30 Comforting Chicken Recipes to Keep You Warm All Winter

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Inside: Discover a collection of delicious winter chicken recipes that will keep you cozy and satisfied all season long.

Stay warm all winter long with these 30 comforting chicken recipes.

From hearty stews to flavorful roasts, we’ve got you covered with delicious dishes that will satisfy your taste buds and keep you cozy. Whether you’re cooking for your family or hosting a gathering, these winter chicken dishes are sure to impress.

So grab your apron and get ready to enjoy the ultimate comfort food experience!

The Ultimate Winter Chicken Recipes List

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Winter One Pan Chicken and Veggies

Sweet Peas and Saffron

This balsamic one pan chicken and veggies has a ton of flavor from a tangy balsamic vinegar gravy, salty feta cheese and sweet pomegranates.

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Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs with Winter Panzanella

From Scratch Fast

Crispy sheet pan chicken thighs are roasted over a gorgeous winter panzanella salad for an easy one-dish dinner. The recipe includes a gluten free option too.

Homemade Jambalaya – Easy one-pot recipe!

Diethood

In just half an hour, you can prepare a flavorful and satisfying one-pot jambalaya using chicken, shrimp, and smoky andouille sausage. It’s a simple and delicious recipe!

The Best Chicken Tamale Pie Recipe

Smells Like Home

This Tamale Pie is a hearty Tex-Mex casserole of flavorful chicken, beans, corn, cheese, and tomatoes under a lid of the most incredible cornbread.

Dutch Oven Whole Roast Chicken Recipe

Smells Like Home

This roast chicken made in a Dutch Oven is an easy one-pan dish with carrots, onions, garlic, and thyme for an elegant and cozy weeknight dinner.

AIP Chicken Pot Pie – aka Chicken and Biscuits

Eat Beautiful

This dish is a classic chicken pot pie topped with AIP biscuit dough. This recipe also features a lovely gravy, thick and brown and very umami. It is old-fashioned, old-world, humble family food updated to be grain-free and allergy-friendly.

Chicken Piccata

The Modern Proper

Lemony, caper-topped, and just buttery enough this chicken piccata is an easy weeknight supper that’s easy to love, and so very fast to make, just ten minutes from sauté pan to table!

20-Minute Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipe

The Mediterranean Dish

Twenty minutes is all it takes to make this easy stuffed chicken breast with a delicious herb, spinach and cheese mixture!

Chicken and Chorizo Jambalaya

The Dinner Bite

This easy one pot Chicken and chorizo jambalaya makes an easy and enjoyable weeknight dinner.

One Pot Winter Vegetables Chicken and Rice

Family Fresh Meals

This comfort food dish is a tasty blend of chicken, white rice and savory, chicken-flavored sauce. It’s a quick and easy chicken dish that’s perfect for busy weeknights.

Chicken Pasta Bake

Recipe Tin Eats

This dish is everything a chicken pasta bake should be; big, juicy, bubbly, cosy with loads of extra tasty sauce, bacon and plenty of cheese!

Baked Mustard Chicken Meatballs

Lavender & Macarons

These juicy and delicious Baked Mustard Chicken Meatballs feature lightly seared balls of ground chicken, rice and spices baked in a creamy mustard sauce. The recipe makes plenty of meatballs to satisfy your hungry family on busy weeknights.

Chicken Fricassee

The Gourmet Bon Vivant

This chicken fricassee is essentially a creamy white wine and mushroom chicken stew. It’s decadent, elegant, and perfect for entertaining company.

Spanish Chicken And Rice (Best Arroz Con Pollo)

Lavender & Macarons

This Spanish Chicken and Rice is a super comforting recipe your family will thank you for. It’s an easy paella recipe that is bursting with flavor.

Herb Roasted Chicken & Veggies (Paleo & Keto)

Healy Eats Real

This herb roasted chicken and veggies sheet pan dinner is a healthy, delicious and satisfying meal that’s easy to make.

Sheet Pan Chicken With Butternut Squash

Seasonal Cravings

This easy dinner with chicken thighs and butternut squash is a one-pan meal everyone will love. It’s easy to make in under 30 minutes and makes great leftovers to eat for lunch on another day! 

Coq au Vin – Chicken Braised in Red Wine

xoxo Bella

This coq au vin, or chicken braised in red wine, is a simple French dish. The slow braise gives this delicious chicken dinner a rich taste making it perfect for winter family dinners or entertaining company.

Cheesy Baja Chicken & Bell Pepper Skillet

xoxo Bella

This tasty cheesy Baja chicken & bell pepper skillet recipe makes a succulent chicken breast dish that boasts plenty of south of the border flavours. So if you love chicken and peppers, you should really enjoy this chicken cheesesteak dish.

Winter Spa Salad with Lemon Chicken

Pinch of Yum

This Winter Spa Salad with Lemon Chicken is loaded with chickpeas, spinach, pomegranates, Cara Cara oranges, avocado, shallots, herbs, dressing, and lemon chicken.

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

Scrambled Chefs

This slow cooker chicken and dumplings is the perfect weeknight comfort food meal! A great mixture of chicken, vegetables, and pillowy dumplings!

Coq Au Vin

Cafe Delites

Coq Au Vin, or chicken in wine, is a popular classic French dish made easy in one pan! This recipe combines crispy chicken drumsticks and thighs with bacon for a satisfying dish that’s perfect for cold winter mealtimes.

Winter Chicken Soup with Ricotta Dumplings

How Sweet Eats

Chicken and ricotta dumplings is the coziest winter soup you can make all season. A hearty, winter chicken soup base made with squash and kale, then stuffed with ricotta dumplings. It’s pure comfort food!

Sunday Night Roast Chicken

Once Upon a Chef

This lovely roast chicken is a great dish for creating cozy family moments around the table.

Sweet Potato Chicken Kale Skillet

Primavera Kitchen

This Sweet Potato, Chicken and Kale recipe is a delicious one-pan skillet meal that will be on your dinner table in less than 30 minutes.

Cheesy Jalapeño Popper Baked Stuffed Chicken

Skinny Taste

What happens when you combine Baked Jalapeño Poppers with chicken? Cheesy stuffed chicken breast stuffed with diced jalapeño, cream cheese, cheddar jack cheese, scallions and bacon!

Chicken with Roasted Garlic, Chiles, and Olives

Cooking for Keeps

If you think this Chicken with Roasted Garlic, Chiles, and Olives is another boring, bland chicken dinner, think again. Flavor is the name of the game when simple seasoned chicken breasts are seared and served with a spicy butter wine sauce infused with chile de árbol peppers, briny olives, and tons of roasted garlic.

Baked Harissa Chicken Recipe

The Forked Spoon

This Harissa Chicken Recipe is smothered in a sweet, spicy, flavorful sauce made from harissa paste and apricot jam then baked with onions, potatoes, and squash.

Cast-Iron Skillet Roasted Chicken With Potatoes

Foodie Crush

Nothing says comfort food like a whole-roasted chicken, and when added to an already-hot, cast iron skillet you have an incredibly easy one-pot-meal-dinner.

Honey-Garlic Chicken Thighs with Carrots and Broccoli

Eating Well

This honey-garlic chicken thigh recipe comes with veggies that cook on the same sheet pan as the chicken.

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