container full of leftover creamy chicken penne pasta, flecked with red pepper flakes and bacon bits, ready to reheat. Don't you want to live in this reality? Do your future self a favor and make this recipe. 

Recipe: Creamy Chicken Penne Pasta

Don't forget to get brown rice for this recipe! Its especially chewy texture and nutty taste complement the sweet and savory teriyaki flavor perfectly.

Recipe: Chicken Teriyaki Fried Rice

This dish is a great example of the fact that you don't need much to build a dish around chicken. Just roast it with something starchy and something green, and you've got yourself a tasty dinner.

Recipe: One-Pan Chicken and Veggies

Here's a small twist on a classic dish: A dash of Cajun seasoning and some cooked sausage give this creamy pasta a spicy, savory edge. 

Recipe: Cajun Chicken Alfredo

You don't have to be sick to take advantage of the healing powers of this chicken noodle soup. And all you need to whip it up is some egg noodles, chicken, and a few leftover vegetables. 

Recipe: Classic Chicken Noodle Soup

It's impossible to get sick of these creamy lemon chicken cutlets. Lightly floured and cooked in a creamy lemon sauce, they go great as a family dinner staple enjoyed with spaghetti or a bed of rice.

Recipe: Creamy Lemon Chicken

For some people, it helps to boil the potatoes for a few minutes before placing all of the ingredients in the baking pan and into the oven.

Recipe: One-Pan Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Vegetable Bake

Cooking the pasta in chicken broth means that you'll find each bite as irresistible as the last. 

Recipe: One-Pot Chicken and Mushroom Pasta

To make this dish for four, layer each chicken breast with ranch, bacon, and cheddar cheese (in that order) and pop it in the oven for 40 minutes. It's as easy as that!

Recipe: Bacon Ranch Chicken Bake

Don't forget to adequately salt your water before boiling the pasta, and season as you go to bring out all that cheesy, tomato flavor.

Recipe: Chicken Parmesan Baked Ziti

A lot of people don't know this, but adding just 1 or 2 tablespoons of capers has the power to bring out exquisite flavors in a creamy sauce. 

Recipe: Creamy Chicken Piccata

Feel free to play with the recipe and increase the amount of lemon, asparagus, or asparagus according to your preference.  

Recipe: Lemon Chicken and Asparagus Stir-Fry

Make a big batch of the balsamic glaze in this recipe and drizzle generously over your chicken or any future salad and rice dishes!

Recipe: Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Chicken

This chicken Parmesan is pure joy. It's smothered in a rich tomato sauce, filled with cheese, fried, and then baked for an unbelievably crispy bite.

Recipe: Stuffed Chicken Parmesan

Who said chicken meals can't be decadent? This chicken Marsala gets its flavor from a combination of mushrooms and shallots and a sauce made up of white wine, chicken stock, and lemon juice. It takes a bit more work than, say, a chicken stir-fry, but the results are always memorable.

Recipe: Easy Juicy Chicken Marsala

If you're looking for a meal that feels like comfort on a plate, look no further. This dish not only delivers on buttery flavor but is also a total cinch to prepare using a can of refrigerated biscuit and condensed cream of chicken soup.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken and Biscuits

To make it a fuller meal, just add some spaghetti and mix it up with the pesto. 

Recipe: One-Pan Pesto Chicken and Veggies

Quick tip: Use oven-ready pasta or pre-boil the pasta before creating this dish. If you use unboiled pasta, you may risk a result that's a touch too al dente. 

Recipe: Chicken Parm Lasagna

This bright red chili sauce comes together with just garlic, tomato puree, soy sauce, and a red chile. And depending on what kind of chile you get, you might want to add just half of one to start. 🔥

Recipe: Simple Chili Chicken

Cooking the chicken in parchment paper is not only convenient but also ensures that all the flavors mix and combine. 

Recipe: Fajita Parchment-Baked Chicken

If crispy, gooey, and juicy are textures that you enjoy in food, then this chicken Parmesan recipe was made just for you. 

Recipe: The Best Crispy Chicken Parmesan

If you enjoy your curries thick, try adding a teaspoon of cornstarch to your slow cooker before starting the cooking process. 

Recipe: Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

This might be the easiest chicken recipe yet: Cut raw chicken into bite-size pieces, shake the pieces around in a bag of your favorite chips, then bake them for 12 minutes. Presto, dinner!

Recipe: Potato Chip Crusted Chicken Nuggets

If you're not afraid of getting your hands dirty, then this chicken recipe will reward you with a meal that oozes spicy, creamy cheddar cheese. 

Recipe: Jalapeño Popper Dip Stuffed Chicken

This recipe is a bit more involved than usual, but it'll reward you with a sticky, sweet plate of chicken that you won't mind getting all over your face.

Recipe: Pineapple Sweet-and-Sour Chicken

Everyone knows that ample amounts of garlic and butter make every savory recipe taste better. So it makes perfect sense that this chicken stuffed with garlic butter would make you salivate before you take your first bite. 

Recipe: Garlic Butter Stuffed Chicken

If there's one way to improve the taste of sriracha, it's by adding honey, soy sauce, butter, and lime juice to it. Enjoy it poured over a bowl of fried chicken bites.

Recipe: Honey Lime Sriracha Chicken Poppers

Loaded with beans and quinoa, this chicken dish is the perfect tasty, tummy-filling recipe to make for lunch. 

Recipe: One-Pan Southwestern Chicken Quinoa

This Moroccan-inspired recipe gets a ton of its flavor from spicy harissa paste and cumin, so don't skimp on the seasoning. For even more complexity, try swapping the water for stock. 

Recipe: One-Pan Moroccan Chicken