Chicken Recipes - Easy Chicken Dishes
Quick to cook and packed with protein, chicken is a perfect ingredient to create speedy weekday meals. From succulent pan-seared chicken thighs paired with fresh greens, to smoky chargrilled strips for salads and pastas, we’ve got plenty of inspiration for delicious chicken recipes. Read on to find out our top easy and healthy chicken recipes.
Chicken Recipes for All Occasions
Thanks to its mild and savoury flavour, chicken can be paired with a multitude of spices and sauces making it an incredibly versatile meat. Chicken can be used in recipes ranging from casual and quick weeknight curries and more celebratory dishes like Sunday roasts and indulgent date night meals.Chicken Thigh Recipes and Chicken Breast Recipes
The most popular cuts of chicken are chicken breast and chicken thighs. Chicken breast has a milder flavour and is filled with lean protein, whereas chicken thigh is more flavourful and has a higher calorie content. Popular chicken breast recipes include salads, fillet recipes and pastas whereas chicken thigh recipes include tray bakes, stews and BBQs. Check out our favourite chicken breast and thigh recipes.
Keto Chicken Recipes
If you’re following a Keto Diet plan, chicken breast is a fantastic protein to choose, as it has plenty of lean protein. Chicken thigh is also a great option because of its higher fat content, so whether you’re looking for high protein low carb meals or fully Keto dishes, we’ve got plenty of delicious chicken recipes to help you reach your goals.
Quick Chicken Recipes
Chicken recipes like tray bakes and curries are quick, delicious and healthy, check out some of our favourite chicken recipes that take twenty mins or less. Find out more about quick to cook meals.
How to Cook Chicken
There are plenty of ways to cook chicken, check out our recommendations below. Generally you can tell when chicken is cooked with is it no longer pink in the middle, and if the juices are running clear, however we recommend using a meat thermometer to test whether your chicken is cooked.
- Roasting a whole chicken: 200C/180C fan/gas 6: 25 mins per 500g, plus an extra 25 mins
- Baking: For chicken breast with the skin on we recommend frying until the skin is golden, 5-6 mins, then turn and cook for 1 min on the other side before baking at 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7 for 25 mins. For thighs you can fry on either side for five mins before adding to the oven at the same temperature.
- Grill or barbecue: breast, 7-10 mins; cubes or strips, 5-7 mins; drumsticks and thighs, 25-30 mins; wings, 40 mins.
- Stir-fry: cubes or strips, 5-7 mins.