23 Comfort Food Chicken Dinners for Cozy Nights
The days are getting shorter, the air is getting colder. In other words: It’s time for comfort food. And nothing works better in warm, cozy dishes than chicken—everyone likes it, it’s endlessly adaptable and it’s pretty darn hard to screw up. Here are 23 of our favorite chicken-centric comfort food recipes.
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Creamy Balsamic Mushroom Bacon Chicken
This is lick-the-bowl amazing. (We won’t look.)
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Slow-Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
A true set-it-and-forget-it recipe, leaving plenty of time to make a pitcher of margs.
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Parmesan Ranch Chicken Thighs
This weeknight dinner saver is as easy as roasting a chicken, but takes half the time (and has twice the flavor).
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Slow-Cooker Crispy Chicken Carnitas
Slow cooker and crispy don’t usually go in the same sentence. Except in this totally magical recipe.
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Baked Caprese Chicken Skillet
Everything is better when it’s covered in melted mozzarella, right?
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Avocado Chicken Salad
We don’t usually think of salad as comfort food, but this one fits the bill.
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Potato Chip Fried Chicken
All that crunchy, salty fried chicken goodness, without having to fuss with a pan full of hot oil.
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Chicken and Waffle Sandwiches
Did we mention that these are cheese waffles? We’re never using bread again.
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Chicken, Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya
Make it on Mardi Gras (or any random Tuesday).
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Spicy Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Legs
The yogurt marinade keeps the chicken moist and tender.
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Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Quinoa Casserole
No one ever said comfort food had to be devoid of nutrition.
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Slow-Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
Serve with a side of basmati rice and a package of store-bought naan.