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Home » Main Dishes » Chicken Main Dishes

Chicken Main Dishes

Chicken Main Dishes that are whole food focused. These wholesome meals include a variety of fresh ingredients for healthy seasonal recipes. From Garlic Butter Roast Chicken to Asian Baked Chicken Thighs and Chicken Massaman Curry, these easy recipes cover a variety of cuisines and all cuts of chicken!

Big bowl full of shredded chicken chili with fresh cilantro and a slice of lime on top, ready to eat. A plate of corn bread with butter and honey in the background.

Slow Cooker Chicken Chili

4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
large bowl full of brown rice and lemon chicken with green onions and sesame seeds on top and chop sticks to the side. A wooden bowl sits to the side with chopped green onions.

Healthy Lemon Chicken

40 minutes mins
Plate of baked chicken thighs and drumsticks seasoned with a dry rub and sprinkled with chopped parsley. the rest of the baking dish of chicken in the background and a burlap napkin to the side.

Easy Baked Bone In Chicken Thighs

45 minutes mins
Big white bowl full of ramen noodles with broth, sliced chicken and soft boiled egg. Sprinkled with sesame seeds, red pepper flakes, and parsley with a black soup spoon to the side and a small blue bowl of sesame seeds.

Slow Cooker Chicken Ramen

4 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Large blue bowl full of chicken teriyaki on top of white rice, sprinkled with green onions and sesame seeds. Chopsticks and a napkin to the side.

Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki

2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Large wooden bowl of salad with chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, lentils, pecans, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, and red onions. a bowl of dried cranberries to the side and a jar of vinaigrette.

Roasted Sweet Potato Chicken Salad with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette

50 minutes mins
Large bowl of chicken, cabbage and white bean soup with spinach and lemon. A gold spoon inside and a bowl of lemon wedges.

Chicken Cabbage and White Bean Soup

1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Slow cooker full of cashew chicken with fresh broccoli and bell peppers, ready to eat.

Crock Pot Cashew Chicken

2 hours hrs 45 minutes mins
Mediterranean Chicken Soup with brown rice, Kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes and more in two bowls with a golden napkin.

Mediterranean Chicken Soup

1 hour hr
Slow cooker full of bone in chicken thighs, chopped apples, onion, and apple cider surrounding the cooked chicken.

Crock Pot Chicken and Apples

4 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
Chicken Taco Casserole with a wooden spoon scooping some of the casserole. Sliced avocado and chopped tomatoes top the casserole and there's a golden napkin to the side.

Chicken Taco Casserole

1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Slow cooker chicken stew with fresh vegetables inside of a crock pot with a ladle taking some of the stew out.

Crock Pot Chicken Stew

5 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Chicken penne pasta in a skillet with tomatoes and creamy sauce.

Marry Me Chicken Pasta (Gluten-Free)

35 minutes mins
Four chicken birria tacos on a plate with a closeup so you can see the melted cheese and moist chicken. Sprinkled with fresh cilantro.

Crock Pot Chicken Birria Tacos

Chicken in a creamy sauce on a blue plate with Mexican rice and a golden fork, ready to serve.

Dairy-Free Pollo A La Crema (Creamy Chicken)

35 minutes mins
Stainless steel skillet full of chicken breasts with artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, and sun-dried tomatoes.

Mediterranean Lemon Garlic Chicken with Artichoke Hearts and Olives

35 minutes mins
Big wooden bowl full of grilled chicken, rice, avocado, carrots, cherry tomatoes, drizzled with peanut sauce and sriracha. A bowl of peanut sauce and chopsticks to the side.

Chicken Satay Bowls with Peanut Sauce

Lemongrass chicken sliced on a plate with white rice and broccolini. A glass of white wine in the background.

Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken

Korean BBQ chicken in a wooden bowl with rice, broccoli, shredded cabbage, cucumber salad, sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onions.

Korean BBQ Chicken Rice Bowls

50 minutes mins
Four grilled chicken breasts sitting on a black plate sprinkled with chopped parsley. Ready to serve.

Tequila Lime Chicken

1 hour hr
Plate of chicken drumsticks with fresh parsley sprinkled on top and slices of lemons to the side. Ready to serve with side dishes.

My Go-To Grilled Chicken Drumsticks Recipe

1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Large bowl of taco salad with fresh spring greens, black beans, sliced avocado, cherry tomatoes, cabbage, and more.

Chicken Taco Salad With Cilantro Lime Dressing

35 minutes mins
Chicken, asparagus, and lemons cooked in a foil packet. Foil packet is open to reveal the finished result.

Lemon Garlic Foil Packet Chicken and Asparagus

30 minutes mins
Chicken burger patty on top of lettuce and tomato with avocado and onion on top, ready to serve.

Chicken Burger Patty Recipe

25 minutes mins
Plate of Thai Chicken Lettuce wraps with a bowl of green onions to the side.

Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

30 minutes mins
large wooden bowl full of chicken salad on a bed of lettuce.

Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad

15 minutes mins
Chicken Caesar Wraps cut in half on a plate to expose the inside. More wraps in the background.

Chicken Caesar Wrap

10 minutes mins
Large white bowl full of spring salad.

Amazing Spring Mix Salad

15 minutes mins
Ceramic bowl full of rice, chicken, pickled vegetables, and avocado slices.

Crock Pot Sesame Honey Garlic Chicken

3 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Two white bowls full of cabbage, chicken and creamy sun-dried tomato sauce.

Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken and Cabbage

35 minutes mins
slow cooker full of shredded chicken, ready to use.

Slow Cooker Chicken Shawarma

8 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Crock pot full of chicken and Mediterranean ingredients.

Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken

4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Baking sheet full of lemon chicken and vegetables.

Garlic Lemon Sheet Pan Chicken and Vegetables

55 minutes mins
Two wooden bowls full of chicken , hummus, tzatziki sauce, and cucumber tomato salad, ready to serve.

Greek Chicken Bowls

50 minutes mins
Tostada with shredded chicken and beans on a plate.

Shredded Chicken Tostada Recipe

25 minutes mins
large casserole dish full of baked jerk chicken with lime wedges and cilantro sprinkled on top.

Baked Jamaican Jerk Chicken

1 hour hr
Two wooden bowls of chicken and broccoli stir fry.

30-Minute Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry

30 minutes mins
Two large chicken breasts on a black cutting board, cut into slices.

Healthy Chicken Meal Prep Ideas

Two big wooden bowls full of coconut chicken and rice.

Thai Coconut Chicken

35 minutes mins
skillet of nightshade-free aip curry, ready to serve

Nightshade-Free AIP Curry

40 minutes mins
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