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50 of our best ever chicken recipes (starring RecipeTin’s record-breaking curry)

When you want something easy yet impressive and guaranteed to please, chicken always delivers. Here are 50 great chicken recipes, all ready in one hour or less.

50 recipes
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RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute Thai chicken satay curry.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute Thai chicken satay curry

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
Braised chicken with lemon, oregano and olives.

Braised chicken with lemon, oregano and olives

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Chicken, mushroom and asparagus stir-fry
EASY

Chicken, mushroom and asparagus stir-fry

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
EASY

Grilled chicken and Mexican street corn (esquites) salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Chicken and chickpea stew with chorizo. Jill Dupleix WINTER recipes for Epicure. Photographed by Marina Oliphant. Food preparation and styling by Caroline Velik. Chicken and chickpea stew with chorizo. Jill Dupleix WINTER recipes for Epicure. Photographed by Marina Oliphant. Food preparation and styling by Caroline Velik.

Chicken and chickpea stew with chorizo

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Sourdough chicken meatballs.
EASY

Sourdough chicken meatballs

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Dan Lepard
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Easy Easter: Barbecued butterflied chicken and eggs.

Barbecued chicken and eggs with herb butter

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
'Risotto' with chicken, lemon and capers.

Chicken 'risotto' with lemon-caper sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Italian chicken with capsicum and summer tomatoes.

Italian chicken with capsicum and summer tomatoes

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Kuku paka aka delicious chicken.
EASY

Kuku paka (African chicken and coconut curry)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Smoky tomato soup with shredded chicken, cavolo nero and cheese.

Smoky tomato, pearl barley and chicken soup with parmesan

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Moroccan spiced chicken.
EASY

Moroccan spiced chicken

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Japanese-style braised chicken stew.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Japanese-style braised chicken stew

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Greek chicken and salad.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ grilled chicken and easy Greek salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
Tomato, bean and chicken tray bake with mint pesto.
EASY

Tomato, bean and chicken tray bake with mint pesto

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
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Chinese almond chicken stir-fry.
EASY

Adam Liaw's Chinese almond chicken

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Roast chicken meatballs.
EASY

Baked chicken meatballs

  • < 30 mins
  • Frank Camorra
Crumbed chicken with herb and garlic butter pasta.
EASY

Crumbed chicken with herb and garlic butter pasta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Braised chicken with ras el hanout and dates looks impressive but is simple to prepare.

Braised chicken with ras-el-hanout and dates

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Adam Liaw's tandoori chicken.

Tandoori chicken

  • Adam Liaw
Garlicky grilled chicken with a simple salad.

Grilled chicken with toum, and cucumber and tomato salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Chicken and sausage cassoulet. 

Chicken and sausage cassoulet

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Honey chicken meets lemon chicken, with a bonus kick from Sichuan pepper.
EASY

Sichuan honey-lemon chicken

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Honeymoon Chicken.

Honeymoon chicken

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Caroline Velik
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Chicken schnitzels with radicchio and fennel slaw.
EASY

Chicken schnitzels with radicchio and fennel slaw

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Vanessa Gordon
A touch of brandy takes this creamy tomato sauce to the next level.
EASY

Chicken and spinach 'rosé' pasta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Oyster sauce chicken, Thai-style.

Adam Liaw's Thai oyster sauce chicken stir-fry

  • Adam Liaw
Relaxed summer eating at its finest.

Katrina Meynink's crispy chicken with ranch dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
One-pot nasi goreng served with crispy fried shallots, sambal oelek and soft-boiled eggs.
EASY

One-pot chicken nasi goreng

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Chicken and chickpea stew.
EASY

Chicken and chickpea stew recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw's favourite chicken salads.

Adam Liaw's Vietnamese poached chicken and Italian antipasto salad recipes

  • Adam Liaw
One-tray wonder: Harissa and maple chicken tray bake.

Harissa and maple chicken tray bake

  • Katrina Meynink
Danielle Alvarez's chicken meatballs over polenta verde.

Chicken meatballs in tomato sugo over green polenta

  • Danielle Alvarez
Roman-style chicken with peppers, onions and tomatoes.

Roman-style chicken

  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Katrina Meynink gives creamy chicken casserole a makeover.

Creamy one-pan chicken with charred lemon and crispy prosciutto

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Adam Liaw's glazed (left) and jerked chicken drumstick recipes.

Adam Liaw's glazed and jerked chicken drumstick recipes

  • Adam Liaw