8 Fall Chicken Recipes to Keep You Warm on Chilly Days

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 eight fall chicken recipes are comfort food at its finest. From classic roast chicken to a wild rice soup and an easy sheet-pan dinner, these dishes were made for slow, relaxing evenings where you can savor every bite. The only question is, which one will you make first?

Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Chicken

Plated, carved, roasted spatchcocked 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!

Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Baked Pot pie with one serving taken out of skillet and on a plate. Skillet is on a white tablecloth and has serving plates around it. — Serious Eats / Morgan Hunt Glaze

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

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

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

One-Pan Chicken, Sausage, and Brussels Sprouts

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.

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

Serving on sheet pan chicken and vegetables on a plate with a fork and knife and a red cup. To the side of the dish is the tray of chicken and vegetables with a red napkin — 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.

Kare Raisu (Homemade Japanese Curry Rice)

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

Chicken Yassa (Senegalese Braised Chicken With Caramelized Onions)

Chicken yassa on a bed of white rice. — Jillian Atkinson

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

Lowcountry Stew Chicken

Close up image of lowcounty stew chicken over rice — Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

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