10 delicious chicken dinners to help you survive the holidays

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last updated 10 January 2015

The holidays are the biggest enemy of the weeknight dinner. We dine out more than we should; we rationalize cocktails and cookies as a meal; we forget to eat amid a pile of unwrapped presents and to-do lists.

But we shouldn't forsake our expectations for a satisfying meal just because the jingle bells are ringing and the stockings are hung. The solution — unsurprisingly — is chicken. Chicken is a blank canvas for your wildest dinner dreams. It's easy and unfussy, and it won't ask too much of you while you have other, merrier things on your mind. Here are 10 undemanding and dynamic chicken recipes to save the weeknight dinner.