35 Comforting Chicken Dinner Recipes

Take a peek at these 35 Comforting Chicken Dinner recipes that will make your menu planning easy.

With all this cold weather I am always on the look out for comfort food. Nothing says Mom loves you more than a warm and delicious dinner after a cold, cold winter day.

Chicken dinner recipes are my favorite kind of dinner recipes. I love chicken more than I like beef or pork.

We have a few family favorite chicken recipes. 

I make them over and over again like this Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings recipe.

Or my easiest and favorite Crock Pot Chicken and Rice recipe.

They are two of the easiest and tastiest comfort chicken recipes I make.

I am always on the look out for chicken dinner recipes. Because like I said a few moments ago I LOVE CHICKEN!

35 Comforting Chicken Dinner Recipes

Instant Pot Chicken Barley Soup

Rich and savory Chicken Barley Soup made with boneless chicken, fresh vegetables and herbs is fast and easy soup recipe to make. Serve a big bowl of homemade soup in under 30 minutes.

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Southwest Skillet Chicken And Rice

Southwest Skillet Chicken And Rice - delicious one pot meal under 30 minutes. This easy to make chicken dish uses store-bought salsa and other yummy southwest flavors Southwest Skillet Chicken And Rice Weekdays can be kind of hectic around here. Kids are tired from school and after-school activitie…

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Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings is a delicious rich and creamy comfort food perfect served on a cold or rainy day.  The easy dumplings are made out of canned biscuits that make a thick and creamy gravy that tastes amazing. This easy crockpot chicken and dumplings recipe is made without canned soup.

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Instant Pot Chicken Wild Rice Mushroom Soup

Instant Pot Chicken Wild Rice Mushroom Soup recipe is packed full of flavors from the chicken, wild rice, fresh baby Portabella mushrooms and fresh herbs. This easy Instant Pot soup recipe is perfect for lunch or dinner.

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Crock Pot Buffalo Ranch Chicken Casserole

Crock Pot Buffalo Ranch Chicken Casserole A spicy chicken casserole made with pasta, boneless chicken, ranch dressing and buffalo wing sauce.

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Chicken Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

Chicken Shepherd’s Pie - delicious combination of Chicken Pot Pie and Shepherd’s Pie, all in one tasty dinner. Perfect for family dinner and gatherings.

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Crock Pot Creamy Italian Chicken recipe

Moist and creamy Crock Pot Creamy Italian Chicken recipe is made with boneless chicken and creamy Italian dressing mix. Serve it over penne pasta for a delicious crock pot meal.

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Crock Pot Chicken and Rice

This Crock Pot Chicken and Rice recipe is so easy to make. When I say easy I mean easy. This crock pot chicken and yellow rice recipe has 3 ingredients plus an onion and some spices. It is one of the easiest chicken dinner recipes you can make.

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Crock Pot Tuscan Chicken Bean Soup

Crock Pot Tuscan Chicken Bean Soup recipe is a hearty and filling soup recipe filling your bowl full of the flavors of white meat chicken, beans, tomatoes and herbs, and spices.

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Freezer Chicken Tenders

These Freezer Chicken Tenders are perfect for meal prep. Make several batches ahead of time and stick them in the freezer. On a busy night, just pull them out, bake from frozen and have dinner

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Crock Pot Creamy Ranch Chicken Recipe

Crock Pot Creamy Ranch Chicken is one of my favorite creamy chicken slow cooker recipes. The chicken is moist and packed full of ranch flavor.

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Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup is a hearty chicken soup recipe the family will love. Packed full of flavor Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup is going to become a family favorite during the cold winter months. Done in less than 30 minutes.

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Crock Pot Chicken Chili Mac

Crock Pot Chicken Chili Mac is the easiest chicken chili recipe I have ever made and tastes delicious! This chicken chili is packed full of big chunks of chicken, beans and pasta.

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Spicy Cajun Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

Spicy Cajun Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo recipe made with easy homemade alfredo sauce made with milk. This alfredo sauce made without cream is delicious, creamy and the best homemade alfredo sauce recipe you will ever make.

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Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup Recipe

Warm and comforting chicken and rice soup is done in 30 minutes or less when you make Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup.

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Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup is a great way to enjoy all your favorite Mexican flavors in a chicken soup.

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3 Ingredient Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos are easy to make with only 3 ingredients. The shredded chicken taco meat can be used to make tacos, burritos, taco salad or chicken nachos.  The taco flavored chicken filling is freezer friendly and perfect for your weekly meal prep. Is done in 30 minutes or less.

