1,673 butter chicken recipes

Pan-fried fish fillets with brown butter and lemon sauce. Works with red snapper, grouper, or chicken breast. A classic French meuniere-style technique.

Crispy corn flake-crusted chicken breasts stuffed with garlic-herb butter that melts into the meat during quick microwave cooking for easy weeknight chicken kiev.

Scalloped chicken casserole with cooked chicken, elbow macaroni, and sliced hard-boiled eggs layered in a homemade roux-based gravy, topped with buttered breadcrumbs and baked golden.

Creamed chicken served over buttered egg noodles with fresh parsley. A quick, comforting weeknight dinner using pre-made creamed chicken for speed.

Thick, peppery cream gravy made from a butter or bacon fat roux, milk, and freshly cracked black pepper. Ready in 20 minutes and just right for smothering biscuits, fried chicken, or country-fried steak.

Avocado Kashmir fills halved avocados with a warmly spiced curry of eggplant, apple, and aromatic Indian spices, served over steamed rice with a spread of chutneys and condiments.

Baked chicken glazed with an orange juice, butter, cinnamon, and ginger sauce. Brushed repeatedly while baking for a golden, citrus-spiced finish.

Blackened chicken breast seared in a screaming-hot cast iron skillet with a Cajun-style spice blend of paprika, cumin, thyme, and red pepper, then finished in the oven. No butter needed.

Parmesan-crusted lemon chicken: pounded chicken breasts marinated in lemon juice, coated in parmesan-lemon zest breadcrumbs, and pan-fried golden in butter. An Italian-American weeknight winner.

Warm sweet corn salsa with butter, jalapeno, cilantro, tomato, and rice vinegar. A light butter sauce salsa made with fresh corn kernels, perfect over chicken or lobster.

Butter balls made from breadcrumbs, butter, cream, eggs, and allspice, rolled and dropped into chicken noodle soup. Old-fashioned soup dumplings that cook right in the broth.

Homemade barbecue sauce with maple syrup, English mustard, butter, and lemon juice simmered for an hour. A rich, tangy-sweet glaze for ribs, chicken, and grilled meats.

Grilled red pepper compound butter blends roasted red bell pepper, jalapeno, shallots, garlic, Dijon, and cayenne into softened butter. Slice pats onto hot grilled fish, chicken, or steak.

Mexican-style buttered corn with sauteed onion, green pepper, and pimiento. A colorful, quick side dish that goes with everything from tacos to grilled chicken.

Baked chicken wontons fold a ground chicken, ginger, soy, and sherry filling into crisp wonton wrappers, brushed with butter and oven-baked until golden. A less greasy take on the classic fried wonton appetizer.

Smoked chicken strips dredged in spiced flour, browned in butter, simmered in white wine, then wrapped in thin-sliced ham. An elegant party appetizer served on cocktail picks.