Boneless Chicken Breast Recipes

With its delicate taste and adaptability, chicken breast makes the perfect canvas for almost any dish. Whether it’s a casual dinner or a fancy feast, this versatile meat cut never fails to impress with just how marvelous it tastes. 

Moreover, despite the common misconception, chicken breast isn’t always bland and dry. With the correct preparations and methods, this meat cut can taste just as flavorful and succulent as any other. For ideas and instructions on how to create a homemade chicken dish that has restaurant quality, check out our list of boneless chicken breast recipes.

Check out Our Boneless Chicken Breast Recipes

From simple to indulgent, there’s a dish in our list of boneless chicken breast recipes that will undoubtedly meet your demands. Don’t hesitate to give it a try to explore the chicken breast’s full culinary potential and discover a new home-cooked staple that everyone will love.

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Air Fryer Marinated Chicken Recipe

With simple steps and common ingredients, today’s air fryer marinated chicken recipe guarantees a mouth-watering tasting experience without making a mess.

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Easy Chicken Nacho Recipe

Our chicken nacho recipe, with its delightful mix of chicken, cheese, vegetables, and tortilla chips, makes an excellent dish to treat your guests to.

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Air Fryer Chicken Breast Recipe

This healthy air fryer chicken breast recipe makes for a wholesome, hearty meal without excess salt, oil, or calories. Let’s begin.

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Garlic Chicken Recipe

Our garlic chicken recipe takes simple cooking ingredients and turns them into an irresistible main course—succulent chicken breast served with buttery mashed potatoes and snappy green beans.

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Stir-fried Chicken Asparagus Recipe

Bite-sized chicken breast chunks, flavored with paprika and garlic powder, are pan-seared to perfection with snappy asparagus. We also add an Asian-inspired condiment, made of hoisin sauce, reduced-sodium soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, etc., to bring out the best of chicken and greens.

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Healthy Lemon Chicken Recipe

This lemon chicken recipe is quick and straightforward. Smothered in a creamy, silky smooth sauce, chicken is cooked in one skillet only.

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Bruschetta Chicken Recipe

This bruschetta chicken recipe puts a twist on the classic Italian starter bruschetta and turns it into an impressive dinner. We swapped out the crispy toast for tender chicken while still sticking to the original tomatoes, garlic, cheese, and balsamic combination.

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Pulled Chicken Recipe

This pulled chicken recipe is a refreshing change from the regular meat patties that you may already be too familiar with. It features chicken simmered in a hearty sauce, smothered between fresh veggies and air-fried buns—creating irresistible layers of sweet, savory, and mildly spicy flavors.

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Pan Seared Chicken Breast Recipe

In this recipe for pan seared chicken breast, we use searing and sautéing techniques for a crispy touch and buttery finish.

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Balsamic Chicken Recipe

Today’s balsamic chicken recipe, featuring succulent chicken breast, cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese smothered in a balsamic honey sauce, is a fine representative of Italian cuisine.

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Air Fryer Chicken Salad Recipe

This air fryer chicken salad recipe is the ideal option for a quick and healthy meal when you have less than 30 minutes in the kitchen.

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Healthy Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipe

Stuffed chicken breast recipe is an ordinary staple, but this one-pan recipe will bring you a new sense of wonder around this regular ingredient.

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Chicken Bog Recipe

Our chicken bog recipe will turn out an economical, comforting meal using simple ingredients. Each spoonful packs flavors and warmth.

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Peanut Butter Chicken Recipe

Today’s peanut butter chicken recipe makes a delicious hearty dinner with savory chicken cooked in a smooth and tasty peanut butter sauce. Serve with hot white rice and boiled broccoli and carrots.

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Chicken Burger Recipe

Today’s chicken burger recipe gives you a wonderful healthy version of your favorite fast-food dish with tender toasted buns housing savory fried chicken and a refreshing cabbage mix. Both nutritious and delicious!

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Tuscan Chicken Recipe

Our chefs pan-sear chicken breasts and cherry tomatoes until tender, before combining them with a velvety white sauce. We add fresh spinach near the end of the cooking process to maintain the vegetable’s desired crispiness and bittersweet flavor.

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Skillet Chicken Zucchini Recipe

Healthy, easy, and absolutely delicious, this chicken zucchini recipe checks all the boxes for a satisfying dinner. It’s a delectable pairing of chicken and zucchini, with some mashed chickpeas on the side. The chicken is seasoned with a myriad of robust spices, creating a mixture of delicate and bright flavors.

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French Onion Chicken Recipe

Our chefs pan-sear chicken breasts until the outside is slightly charred and the inside is still juicy, then simmer them in the mix of caramelized onion and red wine sauce. It makes an intriguing feast for your eyes and taste buds.

