50 Non-Boring Baked Chicken Recipes to Try for Dinner (2024)

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Story of our life: It’s time to get dinner on the table, so we grab a few frozen chicken breasts and throw them in the oven. But baked chicken doesn’t have to be bland and repetitive. Case in point? These 50 inventive, delicious and easy recipes that make a chicken dinner anything but boring. Bookmark these. Trust us.

Gimme Some Oven

1.

Garlic Lovers Baked Chicken

Including 40 (yep, 40) cloves of roasted garlic.

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

2.

Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken

A lighter take on chicken Parm.

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Pinch of Yum

3.

Coconut Lime Chicken

Served with a heaping pile of rice noodles.

Half Baked Harvest

4.

Best Easy Greek Sheet Pan Chicken Souvlaki and Potatoes

Creamytzatziki sauce takes it over the top.

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

5.

Parmesan-Ranch Chicken Thighs

Extra points for creativity.

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Eazy Peazy Mealz

6.

Moroccan Baked Chicken Breast and Quinoa Salad

The perfect marriage of exotic flavors and easy prep.

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

7.

Roasted Buffalo Chicken Wings

The magic starts with store-bought buffalo sauce.

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I Will Not Eat Oysters

8.

Chicken, Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad

The tastiest grain bowl we’ve ever met.

Inspiralized

9.

Soy Ginger Chicken Spiralized Salad

This dinner has feel-good written all over it.

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

10.

Garlic Breaded Roast Chicken Breast

Ditch the deep fryer and head this way for crispy chicken.

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The Modern Proper

11.

Baked Chicken with Asparagus, Olives and Tomatoes in White Wine Sauce

The perfect healthy reboot.

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

12.

Roasted Drumsticks with Tomatoes

Close your eyes and you’re in Sicily.

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Eat Well101

13.

Baked Chicken Gnocchi with Garlic Asiago Cream Sauce

Preparing gnocchi in the oven? So. Smart.

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PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

14.

Potato-Chip Fried Chicken

We’reditching bread crumbsfrom here on out.

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Half Baked Harvest

15.

Eight-Ingredient Cheesy Green Chile Chicken

Sometimes dinner just needs to be simple and fast.

Salt and Wind

16.

Muhammara Chicken Melts

Who needs bowls, anyway?

I Will Not Eat Oysters

17.

Greek Chicken and Potatoes

You had us at feta cheese wedges.

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

18.

Crispy Baked Chicken Tenders

A totally acceptable dinner for grown-ups.

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Salt and Wind

19.

Baked Pesto Chicken Parmesan

Topped with tomato sauce and pesto.

Pinch of Yum

20.

20-Minute Healthy Chicken Parmesan

Cheesy, saucy, crispy and sits on top of delicious zoodles.

I Will Not Eat Oysters

21.

Jambalaya with Chicken and Chorizo

Yep, everything gets made in one skillet.

A Cedar Spoon

22.

Sumac Lemon Baked Chicken Wings

The most exciting innovation since buffalo sauce.

I Will Not Eat Oysters

23.

Creamy Pesto Chicken Linguine

You can’t top this.

A Better Happier St. Sebastian

24.

Middle Eastern Spiced Chicken with Baked Rice and Pistachio

Cumin, cardamom and turmeric, together at last.

Gimme Some Oven

25.

Prosciutto-Wrapped Baked Chicken

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An easy spin on traditional chicken saltimbocca.

Little Spice Jar

26.

Spinach Cream Cheese-Stuffed Chicken Breast

Chicken rolled around spinach and cream cheese. What more could you ask for?

The Modern Proper

27.

One Pan Honey Mustard Chicken and Vegetables

Opt for whole-grain honey mustard for extra texture.

Alida’s Kitchen

28.

Oven-Baked Sriracha Chicken

If you like things hot.

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

29.

One-Pan Roasted Chicken with Carrots

Bye, after-dinner cleanup.

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Pinch of Yum

30.

Creamy Chicken Quinoa and Broccoli Casserole

Now this is family food.

Gimme Some Oven

31.

“Everything” Chicken

Well, everything but the carb-loaded bagel.

Salt and Wind

32.

Baked Chicken with Jalapeño Pesto

It’s an instant crowd-pleaser.

Inspiralized

33.

Flaxseed Crusted Chicken with Spiralized Sweet Potatoes

The best alternative to chicken fingers and fries.

The Recipe Critic

34.

Lemon Pepper Chicken with Brown Butter Garlic Sauce

Simple but elegant.

Primavera Kitchen

35.

Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breast

Best of all, it requires onlyfour ingredients.

The Recipe Critic

36.

Baked Sweet Hawaiian Chicken

Guys, the sauce is made from pineapple juice.

Primavera Kitchen

37.

Spinach and Feta-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Low-carb, gluten-free and beyond flavorful.

Closet Cooking

38.

Baked Firecracker Chicken

Serve this with plenty of rice or pasta. (And a huge glass of water.)

Eat Yo

39.

Baked Chicken Fajita Roll-Ups

No tortillas necessary.

Café Delites

40.

One Pan Honey Lemon Chicken Asparagus

You only need 35 minutes.

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

41.

Spicy Yogurt Marinated Chicken Legs

Psst: Add Greek yogurt for the crispiest chicken skin we’ve ever tasted.

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No. 2 Pencil

42.

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Ditch the flaming-hot pan.

Damn Delicious

43.

Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken

Baked to crisp-tender perfection and drenched in sweet garlic sauce.

American Heritage Cooking

44.

Saucy Chipotle Maple Baked Chicken Wings

You’ll be licking your fingers.

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

45.

Baked Quinoa Chicken Nuggets

The kiddos will thank you.

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Jo Cooks

46.

Chicken Shawarma Tabbouleh Salad

Now this is a salad.

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

47.

Baked Caprese Chicken Skillet

If it were up to us, we’d top everything with mozzarella.

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Yammy’s Noshery

48.

Baked Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

The shortcut? Store-bought rotisserie chicken.

Gimme Some Oven

49.

Hummus-Crusted Chicken

Using hummus as a sauce = brilliant.

Taste Food

50.

Smoky Roasted Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes and Chickpeas

This one’s a keeper.

50 Non-Boring Baked Chicken Recipes to Try for Dinner (2024)

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