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This chicken and corn salad is inspired by the Mexican street food, esquites.

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30 chicken breast recipes that pack a flavour punch

Banish dry, boring chicken for good. From zesty grills to boldly spiced salads, these juicy recipes are the flavour-first cure for your midweek dinner rut.

30 recipes
Poached chicken and spring vegetable salad with Sichuan chilli vinaigrette.
EASY

Poached chicken and spring vegetable salad with Sichuan chilli vinaigrette

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Spicy fried chicken with sour cream dip.

Spicy fried chicken with sour cream dip

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Adam Liaw recipe: Chicken parmigiana.

Adam Liaw’s chicken parmigiana

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
EASY

Grilled chicken and Mexican street corn (esquites) salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Serve this noodle dish on a platter for everyone to help themselves (or in individual bowls).

Lemongrass, ginger and makrut lime poached chicken with rice noodles

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Spinach-and-ricotta-stuffed chicken breasts.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s spinach-and-ricotta-stuffed chicken breasts

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Italian lemon chicken.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Italian lemon chicken

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Pickled celery adds the right amount of crunch.
EASY

Spicy Cajun chicken burgers

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Chicken scaloppine with capers, lemon, rosemary and polenta.
EASY

Chicken scaloppine with capers, lemon and rosemary

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
The classic schnitzel gets a Japanese twist with this sushi vinegar powder and panko crumb, plus wasabi mash.
EASY

Salt-and-vinegar chicken schnitzel with wasabi mash

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Middle Eastern chicken and spice roasted pumpkin rice bowl

Middle Eastern chicken and spice roasted pumpkin rice bowl

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Chicken and tomato fried rice.
EASY

Chicken and tomato fried rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Cr: William Meppem / GW - Food, March 5 issue. Neil Perry's chicken with lemon and orzo risotto. SMH GOOD WEEKEND Picture by WILLIAM MEPPEM GW160305 William Meppem – Sat, 5. March 2016 12:00 AM988594168.jpgCr: William Meppem / GW - Food, March 5 issue. Neil Perry's chicken with lemon and orzo risotto. SMH GOOD WEEKEND Picture by WILLIAM MEPPEM GW160305

Chicken ‘risotto’ with lemon-caper sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Chicken Kyev with garlic butter.

Neil Perry’s chicken Kyiv with garlic butter

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Tarragon and black-pepper chicken salad sliders.
EASY

Tarragon and black-pepper chicken salad sliders

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
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This miso chicken ramen can be served wet or dry (hold the broth).
EASY

Crisp-skinned miso chicken ramen

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Barbecued chicken with Spanish romesco sauce.

Barbecued chicken breast with romesco

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Make a salad of chicken, cucumber, red capsicum, carrot or whatever’s in the salad drawer to boost vitamin B.
EASY

Chicken noodle salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
William Meppem – Tue, 4. April 2017 11:28 AM8-07-12_GW 08.07.12 08_5090.jpgFood. Neil Perry’s grilled chicken breast with cucumber and yoghurt relish. SMH GOOD WEEKEND Picture by WILLIAM MEPPEM GW120825

Grilled chicken breast with cucumber and yoghurt relish

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Food. Neil Perry's spiced chicken breast with garlic and mint yoghurt. SMH GOOD WEEKEND Picture by WILLIAM MEPPEM GW121117

Spiced chicken breast with garlic and mint yoghurt

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Adam Liaw’s chicken diane.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s chicken diane

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
This chicken dish is a creamy, tomato-ey, cheesy one-pan wonder.
EASY

Creamy tomato one-pot chicken

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
One-pan creamy pesto chicken with cherry tomatoes and basil.
EASY

Creamy pesto chicken with cherry tomatoes and basil

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
This versatile creamy mushroom sauce will soon become your go-to recipe.

RecipeTin Eats’ chicken with creamy mushroom sauce

  • RecipeTin Eats
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Mustard and herb roasted chicken breast with buttered leeks.
EASY

Mustard-and herb-roasted chicken breast with buttered leeks

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Japanese-style chicken schnitzel curry.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Japanese-style chicken schnitzel curry

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Beer, miso and mirin poached chicken with udon noodles.
EASY

Beer, miso and mirin poached chicken with udon noodles

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Chicken meuniere.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s chicken meuniere

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Poached chicken, cucumber and silken tofu salad.

Neil Perry’s chicken and silken tofu salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
An easy chicken salad with loads of flavour.
EASY

Coconut and coriander chicken with corn and cucumber salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook