As the holidays approach, you're likely looking for ideas to cook something unique for family and friends.
Well, I've got 30+ delicious chicken recipes to bring the festive spirit to your holiday table. They are not only easy to make, but each recipe is amazingly flavored, beautifully presented, and offers joyous flavors while keeping healthy eating in mind.
Everybody loves cherished family dinners, but that doesn't mean you must spend hours over a hot stove.
These family favorites can make the holiday season even more special because who doesn't love an easy chicken dinner that can pass for a holiday meal? At the same time, you get to spend more time enjoying the festivities.
Whether you're cooking more at home, hosting a dinner party, bringing a dish to a potluck, or want to make a special dinner tonight, I've got you covered with these amazing succulent chicken dishes. Let's have a look!
Delicious Holiday Chicken Recipe Ideas
A deliciously and beautifully browned whole roast chicken with garlicky, oily grape pan juices and stuffed with creamy Brie—perfect for dinner and festive enough for the Holidays. Serve with Brussels sprouts on the side or roasted baby potatoes in the same pan. It's minimal effort with maximum flavor.
Whole Roasted Chicken with Brie
Chicken Drumstick Lollipops are a unique spin to serving chicken legs and are so fun to eat. They are deliciously seasoned and baked with a sweet and spicy sauce—perfect for family dinners, backyard entertaining, or as an appetizer for a special occasion, holidays included.
Chicken Drumstick Lollipops
Delicious pan-seared tender chicken thighs are easy to make with a quick Spanish Picada pesto for an amazingly flavored dinner. Serve with rice on the side. This recipe is also perfect for entertaining a smaller crowd.
One Skillet Spanish Pesto Chicken Thighs
An easy homemade marinade gives these oven-baked chicken wings a deliciously rich, sweet, and spicy flavor. They're a perfect recipe for dinner, get-togethers, or crowd-pleasing party food!
Oven-Baked Marinated Chicken Wings
A one-skillet peach glazed chicken dish that’s sweet and savory with amazing peach flavors and juicy chicken legs—finger-licking good!
One Skillet Peach Glazed Chicken Legs
This Waldorf Chicken Salad is a unique take on the classic American Chicken Salad with Grapes and Apples. It is loaded with roasted chicken, fruits, greens, and nuts, comes together in less than half an hour, and is a great dish to take with you to parties and picnics.Recipe: Foolproof Living
Chicken Waldorf Salad
This Easy Skillet Cranberry Roasted Chicken and Veggies is festive enough for a dinner party and easy enough for a weeknight meal!Recipe: Garden in the Kitchen
Cranberry Roasted Chicken & Veggies
This Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Caprese dish is a feast for the stomach and the eyes. It's a one-pan skillet meal loaded with flavors and textures featuring roasted chicken, sundried tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella!Recipe: Garden in the Kitchen
Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Caprese
If you’re roasting chicken anyway, why not make it special? Peel a couple of blood oranges and throw in some green olives to bake along with it. You’ll be so happy you did!Recipe: The View from Great Island
Roast Chicken with Blood Orange and Olives
Cider Braised Chicken with Sage is a family-pleasing fall dinner that’s surprisingly easy to get on the table - the oven does all the work!Recipe: View from Great Island
Cider Braised Chicken
This Apple and Brie Stuffed Chicken is an easy dinner everyone will love! It’s loaded with sweet apples, buttery brie & a sweet maple glaze!Recipe: Kalefornia Kravings
Apple and Brie Stuffed Chicken Breast
This gluten-free chicken pot pie resembles a classic chicken pot pie, but you’d have no idea it is also dairy-free, paleo, and egg-free! It’s low-carb too, made with healthy fats and nourishing ingredients—simply delicious!Recipe: Gusty Baker
Gluten Free Hearty Chicken Pot Pie
A Herb-Crusted Chicken Texas Roadhouse Copycat Recipe featuring golden brown chicken crusted with a delicious blend of herbs and spices. It's a favorite pick for casual holiday dinners!Recipe: Begin With Balance
Herb Crusted Chicken
This quick and easy meal is made in one skillet. It's the perfect comfort food for cold days or for celebrating the holidays. And don't forget to serve it with garlic crostini to soak up all that yummy sauce.Recipe: Half Baked Harvest
Marry Me Chicken Meatballs
