50 Cozy Chicken Dinner Ideas for Winter

A delicious, easy chicken pot pie recipe using Red Lobster's famous and yummy cheddar bay biscuits.

Most of the ingredients you likely have on hand, so this also makes for a very budget friendly meal!

If your family loves Mexican food, whip together this chicken burrito casserole recipe for an easy, low-prep dinner!

It tastes like your favorite burritos yet can be made in one big casserole dish with simple ingredients. Plus, it’s loaded with protein for a satisfying and healthy meal!

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole is an absolute comfort food winner!

Layers of Chicken, ham, and cheese topped with a deliciously creamy, homemade sauce and sourdough bread stuffing that is sheer perfection to finish it off.

This roasted half chicken recipe creates the most delicious, golden brown, juicy dinner. It has crisp skin lightly seasoned with garlic and thyme and tender, succulent meat.

Best of all, it’s elegant enough for a special occasion but easy enough for a stress-free weeknight meal.

One pot Chicken Pastina Soup is loaded with vegetables, yummy chicken, and the cutest tiny pasta stars for a quick and hearty meal your whole family will devour!

Viral TikTok Chicken Cobbler is a delicious one pan meal that combines buttery biscuits, mixed vegetables, and shredded chicken into one hearty dish.

It uses simple ingredients and a shortcut box of cheddar bay biscuit mix.

Sweet & Spicy Chicken with Butternut Squash is an easy sheet pan meal with beautifully caramelized pieces of butternut squash and juicy oven-roasted chicken thighs.

Homemade Chicken and Dumplings recipe adds hearty, biscuit-style dumplings to a rich, thickened chicken stew filled with vegetables, aromatics and so much flavor. Pure comfort food!

Healthy Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Casserole is an amazing combo of sweet spaghetti squash and spicy buffalo chicken for a match made in heaven.

Just 7 simple ingredients are all you need for this healthy, protein-packed, and easy-to-make recipe.

Chicken with Mushrooms in Boursin Cream Sauce is rich, flavorful, and delicious with pan-seared chicken breasts that are tender and juicy. Ready in under 20 minutes!

Rich and cheesy, Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells uses rotisserie chicken, fresh spinach, and an enriched parmesan cream sauce to create a truly satisfying treat of a meal. The ultimate comfort food!

Hatch Green Chile Chicken and Dumplings Soup is surprisingly easy to make and a true comfort food classic.

The dumplings are perfectly soft and fluffy, and the flavor of the homemade chicken soup takes on an incredible flavor from the fire-roasted hatch green chiles.

Oven-baked Rosemary and Thyme Chicken Thighs are easy to make, full of herbaceous flavor, and make juicy chicken every single time.

It is smothered in a rich rosemary thyme balsamic sauce and served with a side of roasted potatoes.

Hot and delicious, this chicken pasty pie recipe takes a classic British dish (the pasty) and turns it into a home-cooked meal that you’ll want to devour as soon as it’s out of the oven.

Your kitchen will be filled with the aromas of hot cooked pastry, sizzling chicken breast, and scrumptious vegetables.

Quick and easy 20 minute Chicken Alfredo Soup with Tortellini is creamy and tastes just like the beloved pasta dish! It is rich, hearty, and has super simple ingredients.

Fried Schnitzel is a quintessential German dish that is quick, easy and so delicious!

It can be made with pork, veal, turkey or chicken and is made even better with a cheesy fondue schnitzel sauce.

A comforting bowl of Grandma's Chicken Noodle Soup with homemade egg noodles and classic vegetables that will always be there for you, even on the coldest nights.

Baked Curry Chicken is a perfect dish to spice up the dinner table. The juicy chicken thighs are seasoned perfectly in a quick marinade, making them taste like they’ve been cooked for hours.

Crockpot Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup is so easy to make. Simply put the ingredients in the crockpot and let it do its thing!

The flavors are classic kitchen staples such as onions, garlic, carrots, and celery, proving that simple foods taste the best. Pair it with a loaf of crusty bread for the ultimate comfort meal.

Tasting like Grandma used to make, Chicken and Stuffing Casserole is the ultimate comfort food.

It's such an easy dinner recipe with chicken breasts in a creamy sauce with condensed cream of mushroom soup and cream of chicken soup, then sprinkled with stuffing.

The beauty of this Chicken Pot Pie Soup is that you get all the same flavors and texture of a classic chicken pot pie without the added effort of making and assembling an enclosed pie crust or having to add baking time to the recipe.

It is just like a chicken pot pie but in soup form!

Smothered Chicken and Rice features fall-off-the-bone tender thighs simmered in rich brown gravy and spooned over a bed of fluffy white rice.

It's an irresistible southern soul food classic that’s perfect for cold weather dinner!

Honey Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe is so delicious with tender chicken morsels in a savory sauce sauteed with broccoli, red peppers, garlic, ginger, and carrots, and an amazing sticky honey garlic sauce is delicious.

Serve with rice, and dinner is done!

This creamy crock pot chicken marsala is one of the best recipes for an easy weeknight dinner.

Seasoned floured chicken breasts are seared and then cooked low and slow until tender and juicy, and finished off with heavy cream.

