578 whole chicken recipes

Oven-roasted chicken paprikash with whole chickens slow-cooked until fall-off-the-bone tender. Finished with sour cream pan sauce and served over wide egg noodles.

One-pot chicken and gravy braised in a Dutch oven with jalapeno, onion, and garlic. A simple Southern-style smothered chicken served over hot biscuits.

Old-school Southern fried chicken soaked in a rich cream-and-egg bath, dredged in paprika-spiked flour, and fried in a trinity of bacon drippings, shortening, and butter.

British-Indian balti curry made from leftover roast chicken, garlic, onion, and balti masala paste. Stir-fried in a karahi and finished with fresh coriander in 15 minutes.

Crispy sesame chicken: bone-in pieces dredged in a sesame-seed-flour coating, pan-fried golden, then baked through. Nutty, crunchy crust on juicy chicken, not the Chinese takeout version.

Whole roast chicken brushed with butter, lemon juice, and fresh savory herb. Four ingredients, juicy meat, crisp golden skin in 90 minutes.

Whole roasted chicken rubbed under the skin with garlic, lemon, and fresh rosemary, roasted alongside potatoes in one pan. A simple, elegant Easter dinner that serves 10.

Slow cooker chicken casserole with mushrooms, artichoke hearts, dry sherry, and tarragon. A set-it-and-forget-it crockpot dinner that cooks 8 hours on low and finishes with a quick thickened pan sauce.

Chicken, quinoa, spinach, and sweet corn simmered in broth with scallions and a dash of hot sauce. A protein-packed one-pot soup ready in 40 minutes.

Mediterranean roast chicken marinates two whole birds overnight in lemon, olive oil, garlic, and rosemary, then roasts with new potatoes and green olives. One-pan Sunday supper for a crowd.

Braised chicken quarters with cooked cucumber chunks, mushrooms, and sherry in a creamy sour cream sauce. An unusual European-style chicken dish with a surprising star ingredient.

Old-fashioned chicken soup is comforting homemade chicken soup made fast in the microwave: a whole chicken simmered with carrot, celery and onion into a clear, soothing broth, strained and ready for noodles.

Tender simmered chicken in a velvety curry-yogurt sauce built from scratch with butter, onions, and warm spices. A simple, soul-warming one-pot dinner with a creamy tang that keeps you coming back for more.

Hungarian-style chicken paprikash with onions, sweet paprika, and sour cream sauce. Classic comfort food served over noodles or dumplings.

Italian baked chicken: cut-up whole chicken coated in Italian breadcrumbs and cheese, dotted with butter, and oven-baked crispy. Simple Sunday supper with big flavor.

Georgian chicken with tkemali-style plum sauce: whole chickens broiled with butter, served under a tart plum sauce spiked with garlic, coriander, and red pepper. A Caucasus classic.