Chicken Breast Recipes (2024)

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31 of the BEST Chicken Breast Recipes made easy without compromising on flavour! Creamy Chicken Marsala The deliciously creamy mushroom sauce rivals any restaurant! Caprese Stuffed Balsamic Chicken A twist on caprese, filledwith both fresh and sun dried tomatoes for a flavourpacked chicken! Chicken Tikka Masala Easy to make right at home in one pan with simple ingredients! Best Chicken Fajitas Marinated in the best juicy lime marinade, then seared for that unmistakeable crisp-charred outer edge! Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Parmesan Chicken A thick and creamy sauce with mushrooms. Sheet Pan Chicken Milanese Oven baked crispy chicken, potatoes and green beans is a complete dinner smothered in garlicbutter sauce! Easy Mozzarella Chicken Recipe (Low Carb Chicken Parm) Low carb dream! Grilled Chicken Cobb Caesar Salad A meal in a salad mixing two of your favourites into one delicious bowl! Cheesy Garlic Butter Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Calling ALL Garlic Mushroom lovers… this is THE chicken recipe of your dreams! Baked Chicken Breasts with Honey Mustard Sauce Tender and juicy baked chicken breasts take only minutes to make! Tuscan Chicken Mac And Cheese (One Pot, Stove Top) One pot dinner made on the stove in less than 30 minutes! Teriyaki Chicken Cooked in 10 minutes…no marinading! Chicken Piccata A family favourite chicken breast recipe adding a garlic twist to an authentic piccata! Greek Lemon Garlic Chicken Salad Souvlaki flavours are smothered all over this salad, thanks tothis incredible dressing that doubles as a marinade. Creamy Parmesan Carbonara Chicken (No Egg) The ultimate twist! Golden chicken breasts soak up a carbonara inspired sauce with crispy bacon pieces. Balsamic Baked Chicken Breast With Mozzarella Cheese Chicken breasts rubbed with garlic and herbs, dripping with a tomato balsamic sauce and melted mozzarella cheese! Italian Herb Bruschetta Chicken A low carb alternative to atraditional Bruschetta! Creamy Chicken Alfredo All cooked in one pot, ready and on the table in less than 20 minutes! Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Chicken A delicious way to turn a creamy dip into an incredible dinner! Tomato Basil Chicken Quick to whip up without compromising flavour! Filled withso muchflavour ready and on your table in 15 minutes? Yes! Kung Pao Chicken A highly addictive stir-fried chicken with the perfect combination of salty, sweet and spicy flavour! Crispy Chicken Parmesan (Parmigiana) With a delicious crispy coating, smothered in a rich homemade tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese! 2 Ingredient Pesto Chicken Grilledor ovenbaked,smothered in a creamy, homemade basil pesto! Chicken Francese Just as good as a Piccata! Acomplete sheet pan chicken dinner with roasted potatoes and green beans! Bruschetta Chicken Pasta Salad Italian grilled chicken and a good kick of parmesan cheese, this is one pasta salad that will impress! Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken Out of this world delicious and a huge reader favourite! Loaded Chicken Avocado Salad Witha 5-ingredient dressing! Honey Mustard Chicken With Crispy Bacon The sauce alone takes LESSthan 5 minutes to pull together, with minimal ingredients and maximum taste. Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Cordon Bleu is a complete dinner for the entire family! FAQs References

31 of the BEST Chicken Breast Recipes made easy without compromising on flavour!

All of the chicken recipes in this round up have been made time and time again around the world by so many readers over the last two years since starting Cafe Delites. The BEST chicken breast recipes — baked, grilled, seared, crumbed, stuffed or smothered in delicious sauces.

Click on the image or link provided to go straight to the recipe!

Creamy Chicken Marsala

The deliciously creamy mushroom sauce rivals any restaurant!

One of the most sought after dishes servedin restaurants is super fast and easy to make in your very own kitchen. Perfect for weekend OR weeknight cooking, this is one of the best chicken breast recipes you will make time and time again.

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Caprese Stuffed Balsamic Chicken

A twist on caprese, filledwith both fresh and sun dried tomatoes for a flavourpacked chicken!

Chicken breast has never been so juicy!This is where two chicken breast recipes merge into one to become one unforgettable delicious dish.

Chicken Tikka Masala

Easy to make right at home in one pan with simple ingredients!

