It is so annoying when your family expects you to cook dinner every night, am I right? Well, if you’re as stressed out as I am, then you’re going to love discovering these 17 easy chicken dinners. For evenings when you just can’t even, these recipes will make a tough night a little more tolerable.
Broccoli Chicken Cheese Casserole
This Broccoli Chicken Cheese Casserole is such an easy weeknight dinner. It includes cheesy, yummy broccoli with seasoned chicken on top, served on a bed of a rice and pasta blend. Bake it in the oven and, voila, the tastiest casserole ever!
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Easy Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole
This Easy Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole Recipe has just five ingredients. And you can make it with rice, chicken and cheese you have leftover from other dishes.
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Fried Chicken in the Crock Pot
When I talk about making fried chicken in my slow cooker, the word “fried” is a euphemism. I’m not really frying anything. However, the end result tastes like fried chicken. This is a top recipe in our household.
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Simple Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken
This recipe for Simple Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken is such a classic. It has only six ingredients and all of them are easily found at the supermarket or, frankly, right in your pantry.
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30-Minute Creamy Chicken Corn and Pasta
This Creamy Chicken Corn and Pasta recipe is so easy to make and so delicious to eat. Bowtie pasta complements the seasoned chicken chunks. Also, it’s topped with bacon. Bacon makes everything better.
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Copycat Supermarket Chicken Rotisserie
This recipe for how to cook a whole chicken in an air fryer will change your mind about supermarket rotisserie chicken forever. It is far cheaper and far more delicious.
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Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
You can get the taste of fried chicken without oil or the mess. Sounds impossible, right? Wrong. It’s what you get when you make these chicken drumsticks in the air fryer. Prep and cooking time is 30 minutes — for real!
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Spicy Chicken with Pepperoncini Peppers
With prep and cooking time, we were able to make this Spicy Chicken with Pepperoncini Peppers in about 20 minutes. That’s not an exaggeration. Served with rice made in the Instant Pot, and it’s the perfect, fast dinner.
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Peach Whiskey Barbecue Chicken
I love finding ways to work peaches into a dinner when they’re in season during the summer and all year long. That’s why this peach whiskey barbecue chicken recipe works so well. It’s sweet and savory in all the right kinds of ways.
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Air Fryer Chicken Wings
The process for making these Air Fryer Chicken Wings is so simple. It has very few ingredients, takes very little time to cook and you end up with delicious, crispy chicken wings.
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Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Alfredo Fettuccine
Everyone loves alfredo and this Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo is such a delicious, quick and easy dinner. It features seasoned chicken that you serve on top of fettuccine noodles. Everything is tossed with a luscious alfredo sauce.
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Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas
If you’ve ever gone out for Mexican food and ordered fajitas, you can smell them on the way to your table before they even arrive. This recipe for air fryer chicken fajitas provides the same olfactory and taste buds experience. Plus, it’s fast and easy for a busy night dinner.
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Crock Pot Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Alfredo with Tortellini
When I made this Crock Pot Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Alfredo with Tortellini, I cooked the chicken thighs in the alfredo sauce first, using evaporated milk. Then I added heavy cream and, finally, the tortellini, turning this into a delicious, easy one-pot meal that tastes just like the restaurant.
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Sheet Pan Roasted Chicken Breast with Fresh Veggies
With this Sheet Pan Roasted Chicken Breasts with Fresh Veggies, you’ve got a delightful combination of succulent chicken and fresh, seasonal vegetables, all cooked together on one pan for a fuss-free yet delicious dinner.
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Air Fryer Chicken Cutlets
Air fryer chicken cutlets offer a healthier alternative to traditional deep-fried versions while still delivering crispy, golden perfection. You can achieve restaurant-quality results at home with minimal oil and effort using this simple recipe.
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Barbecue Sauce Chicken Drumsticks in Air Fryer
There are a couple of reasons we think you’re going to love learning about how to make BBQ drumsticks in the air fryer. One big one is that it is much neater than cooking them on the grill.
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Sous Vide Chicken Breasts
Want to know how to get the perfect chicken breasts every time? Sous vide them! Sous vide, which means “under vacuum” in French, refers to the process of vacuum-sealing food in a bag, then cooking it in a water bath.
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