32 Baked Chicken Recipes to Add to Your Rotation

Baked chicken is more versatile than you might think. You can bake the whole chicken or just your favorite cuts (thighs, breasts, drumsticks). You can incorporate chicken into sheet pan dinners with just about any flavor profile. But no matter how you treat it, baking chicken means a hands-off, comforting meal. For example, take our No-Peek Tomato Chicken. This pantry basics dump dinner magically comes together in the oven. The steam trapped inside the baking dish does the cooking—don't lift the foil too soon or it will escape!

For this easy weeknight dinner, dredge juicy chicken thighs in a tangy Dijon mustard mixture, then roll them in spicy Parmesan breadcrumbs, and bake until crisp and golden brown.

Ina's quick-fix baked chicken takes just 15 minutes' prep and will become an instant family favorite thanks to crispy golden-brown skin and a white wine lemon sauce.

Order chicken Parmesan from your neighborhood Italian joint and you'll get a deep-fried piece of chicken that's covered in cheese, likely served with a large portion of pasta. Instead, make your own baked version of chicken Parm and save on excess calories and fat; serve it with a modest portion of whole-grain pasta.