“Chicken” is one of the most searched keywords on Google, and a quick glance at Pinterest proves that chicken recipes get a lot of traction there. But, which are the best chicken recipes on Pinterest? I decided to research it and came up with this list. Using search tools, I narrowed down the timeframe from May 2015 and May 2016. So really this is a snapshot of that moment.
As a former magazine editor-in-chief and indie author who is now running her own website and blog, I find it especially thrilling to see, in one place, this summary of the amazing talent of some of the best food bloggers. These cooks have risen to success through their own work and talent, cooking in their kitchens with joy and sharing their life stories. They have literally welcomed us into their homes and we have happily followed, allowing them to guide us into making better meal choices for ourselves and our families.
These bloggers are role models for anyone attempting to produce web content in any genre.
So here they are, starting with the recipe that has the most shares. Please note that these numbers change hourly as more people share the recipes! The numbers shown here are based on the day that I originally wrote this post (May 25, 2016).
The 20 Best Chicken Recipes on Pinterest for shares are:
1. Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies
Website: Damn Delicious
Where to find it: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 1,464,270
Yes, Damn Delicious got more than a whopping 1.4 million shares of this one recipe on Pinterest! It’s impressive, as well as the fact that a second recipe from the Damn Delicious site ranks at number 9 on this list (see below). The blog includes recipes that use simple, fresh ingredients to create “sophisticated and elegant meals for the everyday cook.” When I contacted Chungah, the cook behind these two recipes and the blog, she told me,
I absolutely love these recipes because they’re so easy to throw together in a single vessel, making clean-up a breeze for those busy weeknights!
Thank you for the shares! 🙂
2. Creamy Broccoli, Chicken, and Bacon Pasta
Website: Julia’s Album
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 1,296,47
Julia, too, hit a home run with this recipe that has almost 1.3 million Pinterest shares!! On her blog she focuses a lot on savory meals–dinners, main dishes, pastas, salads, soups–and includes a lot of gluten-free recipes or options.
3. Quick Dinner: Skillet Chicken with Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce
Website: Sally’s Baking Addiction
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 856,404
Sally has great cooking and baking how-to posts on her blog, and she loves to publish dessert recipes. My guess is this one will top 1 million shares pretty soon! As Sally says about it:
Easy and packed with flavor. I love that you can make it all in 1 skillet!
>UPDATE!
4. Crockpot Italian Chicken
Since I published this list today, I found out that Christy of The Girl Who Ate Everything (see #6 below) has a chicken recipe that has been pinned 853,249 times! It’s a recipe for Crockpot Italian Chicken and you can find it right here. So of course that has shifted some of the numbers on this list by one… These bloggers are amazing!
5. Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing
Website: The Cozy Cook
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 732,460
Stephanie of The Cozy Cook says she especially loves cheese, soups, and salads, but you can find recipes for everything on her blog.
6. Chicken Enchilada Roll Ups
Website: The Girl Who Ate Everything
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 604,797
Christy has five kids who help her cook, and her blog includes tons of recipes as well as a section devoted to “feeding a crowd.”
7. Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe
Website: Diethood
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 476,845
Katerina describes herself as a “cookie maker, baker-faker, food-taker. Err! I mean picture-taker!” She’s funny, which makes her delicious everyday, easy and Macedonian recipes even more fun to make.
8. Grilled Chilli Lime Chicken Fajita Salad
Website: Cafe Delites
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 477,481
Karina makes recipes that are “Weight Watchers-friendly, sometimes low fat, sometimes low carb, and sometimes cheat foods.”
9. One Pan Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies
Website: Damn Delicious
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 472,484
10. 3-Ingredient Orange Chicken Sauce Recipe
Website: Crafty Morning
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 455,788
Michelle of Crafty Morning offers up recipes with easy-to-find ingredients that will appeal to everyone in the family. She also has a new site just for cooking called Crafty Recipes.
11. Healthy Buffalo Chicken Bowls
Website: Pretty Providence
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 449,420
Sarah and Jessica are BFFs who love finding great ways to make delicious, healthy recipes on a budget.
12. 31 Brilliant Ways To Dress Up A Pound Of Chicken
Website: BuzzFeed
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 395,916
Well, we all know what BuzzFeed is… I left this in here because this is where it ranks on Pinterest for the word “chicken,” even though it’s not a single recipe the way that the others are. It’s a roundup by BuzzFeed staffers Christine Byrne and Jenny Chang of ways that you can mix ingredients to marinade chicken.
13. Easy Oven Baked Spicy Chicken Tacos
Website: The Cookie Rookie
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 387,725
Becky has a wide range of cuisines on her blog, from American recipes and Mexican, to Thai food.
14. Grilled Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa
Website: Cooking Classy
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 385,842
Jaclyn’s favorite foods are Italian, Mexican, and “anything with chocolate, caramel, fresh fruit, or browned butter.” She also grabbed the Number 15 and Number 20 spot on this list!
15. Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs
Website: Cooking Classy
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 371,559
16. Cilantro Lime Chicken
Website: Rasa Malaysia
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 363,191
Bee of Rasa Malaysia specializes in Asian and American home cooking and baking, and she likes to keep the recipes easy to make.
17. Baked “Fried” Chicken Recipe
Website: Bakerette
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 357,537
Jen offers healthy recipes, as well as nutritional advice, that is largely geared towards vegetarians and vegans but is, as she says, “inviting to all.”
18. Chicken Cordon Bleu
Website: Bread Booze Bacon
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 347,865
Julie is “totally obsessed with carbs” and the name of her fun blog speaks for itself. She loves Guinness, bourbon, whiskey, and cheese. She also loves chocolate chip cookies and salads.
19. The BEST Chicken Parmesan
Website: Chef Savvy
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 347,016
Kelley’s favorite recipe is buffalo chicken tenders. Her recipes include many cuisines, from Asian to Italian, Mexican, and American.
20. Avocado Caprese Skillet Chicken
Website: Cooking Classy
Where to find the recipe: Right here
Total Pinterest shares: 346,833
