165 whole chicken recipes

Bubbie's chicken soup, the classic Jewish-style comfort bowl simmered from a whole chicken with onion, carrot, parsnip, and a generous bunch of dill. Golden, soul-warming, and it freezes beautifully.

Old-fashioned Dutch chicken noodle soup simmered from scratch for 3 hours with a whole chicken, carrots, onion, and bay leaf. Simple, honest, and soul-warming.

Two-ingredient crockpot chicken with sweet and spicy sauce. A whole chicken slow-cooked breast-down for juicy, saucy, fall-off-the-bone results every time.

Easy chicken and dumplings with boiled whole chicken, cream of chicken soup, lemon pepper, and fluffy Bisquick drop dumplings. A shortcut comfort classic ready in 45 minutes.

Simmered whole chicken with vegetables and rosemary-infused drop dumplings made from a homemade herbal tea and biscuit mix. A fragrant twist on classic chicken and dumplings.

Old-fashioned chicken noodle soup simmered from scratch with a whole chicken, gizzards, egg noodles, and fresh vegetables. A 3-hour Sunday supper that feeds 14 hungry souls.

Microwave roasted chicken stuffed with fresh parsley and rubbed with olive oil, lemon juice, thyme, and tarragon. A quick whole chicken dinner that cooks in about 30 minutes.

Whole chicken rubbed with a bold spice blend, stuffed with fresh herbs, and grilled on charcoal with beer basting every 20 minutes. Smoky, juicy, and packed with herby flavor.

A slow cooker whole chicken braised with sliced apples, beer, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, and orange peel. Set it in the morning and dinner's ready by evening.

Whole chicken braised in a clay pot with crispy bacon, onion, and garlic. Fall-apart tender bird cooked from a cold oven, finished with a simple pan-juice gravy.

A whole chicken gently poached in an aromatic Thai broth of lemongrass, galangal, garlic, shallots, and chilies, finished with lime juice, cilantro, and fresh basil. Fall-off-the-bone comfort.

Whole chicken basted in a rich butter sauce with sherry, curry powder, Worcestershire, oregano, and dry mustard. Slow-roasted and repeatedly glazed until the skin turns deep golden and lacquered.

Steamed whole chicken rubbed with oil and salt, then drizzled with a warm sesame-ginger-soy sauce and topped with toasted sesame seeds and scallions. Chinese-style and full of flavor.

Pan-seared chicken breast with whole grain mustard, sun-dried tomatoes, shallots, and garlic. A quick one-pan dinner with bold Mediterranean flavors ready in 30 minutes.

Whole chicken pieces swim in orange juice with warming spices like cinnamon, ginger, and cloves for an aromatic microwave dinner that's ready in 30 minutes. A fast weeknight solution with bold flavor.

A legendary Chinese dish: whole chicken rubbed with soy and sesame, stuffed with seasoned pork and mustard greens, wrapped in lotus leaves, sealed in clay, and slow-roasted until fall-apart tender.