10 Easy Chicken Recipes Perfect for Crisp Fall Nights

Bowl Chicken and Wild Rice soup on a terrazo surface, with napkin, spoon, sparkling water and second bowl — Serious Eats / Morgan Hunt Glaze

Fall is a mindset as much as it is a season. The minute the leaves start to change colors and float off the trees, I know it's time to grab my favorite sweater, put on my coziest socks, and curl up under the biggest blanket I can find—even if it's still 70 degrees outside. The shorter days and the (eventual) chill in the air implore me to slow down and dream about my next big, warm bowl of comfort food. These ten fall chicken recipes are comfort food at its finest: We've got classic roast chicken, a wild rice soup, and an easy sheet-pan dinner—dishes for slow, relaxing evenings where you can savor every bite. The only question is, which one will you make first?

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Sheet-Pan Chicken Marbella

Serious Eats / Niedle Creative

In this twist on classic chicken Marbella, tender chicken thighs, prunes, and olives quickly soak up a tangy marinade before they're placed on a sheet pan and cooked until tender and juicy.

Sheet-Pan Chicken Marbella
Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Chicken

Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

With a little technique, you can churn out crispy crackly roast chicken with moist, tender meat like an absolute pro. Make sure to keep this one in your fall recipe repetoire!

Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Chicken
Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Serious Eats / Morgan Hunt Glaze

A simple, ultra-comforting chicken pot pie with a shatteringly crisp crust? Sign us up.

Easy Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Serious Eats / Morgan Hunt Glaze

This Midwestern soup is a hearty meal ideal for a chilly day—because who doesn't need a good chicken soup in their arsenal?

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

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One-Pan Chicken, Sausage, and Brussels Sprouts

Matthew and Emily Clifton

With the right technique, even the staunchest hater of Brussels sprouts can be made to see just how delicious the smallest brassica can be. That's where this recipe comes in.

One-Pan Chicken, Sausage, and Brussels Sprouts
Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, and Brussels Sprouts

Serious Eats / Robby Lozano

This chicken dinner cooks all on one sheet pan so prep and cleanup are easy. It's loaded with flavor and gorgeous, too.

Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, and Brussels Sprouts
Kare Raisu (Homemade Japanese Curry Rice)

Vicky Wasik

Toasted and freshly ground spices give this homemade Japanese curry a blast of flavor.

Kare Raisu (Homemade Japanese Curry Rice)
Chicken Yassa (Senegalese Braised Chicken With Caramelized Onions)

Jillian Atkinson

This recipe is a citrus-forward version of your favorite stewed and smothered chicken-and-onion dish.

Chicken Yassa (Senegalese Braised Chicken With Caramelized Onions)

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Lowcountry Stew Chicken

Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

This South Carolina stew features a deeply flavored, light-bodied sauce with an onion-forward flavor.

Lowcountry Stew Chicken
Chicken Paprikash

Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt

Our ultimate chicken paprikash is a one-pan recipe, but it's a little involved for a simple weeknight dinner. This four-ingredient version is almost as good, and way simpler—all you need to make it are chicken thighs, an onion, Hungarian sweet paprika, and sour cream, plus oil and salt.

Chicken Paprikash