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Easy chicken recipes to master

Our favourite chook-based recipes, ready in a pinch, and a dead cinch to make.
Chicken roasted on Catalan tomato bread

Chicken roasted on Catalan tomato bread

Alicia Taylor (main)

A comforting chicken dinner needn’t take hours of your time. In fact, here we have plenty of baked chicken, grilled chicken, fried chicken, sheet pan chicken, and stir-fry chicken breast recipes that are ready in less than 30 minutes.

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For a weeknight dinner, turn to our easy chicken recipes such as our one-pan roasted chook with wine, basil and capers; or chicken thighs on a bed of with soft, green polenta. For a bit of spice, the roast chilli chicken recipe will put fire in your belly, as will the Hawayej thigh cutlets, sprinkled with seven fragrant spices. If it’s a quick chicken salad recipe you need, we have plenty of those, too, plus chicken rice recipes, simple sheet pan chook recipes and and if you’re looking for some quick crisp and crunch, just head for the chicken schnitzel or polenta-crumbed chicken recipes.

These are our best quick, easy chicken recipes for dinner, lunch, and party snacks.

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Roast chicken with herbs, potatoes, and artichokes in a white dish, accompanied by a small jar of green sauce.

Pan-roasted chicken with artichokes and salad onion

Mild chicken curry

Grilled chicken with mushrooms, greens, and sliced fruit on a white plate, placed on a white tablecloth.

Chicken scallopini with mushrooms and broccoli rabe

Roast chicken with capsicum salsa verde

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Charred chicken wings in hot ancho and honey

Chicken roasted on Catalan tomato bread
(Credits: Alicia Taylor (main))

Chicken roasted on Catalan tomato bread

Yakitori Yurippi’s chicken and spring onion skewers

Chicken stir-fried with holy basil and chilli

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Miso chicken and green beans with sesame

Chicken with buckwheat and mushrooms

Chicken, vermicelli and lemongrass soup

Chicken scallopini with mushrooms
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Chicken scallopini with mushrooms

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Sumac-crusted chicken with fattoush
(Credits: William Meppem)

Sumac-crusted chicken with fattoush

Chicken with spelt and spinach
(Credits: John Paul Urizar)

Chicken with spelt and spinach

Chicken with buckwheat and mushroom risotto

Pounded chicken with jaew
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Pounded chicken with jaew

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Thyme and garlic roast chicken with Brussels sprouts slaw

Grilled chicken wings with nahm jim

Chicken braised with cavolo nero and wine
(Credits: William Meppem)

Chicken braised with cavolo nero and wine

Grilled chicken pieces garnished with herbs in a black bowl, served with a small glass of wine on a textured surface.

Chicken roasted with wine, basil and capers

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Chicken schnitzels with cabbage and grape salad
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Chicken schnitzels with cabbage and grape salad

(Credits: William Meppem)

Roast chilli chicken with cauliflower and kale

Chicken, radish and bean salad with tarragon dressing

Chipotle-spiced chicken with green rice
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Chipotle-spiced chicken with Mexican green rice

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Roast chicken with celery, anchovy and white bean salad
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Roast chicken with celery, anchovy and white bean salad

Noodle recipes

Chicken noodle salad with turmeric-lime dressing

Barbecued chicken with blackened okra

Sichuan chicken salad with chilled noodles and cucumber

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Poached chicken and millet salad with peas and mint

Rigatoni with chicken ragù and green sauce recipe
(Credits: William Meppem)

Rigatoni with chicken ragù and green sauce

Roast chicken thighs with green polenta

One-pot harissa chicken pilaf recipe in a round blue-rimmed enamel pot with draped grey tea towel on the side

Harissa chicken with carrot, rice and quinoa pilaf

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Chicken salad with asparagus and quinoa

Spiced chicken with carrot, chickpea and green chilli salad

Turmeric chicken with cucumber salad

Roast chicken thighs with sourdough panzanella

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Chicken teriyaki with wasabi slaw

Indian spiced yoghurt chicken with cardamom-coconut pilaf

Hwayej-spiced chicken thigh cutlets
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Hwayej-spiced chicken thigh cutlets

Spicy roast chicken noodle soup
(Credits: Chris Chen)

Spicy roast chicken noodle soup

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Swiss chicken wings

Chicken Satay Skewers for dinner
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Fast chicken satay

Chicken schnitzel with buttermilk sauce
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Chicken schnitzel with buttermilk sauce

Polenta-crumbed chicken with herb butter
(Credits: Alicia Taylor)

Polenta-crumbed chicken with herb butter

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Charred chicken Maryland served on pearl barley salad with nectarine slices and topped with parmesan on a white plate.
(Credits: John Paul Urizar)

Pollo al mattone with peach and barley salad

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