With fewer hours of daylight, it seems like, before you know it, your day is over. So, what’s for dinner? Don’t panic and blow your budget on takeout. Instead, try one of these 15 must-try chicken recipes that are made to make your busy evenings less stressful and oh so delicious.
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.
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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 so it comes together super fast.
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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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Sheet Pan Roasted Chicken Breast with Fresh Veggies
This Sheet Pan Roasted Chicken Breasts with Fresh Veggies is 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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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 than what you would get at the store.
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Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
You can get the taste of fried chicken without oil or the mess when you make these chicken drumsticks in the air fryer. Prep and cooking time is 30 minutes. Talk about a quick dinner on a busy evening!
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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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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. And if you like a little heat with your meal, this one will deliver.
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Peach Whiskey Barbecue Chicken
I love finding ways to work fruit into dinner when everyone expects vegetables. 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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