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  5. 26 Juicy Chicken Breast Recipes to Make for Dinner

26 Juicy Chicken Breast Recipes to Make for Dinner

By Alexis McCowan Updated June 28, 2021
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Chicken breasts are convenient, but they can also be your worst enemy in the kitchen. They have potential to be tender, juicy, and flavorful, but if you're not careful they can turn out dry, rubbery, and tough. Have no fear! We're here to bring you 26 recipes that will reignite your love for chicken breast. Reimagine chicken with these flavor-packed, well-spiced, tender, and juicy cutlets.

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Slow Cooker Ethiopian-Spiced Chicken and Black Lentil Stew

Slow Cooker Ethiopian-Spiced Chicken and Black Lentil Stew
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In this intensely comforting spiced chicken and black lentil stew, fresh ginger, garlic, tomatoes, and white wine are infused with Berbere, an Ethiopian spice blend. If you can't get your hands on Berbere, you can substitute an equal amount of Garam Masala for a similar flavor profile.

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Grilled Chicken Breasts with Lemon and Thyme

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Lemon and Thyme
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A bold mixture of red-pepper flakes, garlic, thyme, lemon juice, and olive oil serves as a spicy marinade for bone-in chicken breasts.

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Creamy Chicken and Bacon Pasta with Artichoke Hearts and Spinach

Creamy Chicken and Bacon Pasta with Artichoke Hearts and Spinach
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Salty, smoky, thick-cut bacon adds depth to this savory chicken pasta, while artichoke hearts and spinach help to lighten the dish.

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Oven-Fried Chicken Breasts

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"I admit that nothing can stand in for good fried chicken," says chef John Currence. "But this is a hell of an impostor." He adds sweet tea to his marinade; the tannins help tenderize the poultry while the sugar gives it a light cure. The accompanying gravy gets a ton of flavor from strips of caramelized onion.

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Grilled Chicken Breasts with Sautéed Mushrooms

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Sautéed Mushrooms
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Before grilling chicken, Francis Mallmann tucks orange zest and just-picked oregano under the skin. The fresh flavor of citrus and allium contrasts excellently with the crispy, smoky bird.

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Garlicky Lemongrass Chicken

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Lemongrass is known for its citrusy and herbal flavors, and it works beautifully here paired with garlic to amp up the flavor of chicken breasts. This spicy lemongrass paste is also wonderful rubbed on pork tenderloin or any firm, white-fleshed fish, such as snapper, sea bass or halibut.

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Berber-Spiced Chicken Breasts

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Steven Raichlen rubs the chicken breasts with a blend of North African spices that, when cooked on the grill, forms a crispy crust that is full of what Raichlen calls "gutsy in-your-face flavors."

 

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Chicken-and-Andouille Étouffée

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Étouffée-from the French word for smother, stew or braise-is a classic Cajun dish of shellfish (or sometimes chicken) served over rice. Grace Parisi uses chicken breast, whole wheat flour, and only three ounces of andouille sausage to make the recipe lighter.

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Hot-and-Crunchy Chicken Cones

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Chef Jeff Blank has put Hot-and-Crunchy Cones on the map. Fried chicken is coated in an ingenious mix of cornflakes, slivered almonds, and sesame seeds, then wrapped in a tortilla with a mango-jalapeño slaw and a spicy ancho "paint."

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Florentine Butter Chicken

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This recipe is inspired by Editor-in-Chief Hunter Lewis' trip to 150-year-old Trattoria Sostanza in Florence. The butterfat gives cultured butter a slightly higher smoke point and, when combined with olive oil, gives enough cooking time to finish the chicken and the sauce simultaneously. 

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Pickle-Brined Chicken

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"When you have leftover pickle juice, isn't it a waste not to use it to make chicken taste delicious?" asks Frank Falcinelli. He brines chicken breast in dill-pickle juice to flavor it and keep it moist in the oven, then serves it on top of supertender leg meat he's shredded and mixed with sautéed chard.

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    12 of 26 Chinese Poached Chicken Breasts with Star Anise
    13 of 26 Berber-Spiced Chicken Breasts
    14 of 26 Chicken Parmesan Heros
    15 of 26 Chicken-and-Andouille Étouffée
    16 of 26 Hot-and-Crunchy Chicken Cones
    17 of 26 Florentine Butter Chicken
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    19 of 26 Maple-Glazed Chicken Breasts with Mustard Jus
    20 of 26 Herb-Marinated Chicken Skewers with Harissa
    21 of 26 Twice-Glazed Barbecued Chicken
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    24 of 26 Thai Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Dipping Sauce
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