Baked Chicken Leg Quarters
So easy and flavorful! This is my most popular healthy chicken recipe, and with good reason.
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Chicken is my absolute favorite meat to cook with — it’s so versatile and delicious. Browse my healthy chicken recipes here for busy weeknights, special days, and everything in between! They’re so flavorful and easy to make, with simple, natural ingredients, like fresh herbs and spices, olive oil or butter, and garlic.
My most popular healthy chicken recipes are simple staples you’ll want to make again and again. I get all my free-range chicken right here (aff link). What makes these chicken ideas special isn’t any fancy ingredients, but rather my tips and timing that make them turn out super juicy and flavorful. Pair them with a healthy vegetables for a simple dinner on busy weeknights!
So easy and flavorful! This is my most popular healthy chicken recipe, and with good reason.
My pan seared chicken breast turns out juicy with a golden crust, but the best part is the simple pan sauce.
Surprisingly easy to make, this is my best method for cooking a whole chicken. Every cut turns out so juicy and it’s faster!
One of the simplest, most flavorful, and affordable chicken dinners! Use my trick to keep the skin crisp.
My secret ingredients will leave your wings so crispy and ready for any sauce you like. (My most popular version is these buffalo wings!) You can also use this method with whole chicken wings.
My easiest way to cook a whole bird! If you’re making it for only 1 or 2 people, use my method to cook a half chicken or even Cornish hen.
Make this easy chicken bites recipe in 15 minutes! They are so juicy, golden, and coated in garlic butter with a generous sprinkle of spices.
One of my oldest healthy chicken dinners, that I come back to over and over! It’s simple, but with lots of tips to make it juicy. Use it for an easy main dish or when you need chicken for other recipes!

These baked chicken legs are a family favorite! They have a juicy inside and crispy skin, with just some butter, spices, salt, and pepper. Watch me make them!
I love casseroles for so many reasons! You can prep them ahead, they make a one-pan meal, they’re perfect for using up ingredients you have on hand, and it’s easy to customize the flavor. These are favorites with both adults and kids alike:
Chicken breast doesn’t have to be boring! In fact, I actually cook with it the most. Choose from one of these healthy chicken breast recipes when you want something other than “just plain chicken” for a weeknight dinner. Most of these are saucy, so I recommend serving them over a base, such as rice, potatoes, or mashed cauliflower.
I use my air fryer for chicken more than any other appliance! It’s truly special for cooking healthy chicken recipes because it leaves them extra juicy and crispy, with less oil. Here’s how:
This lean protein gets a reputation of being dry when it’s ground, but it doesn’t have to be. I promise you, my healthy chicken recipes with ground chicken turn out juicy every time:
Chicken and soup are a match made in heaven! In fact, the combination of chicken and veggies in broth or a creamy base just might be my family’s all-time favorite meal. Try these favorites:
Salads make some of the best healthy chicken recipes, especially for lunch! The chicken is the perfect make-ahead protein, and you can make them creamy, leafy, or somewhere in between. Here are a few popular options:
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