Olive Garden Copycat Chicken Gnocchi Soup is made with everyday ingredients this creamy delicious soup can be easily made on the stove top at home in 30 minutes using leftover or rotisserie chicken.

Marry Me Chicken is a creamy dish made with seared chicken thighs in a delicious sun-dried tomato and Parmesan saucer.

The dish gets its name from the irresistible taste that’s said to be delicious enough to elicit a marriage proposal!

Creamy Three Bean Chicken Stew is an easy and tasty protein-packed stew with chicken and a variety of beans as the centerpiece.

Creamy Chicken and Potato Bake is the perfect comforting family dish because it feeds crowds and fussy eaters alike. Best of all, it’s a one tray meal for easy cleanup.

Chicken breasts are slow-cooked in a quick and creamy sauce. Then you add in mixed vegetables and tender egg noodles to make a complete meal.

Chicken Barley Pulao is a twist on the classic Indian dish.

Following the same principles of making a pulao, this one-pot meal uses barley, providing a few added health benefits and a delicious twist on the more traditional pulao recipe.

Cozy and comforting, this Spinach, Artichoke Chicken Casserole is easy to whip up and an easy make ahead option.

Cheesy and veggie packed, it’s a full meal in one dish. If you love spinach and artichoke dip, this will be a hit!

Chicken and Mushroom Pie is wonderfully hearty and comforting.

Encased in a buttery pastry crust with creamy gravy and tender chicken and mushrooms, this cozy dinner is perfect for winter Sunday dinners.

Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Chicken is a cozy family dinner that comes together so easily in your skillet!

With the sweetness of roasted bell peppers, fragrant herbs and a touch of cream, it's an easy weeknight meal that feels quite indulgent!

Hearty and comforting Chicken Chili with Black Beans and Corn is filled with veggies and many layers of flavor. Easy to make, nutritious and absolutely delicious!

Chicken Spezzatino is a delicious and savory Italian chicken stew. Bone-in chicken pieces are cooked in a rich sauce made with loads of onions, white wine and herbs.

Potatoes thicken the sauce and turn this amazing stew into a hearty rustic meal.

Cheesy Dorito Chicken Casserole is an easy dinner for any night of the week. Full of chicken, tomatoes, corn, black beans, and Doritos, your whole family will love this fun dish.

Baked Chicken with Apples and Honey is an easy weeknight dinner for all the family.

With fruity flavors from the apple, the sweetness of the honey and a herby hum from the thyme and sage, it's so flavorful and works wonderfully with rice, couscous or mashed potatoes.

Green Chili Chicken is a super easy weeknight dinner, made with boneless skinless chicken, a jar of salsa verde, fresh onions and peppers, and some pantry staples, such as canned cannellini beans and frozen corn.

This super delicious Chicken Parmesan recipe with mozzarella cheese on top is crispy outside and juicy inside.

The original chicken parm recipe is simplified for the oven and gives the same cheesy, crispy delight, but with a healthier twist and less mess.

These frugal, mouth-watering chicken fajitas are bursting with Mexican flavor. Serve ’em in up in tortillas alongside beans or microwavable rice, and add the toppings of your choice.

Plus this recipe is easy to double (or even triple) this recipe, so for your weekly meal prep routine.

This chicken casserole isn't complete without the crispy crumbled Ritz crackers on top for the perfect creamy-crunch ratio. Tastes like a million bucks!

Buffalo Chicken Pasta Bake is the perfect meal for busy nights when you are craving something comforting and flavorful.

This 30-minute meal is full of cheesy goodness and that classic buffalo wings flavor everyone loves!

These spicy Mexican street corn inspired ground chicken stuffed peppers are low carb, easy to make and so insanely tasty. Best of all, they’re ready in 30 minutes.

This Maple Ginger Chicken sheet pan supper with fennel is a flavourful fall recipe and perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.

It is full of healthy vegetables, with a pop of sweetness from blueberries and maple ginger sauce.

Made with savory veggies, fresh cheese tortellini, and fall-apart tender chicken in a warming, flavorful, and irresistibly creamy broth, this Creamy Tortellini Soup is the ultimate comfort food. Stovetop and Instant Pot instructions included.

Dinner doesn’t get easier than this! Just toss in the ingredients and go about your day. The chicken comes out fall-apart tender and the gravy is rich and flavorful.

Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of the easiest ever soup recipes and might become a new family favorite!

Chicken breasts, corn, beans, and veggies are simmered in a simple seasoned tomato broth for the perfect chilly day dinner.

Chicken bacon ranch casserole uses cream cheese to up the delicious creamy texture on top of mozzarella cheese, whole milk, garlic, ranch seasoning mix, rotisserie chicken, bacon, and pasta for the ultimate comfort food with tons of mouth-watering flavor.

The next time you are craving some comfort food, try this delicious Cajun Chicken and Sausage Skillet.

It’s an easy one-pot meal that’s packed with flavor - ready in just 30 minutes!

The savory sweet combo of crunchy fried chicken with a little spice kick in the breading pairs really well with pillowy golden brown waffles and a drizzle of syrup.