50 Non-Boring Baked Chicken Recipes to Try for Dinner
Story of our life: It’s time to get dinner on the table, so we grab a few frozen chicken breasts and throw them in the oven. But baked chicken doesn’t have to be bland and repetitive. Case in point? These 50 inventive, delicious and easy recipes that make a chicken dinner anything but boring. Bookmark these. Trust us.
1.
Garlic Lovers Baked Chicken
Including 40 (yep, 40) cloves of roasted garlic.
2.
Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken
A lighter take on chicken Parm.
3.
Coconut Lime Chicken
Served with a heaping pile of rice noodles.
4.
Best Easy Greek Sheet Pan Chicken Souvlaki and Potatoes
Creamy tzatziki sauce takes it over the top.
5.
Parmesan-Ranch Chicken Thighs
Extra points for creativity.
6.
Moroccan Baked Chicken Breast and Quinoa Salad
The perfect marriage of exotic flavors and easy prep.
7.
Roasted Buffalo Chicken Wings
The magic starts with store-bought buffalo sauce.
8.
Chicken, Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad
The tastiest grain bowl we’ve ever met.
9.
Soy Ginger Chicken Spiralized Salad
This dinner has feel-good written all over it.
10.
Garlic Breaded Roast Chicken Breast
Ditch the deep fryer and head this way for crispy chicken.
11.
Baked Chicken with Asparagus, Olives and Tomatoes in White Wine Sauce
The perfect healthy reboot.
12.
Roasted Drumsticks with Tomatoes
Close your eyes and you’re in Sicily.
13.
Baked Chicken Gnocchi with Garlic Asiago Cream Sauce
Preparing gnocchi in the oven? So. Smart.
14.
Potato-Chip Fried Chicken
We’re ditching bread crumbs from here on out.
15.
Eight-Ingredient Cheesy Green Chile Chicken
Sometimes dinner just needs to be simple and fast.
16.
Muhammara Chicken Melts
Who needs bowls, anyway?
17.
Greek Chicken and Potatoes
You had us at feta cheese wedges.
18.
Crispy Baked Chicken Tenders
A totally acceptable dinner for grown-ups.
19.
Baked Pesto Chicken Parmesan
Topped with tomato sauce and pesto.
20.
20-Minute Healthy Chicken Parmesan
Cheesy, saucy, crispy and sits on top of delicious zoodles.
21.
Jambalaya with Chicken and Chorizo
Yep, everything gets made in one skillet.
22.
Sumac Lemon Baked Chicken Wings
The most exciting innovation since buffalo sauce.
23.
Creamy Pesto Chicken Linguine
You can’t top this.
24.
Middle Eastern Spiced Chicken with Baked Rice and Pistachio
Cumin, cardamom and turmeric, together at last.
25.
Prosciutto-Wrapped Baked Chicken
An easy spin on traditional chicken saltimbocca.
26.
Spinach Cream Cheese-Stuffed Chicken Breast
Chicken rolled around spinach and cream cheese. What more could you ask for?
27.
One Pan Honey Mustard Chicken and Vegetables
Opt for whole-grain honey mustard for extra texture.
28.
Oven-Baked Sriracha Chicken
If you like things hot.
29.
One-Pan Roasted Chicken with Carrots
Bye, after-dinner cleanup.
30.
Creamy Chicken Quinoa and Broccoli Casserole
Now this is family food.
31.
“Everything” Chicken
Well, everything but the carb-loaded bagel.
32.
Baked Chicken with Jalapeño Pesto
It’s an instant crowd-pleaser.
33.
Flaxseed Crusted Chicken with Spiralized Sweet Potatoes
The best alternative to chicken fingers and fries.
34.
Lemon Pepper Chicken with Brown Butter Garlic Sauce
Simple but elegant.
35.
Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breast
Best of all, it requires only four ingredients.
36.
Baked Sweet Hawaiian Chicken
Guys, the sauce is made from pineapple juice.
37.
Spinach and Feta-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Low-carb, gluten-free and beyond flavorful.
38.
Baked Firecracker Chicken
Serve this with plenty of rice or pasta. (And a huge glass of water.)
39.
Baked Chicken Fajita Roll-Ups
No tortillas necessary.
40.
One Pan Honey Lemon Chicken Asparagus
You only need 35 minutes.
41.
Spicy Yogurt Marinated Chicken Legs
Psst: Add Greek yogurt for the crispiest chicken skin we’ve ever tasted.
42.
Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Ditch the flaming-hot pan.
43.
Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken
Baked to crisp-tender perfection and drenched in sweet garlic sauce.
44.
Saucy Chipotle Maple Baked Chicken Wings
You’ll be licking your fingers.
45.
Baked Quinoa Chicken Nuggets
The kiddos will thank you.
46.
Chicken Shawarma Tabbouleh Salad
Now this is a salad.
47.
Baked Caprese Chicken Skillet
If it were up to us, we’d top everything with mozzarella.
48.
Baked Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
The shortcut? Store-bought rotisserie chicken.
49.
Hummus-Crusted Chicken
Using hummus as a sauce = brilliant.
50.
Smoky Roasted Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes and Chickpeas
This one’s a keeper.