This rich and creamy flavoursome Chicken tikka rivals any Indian restaurant! Why go out when you can make it better at home! With aromatic golden chicken breast (or thigh) pieces swimming in an incredible curry sauce!

Best Chicken Fajitas

Marinated in the best juicy lime marinade, then seared for that unmistakeable crisp-charred outer edge!

Serve with onions and colourful bell pepper strips, and wrap them in a lettuce leaf for low carb, or the traditional flour (or corn) tortillas for the best dinner in minutes!

Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Parmesan Chicken

A thick and creamy sauce with mushrooms.

PACKED with flavour, chicken breast recipes have never been easier!

Sheet Pan Chicken Milanese

Oven baked crispy chicken, potatoes and green beans is a complete dinner smothered in garlicbutter sauce!

Throw yourfrying pans out the window for this one. So easy with a deep fried TASTE!

Easy Mozzarella Chicken Recipe (Low Carb Chicken Parm)

Low carb dream!

Seasoned chicken breasts simmered in a homemade tomato sauce and topped with melted mozzarella cheese. The BEST Easy Mozzarella Chicken recipe that happens to be exactly what it claims to be… EASY!You won’t MISS a crispy crumb on this chicken…it is SO good!

Grilled Chicken Cobb Caesar Salad

A meal in a salad mixing two of your favourites into one delicious bowl!

Chicken Caesar salad is hands down one of the most popular and loved salads around the world. So is a good Cobb salad. Merging two into one? EVEN BETTER!

Cheesy Garlic Butter Mushroom Stuffed Chicken

Calling ALL Garlic Mushroom lovers… this is THE chicken recipe of your dreams!

Golden, crispy chicken on the outside, juicy and buttery on the inside, filled with cheese and the most delicious garlic butter mushrooms.

Baked Chicken Breasts with Honey Mustard Sauce

Tender and juicy baked chicken breasts take only minutes to make!

This recipe couldn’t be any easier to prepare for a quick and easy dinner idea! Smothered in a Honey Mustard Sauce with a kick of garlic and lemon juice, with optional roasted asparagus all cooked on the same pan!

Tuscan Chicken Mac And Cheese (One Pot, Stove Top)

One pot dinner made on the stove in less than 30 minutes!

It will be hard to go back to regular Mac and Cheese after this! Here’s the thing: garlic + sun dried tomatoes + parmesan cheese + mozzarella cheese + spinach + creamy sauce + topped with pan seared chicken breasts = SO MUCH FLAVOUR!

Teriyaki Chicken

Cooked in 10 minutes…no marinading!

Just as good with chicken breasts swimming in a beautiful flavoured homemade teriyaki sauce. Super addictive and better than ANY store-bought teriyaki sauce, guaranteed.

Chicken Piccata

A family favourite chicken breast recipe adding a garlic twist to an authentic piccata!

Golden, crispy chicken breasts lightly dredged in flour and parmesan cheese, pan fried and finished off in a buttery, lemon sauce. It doesn’t get any better than this easy chicken piccata for dinner!

Greek Lemon Garlic Chicken Salad

Souvlaki flavours are smothered all over this salad, thanks tothis incredible dressing that doubles as a marinade.

Complete with Tzatziki and warm homemadeGarlicFlatbreads!

Creamy Parmesan Carbonara Chicken (No Egg)

The ultimate twist! Golden chicken breasts soak up a carbonara inspired sauce with crispy bacon pieces.

Recipe includes low carb, low fat and full fat options!

Balsamic Baked Chicken Breast With Mozzarella Cheese

Chicken breasts rubbed with garlic and herbs, dripping with a tomato balsamic sauce and melted mozzarella cheese!

It doesn’t get any better than this EASY recipe! Let your oven do ALL the work and have the most deliciouschicken on your tablein less than 30 minutes!

Italian Herb Bruschetta Chicken

A low carb alternative to atraditional Bruschetta!

Italian Herb Bruschetta Chicken is exactly like the traditional crusty bread version, but with chicken breasts rubbed with minced garlic and seasoned with Italian herbs for a lighter meal in minutes! Drizzled with balsamic glaze for an extra punch of flavour.

Creamy Chicken Alfredo

All cooked in one pot, ready and on the table in less than 20 minutes!

Crispy golden seared chicken is mixed through a super creamy garlic parmesan Alfredo sauce! Our favourite chicken breast recipe with the pasta cooked right in! Perfect comfort food.

Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Chicken

A delicious way to turn a creamy dip into an incredible dinner!

