These chicken breast recipes are perfect for dinner, with everything from easy one pan favourites to creamy pasta, ultra crispy chicken and no-fuss baked dinners.
Chicken breast is one of those ingredients that always makes it into my weekly shopping basket, but it can be surprisingly easy to get stuck making the same thing with it. If you’ve currently got a pack of chicken breasts in the fridge and you’re wondering what on earth to make for dinner, you’ve landed in the right place.
Here I’ve pulled together my favourite chicken breast recipes for when you need a bit of dinner inspiration. They’re all made with simple, store-bought ingredients, are easy to get on the table and, most importantly, are absolutely packed with flavour.
To help you navigate and find your new favourite dinner, I’ve placed the recipes into 5 categories:
Table of Contents
Be sure to check out my Chicken Thigh Recipe Collection too!
Skillet Chicken Recipes (8 recipes)
Using a skillet is one of my favourite ways to turn a pack of chicken breasts into dinner. It’s quick, easy and there’s usually a delicious sauce involved, which is never a bad thing. I’ve actually got a whole collection of sauces for chicken breast, but these are some of the skillet dinners I come back to time and time again.
1. Honey Garlic Chicken
Gorgeously tender chicken breast in a sweet, sticky and garlicky sauce. This is one of those ridiculously easy dinners that tastes like way more effort went into it than actually did!
2. Chicken Francese
This is the kind of dinner you could serve company, but also whip up in 20 minutes on a weeknight. It’s all in the golden crust and gorgeous lemon butter sauce.
3. Cream Cheese Chicken
Who knew cream cheese could make such an incredible sauce for chicken breast!? Simple ingredients, loads of flavour and very easy to fall in love with.
4. Garlic Butter Chicken
Golden chicken breast drenched in a 4-ingredient garlic butter sauce. It’s quick, simple and proof you really don’t need to do much to chicken breast to make it seriously delicious.
5. Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken
Juicy chicken breast with garlic mushrooms in a rich and creamy sauce. Proper comfort food and one of my favourite ways to jazz up a pack of chicken breasts.
6. French Onion Chicken
This is comfort food through and through. If you’re a French onion fan, this dinner was made for you.
7. Creamy Coconut Lime Chicken
This is such a vibrant way to bring chicken breast to life. The sauce is perfectly creamy and zingy without being heavy.
8. Tomato Basil Chicken
A skillet chicken dinner that’s packed with so much flavour. It’s unbelievable how such a simple selection of ingredients can turn out so delicious!
Baked Chicken Breast Recipes (6 recipes)
Chicken breast has a reputation for drying out in the oven, but thankfully none of that shenanigans is happening here. From crispy coatings and melted cheese to bacon and plenty of other good stuff, these are the kind of baked chicken dinners that are actually worth turning the oven on for.
1. Baked Chicken Cordon Bleu
Here I’ll show you a trick to making the classic Cordon Bleu. No frying required and it comes out just as crispy!
2. Baked Chicken Parmesan
Again, here I show you how to make actually crispy chicken parmesan without the need for frying. Plus, the homemade marinara sauce is practically drinkable – just sayin’
3. Hunters Chicken
An absolute British classic! For how easy this recipe is, it really has no business being so delicious.
4. Spinach Artichoke Chicken Wrapped in Bacon
Take creamy spinach and artichoke dip, stuff it inside chicken, then wrap the whole thing in bacon. Things escalated quickly, but in the best way.
5. Baked Pesto Chicken
Cheese + pesto + crispy baked chicken. You’re right, there is no way you’re not going to love this.
6. Cheesy Chorizo Hasselback Chicken
Those little pockets in the chicken get stuffed with chorizo and cheese, which melt together as everything bakes. Very little effort for a super delicious dinner.
Chicken Pasta (9 recipes)
Chicken and pasta are always going to be a solid dinner combination, especially when there’s plenty of sauce involved. I’ve got a whole collection of chicken pasta recipes, but I’ve pulled out some of my favourite chicken breast ones here.
1. Spicy Chicken Pasta
One of the most popular recipes on my blog, and for good reason. It’s easy to make, loaded with flavour and beyond moreish!
2. Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pasta
Chicken and mushrooms are already a match made in heaven. Add pasta and a creamy garlic sauce into the equation and things only get better.
3. Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, parmesan and tender chicken all married together in a creamy sauce. This is pure comfort food through and through.
4. Chicken Rigatoni
Speaking of comfort food. The way those tubes suck up all that rich, creamy, tomato sauce is almost too much to bear.
5. Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
This is the type of chicken dinner that your family will request weekly. Thankfully it’s so simple to make!
