Southern Chicken Main Dishes

Looking for Southern chicken recipes? Allrecipes has more than 50 recipes for fried chicken, chicken salad, and chicken jambalaya complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips.
white tray of perfectly fried chicken
Dooky Chase-Style Fried Chicken
12 Ratings
a bunch of buttermilk fried chicken served on a white plate
Chef John's Buttermilk Fried Chicken
497 Ratings
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Chef John's Nashville Hot Chicken
89 Ratings
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A sliced slow cooker barbecue chicken breast on a plate, served with a salad
Slow Cooker Barbeque Chicken
250 Ratings
Soul Smothered Chicken
477 Ratings
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Southern-Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken
184 Ratings
close up view of Southern Spicy Fried Chicken strips on a plate with waffles
Southern Spicy Fried Chicken
61 Ratings
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Southern Fried Chicken
304 Ratings
close up view of Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs garnished with fresh herbs in a blue and white bowl
Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs
33 Ratings
close up view of Southern BBQ Chicken drumsticks on a white platter with white rice
Best BBQ Chicken
64 Ratings
Chicken Bog
97 Ratings
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Momma's Best Chicken and Dumplings
48 Ratings
Chicken and Waffles
93 Ratings
Baked BBQ Fried Chicken
129 Ratings
Flavorful Southern Fried Chicken
35 Ratings
Key West Chicken
1,573 Ratings
close up view of Southern Fried Chicken in a blue baking dish on top of paper towels
Crispy Southern Fried Chicken
175 Ratings
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Nashville Hot Chicken and Waffle Sandwich
5 Ratings
Old-Fashioned Chicken And Slick Dumplings
42 Ratings
Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings
111 Ratings
Whiskey Chicken
Whiskey Chicken
118 Ratings
CindyD's Somewhat Southern Fried Chicken
54 Ratings
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Tanya's Louisiana Southern Fried Chicken
121 Ratings
Baked Chicken with Peaches
Baked Chicken with Peaches
376 Ratings
Baked Nashville Hot Chicken Breasts
26 Ratings
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Garlic Chicken Fried Chicken
1,303 Ratings
Best Bourbon Chicken
175 Ratings
Cajun Chicken, Shrimp, and Sausage Pasta
36 Ratings
Slow Cooker Alabama Pulled BBQ Chicken
35 Ratings
Fab Summer Blackened Chicken Salad
25 Ratings
Electric Pressure Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
8 Ratings
Kent's Chicken Bog For a Crowd
2 Ratings
Classic Southern Fried Chicken
4 Ratings
Mamaw's Southern Buttermilk Chicken
17 Ratings
Mildly Sweet Whiskey Chicken
22 Ratings
Quick Lemon Dijon Chicken
215 Ratings
Jambalasta
118 Ratings
Burton's Southern Fried Chicken with White Gravy
10 Ratings
Honey Key Lime Grilled Chicken
61 Ratings
Spicy Oven-Fried Chicken with Cheese Grits and Chorizo Reduction
4 Ratings
Oklahoma Tamale Casserole
6 Ratings
Chicken with Herb Dumplings
7 Ratings
Nashville Hot Chicken and Biscuits
Dazzlin' Chicken -n- Dumplin's
10 Ratings
Baked Chicken and Okra
6 Ratings
Spicy Almond Chicken
8 Ratings
Eastern-Inspired Fried Chicken
1 Rating
Deep South Fried Chicken
273 Ratings
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Classic Spicy Southern Fried Chicken
2 Ratings
black oval platter with chicken fried bacon and cup of ranch dressing dip
Chicken Fried Bacon
1 Rating
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Crispy Caesar Chicken Cutlets
12 Ratings
bright red fried chicken tenderloins coated with flamin' hot cheetos on white plate with dipping sauce
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Fried Chicken
white square plate of deep fried alligator nuggets with small clear bowl of red sauce
Alligator Nuggets
overhead view of Korean fried chicken wings and drumsticks on white plate
Roscoe's Korean Fried Chicken
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air fryer glazed chicken wings topped with green onions and limes on the side
Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
8 Ratings
A blue tray with fried chicken and a small cup of dipping sauce
Triple-Dipped Fried Chicken
977 Ratings
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Tender Pan-Fried Chicken Breasts
419 Ratings
A platter of southern fried chicken livers served with dipping sauce
Southern Fried Chicken Livers
234 Ratings
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Crispy Fried Chicken
787 Ratings
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Oven-Fried Chicken
1,032 Ratings
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Crispy Panko Chicken Breasts
182 Ratings
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Fried Chicken Tenders
301 Ratings
Crispy air fryer chicken katsu with rice and katsu sauce.
Air Fryer Chicken Katsu with Homemade Katsu Sauce
40 Ratings
Better than Best Fried Chicken
626 Ratings
A plate of stacked chicken nuggets, served with a small dish of ketchup
The Best Ever Chicken Nuggets
315 Ratings
looking down at a plate full of easy skinless golden-brown fried chicken thighs
Easy Skinless Fried Chicken Thighs
31 Ratings

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