40 chicken coating recipes

General Tao's chicken with crispy water chestnut flour coating, Thai chili peppers, ginger, and orange peel in a sweet-sour sesame sauce. Restaurant-style Chinese takeout at home.

Oven-fried mustard chicken coated in Dijon, garlic, and rosemary, then crusted with crushed bran flakes and Parmesan. Crispy outside, juicy inside, no deep frying needed.

Cheesy stuffed chicken breasts: pounded chicken cutlets rolled around Monterey Jack and oregano, then coated in a chili-spiced cornmeal crust. Pan-browned, oven-finished, served with guacamole and salsa.

Shake-and-bake style chicken coated in seasoned self-rising flour with paprika, Italian dressing mix, and tomato soup mix. Baked in butter until golden and crispy on the outside, juicy within.

Hot fried chicken salad drops crisp breadcrumb-coated chicken nuggets over a cold spinach salad with red onion, carrots, and honey-Dijon vinaigrette. Classic temperature-contrast dinner.

Jamaican chicken breasts coated in coconut-curry flour, pan-seared, and simmered in pineapple juice with sauteed banana. A low-fat Caribbean-inspired chicken dinner served over rice.

Mama's lemon chicken dipped in fresh lemon juice, coated in Parmesan breadcrumbs, and baked with olive oil, parsley, and onion. A crispy, tangy Italian-style baked chicken.

Microwave chicken with sauce supreme cooks a whole cut-up chicken in under 30 minutes, then gets coated in a cream-of-chicken soup sauce with parsley and pickled onions. A retro 1980s weeknight classic.

New Delhi spiced chicken with turmeric, curry, coriander, and ginger-coated chicken breast stir-fried with tomatoes, peppers, raisins, and a splash of sherry. Indian-inspired and ready in 40 minutes.

Oven-fried chicken breasts coated in ground pecans and cornmeal with a Dijon mustard dip. Crispy, golden, and hands-off in the oven with no deep-frying needed.

Mexican chicken wings coated in chili-cumin-oregano oil and dredged in crushed tortilla chips, then baked until golden and crispy. A crunchy, spicy oven-baked wing.

Buttermilk-marinated chicken strips get coated in sesame-studded breadcrumbs and baked until golden, served with tangy plum preserves sauce spiked with horseradish and mustard.

Yogurt-coated chicken breasts rolled in herb stuffing crumbs and baked alongside cinnamon-sugar peaches. A sweet and savory dinner for two, ready in 40 minutes.

Tender chicken pieces stir-fried with carrots and celery in tangy plum sauce, finished with ginger, sherry, and Chinese pickles. Glossy cornstarch gravy coats every bite.

Flour-coated chicken breasts seared golden then simmered in crushed Italian plum tomatoes with mushrooms, green pepper, onion, garlic, oregano, and basil. Electric skillet cacciatore over spaghetti.

North Indian almond pistachio saffron curry sauce with dry-roasted nuts, cardamom, mace, and heavy cream simmered into a luxurious, golden coating for grilled meats and chicken.