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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.

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.

Photo: James Moffatt

Pan-roasted chicken with artichokes and salad onion

Photo: James Moffatt

Mild chicken curry

Photo: John Paul Urizar

Chicken scallopini with mushrooms and broccoli rabe

Photo: John Paul Urizar

Roast chicken with capsicum salsa verde

Photo: John Paul Urizar

Charred chicken wings in hot ancho and honey

Chicken roasted on Catalan tomato bread
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Chicken roasted on Catalan tomato bread

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Yakitori Yurippi’s chicken and spring onion skewers

Photo: William Meppem

Chicken stir-fried with holy basil and chilli

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Miso chicken and green beans with sesame

Photo: William Meppem

Chicken with buckwheat and mushrooms

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chicken, vermicelli and lemongrass soup

Chicken scallopini with mushrooms
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chicken scallopini with mushrooms

Sumac-crusted chicken with fattoush
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Sumac-crusted chicken with fattoush

Chicken with spelt and spinach
Photo: John Paul Urizar

Chicken with spelt and spinach

Photo: Rob Shaw

Chicken with buckwheat and mushroom risotto

Pounded chicken with jaew
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Pounded chicken with jaew

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Thyme and garlic roast chicken with Brussels sprouts slaw

Photo: William Meppem

Grilled chicken wings with nahm jim

Chicken braised with cavolo nero and wine
Photo: William Meppem

Chicken braised with cavolo nero and wine

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chicken roasted with wine, basil and capers

Chicken schnitzels with cabbage and grape salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chicken schnitzels with cabbage and grape salad

Photo: William Meppem

Roast chilli chicken with cauliflower and kale

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chicken, radish and bean salad with tarragon dressing

Chipotle-spiced chicken with green rice
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chipotle-spiced chicken with Mexican green rice

Roast chicken with celery, anchovy and white bean salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Roast chicken with celery, anchovy and white bean salad

Noodle recipes
Photo: William Meppem

Chicken noodle salad with turmeric-lime dressing

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Barbecued chicken with blackened okra

Photo: William Meppem

Sichuan chicken salad with chilled noodles and cucumber

Photo: William Meppem

Poached chicken and millet salad with peas and mint

Rigatoni with chicken ragù and green sauce recipe
Photo: William Meppem

Rigatoni with chicken ragù and green sauce

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Roast chicken thighs with green polenta

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Harissa chicken with carrot, rice and quinoa pilaf

Photo: William Meppem

Chicken salad with asparagus and quinoa

Photo: William Meppem

Spiced chicken with carrot, chickpea and green chilli salad

Photo: William Meppem

Turmeric chicken with cucumber salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Roast chicken thighs with sourdough panzanella

Photo: William Meppem

Chicken teriyaki with wasabi slaw

Photo: Benito Martin

Indian spiced yoghurt chicken with cardamom-coconut pilaf

Hwayej-spiced chicken thigh cutlets
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Hwayej-spiced chicken thigh cutlets

Spicy roast chicken noodle soup
Photo: Chris Chen

Spicy roast chicken noodle soup

Photo: Chris Chen

Swiss chicken wings

Chicken Satay Skewers
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Fast chicken satay

Chicken schnitzel with buttermilk sauce
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chicken schnitzel with buttermilk sauce

Polenta-crumbed chicken with herb butter
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Polenta-crumbed chicken with herb butter

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

Pollo al mattone with peach and barley salad

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