Perhaps one of the most versatile ingredients in the world, chicken is used by cooks from every culture.

Serve with a good starchy side like rice, pasta, or polenta.

For an extra punch of flavor, marinate your chicken breasts in a bowl of zesty Italian salad dressing.

chicken recipes

Leave them overnight in the refrigerator, then take them out when you’re ready to cook.

Cut the chicken breast into small cubes, and dice up some yellow onion and fresh cilantro.

Serve in corn tortillas, topped with the freshly chopped cilantro.

Chicken Piccata

Chicken marsala

This Italian-American dish looks and sounds complicated, and may intimidate you at first glance.

Keeping your chicken in a warm oven while you prepare the sauce?

We don’t have time for that.

Cilantro lime chicken tacos

Thankfully, there’s an easy and delicious variation that you might make in just about 30 minutes.

No fancy sauce-making methods necessary you make the sauce right in the pan with your chicken.

Coat your chicken breasts in a dredging mixture of flour, salt, pepper and dried oregano.

Chicken marsala

Cook the chicken in some butter and olive oil over medium heat until lightly brown.

Braise for about 10 minutes, turning the chicken occasionally until the juices run clear.

Serve with some chopped parsley for garnish, and toasted Italian bread to soak up that awesome sauce.

Thai coconut chicken

The end result will taste amazing either way!

Cube some chicken breasts and coat lightly in curry powder.

In a non-stick skillet, cook the chicken over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes while stirring frequently.

Chicken pesto panini

Add in snow peas, shredded carrots, and chopped asparagus and green onion.

Cook for another 5 minutes, then pour in 134 cups of coconut milk.

Continue cooking (and stirring) until the sauce is hot and chicken is cooked through.

salsa chicken

Chicken pesto paninis

Ah, paninis the royalty of melty sandwiches.

If you don’t own a panini press, don’t despair.

you might make these just as easily in a regular skillet.

Moroccan chicken skillet

Slice up your favorite bread (se love focaccia), then spread some pesto sauce on each piece.

Grill in your panini press for about 5 minutes.

Lunch has never looked so good.

Chicken fried rice

Salsa chicken

Doesn’t everyone love a recipe that uses only a few ingredients?

This salsa chicken recipe only uses two ingredients, salsa and chicken!

With so many ways to use it, it will be impossible to get sick of the leftovers.

Chipotle chicken sandwich

Moroccan chicken skillet

If you’re anything like me, then you pretty much hate doing dishes.

ThisMoroccan chicken skillet recipeis just that, making it perfect for those busy weeknights.

Chipotle chicken sandwich

Chicken sandwiches were one of my favorite lunch time meals as a kid.

Chicken nuggets

Plus, for the adventurous, the addition of somechipotle avocado spreadgives this sandwich a delicious and spicy kick.

Chicken nuggets

What kid doesn’t love chicken nuggets?

If you want to keep the bread, just add the sliced grilled chicken to your sandwich.

Chicken BLT