Cooking with Nana Ling

menu icon
go to homepage
  • About
  • Recipes
  • Resources
  • Contact
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • About
  • Recipes
  • Resources
  • Contact
×
Home » Recipes

Old Fashioned Chicken Recipes

Turn back the clock and enjoy a classic chicken dinner with one of these old fashioned chicken recipes. There's nothing fancy or complicated about them – they're the chicken dishes that are easy to prepare and have been tested (and re-tested) over the years by generations of home cooks.

If I had to choose three winners here, I'd pick the retro fave, Apricot Chicken, along with Crumbed Chicken Tenderloins and Roast Butterfly Chicken. But, really, everyone's a winner, winner with these chicken dinners.

  • coronation chicken.
    Coronation Chicken Recipe (The Classic Royal Chicken Salad)
  • marry me chicken in saucepan.
    Marry Me Chicken
  • Curried Mango Chicken on plate.
    Curried Mango Chicken
  • chicken tenderloins with dipping sauce.
    Crumbed Chicken Tenderloins Recipe
  • hawaiian chicken in frying pan.
    Hawaiian Chicken
  • chicken and leek pie on plate showing inside of pie.
    Chicken and Leek Pie
  • Apricot Chicken on plate with rice.
    Apricot Chicken
  • roasted butterfly chicken in baking pan.
    Roast Butterfly Chicken Recipe
  • chicken curry.
    Keen's Chicken Curry

Hi, I'm Libby, a recipe collector and writer. I love everything about home cooking and share modern classics and recipes that have been passed down for generations – I hope you find a few that bring back treasured memories.

More about me →

Christmas Collection

  • Christmas Biscotti on plate.
    Christmas Biscotti
  • Pea and Ham Soup in bowl.
    Pea and Ham Soup
  • Christmas Jelly Slice on plate.
    Christmas Jelly Slice
  • Baileys Truffles
  • Baileys Mars Bar Slice stacked on plate.
    Baileys Mars Bar Slice
  • Pecan Biscuits dusted with icing sugar.
    Pecan Biscuits Recipe

Most Popular

  • Tomato Relish in dish with jars in abckground.
    Tomato Relish
  • Apricot Chicken on plate with rice.
    Apricot Chicken
  • cob loaf recipe with bread dipping into cob loaf.
    Cob Loaf Recipe
  • classic trifle recipe
    Traditional Trifle Recipe
  • choko pickles
    Choko Pickles
  • Cabbage Mince Chow Mein in frypan.
    Cabbage Mince Chow Mein

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Accessibility Policy

Newsletter

  • JOIN ME IN THE KITCHEN and receive the latest recipes delivered fresh to your inbox.

Useful

  • Using Aussie Recipes
  • All Recipes
  • Contact
  • Media

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where I work and live, the Wonnarua people, and pay my respects to Elders past and present.

Copyright © Cooking with Nana Ling 2026. All rights reserved.