When you feel like chicken tonight: main dish recipes where chicken is the star, from cutlets and spatchcocked birds to crispy thighs and saucy braises.
Chicken adobo with white rice on a plate
Chicken Adobo (Filipino-Style Braised Chicken)
Side view of kimchi fried chicken Sandwich
Kimchi-Brined Fried Chicken Sandwich
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Better Pressure Cooker Butter Chicken Recipe
A plate of Cuban-style pollo a la plancha topped with caramelied onions, and served with white rice, black beans, lime wedges, and cilantro.
Cuban-Style Pollo a la Plancha (Marinated and Griddled Chicken) Recipe
Serving of sheet-pan chicken and vegetables on a plate with a fork and knife and a red cup. To the side of the dish is the tray of chicken and vegetables with a red napkin
We're Feeling Fall With This Easy Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, and Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Chicken Inasal on a white plate next to dipping sauce and a bowl of white rice
20 Seriously Good Chicken Recipes Our Editors Love
Overhead view of Biryani Style Roast Chicke
This Biryani-Style Roast Chicken Dinner Is My Go-To for Company
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Tamales de Pollo con Salsa Verde (Tamales with Chicken and Green Salsa)
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Air-Fryer Chicken Katsu
An oval platter holding fried chicken cutlets topped with lemon-butter pan sauce containing capers. The platter is on a blue and white dish towel.
7 Breaded Chicken Recipes to Get Excited About
Plated, carved, roasted spatchcocked chicken
8 Roast Chicken Recipes That'll Give You Cozy Sunday Supper Vibes
Side view of a roast chicken
How to Roast a Perfect Chicken
Side view of chicken salad sandwich
13 Chicken Sandwich Recipes to Make You Rethink Burgers
Close up image of lowcounty stew chicken over rice
Lowcountry Stew Chicken
Chicken yassa on a bed of white rice.
Chicken Yassa (Senegalese Braised Chicken With Caramelized Onions)
Chicken and rice soup fills two white bowls. Two spoons lay beside them.
Classic Chicken and Rice Soup
Bowl of brown stew chicken and rice and peas
Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken
Platter of batter-fried chicken pieces flanked by yellow drinks on marble surface
Batter-Fried Chicken
Gaeng Khiao Waan Gai (Thai Green Curry with Chicken) in a large serving bowl
Gaeng Khiao Waan Gai (Thai Green Curry with Chicken)
Oyakodon, in a white ceramic bowl alongside wooden chopsticks, a small ceramic bowl holding togarashi seasoning, and an additional bowl of oyakodon off to the left side.
Oyakodon (Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl) Recipe
A platter of buttermilk-brined southern fried chicken
The Best Buttermilk-Brined Southern Fried Chicken
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Sheet-Pan Chicken Thighs With Potatoes, Fennel, and Mustard-Beer Sauce Recipe
Overhead view of chicken donburi with spinach, served in a ceramic bowl.
Chicken Donburi (Japanese Rice Bowl) With Spinach Recipe
Plated, carved, roasted spatchcocked chicken
Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Chicken Recipe
A wooden platter topped with browned chicken thighs, lime wedges, and cilantro, with cucumber salad on the side.
Vietnamese-Style Baked Chicken Recipe
Overhead view of homemade dak juk, a comforting Korean rice porridge.
Dak Juk (Korean Chicken and Rice Porridge) Recipe
Buldak, Korean fire chicken served in a cast-iron skillet
Korean-Style Fire Chicken (Buldak) With Cheese Recipe
Sous vide Buffalo chicken wings on a blue plate with cup of blue cheese dressing and celery sticks on the side.
Sous Vide Buffalo Chicken Wings Recipe
Khao soi gai in a white ceramic bowl, with additional small bowls containing condiments on the periphery.
Real-Deal Khao Soi Gai (Northern Thai Coconut Curry Noodle Soup With Chicken) Recipe
a bowl of Indian Village Chicken Curry
Gavthi (Indian Village) Chicken Curry
Japanese curry rice with chicken in a stoneware bowl on a lilac tablecloth.
