16 Chicken And Mushroom Recipes That Feel Like A Warm Hug

Southern Living Chicken Lombardy in the baking dish to serve
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Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Torie Cox

For chilly fall days or cold winter nights, nothing comforts the soul like a hot, homemade meal. From casseroles to stews, roast chicken to pot pie, a delicious dinner brings everyone together. When it's comfort you seek, no pairing is more classic (or apt to provide optimum coziness) than chicken and mushrooms. There's a reason cream of chicken soup and cream of mushroom soup are so ubiquitous in Southern kitchens. It's a known fact; chicken and mushrooms make everything taste better. Here are 28 recipes that star our favorite protein and produce combo.

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Instant Pot Chicken And Rice

instant pot chicken and rice
Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Christine Kelly Food Stylist: Ali Ramee

Full of vegetables, herbs and spices, and shredded chicken, this healthy supper comes together easily thanks to your multicooker. Make it even more wholesome by replacing the white rice with a whole grain.

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Chicken Pot Pie With Bacon And Cheddar Biscuits

Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon-and-Cheddar Biscuits
Becky Luigart Stayner

Biscuit lovers will love this twist that's topped with crumbly, buttery biscuits infused with bacon bits and Cheddar cheese.

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Quick King Ranch Skillet

Quick King Ranch Chicken Skillet
Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Your favorite Tex-Mex casserole gets an oven-free makeover in this easy, cheesy recipe.

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Chicken Spaghetti Casserole

Southern Living Chicken Spaghetti Casserole in the dish to serve

Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Karen Rankin, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen

Melty cheese, creamy mushroom soup, tender chicken, and hearty pasta—is there anything this favorite dinner doesn't have?

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Creamy Turkey Pasta Bake

Southern Living Creamy Turkey Pasta Bake in the baking dish to serve

Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Micah Morton, Prop Stylist: Kathleen Varner

This comforting baked pasta calls for shredded cooked turkey, but you can easily substitute chicken. Cremini mushrooms, collards, mozzarella, and a creamy sauce are a delicious combination.

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Skillet Chicken Pot Pie With Leeks And Mushroom

Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Mushrooms

Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke

Chicken pot pie is a no-brainer when it comes to comforting fall meals, but add in earthiness from leeks and mushrooms and you take the classic dish to a whole new level of yum.

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Mushroom and Thyme Chicken-Broccoli Casserole

Mushroom and Thyme Chicken-Broccoli Casserole
Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

Chicken and mushrooms go great together, but part of the pairing's super power is how versatile they are as ingredients. With thyme and broccoli as supporting characters, this dish really shines.

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Chicken And Rice Soup With Mushrooms

Chicken-and-Rice Soup with Mushrooms
Southern Living

This recipe couldn't be easier or tastier. Use a store-bought rotisserie chicken to cut down on prep time, and enjoy a giant pot for packable lunches or quick dinners throughout the week.

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Chicken-Mushroom-Sage Casserole

Chicken-Mushroom-Sage Casserole
Iain Bagwell

Served with a nice bottle of wine, this one-pan dinner is as elegant as it looks. Pst—the secret ingredient is a quarter-cup of sherry.

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Hot Chicken Salad

Hot Chicken Salad - Southern Living

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Don't knock it 'til you try it! Pimentos, mushrooms, water chesnuts, and even potato chips join the party in this innovative interpretation of the ladies' luncheon staple.

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Chicken Scallopini

Chicken Scallopini
Photography: Caitlin Bensel, Prop Styling: Audrey Davis, Food Styling: Rishon Hanners

Crispy chicken cutlets swimming in a rich mushroom sauce will be a welcome addition to your dinnertime rotation.

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Classic Chicken Tetrazzini

Chicken Tetrazzini

Brittany Conerly; Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman; Food Stylist: Karen Rankin

A cross between chicken spaghetti and chicken pot pie, you get the best of both worlds when you make this classic tetrazzini.

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Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pies

Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pies

Hector Manuel Sanchez

Everyone knows the best part of a pot pie is the crust, so why not have two? Double the crust, double the deliciousness.

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Chicken Lombardy

Southern Living Chicken Lombardy in the baking dish to serve

Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Most people think of chicken marsala when they think of chicken and mushrooms. But once you try this decadent, cheese-topped riff on the Italian-American recipe, you may never go back.

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King Ranch Chicken Soup

Chicken Soups King Ranch Chicken Soup
Alison Miksch

The only thing more comforting than a healthy portion of King Ranch Casserole, is a piping hot bowl of it in soup form.

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King Ranch Chicken Casserole

King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Stacy K. Allen, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley

A perennial potluck attendee, we have a special place in our hearts for this Tex-Mex casserole that features both cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup, as well as corn tortillas, cheese, bell peppers, and pulled chicken.

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