A low carb winner of a chicken dinner, these Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Chicken Breasts has definitely won the family over! Extremely popular for a good reason, you’ll never want regular, plain old breasts again after trying these!

Tomato Basil Chicken

Quick to whip up without compromising flavour!

Tomato and basil are a match made in heaven as it is. Buttery, blistered tomatoes and garlic flavours in this chicken breast recipe!

Filled withso muchflavour ready and on your table in 15 minutes? Yes!

Rosemary, Thyme, garlic and cream make this recipe unforgettable!

Kung Pao Chicken

A highly addictive stir-fried chicken with the perfect combination of salty, sweet and spicy flavour!

Make Kung Pao Chicken better than Chinese take out right at home! With crisp-tender, mouthwatering chicken pieces swimming in the most delicious silky Chinese sauce exploding with flavour.

Crispy Chicken Parmesan (Parmigiana)

With a delicious crispy coating, smothered in a rich homemade tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese!

Oven baked Chicken Parmesan is simple to make and worth every minute! If you love a crispy crumb coating vs a soggy crumb, look no further!

2 Ingredient Pesto Chicken

Grilledor ovenbaked,smothered in a creamy, homemade basil pesto!

Served withcherry tomatoes, this chicken is out of this world crazy good, low carb andonly needs 2 main ingredients!

Chicken Francese

Just as good as a Piccata!

The flavours in a traditional Francese areabsolutely incredible. Now they are EVEN BETTER by adding a kick of garlic and a splash of cream to the sauce!

Acomplete sheet pan chicken dinner with roasted potatoes and green beans!

Believe it or not, this Sheet Pan GarlicHerbButter Chicken recipe is low in fat and absolutelyincredible. So buttery with so much flavour, it TASTES so sinful yet contains half the fat of a regular butter sauce that no one knows the difference! Only you….*insert evil laugh*

Bruschetta Chicken Pasta Salad

Italian grilled chicken and a good kick of parmesan cheese, this is one pasta salad that will impress!

A pasta salad you won’t regret!

Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken

Out of this world delicious and a huge reader favourite!

Chicken is dredged in finelygrated parmesan cheese, then served in a lemon and parmesan cream sauce. One of my personal favourites… the ultimate in gourmet chicken breast recipes.

Loaded Chicken Avocado Salad

Witha 5-ingredient dressing!

Loaded with fresh ingredients and succulent chicken…

Honey Mustard Chicken With Crispy Bacon

The sauce alone takes LESSthan 5 minutes to pull together, with minimal ingredients and maximum taste.

Tender, juicy chicken breasts swimming in sauce with crispy bacon pieces! Chicken breast recipes don’t get easier than this!

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Cordon Bleu is a complete dinner for the entire family!

Crispy crumbed chicken breasts filledwith Dijon mustard, Swiss cheese and ham, baked withvegetables and served with an incredible Dijon Cream Sauce for the ultimate restaurant feel right at home!

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FAQs

What is the best way to cook chicken breast without drying it out? ›

Make sure your chicken breast is well-seasoned before adding it to the pan. Cook each side evenly until brown. Once done, bake the chicken breast in a pre-heated oven until juices run clear. The crispy skin from the sear will help keep juices intact while baking cooks the insides through without drying them out.

What is the secret to moist chicken breast? ›

Brines and marinades help tenderize the meat by bringing more moisture in the protein. With that extra moisture, you lose less when you cook. The simplest way to do this is with a dry brine — unwrap the chicken breasts, salt them on both sides and let them sit in the fridge for at least an hour.

What cooking method is best for chicken breast? ›

Chicken breasts are susceptible to drying out when overcooked, so they're best cooked quickly using high heat. That means skillet-cooking, stir-frying, roasting/baking, or grilling chicken breasts are the best routes. The stovetop is particularly easy because you can make a sauce in the same pan.

Is it better to bake chicken at 350 or 400? ›

You can roast or bake anywhere between 325 and 450 degrees F. When roasting a whole chicken, a nice rule of them is to start at 400 to 425 degrees F and then turn the oven down to 350 after 15 minutes and cook until the internal temp of the chicken is 165 – 175 degrees F on an instant read thermometer.