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Stir-fried Chicken and Broccoli Recipe

Today’s stir-fried chicken and broccoli recipe is quick and easy to make: in just around 30 minutes, you will have a delightful main dish with chicken cubes stir-fried with tender-crisp mushrooms and broccoli, served over hot white rice.

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Cajun Chicken Recipe

This Cajun chicken recipe is a four-step wonder that gives you a restaurant-worthy yet surprisingly comforting dish. Coated in spices and air-fried, the golden chicken carries an eye-catching charred exterior, made even more irresistible by a beautiful accompaniment of colorful vegetables.

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Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe

Our chefs toss spaghetti, chicken breast, and mushrooms with aromatics, spices, and a velvety cream sauce. After spending some baking time in the oven, this chicken Tetrazzini attains a crispy outer layer and a warm, luscious interior that will melt away all your stress.

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Healthy Chicken Piccata Recipe

If you’re looking for a quick recipe for dinner, this chicken piccata recipe is the one for you. It’s simple and takes less than 30 minutes to make.

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Chicken a la King Recipe

Today’s chicken a la king recipe is showing you how to make a creamy poultry dish. Don’t worry; you don’t have to be royalty to enjoy it.

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Chicken Tomato Recipe

This chicken tomato recipe creates vibrant and sweet-tart flavors that evoke the sunny feeling of summer. You’ll fall in love at first bite with the creamy and melt-in-the-mouth sauce, coupled with tender chicken and utterly juicy tomatoes.

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Chicken and Cauliflower Recipe

This chicken and cauliflower recipe is an easy way to get a hearty yet healthy dinner ready on the table without much time and effort.

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Pesto Chicken Recipe

This pesto chicken recipe is ideal for a midweek dinner. The dish can be prepared in 35 minutes using chicken and veggies of choice.

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Chicken Francese Recipe

This chicken Francese recipe is special to serve and simple to make, giving you delicious pan-fried chicken breasts cooked in a luscious lemon-butter sauce that tastes amazing.

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Jerk Chicken Recipe

This Jerk chicken recipe serves up a fulfilling meal with flavorful chicken breast in Jerk seasoning, refreshing mango salsa, and white rice.

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Greek Chicken Salad Recipe

Craving for a refreshing salad with delicious savory chicken? This dish is none but both! Our Greek chicken salad recipe will give you a colorful and flavorful dish that is appealing and satiating at the same time.

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Air Fryer Chicken Schnitzel Recipe

This air fryer chicken Schnitzel recipe will help you prepare a crunchy chicken dish with spiced roasted veggies and rich Hollandaise sauce. It’s simpler than you might think.

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Lemony Chicken Rice Soup Recipe

Our lemony chicken rice soup recipe is the best soup to make when you’re with leftover rotisserie chicken. Get some frozen veg and it’s basically a breeze.

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Instant Pot Chicken Tacos Recipe

Our Instant Pot chicken tacos recipe will show you how to make a simple, healthy Mexican-inspired dish meal. All done in about 30 minutes.

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Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo Recipe

Follow our Instant Pot chicken alfredo recipe and you can make the pasta you love much quicker than before. It has everyone’s favorites.

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Chicken Scallopini Recipe

This healthy chicken scallopini recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make — perfect for a quick dinner. Let’s check out the ingredients.

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Mustard Chicken Recipe

Our mustard chicken recipe will show you how to make juicy chicken cooked in a flavorful, fragrant sauce with potatoes, mushrooms, and green peas.

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Air Fryer Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole Recipe

Our time-saving air fryer chicken broccoli rice casserole recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner and is sure to be a hit with the whole family.

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Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas Recipe

This air fryer chicken fajitas recipe may not be 100% authentic, but it sure is healthy, easy to make, and delicious. Let’s begin!

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Air Fryer Blackened Chicken Recipe

This air fryer blackened chicken recipe makes you a delectable meal in about 30 minutes. Once the air fryer is running, you can sit back and relax, knowing you’ll have a succulent meal in no time at all.

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Air Fryer Chicken Milanese Recipe

Our air fryer chicken Milanese recipe is a more delicate alternative to chicken parmesan — less breading, thinner, crispier, and of course, healthier. It is served with a fresh arugula salad.

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Longhorn Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipe

This recipe for healthy Longhorn Parmesan crusted chicken is our reimagined take on the steakhouse’s famous dish. Now you don’t need to go to the sunshine state to try it out, and you have the perfect recipe for National Ranch Dressing Day (March 10th)!

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Air Fryer Grilled Chicken Recipe

Our air fryer grilled chicken recipe might take 35 minutes, but the final 20 is all hands-off. It’s the perfect time to whip up some delicious sides.

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Chicken Larb Recipe

Our healthy chicken larb recipe takes only 5 minutes to prepare and 10 to cook. Your dinner will be ready in a blink of an eye.

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Chicken Teriyaki Stir Fry Recipe

Our chicken teriyaki stir fry recipe makes an easy 20-minute weeknight dinner with simple ingredients and delectable sauce.

