Chicken dinners
Thighs for flavour, breasts for speed. These are the chicken dinners that survive a real Tuesday — skillet, sheet pan and one-pot methods where the chicken goes in raw and comes out the other side of a single cook. 52 in the library, the quickest done in 15 minutes, most around 35. Every one serves four.
MexicanChicken Fajita Bowl with Charred Corn Bulgur, Avocado Mash & Tortilla Chips
Taco-spiced chicken thighs and bell peppers seared in lime water, served over fluffy bulgur tossed with dry-charred corn, with a creamy garlic-lime avocado mash, fresh jalapeño rounds, and crispy tortilla chips on the side.
MexicanMexican Chicken Bulgur Bowl with Avocado and Tortilla Chips
Seared chicken with Tex-Mex spice over fluffy bulgur, topped with fresh tomato, sliced avocado, and a zippy lime-mayo drizzle. Tortilla chips on the side for crunch.
AsianThai Yellow Chicken Curry with Jasmine Rice & Peanuts
Chicken cubes simmered in a Thai yellow curry sauce with shallot, diced carrot, garam masala, and creamy coconut milk, served over jasmine rice with fresh spinach folded through and chopped peanuts and scallion greens scattered on top.
AmericanAustrian Chicken Schnitzel with Creamy Potato Salad
Pounded chicken breast in a crisp golden panko crust, served with a cool creamy potato salad dressed in sour cream, mayo, and fresh chives. Lemon wedges to squeeze over at the table.
IndianBuild-Your-Own Indian Chicken Naan
Spiced chicken, warm naan, and bowls of toppings in the middle of the table. Everyone builds their own.
MexicanChicken Quesadillas with Charred Corn Salsa
Crisp tortillas, molten cheddar, and a charred corn salsa that keeps the whole thing from being one-note.
AsianTeriyaki Chicken Stir-Fry with Rice
Glossy sweet-savory chicken with peppers and snap peas over jasmine rice. Faster than delivery.
AsianThai Basil Chicken
Fifteen minutes of high heat, a fistful of basil thrown in off the heat, and a fried egg on top if you want one.
MediterraneanLemon-Herb Chicken with Couscous and Zucchini
Mediterranean-inspired chicken with oregano, lemon, and garlic over fluffy couscous. Hands-off, fast, bright.
AsianAsian Chicken with Garlic Rice and Peanuts
Chicken strips in a ginger-soy-honey marinade, tossed with carrots and zucchini, served over buttery garlic jasmine rice. Topped with crushed peanuts and a squeeze of lime.
MexicanChicken Fajita Bowls
Charred peppers, onions, and smoky chicken over rice. A full plate in one skillet. No tortillas needed.
Middle EasternChicken Fattoush with Crisp Pita
Fried pita shards, herb-heavy salad and warm chicken, dressed sharp enough to stand up to all of it.
AsianChicken Pad Thai
Sweet, sour and salty in equal measure, with egg scrambled through the noodles and peanuts on top.
ItalianChicken Piccata with Orzo and Asparagus
Tender pan-seared chicken in a lemon-caper butter sauce over orzo. Bright, punchy, ready in 30.
Middle EasternChicken Shawarma Bowls with Garlic Yogurt
All the shawarma spice on chicken thighs that crisp in a hot pan, with a garlic yogurt worth double-dipping.
ItalianCreamy Chicken Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes & Pecorino
Chicken thigh cubes simmered with cherry tomatoes, onion, and grated carrot in an Italian-spiced butter base, finished with crème fraîche and tossed with penne. Topped with finely grated pecorino romano and fresh basil leaves.
ItalianCreamy Pesto Chicken Spaghetti
Pesto loosened with cream and pasta water into a sauce that actually clings. Spinach and zucchini disappear into it.
MexicanStreet Corn Chicken Bowl
Everything good about elote — charred corn, lime, chili and salty cheese — turned into a bowl with spiced chicken.
AmericanWarm Chicken Caesar with Garlic Croutons
Croutons fried in garlic oil, chicken still warm from the pan, and a dressing sharp enough to hold it all together.
Middle EasternWarm-Spiced Chicken with Ginger Rice
Gently spiced chicken over rice cooked with fresh ginger, plus a sharp slaw to wake the whole plate up.
BBQBBQ Chicken with Corn Rice
Sticky glazed chicken over rice studded with charred corn, and a cool ranch to cut it.
IndianBombay Chicken Sandwich with Mint Yogurt
Spiced chicken in a crusty roll with mint yogurt, and roasted root vegetables on the side doing the heavy lifting.
IndianChicken Jalfrezi
Drier and sharper than a curry — peppers and onion kept with some bite, chicken seared hard, sauce that clings rather than pools.
