Quick chicken recipes
If you need a meal on the table super-fast, these are our favourite quick chicken recipes. Most can be made in around 30 minutes, so scroll through to find easy chicken stir fries, chicken pastas and why not super-speed your roast with our air fryer roast chicken recipe. Quicker than a take-out (we hope).
On the hunt for midweek meaty dinners in general? Check out our quick and easy pork recipes as well as our best beef mince recipes.
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Quick chicken
Quick chicken kebabs
Bring the taste of the Med straight to your table with these quick Turkish-style chicken kebabs; a family-pleasing weeknight supper for four.
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Schnitzels
Poppadom chicken schnitzel with lime pickle mayo
Inspired by everyone’s favourite Indian starter, this twist on chicken schnitzel uses crushed poppadums in the crumbs for texture and flavour.
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Spicy recipes
Crispy chipotle chicken with cheesy polenta and jalapeño jam
Crispy chipotle chicken sits atop a rich bed of sumptuous cheesy polenta flecked with fresh coriander. Top with the speedy jalapeño jam.
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Creamy pasta
Chicken alfredo
Creamy and rich with a hint of garlic and dried herbs, this easy chicken alfredo pasta is the ultimate in Italian-American comfort food.
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Chicken thighs
Chicken with capers, lemon, chillies and thyme
Give chicken thighs and drumsticks an Italian spin with a citrussy caper, lemon, chilli and thyme marinade. An easy midweek chicken dinner.
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Favourite chicken
Chicken with peas, tenderstem broccoli and peach dressing
This healthy chicken recipe is packed with fresh, summery ingredients like juicy peaches and crushed peas. It’s ideal for a weeknight dinner.
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Peppers
Chinese chicken, prawn and lap cheong stuffed peppers
These Chinese stuffed peppers are packed with a bouncy, fragrant filling of chicken, prawns and nuggets of lap cheong (Cantonese sausage).
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Chinese chicken with shiitake and wood ear mushrooms
This recipe proves why wood ear mushrooms are so good: beautifully plump and flavourful, they soak up all the wonderful marinade.
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Chicken thighs
Three cup chicken (san bei ji)
Named so because it traditionally contains equal parts shaoxing wine, soy sauce and sesame oil, this is a super-speedy Chinese chicken dish.
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One-pot chicken
One-pot chicken and rice with saffron and dill
Aromatic saffron, verdant dill and sweet pops of pomegranate bring plenty of life to this simple one-pot chicken and rice dinner.
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Roast chicken
Roast chicken with pistachios and sour cherries
Claire Thomson's one-pan roast chicken is packed with aromatic ingredients from the Middle East: fruity sumac, pistachios and sour cherries.
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Quick midweek meals
Chicken thighs with curried leeks and lentils
This comforting bowl of creamy curried lentils, soft sweet leeks and juicy chicken thighs is just what you need on a cold day.
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Butter beans
Marmite chicken with cacio e pepe butter beans
This easy Marmite chicken on a bed of creamy cacio e pepe butter beans is absolute umami in a bowl. Your new go-to midweek chicken recipe.
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30-minute meals
Saucy romesco chicken with sautéed potatoes
Bring some sunshine to your weeknight chicken dinner with this warm romesco sauce, full of tang and sweet nutty depth.
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30-minute meals
Creamy chicken sausage pasta
Chicken sausage pasta - it doesn't get easier or tastier than this. The tomatoes are optional but they do add a juicy sweetness.
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30-minute meals
Chicken florentine with winter greens
We’ve switched the spinach in chicken florentine to cavolo nero for a winter version of this Italian classic. Serve with rice or gnocchi.
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