How to make chicken breast soft and tender? ›

  1. Flatten the chicken breasts. ...
  2. Heat the pan. ...
  3. Cook the chicken breasts over medium heat for 1 minute without moving. ...
  4. Flip the chicken breasts. ...
  5. Turn the heat down to low. ...
  6. Cover the pan and cook on low for 10 minutes. ...
  7. Turn off the heat and let sit for an additional 10 minutes. ...
  8. Remove lid and take temperature.

Should I cover chicken breast with foil when baking? ›

When chicken is covered while baking, it traps steam and moisture within the dish, resulting in juicier results. The covering helps prevent excessive evaporation and keeps the chicken moist throughout the cooking process. Preventing dryness. Chicken tends to dry out more quickly when exposed to direct heat.

How to cook boneless skinless chicken without drying it out? ›

If you're baking it, keep it covered with a baking sheet or with the pan-top for about 80% of the total baking time, uncover it only when the breast is cooked and tender but there's juices in the pan. Once uncovered, the juices will evaporate quickly in the oven, and you'll have a juicy chicken breast to eat.

What makes chicken juicy and tender? ›

Marinate Your Chicken Breasts and Tenders

One sure-fire way to tenderize meat and pack in plenty of flavor? A solid marinade. Chicken breasts and tenders are no different in this regard; a marinade will help keep them tender, moist, and juicy. Fortunately, there are many flavor profiles to choose from with a marinade.

What can I put on my chicken to keep it moist? ›

Don't settle for dry, boring chicken breasts. One simple ingredient will add flavor and keep them from drying out every time: mayo. You read that correctly, mayonnaise isn't just for sandwiches and macaroni salads. Oh no, it's great for ensuring juicy, tender chicken too.

Should I cook chicken breast with butter or oil? ›

Can you cook chicken with butter instead of oil? You have to cook chicken at a lower temperature if you bake or pan-fry chicken using butter instead of oil. This is because butter has a lower scorching temperature. Your chicken will cook more slowly, but it's also likely to be juicier and full of more flavor.

Is it better to bake or pan fry chicken breast? ›

While both baking and pan frying can give you tasty, juicy chicken, if you are in a hurry, it is better to pan fry it. Because baked chicken breast is easy to dry out, it needs time to brine or marinade before you cook it.

Is it better to bake a chicken breast up or down? ›

Place chicken breast-side up in a roasting pan or large ovenproof skillet. Stuff cavity with herbs and tie the legs together with kitchen twine. (If you don't have twine, leave the legs as they are.) Roast 50 minutes, then baste chicken with pan juices.

Should you bake chicken covered or uncovered? ›

Let's get roasting! Bake the bird, uncovered, in a 350°F oven for at least two hours (it may take up to two hours and 45 minutes if you have a larger bird). As it cooks, baste the chicken occasionally with the drippings that collect at the bottom of the pan.

How long to cook chicken breast in oven at 350 without? ›

The right temperature and time
Type of chickenWeightRoasting: 350°F (177˚C)
breast halves, bone-in6 to 8 oz.30 to 40 minutes
breast halves, boneless4 oz.20 to 30 minutes
legs or thighs4 to 8 oz.40 to 50 minutes
drumsticks4 oz.35 to 45 minutes
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How long to bake chicken breast at 350 in the oven? ›

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165° when checked with an instant read meat thermometer. Let the chicken rest for about 10 minutes before serving.

How do you keep chicken breast moist when cooking? ›

  1. Don't overcook them; they dry out.
  2. Use a meat thermometer to ensure they reach 165°F (75°C) but not beyond.
  3. Marinate or brine them beforehand to add moisture.
  4. Cover them with foil while baking to keep moisture in.
  5. Let them rest after cooking; this helps juices redistribute.
Mar 21, 2023

How to cook chicken breast so it's not rubbery? ›

Best cooking methods to prevent rubbery chicken
  1. steaming.
  2. boiling/simmering.
  3. slow cooking (with liquid)
  4. stewing.
  5. braising.
  6. sous vide (a combination of dry/moist cooking)
Aug 2, 2021

Why does chicken breast dry out so easily? ›

The reason chicken breasts often end up dry is actually one of the things we value about them: they have very little fat. Refresh your chicken know-how by reading these common mistakes and tips for cooking chicken breasts.

How do you add moisture to cooked chicken breast? ›

Chicken stock or broth is the best liquid to impart flavor and moisture back into dry chicken. Warm your broth over a medium heat until it is hot but not boiling. Place your shredded chicken in the pan until it is barely covered with enough broth to coat the chicken.

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