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Cashew Chicken Recipe

Today's cashew chicken recipe is going to save you a bunch of time while taking mealtimes to the next level within 10 minutes of pan-frying.

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Easy Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe

Your dinner nights will come together quickly with this easy-peasy budget-friendly Instant Pot chicken and rice recipe. This method cooks up tender and plump rice that’s infused with warm flavors and accompanied by shredded chicken and crunchy veggies that make each mouthful an exciting adventure.

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Chicken Burrito Recipe

Today’s chicken burrito recipe features shredded chicken breast mixed with healthy veggies, all wrapped in a soft and tasty tortilla. You can easily whip this one up for delicious savory bites in just around 30 minutes.

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Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

This chicken cordon bleu recipe is hands down a simple and delicious combination of chicken breasts, ham, and Swiss cheese.

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How to Cook

The chicken breast’s versatility is most notably defined by the diverse ways it can be cooked. Here are some of the most popular and easy cooking methods you’d often find in boneless chicken breast recipes:

• Baking

Versatile and easy, baking is undoubtedly one of the most preferred methods for cooking boneless chicken breasts. You simply need to prepare the foods and leave them in the oven to create a golden dish with tender and juicy chicken.

Baked chicken breast can be delicious as is, or alongside various dishes like roasted veggies, pasta, salads, sandwiches, etc. It’s also a conventional filling for crowd-pleasing classics like pot pies, casseroles, or enchiladas.

• Grilling

Grilled chicken breast is a summer staple dish that’s widely loved for its crispy skin and smoky undertone that’s incredibly addictive. However, this method does require proper techniques since the meat could easily dry out and become bland. 

• Frying

Whether it’s air-frying or pan-frying, boneless chicken breast is an ideal choice when you want something casual but still utterly gratifying. When fried, the skin becomes deliciously crispy while the meat remains perfectly tender, creating a texture contrast that has you hooked from the first bite. Serve it with some veggies, rice, noodles, or pasta for an effortlessly good meal.

How Do You Cook Boneless Chicken Breast Without Drying It Out?

Contrary to its “dry and bland” reputation, chicken breast is actually incredibly juicy and flavorful when cooked the correct way. Check out these simple techniques that are commonly applied:

• Pound the Meat

During the preparation process, put the chicken breasts into a ziplock bag and seal out all the air. Then use a hard utensil, such as a mallet or a pestle, to flatten the meat.

This is a reliable method that helps to tenderize the meat and ensures that all the cuts are the same size so they don’t undercook or overcook. The thinness also helps the seasonings to seep into the meat more thoroughly, resulting in a more flavorful dish.

• Cook at a High Temperature

Since the chicken breast is generally quite lean, it’s best to cook it at high temperatures for a short period of time. Plus, it also helps the skin and meat to brown nicely and produce richer flavors. Of course, the temperatures could vary from one recipe to another, but for oven-related dishes, 350 °F and above would be preferable.

• Brine

Brining is simply soaking the chicken breasts in salt, water, and a few optional spices. Beyond the classic salt and water combination, you can also get creative by adding other herbs, aromatics, and seasonings. This is an excellent way to tenderize the chicken while infusing it with subtle flavors.

Tips for Cooking

In addition to the steps mentioned above, you can also check out these simple tips and tricks that can be used for most chicken breast dishes:

• Before seasoning and cooking, make sure to pat the chicken dry to remove any excess moisture that might affect the browning process.
• Since chicken breasts are prone to overcook, keep a meat thermometer on hand so you know precisely when to take it off the heat. Stick it into the thickest part of the meat and check for an internal temperature of 165 °F.
• If you’re worried about bland chicken breasts and don’t have time to marinate them, give them a spice rub. This is a quick and easy way to infuse the meat with intense and robust flavors that instantly creates an aromatic appeal.
• Let the chicken rest for at least 5 minutes after it’s taken off the heat. This should give the juices enough time to spread across the meat. Cutting into the meat straight away will cause the juices to run out onto the plate and leave you with an overly dry texture.

Boneless Chicken Breast Recipes

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Need a quick, easy, and flavorful dish to elevate your meal? Check out these 47 boneless chicken breast recipes from our list for inspiration.

Ingredients

• Air Fryer Marinated Chicken
• Easy Chicken Nacho
• Air Fryer Chicken Breast
• Garlic Chicken
• Stir-fried Chicken Asparagus
• Healthy Lemon Chicken
• Bruschetta Chicken
• Pulled Chicken
• Pan Seared Chicken Breast
• Balsamic Chicken
• Air Fryer Chicken Salad
• Healthy Stuffed Chicken Breast
• Chicken Bog
• Peanut Butter Chicken
• Chicken Burger

Directions

1. Pick your favorite recipe.
2. Gather the ingredients.
3. Follow the instructions to give you incredibly delicious boneless chicken breast dishes ready in less than an hour!