These chicken skewers are made with juicy chicken thighs that have been basted with the most delicious garlic parmesan butter sauce.Recipe: Fed & Fit
Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers
You will love pistachio-crusted chicken. It's crunchy, juicy, and easy to make. It takes only thirty minutes to get ready, and you only need a few ingredients.Recipe: Chef Jar
Pistachio Crusted Chicken
Pomegranate chicken has a great balance of sweet and tangy flavors. Even better, you can make this 30-minute chicken recipe with Persian spices and pomegranate in one pan!Recipe: Silk Road Recipes
One Pan Pomegranate Chicken
This classic roulade recipe features chicken breasts stuffed with roasted red peppers, goat cheese, and fresh basil. It’s an elegant yet easy dish that’s sure to impress!Recipe: A Spicy Perspective
Classic Chicken Roulade
Treat yourself to tender, juicy chicken thighs glazed in a sweet, tangy, and totally irresistible fig balsamic sauce. This easy chicken recipe is perfect for weeknight meals yet special enough for holiday entertaining!Recipe: No Spoon Necessary
Balsamic Fig Chicken
Chestnuts and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken has a luxurious cognac reduction. It’s an easy and elegant one-pan meal for Passover and year-round!Recipe: In the Wild Heart Kitchen
Chestnuts and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken
This easy Skillet Pear & Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken uses only a handful of real ingredients and is ready in less than 45 minutes!Recipe: Kayla’s Kitch and Fix
Skillet Pear & Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken
Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup is a warm hug in a bowl. It’s creamy, made with lots of vegetables, and has sweet dried cranberries!Recipe: Life Around the Table
Cranberry Wild Rice Chicken Soup
Made with canned pumpkin, this chicken soup is hearty and amazingly flavored. It features chicken, rice, and bell peppers. Recipe: Seasons and Suppers
Pumpkin Chicken Soup
Gluten-free meatballs made in the slow cooker with cranberry sauce for a sweet and spicy flavor are perfect for game days, holidays, and more!Recipe: Cotter Crunch
Cranberry Meatballs
This homemade Chinese juicy roast chicken has the most tender chicken meat and is flavored with an Asian five-spice marinade sauce, giving you that beautiful golden brown chicken skin. Recipe: Khin's Kitchen
Chinese Five Spice Chicken
Roasted Peach Chicken is chicken breasts marinated in a peach glaze, topped with freshly sliced peaches, and roasted in the oven.Recipe: I Am Homesteader
Roasted Peach Chicken
This Rosemary-Orange Spatchcock Chicken is coated with an orange zest butter, yielding a rich and decadent roasted bird full of citrus herby notes—a delicious, flavorful roast chicken cooked in under an hour. Recipe: Olive & Mango
Rosemary Orange Spatchcock Chicken
Crispy chicken thighs cooked in a super flavorful, slightly spicy tomato-based sauce will be your family’s new favorite! Serve it with rice or cauliflower mash!Recipe: The Spicy Pineapple
Harissa Chicken Thighs
It's juicy chicken breasts, seared until golden and served in a delicious butternut squash sauce. This chicken breast recipe is made in one skillet with fresh sage and a handful of Parmesan.Recipe: Serving Dumplings
Chicken in Butternut Squash and Mushroom Cream Sauce
This salad is light, fresh, and the first to be devoured at a party! Of course, it’s delicious for any weeknight meal and popular at any potluck or holiday party!Recipe: Reluctant Entertainer
Asian Chicken Cranberry Salad
Chicken salad with pears, craisins, pecans, feta and chicken and an easy balsamic vinaigrette that steals the show might become your favorite holiday salad!Recipe: Natasha's Kitchen
Holiday Chopped Chicken Salad
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These beautiful and deliciously flavored chicken recipes bring the holidays to your dinner table without spending a lot of time in the kitchen.
You can pick your favorite or try them all, and let me know which one you like best! Enjoy!
Easy Festive Desserts To Try Next
Here are some great, festive-looking, and satisfying desserts you can prep ahead of time to make your Holiday menu planning super simple.
They are easy to make, pair well with any of my collection of Holiday chicken recipes, and are beautiful on any dessert table. Plus, they are much healthier than your classics! Enjoy!
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