72 Best Chicken Dinner Recipes to Add to Your Weeknight Rotation
If chicken is starting to sound boring, you just need a recipe refresh.
Chicken, again? We've all been there, but we're here to tell you now that you just need some fresh new recipes in your weeknight menu rotation!
With busy weeknights and afterschool activities, whipping up an easy weeknight dinner that everyone will love without overextending yourself can be a challenge. To help you out on that front, we've put together a list of our easiest, simplest, most delicious chicken dinner ideas. Make one of these and you'll hear nothing but "Wow! This is good!" and "Can we have that again?"
Whether you've got ground chicken, chicken breasts, chicken thighs, or even a whole bird in the fridge, there's an idea—or ten—on this list. From slow cooker recipes to soups, casseroles, pastas, and big tasty salads, there's something on this list your family is sure to love. So start scrolling and rest easy. No one's going hungry tonight.
More Delicious Weeknight Recipes:
Slow-Cooker Ranch Chicken Sandwiches
Meet our newest warm-weather favorite: Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken Sandwiches. With just five ingredients (plus your favorite toppings), this recipe delivers incredible flavor with very little prep. Serve it with a few of your favorite summer sides, and you've got and easy, crowd-pleasing meal.
Our Best-Ever Chicken Pot Pie
Ready for a chicken pot pie as good as grandma made? We've got the recipe right here. This weeknight-friendly recipe takes less than an hour, and you end up with a warm, delicious casserole of veggies and chicken that the whole family is sure to love.
The Best Cobb Salad
Make this elegant, easy dinner salad in less than 30 minutes!
Crispy, Delicious Chicken Parmesan
Is there a more comforting chicken recipe for dinner? It's like having a plate of warm hugs.
Chicken and Snap Pea Pasta with Creamy Garlic-Basil Sauce
If you're looking for a fast, veggie-forward pasta dish that doesn't involve red sauce, then look no further. Snap peas and fresh basil flavor an easy white sauce in this tasty, 20-minute weeknight dinner treat.
Get the recipe for Chicken and Snap Pea Pasta with Creamy Garlic-Basil Sauce.
Greek Chicken
A Sunday chicken is a dinner tradition worth celebrating. But if you're looking for add a little flavor, we recommend going Mediterranean. A 2 hour marinade gives this baker plenty of tenderness and flavor, and a combo of baking and broiling ensures crispy skin without overcooking. But the real secret to this chicken’s moist tenderness is to baste while it’s cooking. We recommend serving it with a big bowl of fresh-made tzatziki sauce and a big salad.
Fast Easy Chicken Marsala
This elegant chicken breast recipe is good enough to impress on date night, easy enough to make on a weeknight, and tasty enough the family might lick their plates.
Chicken Pozole Verde with Cilantro Chimichurri
When looking for a hearty and warming soup that's both impressive enough for dinner parties and easy enough for weeknights, you might want to give this spicy option a try. With shredded chicken and white-corn hominy floating in a stock flavored with poblano and jalapeño peppers, and plenty of cilantro, it's a delicious, hearty stew.
Get the recipe for Chicken Pozole Verde with Cilantro Chimichurri.
Honey Mustard Roasted Chicken and Cabbage
This super smart recipe uses the same honey-mustard sauce to dress both the cabbage and the chicken — and it cooks everything in the same pan. The result: a super flavorful, hearty main and side dish that all comes together at the same time.
Get the recipe for Honey Mustard Roasted Chicken and Cabbage.
Pecan-Crusted Chicken with Honey-Mustard Sauce
Tired of basic breaded chicken? It might be time to go nuts: with some pecans! Finely chopped pecans add rich, nutty flavor that will surprise and delight. You might never want to go back to regular baked chicken again!
Get the recipe for Pecan-Crusted Chicken with Honey-Mustard Sauce.
Easiest-Ever Chicken Alfredo
Switch up pasta night with this super-easy homemade sauce.
Get the recipe for Chicken Alfredo.
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Marry Me Chicken
Will the creamy chicken dish cause your partner to declare their undying love and/or immediately drop to one knee and propose? Who can say? But one thing is for sure: if you make this dish, they'll definitely feel well-cared for.
Best Chicken Quesadillas
Looking for an easy chicken recipe that only uses a few ingredients? We took this weeknight classic and found a few ways to make it even smarter.
Classic Chicken Pot Pie
It doesn't get much more classic than pot pie. It doesn't get much more delicious, either.
Best Classic White Chicken Chili
This lighter take on standard chili is full of flavor—and a great way to use ground chicken!
Get the recipe for White Chicken Chili.
Easy Weeknight Chicken and Dumplings
This upgrade to your standard chicken soup is a country classic— and for good reason.
Homemade Chinese-Style Orange Chicken
Get delivery-style chicken without the delivery fees—or wondering what's in it. (And still in 30 minutes!)
Crispy Chicken Thighs with Garlic and Rosemary
Thighs are not only healthy, but they're delicious and a lot easier to make than breasts! Give this a try and the family will be asking you to make it again and again.
Get the recipe for Crispy Chicken Thighs.
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Weeknight Tex-Mex Chicken Enchiladas
Break out this casserole bake the next time you want to give your leftover rotisserie chicken a cheesy, spicy upgrade.
Roast Chicken with Tarragon-Braised Fennel
You'll want at least a day to let this Sunday dinner chicken marinate, but the planning pays off with a meal that can't be beat.
Get the recipe for Roast Chicken with Tarragon-Braised Fennel.
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