Middle EasternChicken Shish Taouk
Lebanese garlic-and-lemon marinated chicken, charred hard and served over rice with a garlic sauce worth making properly.
MexicanChicken Tinga Tostadas
Shredded chicken in a smoky chipotle tomato sauce, piled on crisp tortillas with cool cream.
ItalianChicken Tortelloni Bake
Filled pasta, chicken and creamy tomato baked under parmesan in one dish. Twenty minutes of work, then the oven does it.
BBQCrispy BBQ Chicken with Radish Slaw
Chicken thighs lacquered with bbq sauce in the last minutes so they glaze instead of burn. Peppery radish slaw alongside.
AmericanCrispy Fried Chicken Sandwich
Craggy buttermilk-style crust, soft bun, sharp slaw. Worth the frying pan you have to wash afterwards.
Middle EasternHarissa Chicken and Couscous Bowl
Chicken and vegetables roasted hard on one pan with harissa, then piled onto couscous with cooling yogurt.
- BBQ
BBQ Chicken Mac and Cheese
Glazed chicken folded through a proper stovetop mac, with a sharp raw slaw cutting straight through it.
BBQBBQ Chicken Thighs with Baked Beans and Corn
Sticky-glazed chicken thighs with smoky beans and buttery corn. All the plate you need for a Tuesday cookout.
IndianChicken Korma with Almond Rice
Mild, fragrant and thickened with ground almonds rather than heat. The curry for the people who say they don't like curry.
AmericanCreamy Chicken Paprikash with Rice
Sweet paprika bloomed in fat until it turns the sauce deep red, finished with soured cream. Comfort food that tastes like it took longer.
AmericanParmesan-Crusted Chicken
A salty parmesan crust straight on the chicken, with honey-mustard vegetables roasting on the same pan.
IndianTandoori-Style Chicken with Cucumber Raita
Yogurt-and-spice marinated chicken roasted hard, with a cooling cucumber raita and basmati underneath.
AmericanAlmond-Crusted Chicken
Toasted almond and panko crust with a garlic dressing to dip into. Quietly one of the best ways to cook a chicken breast.
IndianButter Chicken with Basmati
Yogurt-marinated chicken in a tomato and butter sauce finished with cream. The one everybody orders, made on a Tuesday.
MexicanChicken Enchiladas Verde
Rolled tortillas under tangy green salsa and melted cheese, baked until the edges go dark and chewy.
AsianChicken Katsu Curry
Panko-crusted chicken sliced over rice and flooded with a mellow Japanese curry sauce. The crunch against the sauce is the whole thing.
- Mediterranean
Greek Chicken Gyros with Fries
Oregano-and-lemon chicken carved into warm flatbread with tzatziki, tomato salad and a pile of oven fries.
Middle EasternPersian Herb Chicken with Rice
Enormous quantities of parsley and mint cooked down with chicken and lemon until the sauce turns dark and savoury.
AmericanSheet-Pan Lemon Chicken and Potatoes
Juicy chicken thighs and crispy potatoes with bright lemon and garlic, all on one pan. Dinner and cleanup, sorted.
IndianWeeknight Chicken Tikka Masala
Creamy tomato-spiced chicken in a rich, gingery sauce. Serve over basmati and rival any takeout you know.
MexicanChicken Pozole Rojo
A red chili broth with hominy and shredded chicken, finished at the table with raw cabbage, radish and lime.
- Latin
Colombian Chicken and Potato Stew
Chicken simmered with potato and corn until the broth turns thick and golden, with rice and avocado alongside.
- Danish
Danish Chicken Fricassée
Poached chicken and root vegetables in a light cream sauce, with the poaching broth doing all the work.
MediterraneanGreek Lemon-Oregano Chicken and Potatoes
Chicken and potatoes roasted in one tray with lemon, oregano and enough garlic to matter. The tray goes on the table.
Middle EasternMoroccan Chicken Tagine with Apricots
Warm-spiced chicken braised with apricots until the sauce goes sticky and sweet against the salt. Couscous underneath.
- Latin
Peruvian Chicken with Green Sauce
Cumin and paprika roasted chicken with a sharp herb-and-garlic green sauce, rice, and a bright tomato salad.
- American
Skillet Chicken Pot Pie
The whole filling built in one pan, a pastry lid dropped on top, and straight into the oven until it puffs.
- Mediterranean
Spanish Chicken and Chorizo Rice
One pan: chicken browned in chorizo fat, rice cooked in the same pot until it takes on all the paprika.
IndianWeeknight Chicken Biryani
A one-pot shortcut at the real thing — spiced chicken and rice steamed together so the grains take on all of it.