Looking for chicken sunday dinner ideas that go beyond the same roast every week? Think golden pastry, chicken with plenty of gravy or a pasta bake with browned cheese on top.
These plates give you lots to choose from, including side dishes worth saving too.
You can keep things simple or put together a whole spread. Start with whichever chicken dish catches your eye, then decide whether you’re in the mood for potatoes, noodles or a little of everything.
Chicken dinners worth saving for Sunday
herb roast with vegetables
We’re starting off strong with this gorgeous herb-covered chicken. I love the golden outside against the sliced white center.
Little potatoes, carrots and green beans fill the space around it.
Serve your chicken sliced on a platter like this if you want the vegetables and main dish together.
golden pastry pie
How pretty is this golden pie top? The crimped edge and little openings in the pastry are enough decoration on their own. The filling is hidden here, but this is lovely inspiration for serving a chicken pot pie.
Keep the herb sprigs on top if you want that same simple finish.
lemon chicken and potatoes
This platter may just be one of my favorites here. I love the lemon rounds tucked between the browned chicken and big potato pieces.
The rosemary sprigs make it look even prettier.
Try a wide serving dish so you can spread everything out rather than piling the potatoes underneath.
fried chicken with all the sides
If you are looking for a whole Sunday dinner plate, then this one is for you. There’s golden fried chicken with a glossy sauce, macaroni and cheese, greens, sweet potato rounds and cornbread.
You don’t have to include every side. I’d start with the macaroni and greens if you want a smaller spread.
chicken and dumplings
Who else is drawn straight to those big dumplings? They sit among shredded chicken and carrot pieces in a thick, pale sauce.
I’d keep the serving simple with bowls and spoons, just like the close-up here.
chicken parmesan and spaghetti
I am obsessed with the generous cheese topping on this chicken parmesan. The red-sauced spaghetti and browned toast make this a full dinner idea without having to imagine the sides.
For your own plate, add a small green salad if you’d like something alongside the pasta.
chicken in a creamy sauce
If you love a saucy chicken dinner, save this one. The browned chicken breasts sit in a pale orange sauce dotted with red pieces and chopped greens.
I’d pair a dish like this with rice or bread so the sauce has somewhere to go.
gravy chicken over rice
Don’t want to plan lots of separate sides? No problem! Take inspiration from this chicken served right over white rice, with brown gravy spooned across both.
The onion strips and green vegetable pieces make the gravy look especially inviting. I’d leave the rice visible around the edges like it is here.
ham and cheese chicken rolls
How good do these spirals look? The breaded chicken rolls show pink ham and melted cheese inside, with pale sauce underneath.
Those cut sides are definitely the part I’d show off.
Arrange the slices in a slightly overlapping row to follow this plate.
whole chicken with vegetables
There’s something so lovely about a whole golden chicken in the middle of the table. This one sits in a black skillet surrounded by potatoes, carrots and other orange vegetable pieces.
I love the herb sprigs tucked around the edges. Keep your sides close to the chicken for the same generous presentation.
cheesy chicken casserole
The cheese fans are going to love this one! Orange and white melted cheese covers the casserole, with reddish sauce showing around the edges and cilantro scattered over the top.
For chicken sunday dinner ideas with a little more color, take inspiration from this topping. I’d offer a chopped tomato salad on the side.
mushroom chicken and noodles
This is another saucy dinner, but the wide noodles make it a little different. I love the sliced mushrooms piled over the chicken and the brown sauce running between the pasta folds.
Keep the noodles underneath when you serve it rather than putting them in a separate bowl.
spinach-stuffed chicken
Want something a little different from a plain chicken breast? This spinach-stuffed version has a pale filling packed with greens peeking out of each opening.
The golden tops look so pretty beside that filling. I’d pair these with roasted carrots or a simple potato side.
chicken with beans and potatoes
I love this combination of browned chicken, green beans and chunky potatoes. Everything is nestled together in the skillet, with sauce visible underneath.
Save this one if you like seeing the whole dinner in a single serving dish.
cheesy chicken pasta bake
If you’re choosing dinner based on the cheese topping, this bake deserves a look. Sliced chicken sits over tube-shaped pasta, with browned spots across the pale topping.
The little scattering of chopped herbs is a nice finishing touch. I’d serve a cucumber salad alongside it rather than adding another baked side.
flattened roast chicken
This is another whole-chicken idea, but it’s a little different from the skillet roast above. The bird is opened out flat, showing off the deeply browned patches across the skin.
I love the bowl of small red and yellow potatoes beside it. Keep those separate if you want the chicken to have its own platter.
chicken and biscuit casserole
Those little golden biscuit tops are so inviting! Shredded chicken, carrot pieces and pale sauce fill the spaces between them, with chopped green onions over the top.
If you like the dumpling idea but want a baked dish instead, this is a lovely direction for your Sunday menu.
drumsticks with rice and corn
You don’t need a whole roast to put together a pretty plate. These browned drumsticks sit beside a shaped mound of rice and a generous serving of corn.
Try serving your rice in a neat mound too. It’s a small presentation detail worth borrowing from this dinner.
lemon and caper chicken
I love the capers scattered over these golden chicken cutlets. The lemon slices and chopped herbs look gorgeous against the pale sauce.
For a dinner inspired by this plate, I’d add plain pasta or small boiled potatoes. Let the chicken keep that lemon-and-caper topping all to itself.
a sharing board of chicken
Last but definitely not least, we have this generous board of carved chicken. I love the mix of wings, drumsticks and larger pieces, with parsley tucked between them.
The colorful bowls of chopped salsa are a fun detail too. Borrow the board idea for your own dinner and keep the sides in separate dishes.