10+ Easy Chicken Breast Recipes

The most satisfying food experience is a juicy oven-baked easy chicken breast recipes. The tender white flesh, steam pouring out of it after you make the first cut… your mouth starts to water just thinking about it!

Crunchy Garlic Chicken

Come try our garlic chicken that has the crunch and flavor of Kyiv, but with a fraction of the prep.

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp (about 40g) grated parmesan
• 5 tbsp mayonnaise
• large garlic clove, crushed
• 1 lemon, zested
• 2 tsp finely chopped fresh herbs (such as thyme, sage, or rosemary) or 1/2 tsp mixed dried herbs
• 50g panko breadcrumbs
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• lemon wedges snipped chives, and roasted potatoes and tomatoes to serve (optional)

Get the recipe here.

Chicken Pasta Bake

prep this yummy, comforting dish for the ultimate weeknight family dinner. Serve it straight from its dish with a green salad dressing on top!

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• ¼ tsp chili flakes
• 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 6 tbsp mascarpone
• 4 skinless chicken breasts, sliced into strips
• 300g penne
• 70g mature cheddar, grated
• 50g grated mozzarella
• ½ small bunch of parsley, finely chopped

Get the recipe here.

Chicken & Bacon Pasta

Toss the chicken and bacon with ribbons of tagliatelle in a deliciously creamy sauce to make this easy pasta dish. Top it off by adding some fresh herbs for that final flourish before servitude, then serve up one square (or two!) per person so everyone can enjoy themselves!

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 large garlic clove, finely grated
• 200ml double cream
• 100g mascarpone
• 75g parmesan, finely grated
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 2 cooked chicken breasts (about 210g), shredded
• 8 rashers cooked streaky bacon (about 25g), roughly chopped
• 300g tagliatelle
• ¼ small bunch of parsley, finely chopped
• green salad, to serve

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Air Fryer Chicken Breasts

Tender chicken breasts coated in garlic, sweet paprika, and herbs are easy dishes to make using the air fryer. If you want variety pack your spices for interest or keep it simple if that suits you better!

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• ½ tbsp rapeseed oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 ½ tsp garlic granules
• 1 tsp smoked sweet paprika
• 2 tsp mixed herbs
• ½ tsp pepper
• steamed rice and greens such as broccoli or green beans or a green salad, to serve (optional)

Get the recipe here.

Instant Pot Chicken Curry (Butter Chicken)

This delicious and hearty chicken curry is made from scratch in less than 30 minutes, with the perfect balance between hot spices such as cayenne pepper. It can be served over white or brown rice for a healthy meal that will leave you satisfied without feeling weighed down!

Ingredients

• 600 g chicken breasts pieces: a substitute for boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 500 g passata substitute with chopped tomatoes
• ½ cup onions chopped
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons olive oil substitute with butter coconut oil, ghee, or any other flavorless oil
• ½ tablespoon ginger paste
• ½ tablespoon garlic paste

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Chicken & Sweetcorn Tacos

Tired of the same old tacos? These healthy chicken and sweetcorn tacos will change your mind. You’ll also have leftovers to make wraps with for lunch tomorrow!

Ingredients

• 250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 2 tbsp taco or fajita seasoning (see tip, below)
• 5-6 skinless chicken breasts, sliced
• ¼ red cabbage, finely shredded
• 3 limes, 1 juiced, 2 cut into wedges
• small bunch of coriander, chopped
• 4 sweetcorn cob, kernels sliced off, or 400g frozen sweetcorn
• 400g can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 tbsp fat-free yogurt, to serve
• chili sauce, to serve

Get the recipe here.

Baked Chicken Breasts

Try my oven-baked chicken breasts recipe for an easy, weeknight dinner that you can customize with your favorite seasonings! It never fails me thanks to this simple 5 step method.

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to even thickness and brined in saltwater (*see easy instructions below)
• 1 Tablespoon melted butter or olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika (I prefer smoked paprika)

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Chicken, Sweet Potato & Pea Curry

This chicken curry is both tasty and healthy, containing four of your 5-a-day! If you’re looking for extra spice then try adding some korma paste.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 1 tbsp korma paste
• 2 skinless chicken breast fillets, each cut into 8-10 pieces
• 320g sweet potatoes, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 6 tbsp red lentils
• 325ml can of light coconut milk (freeze the rest for later)
• 200g frozen peas
• 220g cherry tomatoes
• 300g cooked rice or roti, to serve

Get the recipe here.

Chicken Goujons

This is the perfect dinner to feed your family on those busy weeknights! Serve it with a salad, potato, and some delicious tomato sauce. You can even top them off if you want by adding panko breadcrumbs for an added crunchy flavor – these will be gone in no time at all!!

Ingredients

• 150ml buttermilk or skimmed milk mixed with 2 tsp lemon juice then left for 5 mins
• 2 large skinless chicken breasts or 4 small pieces of pork escalope
• 50g panko breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
• For the sauce
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp white wine vinegar
• For the carrot salad
• 2 large or 4 small carrots (about 300g), peeled and grated
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• baked potatoes, to serve

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Classic Chicken Parmigiana

You can make midweek easier with our family-friendly chicken parmigiana. freeze it for when you’re feeling overwhelmed and need an easy dinner recipe, or just double the ingredients to feed 2 hungry people!

Ingredients

• 2 large chicken breasts
• 50g plain flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 75g fresh breadcrumbs
• 15g parmesan, finely grated, plus extra to serve
• 4 tbsp sunflower oil
• 125g ball mozzarella, cut into 4 slices
• 300g spaghetti

For the tomato sauce

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, finely sliced
• pinch of caster sugar
• splash of red wine vinegar
• 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes or passata
• 1 tsp dried oregano

Get the recipe here.

Chicken Burrito Bowl

Make a chicken burrito bowl for lunch with plenty of avocados, sweet potato wedges, and tortillas. It’s an easy meal that will fill you up!

Ingredients

• 1 small sweet potato, cut into wedges
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 1 skinless chicken breast, sliced into strips
• 1 tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 tsp honey
• 400g can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 250g pouch Uncle Ben Mexican-style rice
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1 lime, zested and juiced
• a handful of coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 avocado, stoned and sliced
• 1 small tortilla, sliced into strips and grilled until crisp
• hot sauce and lime wedges, to serve (optional)

Get the recipe here.