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23 Comfort Food Chicken Dinners for Cozy Nights

By Rebecca Shapiro
| Nov. 9, 2017
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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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Chicken Potpie

It doesn’t get more belly-warming than this.

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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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Spicy Glazed Popcorn Chicken

Warning: These little guys are addictive.

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Chicken Tetrazzini

Way better than Grandma’s. (Sorry, Grandma.) 

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Rotisserie Chicken Ramen

Oh, the things a store-bought rotisserie chicken can do.

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Baked Caprese Chicken Skillet

Everything is better when it’s covered in melted mozzarella, right? 

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Barbecue Chicken Pizza

Delightfully (and unapologetically) basic.

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Lemony Chicken and Rice Soup

Stronger than Penicillin (or tastier, at least).

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Chicken Potpie Hand Pies

Perfect for a game-day tailgating party. 

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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 and Dumplings

Basically a big hug in a bowl.

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Slow-Cooker Chicken Teriyaki

Resist the urge to call for takeout.

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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 Piccata

Perfect over a bowl of steamy linguine.

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Crispy Baked Chicken Tenders

Because you’re never too old for these. 

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Slow-Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

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