Kare Raisu (Homemade Japanese Curry Rice) Recipe
A wide ceramic bowl holding General Tso's Chicken. In the upper left corner of the image is a ceramic bowl of white rice, and in the top right corner is a glass holding a beverage. There is another bowl in the bottom left corner.
The Best General Tso's Chicken Recipe
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Chicken-Fried Chicken With Cream Gravy Recipe
Chicken scarpariello in a round ceramic platter. The platter is on a maroon colored piece of cloth, and there is a broken loaf of bread on the left hand side of the image.
Chicken Scarpariello (Braised Chicken With Sausage and Peppers)
Overhead shot of a bowl of chicken and lentil stew topped with fried onions and tomatoes
Chicken and Lentil Stew With Tomatoes and Onions Recipe
Overhead view of yogurt- and mint-marinated chicken thighs, served on a white plate with quick-pickled nectarine segments.
Yogurt- and Mint-Marinated Chicken Thighs With Pickled Nectarines Recipe
The fried chicken sandwich on a white plate on a yellow background.
Homemade Chick-fil-A Sandwiches Recipe
A grilled boneless chicken breast on a white ceramic plate along with two grilled pieces of corn-on-the-cob.
Grilled Boneless Chicken Breasts Recipe
Two pieces of grilled chicken cutlet plated with lemon, rosemary and garlic
Five-Minute Grilled Chicken Cutlets With Rosemary, Garlic, and Lemon Recipe
The three cup chicken in a white ceramic bowl.
Taiwanese Three Cup Chicken (San Bei Ji) Recipe
A chicken marsala covered in mushroom and resting on a plate
Chicken Marsala
An overhead close-up of bright orange mulligatawny soup garnished with chile flake, fresh cilantro leaves, and a dab of yogurt.
Mulligatawny Soup
Gong bao ji ding chicken on a plate with white rice.
Gong Bao Ji Ding (Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken) Recipe
A plate with sliced sous vide chicken breast with a lemon wedge and fresh herbs.
Sous Vide Chicken Breast
A bowl of Ghanaian Chicken and Peanut Stew (Groundnut Soup)
Ghanaian Chicken and Peanut Stew (Groundnut Soup) Recipe
sliced chicken katsu drizzled with sauce, plated with lemon wedges and shredded cabbage.
Tonkatsu or Chicken Katsu (Japanese Breaded Pork or Chicken Cutlets) Recipe
Open-face smoked chicken salad sandwich on a plate with a knife, a glass and orange cloth napkin on the periphery.
Smoked Chicken Salad
A Crispy Sous-Vide Chicken Thigh on a plate with a pan sauce.
Crispy Sous Vide Chicken Thighs With Mustard-Wine Pan Sauce Recipe
Overhead view of katsudon
Katsudon (Japanese Chicken or Pork Cutlet and Egg Rice Bowl) Recipe
Two fried chicken sandwiches on ceramic plates.
5-Ingredient Fried Chicken Sandwiches
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How to Make Chicken Paitan Ramen
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Cha Kreung Satch Moan (Cambodian Lemongrass Chicken Stir-Fry) Recipe
Chicken sandwich served on a plate
The Best Grilled Chicken Sandwich Ever
Chicken Inasal on a white plate next to dipping sauce and a bowl of white rice
Chicken Inasal (Filipino Grilled Chicken)
Thai-style grilled chicken on a platter
Thai-Style Grilled Chicken (Gai Yang) Recipe
Two tacos topped with chicken tinga, diced onion, and cilantro. There are radishes and cut limes on the plate and a dish of chicken tinga nearby.
Easy One-Pot Chicken Tinga (Mexican Shredded Chicken Stew)
Platter of grilled jerk chicken
Spicy Grilled Jerk Chicken
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Stovetop Paella Mixta for Four With Chicken and Shrimp Recipe