6. Chicken Fajita Pasta
Rich, creamy, spicy – all the things you want in a chicken pasta. The best part? It’s all made in one pot!
7. BBQ Chicken Pasta
I know BBQ sauce might seem like an odd ingredient for a pasta sauce, but trust me on this one. This dish is smoky, saucy, cheesy and dangerously delicious!
8. Chicken, Bacon and Leek Orzo
Juicy seasoned chicken sliced on top of a bed of creamy leek and bacon orzo. This truly is a hug in a bowl.
9. Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
If a Caesar salad isn’t quite enough for dinner, add pasta. Problem solved.
Crispy Chicken Recipes (13 recipes)
Some of these keep things fairly classic, while others involve Ritz crackers, pretzels and even hash browns. The two things they all have in common? They’re actually crispy, and they’re the kind of recipes you’ll 100% make again.
1. Crispy Hot Honey Feta Chicken
This went bonkers on social media when I first uploaded it, and for good reason too. It’s the most glorious balance of flavours ever!
2. Crispy Chicken Wraps
Crispy chicken, crispy bacon, crispy onions… Did I mention these chicken wraps are extra crispy!?
3. Burrata Chicken Milanese
Creamy burrata, tangy marinated tomatoes, a simple rocket salad and a stupidly crispy chicken cutlet – this is what chicken dinners are all about!
4. Ritz Cracker Chicken
The coating is crushed Ritz crackers mixed with cheddar, so you already know this recipe is a winner!
5. Crispy Chicken Caesar Salad
If you’re going to have a salad for dinner, it’s got to be hearty, full of flavour and filling. This recipe ticks all those boxes.
6. Chicken Schnitzel with Mushroom Gravy
Schnitzels and gravy are a match made in culinary heaven. Serve with mash and you’re on to one of the comfiest dinners imaginable.
7. Hash Brown Chicken Cutlets
Yes, that is chicken coated in crispy shredded potato. And yes, it works every bit as well as you’re hoping it does.
8. Crispy Caprese Chicken
For when you want a Caprese salad for dinner – plonk it on a super crispy piece of chicken.
9. Pretzel Crusted Chicken
If you’ve never used pretzels to make crispy chicken before, take this as your sign. Crunchy, salty and the perfect sub for regular breadcrumbs.
10. Crispy Chicken with Creamed Spinach
This is one of those combos that sounds so simple, but works SO well. It’s every bit as elegant as it is easy!
11. Shallow Fried Chicken Cutlets
Yes, you really can make perfect fried chicken for a weeknight meal in 30 minutes!
12. Crispy Greek Chicken
Crispy chicken gets loaded up with a finely diced Greek salad, which keeps the whole thing feeling bright and fresh despite all that crunch.
13. Pistachio Crusted Chicken
Pistachios give the chicken a really lovely nutty crunch and make something as simple as chicken breast feel a little bit more special.
Family Favourite Chicken Dinners (7 recipes)
I shouldn’t have favourites, but I will say these are a collection of chicken dinners that I probably have on rotation the most. I’m talking tacos, quesadillas, noodles and salad – basically plenty of different ways to make chicken breast something everyone will actually look forward to eating.
1. Easy Chicken Noodle Stir Fry
Surprisingly one of my all-time most popular recipes (I say that because there’s no cream, butter or cheese). It comes together in a pinch and is one of those recipes that’ll make its way into your rotation and never leave.
2. Marry Me Chicken Tacos
As the saying goes, these tacos are so good that they’ll trigger a marriage proposal! And who doesn’t want that on Taco Tuesday?!
3. Honey Sriracha Chicken
The balance of sweet and spice here is almost too good to be true. Plus, sticky chicken and rice is always going to be a good idea!
4. Chicken Quesadillas
Crispy on the outside, cheesy in the middle and packed with spicy sliced chicken. There’s no way your family won’t love these.
5. Cajun Chicken with Avocado Corn Salsa
The spicy Cajun chicken is balanced perfectly by the cool avocado and corn salsa. Fresh, colourful and especially good when you want a break from creamy chicken dinners.
6. Greek Chicken Salad
Plenty of juicy chicken turns this into a hearty and delicious salad you can actually call dinner.
7. Chicken Fajita Nachos
There’s nachos, and then there’s these. ‘Full of flavour’ doesn’t even do them justice! And yes, nachos are a perfectly acceptable dinner (at least on this blog anyway).
And there we have it! A collection of the most delicious recipes using chicken breast. If you loved this Roundup be sure to Pin it for later! Made any of the recipes? Let me know how you got on in the comments.
