37 Chicken Recipes Perfect For Spring
These recipes will have you feeling like a, well, spring chicken.
We don't know about you, but warm spring days make us want to spring clean a lot of things...the house, our closets, and even our weeknight dinner recipe rotation. In honor of spring, we decided to add a bit of pep for our favorite chicken dinners that are sure to, well, make you truly feel like a spring chicken yourself (pun VERY much intended). These 37 light and bright chicken dinners are our favorite way to usher in the season, and we have a pretty good feeling you'll be making these recipes well into the summer too!
The more sunshine we get to enjoy also means less time we want to stay in the kitchen, TBH. Chicken, being such an easy, quick-cooking protein, makes it the most delicious option for those days you want to soak up ALL the sun. Most of these meals come together super-quick, like our creamy garlic chicken (which comes together in just 35 minutes!) and our strawberry spinach salad (a whopping 20 minutes). An amazing meal and plenty of time to work on your base tan? The true definition of a win-win situation.
Plus, we've got plenty of one-pot and sheet-pan dinners that will cut down on any post-dinner cleanup. Our one-skillet creamy Thai basil chicken and sheet-pan lemony chicken and potatoes with feta recipes are bound to be on your weekly repeat list, for sure.
If you, like us, can't get enough of all things spring, check out all of our top spring desserts, spring dinners, and spring cocktails to keep your spring fever going!
Creamy Peanut-Lime Chicken With Noodles
Who can resist rice noodles bathed in an abundance of sweet and creamy peanut sauce? Not us! In this recipe, the prep actually takes longer than the cooking, so feel free to make some elements ahead. With all them behind you, the dish comes together in a snap!
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Pizza
Chicken Alfredo and pizza are two kings of the comfort food realm, so when they join forces, you get something truly magical. Creamy Alfredo sauce is topped with sliced chicken, broccoli, and oodles of gooey mozz for a rich, saucy pizza that will revolutionize your weeknight dinner routine.
One-Pot Farro With Chicken Sausage & Tomatoes
This one-pot dish is a flavor bomb that is packed with veggies. Chicken sausage, fennel, onions, and hearty farro are seasoned with pickled, mildly spicy pepperoncini and garlic to create a savory, stew-like rice dish. Topped with cherry tomatoes and lots of Parm, there's no better meal to welcome spring.
Get the One-Pot Farro With Chicken Sausage & Tomatoes recipe.
Chickpea Florentine Flatbread
If you love cream of spinach dip, chickpea anything, creamy white pizza, and lots of melty cheeses, you’re going to love this spin on a traditional flatbread.
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Peruvian-Style Chicken With Green Sauce
Our ever-popular Peruvian roast chicken will forever be one of our favorites…unless we need to get dinner on the table ASAP. If that's you this spring, lean on chicken thighs instead for that smoky, garlicky chicken with its crispy skin, in less than half the time.
Sheet-Pan Tikka Masala
Our sheet-pan tikka masala is a fun way to enjoy a classic Indian dish, chicken tikka masala, at home in a slightly new (and easier!) way. It’s a foolproof way to get a whole dinner on the table using just a sheet pan.
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Cornflake-Crusted Chicken Tenders
If you’re looking for a kid-approved twist using chicken tenders, enter this cornflake-crusted chicken recipe. Perfectly sliced chicken is coated in a blend of crispy cornflake crumbs, and seasoned just right for the extra pop of flavor. These tenders aren’t just a meal; they’re an adventure on a plate.
Harissa Chickpea & Chicken Skillet
An ideal combination of spice, sweetness, and tang makes this skillet dinner taste like it took much longer than 45 minutes. In it, chickpeas are coated in a mahogany-hued sauce and caramelized under juicy, seared chicken thighs, resulting in a decadent, protein-packed dinner. Topped with citrus yogurt, this is a STUNNER.
One-Pot Greek Chicken Chili
Featuring tender pieces of dark meat chicken, creamy white beans, and tender veggies, this cozy Greek-inspired chili is the perfect filling-but-not-too-heavy dinner for those chilly spring nights.
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Chicken Shawarma Bowls
Meal prepping doesn’t need to be complicated, and these chicken shawarma bowls are proof. The longest step in the recipe is letting the chicken marinate, BUT that allows you to start cutting all of your veggies for the dish, so it's barely a wait at all.
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Chicken Taco Torta
Mexican tortas are hearty enough to be special dinner-worthy, and none more so than these. Since this iteration is inspired by Americanized hard-shell chicken tacos, we completed it with shredded cheese, taco seasoning, and some crunchy tortilla chips. Feel free to top with your own faves to make it your own!
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Caprese Stuffed Chicken
If your chicken dinner rotation is starting to feel too basic, let us introduce you to one of our faves: Caprese-stuffed chicken. Spinach, melty mozzarella, and sun-dried tomatoes all get stuffed into chicken breasts for a cheesy, flavorful dinner that's fancy enough for date night, but easy enough for busy weeknights.
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Chicken & Artichoke Pasta Salad
In search of a quick and easy lunch or picnic side that doesn’t compromise on flavor? Welcome to the party! Juicy marinated artichokes, briny Castelvetrano olives, and creamy cannellini beans dance with crisp arugula and crunchy pistachios in a zingy lemon vinaigrette to create the ultimate spring dish.
Strawberry Spinach Salad
With sweet strawberries, herby chicken, tangy feta, and crunchy pecans, this summer salad will make even so-called spinach haters fall in love after just one bite. This light and fresh salad lets sweet flavors shine, but is complemented by the sharp textures and flavors of our other ingredients.
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Creamy Balsamic Chicken
If you’re familiar with our chicken piccata, our one-pan chicken & gnocchi, or our creamy Tuscan chicken, you know that for some chicken dishes, it’s ALL about the sauce. This one—with balsamic vinegar, heavy cream, and chicken broth—is a touch sweet, a little tangy, and super-delicious.
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Cheesy Asparagus Stuffed Chicken
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are the perfect meat for stuffing with delicious things. Here, a springy mix of asparagus, fresh mozz, and sun-dried tomatoes wakes up this weekday workhorse in a recipe that’s quick enough for Tuesday night, but special enough for a weekend dinner party.
Greek Chicken
All this dish takes are a few basic ingredients (that you most likely already have on hand) to transform chicken thighs into an herby, garlicky dream. We paired this one-pan meal with roasted zucchini and asparagus, but you can switch it up with whatever is in season.
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Strawberry-Jalapeño Chicken
This strawberry-jalapeño chicken is bound to become your springtime go-to dinner. Seasoned chicken breast gets pan-seared until golden brown, smothered in a strawberry chipotle sauce, and topped with fresh strawberry-jalapeño salsa to create this playful, bright dish.
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Coronation Chicken
Although it originated in the United Kingdom during Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, coronation chicken is much like the chicken salad we all know and love here across the pond. It has all the makings of a classic dish—juicy pieces of chicken, a well-seasoned mayonnaise-based sauce, celery, scallions, and lemon juice for bright, fresh flavor.
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Tequila-Lime Chicken Thighs
We can’t think of a better reason to enjoy a margarita than with these tequila chicken thighs. With a sauce inspired by the classic cocktail (seriously), you’ll also have the ingredients on hand to mix one up while you cook and dine on this easy-to-make weeknight dinner.
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