40 chicken thigh recipes for easy dinners (2024)

Chicken, zucchini and freekeh soup

Packed full of green vegetables, this is a hearty and nutritious chicken soup.

Chicken, mushroom and leek fricassee

A simple dinner option when entertaining in the cooler months. It’s also a good one for batch cooking – freeze half for dinner another day.

West African chicken mafé

A hearty, peanut-flavoured chicken stew.

Green masala chicken curry

There’s something so satisfying about making a curry from scratch.

Pulled chicken fajitas with cheesy toppings

This fun, slow cooked recipe makes for a tasty and hearty dinner.

Chicken stir fry with zucchini noodles

This stir fry recipe uses zucchini noodles to create a light and tasty dinner for one.

One pot chicken and rice

Save on washing up!

Chicken skewers with green olive dressing

Everything tastes better on a stick!

Chicken and pesto pasta bake

Your new family favourite.

Slow-cooker honey mustard chicken

Sweet, succulent and oh-so-tender.

Slow-cooker butter chicken

This easy butter chicken dish made in your slow cooker is sure to become a family favourite in no time.

Creamy lemon thyme chicken

Lemon thyme has a delicate perfume that infuses the chicken as it slowly cooks down, creating a tender, aromatic dish.

Chicken, lentil and pumpkin curry

This slow-cooked curry is divine served with a dollop of yoghurt and warm chapatis.

Quick chicken satay

Satay originated in Indonesia, and today features prominently in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and African cuisines. This satay recipe is quick and deceptively simple, requiring few ingredients and minimal preparation and cooking time.

Chicken and sage tray bake

This simple one-pan chicken bake borrows flavours from the Italian classic veal saltimbocca.

Curried chicken pie

Give classic butter chicken a rise, by incorporating New Zealand-revered sweet potato and encasing it with layers of flaky filo pastry.

Chicken, chorizo and okra gumbo

A quick and delicious chicken, chorizo and okra gumbo, a dish that originated in southern Louisiana.

Chicken and spinach noodles

A quick, healthy and simple Asian-style stir-fry of chicken and spinach noodles.

Fancy Italian chicken casserole

A hearty dish to warm up on cooler nights.

Karaage chicken with Sriracha mayonnaise

This crispy chicken karaage recipe makes a perfect snack or a moreish finger food.

Hot and spicy chicken curry

There is something deeply satisfying about making you own curry from scratch. The spice blend we’ve used for this hot and spicy chicken curry results in a depth of flavour and piquancy that you just don’t get from a jar.

Chilli chicken stir-fry

Quick, easy and absolutely delicious.

Thai green chicken curry

It’s easy to eat green!

Paprika chicken

Tender pieces of chicken in a fragrant creamy sauce, this slow- cooker paprika chicken served with creamy mash is the embodiment of comfort food.

Sweet and sour chicken

Delight the family with this sweet and sour chicken packed with vegetables and pineapple chunks for a hearty slow-cooked dinner.

Coq au vin

Chicken and wine – what more could you ask for?

Chicken, pumpkin and apricot tagine

An aromatic tagine will put warmth into any winter night.

Grilled chicken and corn salsa wrap

Get your grill on.

Chicken satay skewers

Everything tastes better on a stick.

Chicken in turmeric and yoghurt

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

Garam masala chicken with potatoes

Spice things up.

Vietnamese lemongrass chicken bowl

Fragrant, flavoursome and so delicious! You can’t go wrong with this quick and easy Vietnamese lemongrass and chicken bowl for dinner tonight!

Julie Goodwin’s char siu chicken with egg fried rice

A flavoursome dinner made from just five easy ingredients.

BBQ chicken thighs

The chicken is finished with a honey glaze for a sun-baked caramelised finish. Seconds please!

Soy and sriracha air fryer chicken thighs

This air fryer chicken recipe is perfect to add to your weeknight rotation, on the table in 30 minutes.

Yellow curry chicken cottage pie

This recipe serves eight as part of a banquet. Or four to six people as a main meal.

Thai basil chicken and snake bean stir-fry

A quick and easy weeknight meal.

Chicken thigh parmigiana

The perfect meal for feeding a crowd.

Chermoulla barbecued chicken thighs

Portuguese-style chicken thighs

We grilled chicken thighs in a Portuguese-inspired spice mix of chilli, paprika, garlic and oregano for a flavour hit you can’t beat!

Chicken thigh fillets with salsa verde

This delicious chicken dish is easy to make and packed full of flavour. Your family will love the addition of a zesty homemade salsa verde to their dinner.