23 Best Healthy Ground Chicken Recipes the Family Will Love
Turn this underrated ingredient into a dinner they'll keep asking for.
Unlike its beefier counterpart, ground chicken is lean, with hardly any saturated fat (the stuff the World Health Organization wants you to stay away from). While we still love our easy ground beef recipes, ground chicken is also typically half the price of ground beef. And with these simple, healthy ground chicken recipes, everyone will love the flavor as well!
Chicken Kiev Meatballs
Stuffed with butter and herbs, traditional Chicken Kiev is a miracle of flavor. We've turned the same idea into a fun meatball—ideal for switching up your dinner rotation. We like it with mashed potatoes and broiled broccolini, as pictured.
Ground Chicken Noodle Casserole
Want a healthy ground chicken recipe that will still get the kids to clean their plates? This veggie-packed cheesy casserole will get everyone to the table faster than you can say "dinner's ready."
Tex-Mex Chicken Meatballs
These delicious ground chicken meatballs are packed with flavor from spices and mild Hatch chiles. They'll make an excellent light taco salad-style dinner or an appetizer with guacamole and/or salsa for dipping.
Ground Chicken Tacos
We like these slightly healthier ground chicken tacos packed with crunchy veggies, crumbly queso fresco, and rich with spicy smoked chipotle flavor.
Sesame Chicken Meatballs
Trying to decide between meatballs and takeout for dinner? Now you don't have to! This delicious recipe is a great way to turn a package of ground chicken into a satisfying and easy weeknight dinner, without the expense of delivery!
Ground Chicken Pad Thai
Make this fifteen-minute healthy ground chicken recipe just once, and it'll quickly turn into part of your regular weeknight meal rotation.
Swedish Meatballs with Chicken
Cooking with ground chicken removes almost 9 grams of saturated fat per serving from the meal, while the savory sauce (and heavy cream) still keep it plenty flavorful. It's an easy way to make this comfort food dish just a little healthier, without making it flavorless.
Chicken Meatloaf
In the mood for comfort food? There's absolutely nothing like meatloaf. This ground chicken version keeps the flavor with a healthier swap.
Blue Cheese-Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Want to blow everyone away at the next game night? Whip up a batch of these easy baked buffalo-style chicken meatballs. Stuffed with blue cheese—and paired with even more dip—they're dangerously delicious.
Get the recipe for Blue Cheese-Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Meatballs.
Classic White Chicken Chili
Switch up chili night with this smart, spicy, white-bean version! Ground chicken and cannellini beans keep things light and healthy, while hatch chiles, jalapeños, and plenty of spices adds all the flavor you could want. Feel free to double the recipe: it makes great leftovers!
Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Meatballs
If you love sweet-and-sour chicken, but you also love meatballs, then this smart asian ground chicken combo is going to knock your socks off!
Classic Buffalo Chicken Dip
Though this classic tailgate recipe calls for cooked rotisserie chicken, if you've got a package of ground chicken on hand, you can simply sauteé and sub it in. We've found it tastes every bit as good.
Jerk Chicken and Mango Lettuce Cups
This low-carb dish pairs well-seasoned chicken with coconut-infused basmati rice and diced mango for a fast, flavorful weeknight meal.
Turkey Burgers with Blue Cheese–Celery Slaw
You can simply sub in ground chicken for the turkey in this beef-free Buffalo-sauce-flavored crowd-pleaser, and it'll taste just as good.
Get the recipe for Turkey Burgers with Blue Cheese–Celery Slaw.
Chicken Meatball and Vegetable Noodle Soup
Throw some zoodles into soup for a new take on a tried-and-true classic.
Get the recipe for Chicken Meatball and Vegetable Noodle Soup.
Sloppy Joes on Sourdough Toast
Though the recipe calls for turkey, chicken works just as well in these flavorful open-faced sour-dough toast sandwiches. The quick-pickled cucumber and onions bring a lot to the dish.
Sloppy Joes with Pickled Okra Slaw
For a more traditional take on the sloppy Joe (but still with ground chicken), this recipe can't be beat. The okra slaw, while not essential, is a crowd pleaser.
Hoisin Chicken Burgers with Pickled Red Onions
Tart, tangy, and sweet, pickled red onions and Chinese hoisin sauce make a surprisingly flavorful but simple topping for lean chicken burgers.
Butternut Squash and Chicken Chili
If you like your chili with a fiery kick, look no further. Green chili, sliced jalapeño, and fire-roasted tomatoes do the trick.
Gingery Meatball Soup with Bok Choy
Fresh ginger and garlic give these meatballs a vibrant kick in this simple but filling soup.
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