45 Easy Christmas Chicken Recipes for the Holidays

45 Easy Christmas Chicken Recipes That Are Perfect for the Holidays

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Things you love: sweater weather and cooking at home. Things you hate: doing dishes and spending hours in the kitchen standing over a hot stove—especially on Christmas. We feel you. So, here are 45 chicken recipes to whip up for the holidays (and the rest of winter) that are mind-blowingly easy to pull off and way speedier than roasting a whole turkey, so you can focus on what matters (read: presents).

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Balsamic Cranberry Roast Chicken holiday recipes

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1. Balsamic Cranberry Roast Chicken

It tastes as glorious as it looks.

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45 Easy Christmas Chicken Recipes That Are Perfect for the Holidays

1. Balsamic Cranberry Roast Chicken

2. Lemon and Herb Roast Chicken

3. Chicken Pot Pie

4. Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

5. Garlic-Breaded Roast Chicken Breast

6. Spicy Yogurt Marinated Chicken Legs

7. Cheater’s White Wine Coq au Vin

8. Slow Cooker Chicken Piccata

9. Parmesan-Ranch Chicken Thighs

10. Cider Roasted Chicken with Walnut Goat Cheese

11. Chicken Potpie Hand Pies

12. Chrissy Teigen's Cheesy Chicken Milanese

13. Greek Chicken and Rice Skillet

14. Sheet Pan Sticky Pomegranate Chicken

15. Pan-Roasted Chicken with Shallots and Dates

16. Roasted Drumsticks with Tomatoes

17. Whole Roasted Chipotle Chicken

18. Chicken Satay with Coconut-Peanut Sauce

19. One-Pan Roasted Chicken with Carrots

20. Chicken with Feta Cheese, Dill, Lemon and Harissa Yogurt

21. Crispy Za’atar Chicken and Cauliflower

22. Air Fryer Peruvian-Style Chicken

23. One-Pan Lemon Sage Chicken and Cauliflower

24. Ina Garten’s Updated Chicken Marbella

25. Dijon Maple Chicken with Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash

26. Family-Style Chicken Caesar Salad

27. Slow Cooker Rosemary Chicken

28. Pomegranate-Sumac Chicken with Roasted Carrots

29. Chicken Thighs with Pancetta and Green Olives

30. Southern Baked Chicken

31. Honey Mustard Sheet-Pan Chicken with Brussels Sprouts

32. Spicy Lemon-Ginger Chicken Soup

33. Antoni Porowski’s Chile-Maple Roast Chicken

34. One-Pan Roasted Chicken with Fall Vegetables

35. Sheet-Pan Balsamic Chicken with Baby Potatoes and Mushrooms

36. One-Pan Creamy Chicken Fricassee with Sage

37. Honey-Mustard Chicken Bake

38. Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

39. Bruschetta Chicken

40. Slow Cooker Whole Chicken with Potatoes

41. Baked Ginger and Lemon Chicken

42. Greek Chicken with Feta and Kalamata Olives

43. Piri Piri Chicken

44. Potato Chip-Crusted Chicken with Arugula Pesto

45. Skillet Roast Chicken with Shmaltzy Potatoes

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