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Stuffed Chicken Parmesan Rolls

Stuffed Chicken Parmesan Rolls are easy to make when using a copycat Kraft FreshTake recipe now that the FreshTake product is no longer available to purchase. You can make your own flavored bread crumb topping very easy at home.

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Crock Pot Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe

This Creamy Crock Pot Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe is made with a store-bought rotisserie chicken, cream of mushroom soup, sliced mushrooms, chicken broth, freshly grated Parmesan cheese and stirred into cooked spaghetti. It is a rich and creamy chicken and pasta recipe perfect for dinner or lunch.

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Instant Pot Chicken Stew

Instant Pot Chicken Stew is a chunky chicken stew with a rich flavored broth. This quick and easy recipe is done in about 30 minutes.

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Crock Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chicken Cordon Bleu made in the slow cooker is easy to make. Chicken rolls are stuffed with ham and swiss cheese then slow cooked in a thick and creamy soup. You can also make Cordon Bleu casserole by layering the ingredients in a slow cooker instead.

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Chicken Tortellini White Bean Soup

Chicken Tortellini and White Bean Soup is a delicious chicken soup recipe make with chicken, tortellini, cannellini beans, and canned tomatoes. An easy homemade soup recipe that only takes about an hour to make and is perfect for lunch or dinner.

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Easy Chicken Parmesan

This is one of the easiest and tastiest Chicken Parmesan recipes I have ever made.

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Crock Pot Creamy Herbed Chicken

Crock Pot Creamy Herbed Chicken recipe made with fresh rosemary, thyme and parsely slow cooked until tender and served with a creamy gravy over white rice.

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Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan Stew

Big chunks of vegetables and tender chicken are flavored with Parmesan cheese in this easy crock pot Chicken Parmesan Stew recipe.

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Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole

This Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole or ‘Baked Chicken Bacon Pasta Ranch Cheese Casserole’. YUM! Freezes well, for those nights when you need dinner quick.

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Chicken Parmesan Sliders

These Chicken Parmesan Sliders are easy, freezable for later, and can easily feed a crowd. Absolutely DELICIOUS- it’s like a burger and chicken Parmesan had a baby!

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Crock Pot Bourbon Chicken

Easy Crock Pot Bourbon Chicken recipe is made with boneless chicken, a bottle of Bourbon Chicken sauce, fresh minced ginger root and minced garlic. Serve this favorite Asian recipe over cooked white rice and enjoy your favorite Chinese chicken recipe at home. This easy chicken crock pot recipe cooks fast when you cut the chicken into bite size pieces.

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Instant Pot Chicken Wild Rice Mushroom Soup

Instant Pot Chicken Wild Rice Mushroom Soup recipe is packed full of flavors from the chicken, wild rice, fresh baby Portabella mushrooms and fresh herbs. This easy Instant Pot soup recipe is perfect for lunch or dinner.

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Crock Pot Tex-Mex Chicken Chili

Crock Pot Tex-Mex Chili recipe is perfect dinner any time. But it will warm you up on a cool Fall night. I'm looking forward to the cooler temperatures of Fall!

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Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Vegetable Soup Recipe

Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Vegetable Soup is made with boneless chicken breasts, fresh carrots, fresh cauliflower, fresh broccoli florets and a healthy dose of fresh baby spinach leaves. This Instant Pot creamy chicken soup recipe is delicious, low carb and great for meal planning. Leftovers can be put into freezer safe containers and warmed up for lunch or dinner another day. Done is about 30 minutes.

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Chicken Won ton Soup Recipe

This recipe will make 50 filled chicken wontons. You may freeze half as I did for a later use. If cooking all 50 wontons you will need to double the broth ingredients.

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Crock Pot South Western Chicken Chili

Chunky South Western style chicken chili made with three kinds of bean is slow cooked and makes a perfect crock pot meal.

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Crock Pot Creamy Chicken Alfredo Tortellini

This chicken crock pot recipe only has 4 ingredients, is delicious and is a perfect week night meal for busy Moms. Creamy Chicken Tortellini Alfredo is ready in just a few hours.

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Instant Pot Chicken and Broccoli

Easy Instant Pot Chicken and Broccoli recipe made in 30 minutes or less. Make this favorite Chinese stir fry recipe at home in a pressure cooker.

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Crock Pot Creole Chicken Recipe

Crock Pot Creole Chicken and rice is a delicious spicy southern chicken recipe packed full of flavor. Chicken is slow cooked with tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, black olives, and seasonings for a rich and spicy flavor with a thick sauce.

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Love Chicken Crock Pot Recipes? Then check out the long list of Chicken Crock Pot Recipes I have shared over the past year.