19 Chicken Comfort Food Recipes

Dial in dinner any night of the week with these 19 Chicken Comfort Food Recipes.  Here you will find soups, casseroles, Mexican dishes and baked dishes.  These fun and tasty recipes will be sure to make the whole family excited about dinner tonight!

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19 Chicken Comfort Food Dishes

1. Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup | A Mom’s Impression

Nothing says “comfort food” like homemade Chicken Noodle Soup.  If you’ve never tried to make soup in an Instant Pot, what are you waiting for? It is so easy, so tasty and it’s good for the soul!

2. Easy Weeknight Chicken Marsala | Foodal

This traditional chicken dish is full of flavor with all the ingredients cooked into the mushrooms until they are tender and rich!  Chicken Marsala is one of my favorite things to order at a restaurant.  I will certainly need to try this one at home!

3. Mexican Chicken Casserole | MamaGourmand

Now taco night can be any night with this fun twist on Mexican cuisine.  Chicken, black beans, cheese, rice and tortilla chips all combine in this zesty, colorful casserole that the whole family will enjoy!

4. Rosemary Chicken | Diabetes Strong

Imagine coming home to smell this Rosemary Chicken cooking in your kitchen!  Easy enough for a weeknight dinner or fancy enough for a dinner party, this Chicken Comfort Food recipe looks fantastic!  Plus, it’s gluten-free!

5. Honey BBQ Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks | Plating Pixels

Tender, moist baked chicken legs are baked with a sweet and smokey BBQ sauce.  Perfect for a summer party.  This chicken recipe is baked indoors in an oven but they taste like they came from the grill!

6. Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Casserole | The Gracious Wife

Sure chicken noodle soup is a staple when it comes to Chicken Comfort Food recipes.  But let’s not forget about Chicken Pot Pie!  This casserole is homemade and can feed the whole family.  Plus, I’m sure the leftovers taste just as good, if not better, the next day!

7. Chicken Corn Chowder | Powered by Mom

A perfect dish for a cold day. This dish will warm up your whole body with chicken, potatoes, cream and other vegetables.  It is so rich and think that you will have no problem using it as a full meal.

8. Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole | Crayons & Cravings

Made with frozen peas and carrots and cream of chicken soup, this family favorite is easy enough to whip up on busy weekday nights.  This chicken comfort food recipe is another example of a dish that will give you lots of leftovers meals for lunch the next day!

9. Healthy White Chicken Enchiladas | Delicious on a Dime

By replacing sour cream with yogurt, this White Chicken Enchilada recipe is a littler healthier than you might expect. With tangy green chilis and tons of gooey cheese, you’ll still be in comfort food heaven with this dish!

10. Low Carb Chicken Pad Thai | Healthy Helper

Chicken Pad Thai: one of the staples of any Thai food restaurant.  In this version, our recipe author subs the rice noodle for Zoodles.  So, this zucchini based dish will certainly be better for you than other versions!

11. Easy Chicken Green Chili Casserole | Whole Lotta Yum

Low carb and keto friendly, this easy chicken Green Chili casserole as 3 different types of cheese in it to make it extra gooey and comforting. Don’t let the Green Chilis scare you away if you or your family doesn’t like spicy dishes, they add more of a zest than a burn.  If you like it on the hotter side, you can always add jalapenos, spicy salsa or hot sauce before serving!

12. Chicken A La King | Ann’s Entitled Life

Perfect to use if you have leftover chicken, this creamy comfort food dish tastes great over rice, biscuits or even without a starch at all.

13. Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings | Cincy Shopper

This is a great, easy and quick version of the homemade classic our grandparents used to make from scratch.  This one uses canned soup, frozen vegetables and canned biscuits to speed things up.  But, from the pictures, it still looks as comforting as the dish we ate when we were kids!

14. Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Thighs | Wholesome Yum

I LOVE chicken thighs!  They just always seem like the most tender part of the chicken!  This recipes bakes them at 450 degrees to get the skin nice and crispy.  Yum!

15. Paprika Roasted Chicken and Potatoes | Mashup Mom

Smoky and garlicky and paired perfectly with roasted potatoes, this is a great comfort food recipe for any occasion.

16. Chicken and Pasta with Fresh Tomato Cream Sauce | Mom Foodie

Some of these recipes have substituted yogurt for cream or zoodles for noodles. While I applaud the efforts to make these chicken comfort food recipes healthier, I also have to give respect when a recipe just is what it is: calories, fat, gluten and all! This is what we get with this Chicken Pasta with Fresh Tomato Cream Sauce.  Creamy, rich and made with fresh tomatoes, it is the perfect dish to make you happy after a tough day.

17. Chicken Artichoke Quinoa Casserole | About a Mom

This one looks like a keeper.  Tender chicken, artichokes and Quinoa baked into a casserole that is rich and creamy!  Great for a weeknight dinner!

18. Chorizo and Chicken Paella | Girl with the Iron Cast

I love chorizo and anytime it gets worked into a dish, I am all for it.  Mixed with chicken, peas and rice, this saffron induced dish is complex, dynamic and delicious!

19. The Perfect Roast Chicken | Mary Ellen’s Cooking Creations

Great for a Sunday night feast for the whole family.  Roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetables and stuffing! The recipe author recommends a brine for the chicken and even gives you a schedule to have your recipe all ready by Sunday night!

I hope you enjoy these 19 Chicken Comfort Food Recipes!  Let me know which one your favorite was or if you changed any of them up in any way!  Stay comfortable!