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40 of the best spring chicken recipes

Make the most of in-season spring ingredients to create lighter, brighter chicken dishes the whole crew will love.

39 recipes
Honey chicken meets lemon chicken, with a bonus kick from Sichuan pepper.
EASY

Sichuan honey-lemon chicken

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Serve this zaatar-crusted chicken salad with flatbreads for extra carbs.

Zaatar-crusted chicken and cous cous salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Quality controlled: Roast chook Bloody Mary club sandwich.

Club sandwich with roast chicken and Bloody Mary mayo

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
A good chicken caesar is all about the contrasts, says Katrina Meynink.

Chicken caesar salad with potato chips

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Adam Liaw's quick chicken and coconut noodles.
EASY

Adam Liaw's quick chicken and coconut noodles

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Crumbed chicken with herb and garlic butter pasta.
EASY

Crumbed chicken with herb and garlic butter pasta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
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This chicken dish is a creamy, tomato-ey, cheesy one-pan wonder.
EASY

Creamy tomato one-pot chicken

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Rice malt and soy baked chicken.
EASY

Adam Liaw's rice malt and soy baked chicken

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Jamie Oliver's roast chicken Margherita.

Jamie Oliver's roast chicken Margherita

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jamie Oliver
This chicken dish is easy, but don't rush the marinating time to ensure maximum flavour.
EASY

Spicy miso barbecued chicken with pickled cucumber

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Chicken and broccoli hokkien noodles.
EASY

Stir-fry of chicken with hokkien noodles

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Green chilli chicken with cheesy creamed corn.
EASY

Green chilli chicken with cheesy creamed corn

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
One-pan wonder: Roast chicken marylands and haloumi cheese with added fresh honeycomb (if you're feeling extra).
EASY

One-pan chicken and haloumi bake with honey and lemon

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
One-pot chicken, spinach and orzo stew.

Danielle Alvarez's lemony chicken and orzo stew

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Neil Perry serves this Korean-style braise with short-grain sushi rice.
EASY

Neil Perry's Korean-style braised chicken with tofu

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
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Serve this roast chicken and rice with salad greens, yoghurt and your favourite spicy sauce.

Roast chicken on baked rice with tomato, cumin and bay leaves

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Gochujang chicken bibimbap bowl.
EASY

Shredded chicken bibimbap bowl of sorts, with quick spicy barbecue sauce and slaw

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Kylie Kwong's stir-fried chicken fillets with fresh asparagus spears.
EASY

Chicken and asparagus stir-fry

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Kylie Kwong
Roast chicken stuffed with spring vegies.

Roast chicken stuffed with spring vegies

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Banh mi meets meatloaf.

Vietnamese chicken and lemongrass meatloaf with spicy glaze

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Indonesian-style barbecue chicken
EASY

Neil Perry's Indonesian-style barbecued chicken

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Steamed chicken with green spring onion oil.
EASY

Steamed chicken with green spring onion oil

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Spice up your regular roast chicken.

Roasted spiced chicken with cauliflower and fennel cream

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Butterflied roast chicken with herb and haloumi stuffing.

Roast chicken with haloumi stuffing, mint and pomegranate

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
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Serve the chicken with salsa (top right), crispy potatoes and a simple 'slaw.

Barbecued chicken with salsa verde

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
EASY

Chicken, capsicum and basil tray bake recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Grilled chicken with salt, pepper and lime dipping sauce.
EASY

Chicken with salt, pepper, lime and bird's eye chilli recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Enjoy this light and healthy steamed chicken with a snappy spring onion sauce.
EASY

Jill Dupleix's steamed chicken with asparagus and fennel

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Chicken tonnato salad.
EASY

Chicken tonnato salad recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Chicken and broccoli linguine.
EASY

Chicken and broccoli linguine recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Butterflied chicken with ricotta, garlic and spice stuffing.

Butterflied roast chicken with gluten-free ricotta, garlic and spice stuffing

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Adam Liaw's chicken and asparagus tartlette.

Chicken and asparagus tartlette recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Chicken and ratatouille.
EASY

Chicken and ratatouille

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Rachel Khoo's rosé and chicken spring stew.

Rosé spring chicken stew recipe with bacon and potatoes

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Rachel Khoo
Chicken veloute stew.
EASY

Chicken veloute stew recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Vietnamese chicken coleslaw.
EASY

Vietnamese chicken coleslaw

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Caroline Velik

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