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30 Easy Ground Chicken Recipes to Try for Your Next Meal

These dinner recipes are as easy to make as they are delicious.

By Annie O'Sullivan

Updated: Jul 7, 2021

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When it comes to finding something quick and easy-to-make, with versatile and delicious products, you'll be hard pressed to find a better cooking ingredient than ground chicken. And while one sheet pan recipes and easy crockpot recipes are great in a pinch, or when you're really on a time crunch, the following easy ground chicken recipes are sure to become appetizer and main course staples the entire family (and all of your friends and neighbors!) will enjoy.

From a slew of healthy ground chicken recipes and light salads incorporating the product, to more decadent options, there is truly a plethora of ways you can turn something as seemingly plain as ground chicken into a show-stopping, awe-inspiring meal. The following meals will are sure to guarantee that you will never have to wonder what to make your family for a lunch they'll actually eat, or raid your recipe book for an easy and quick dinner idea, ever again.

Amy Kalyn Sims

Greek Tacos

Crumbled feta cheese and Greek yogurt add a creamy finish to this healthy recipe.

Get the recipe for Greek Tacos.

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Rigatoni with Chicken and Broccoli

You've never seen ground chicken look this fancy! This low-cost mean is super comforting, and a great way to get a serving of vegetables in, too.

Get the recipe for Rigatoni with Chicken and Broccoli.

MIKE GARTEN

Chicken Meatball Pea Soup

Loaded with farro, peas, kale, and ground chicken, this soup is both filling and good for you.

Get the Chicken Meatball Pea Soup recipe.

Philip Friedman

Chicken and White Bean Chili

Serve up a heaping bowl of this ground chicken and bean chili that is super easy to make and perfect for winter.

Get the recipe for Chicken and White Bean Chili.

Kate Sears

Chicken Bolognese

This 40 minute bolognese cuts calories and fat by subbing in chicken for beef. Don't worry. It's just as tasty as traditional bolognese.

Get the recipe for Chicken Bolognese.

Cheryl Slocum

Miso-Glazed Chicken Burgers with Cabbage-Apple Slaw

Get extra flavor without the added calories when you swap out mayo for slaw and beef for chicken in this light, Asian-inspired twist on the classic cheeseburger.

Get the recipe for Miso-Glazed Chicken Burgers with Cabbage-Apple Slaw.

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Gingery Meatball Soup with Bok Choy

Try this light and healthy ginger-flavored soup with loaded with tasty ground chicken meatballs, carrots, and bok choy.

Get the recipe for Gingery Meatball Soup with Bok Choy.

Carrie Purcell

Hoisin Chicken Burgers with Pickled Red Onions

Topped with sweet and tangy pickled red onions and Chinese hoisin sauce, this chicken burger is even juicier than the beef variety.

Get the recipe for Hoisin Chicken Burgers with Pickled Red Onions.

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Tara Donne

Greek Chicken Burgers

Once you see how easy it is to prepare this Greek-inspired dish, you'll never want to go back to the original.

Get the recipe for Greek Chicken Burgers.

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Potato, Ingredient, Root vegetable, Solanum, Baked potato, Vegetable, Produce,

Kate Mathis

Chicken-Stuffed Spuds

Spicy Sriracha makes the ground chicken irresistible in this stuffed baked potato.

Get the recipe for Chicken-Stuffed Spuds.

Country Living

Jerk Chicken and Mango Lettuce Cups

Bring some tropical flavors to dinnertime with these easy to make jerk and mango lettuce cups. It's the perfect blend of sweet and savory.

Get the recipe at Delish.

Delish

Teriyaki Chicken Bok Choy

A delicious recipe that only takes 15 minutes? Sign us up!

Get the recipe at Delish.

Delish

Escarole-Chicken Dumplings

The best thing about dumplings is that you can customize them to be filled with whatever you like. These ground chicken , ginger, and escarole chicken dumplings are fun to make and will fill you up.

Get the recipe at Good Housekeeping.

Delish

Fried Chicken Kebabs (Ganderi Kebab)

It's all about the spices when it comes to these tasty chicken kebabs. With onion, mint, cilantro, cheddar cheese and more, these crunchy kebabs, paired with a homemade mango chutney, are a fun alternative to classic steak n' potatoes.

Get the recipe at Delish.

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Galaxy Noodle Soup

Traditional chicken noddle soup is good, but this galaxy noodle soup is truly "out of this world."

Get the recipe from Delish.

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Brandon Bales

French Onion Chicken Meatballs

Perfectas a dinner for four, or as an appetizer for a large group of company.

Get the recipe from Delish.

Parker Feierbach

Italian Wedding Soup

This dish serves up double the chicken by including both ground chicken and chicken sausage. In the end, you get a hearty soup that keeps you full, and is great for leftovers.

Get the recipe from Delish.

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Jonathan Boulton

Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

A tailgate isn't complete without these spicy bites of buffalo chicken.

Get the recipe at Delish.

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John Komar

Chicken Avocado Burgers

Avocado makes everything better — especially this mouthwatering chicken burger.

Get the recipe at Delish.

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Jonathan Boulton

Spaghetti Tacos

Can't decide between Italian or Mexican for dinner? We've got the solution.

Get the recipe at Delish.

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Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs

Wings + meatball subs = the perfect party food and your new go-to lunch sub.

Get the recipe at Delish.

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Ingredient, Produce, Staple food, Comfort food, Recipe, Side dish, Finger food,

John Komar

BBQ Chicken Crust Pizza

In this BBQ pizza, the chicken is used to make the crust for a low-carb approach that's even more delicious.

Get the recipe at Delish.

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Chelsea Lupkin

Cheesy Chicken Sloppy Joes

You won't miss the beef once you take a bite into this chicken sandwich covered in cheesy goodness.

Get the recipe at Delish.

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Steamed rice, Ingredient, Produce, White rice, Recipe, Staple food, Rice,

Chelsea Lupkin

Asian Lettuce Wraps

With chicken lettuce wraps this good, you won't want to go out for a inexpensive meal.

Get the recipe at Delish.

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Ingredient, Comfort food, Meat, Parmigiana, Pizza cheese, Produce, Lasagne,

Ethan Calabrese

Chicken Parm Meatball Skillet

You'll never look at chicken Parm the same way again.

Get the recipe at Delish.

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Anna Watson Carl

Spicy Chicken Burgers

Take a trip down South with these jalapeño-spiked chicken burgers topped with guacamole, cheddar, and pickled onions.

Get the recipe at Delish.

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Judy Kim

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs With Penne

A sophisticated take on your favorite game-day treat, buffalo chicken meatballs paired with penne is the dinner you'll crave even after the season is over.

Get the recipe at Delish.

Will Dickey

Homemade Chicken Burger

Who needs traditional beef burgers when you have a good recipe for a chicken burger in your back pocket?

Get the recipe at The Pioneer Woman.

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Chicken Parm Burgers

Chicken parmesan, but in burger form. Yum.

Get the recipe at Delish.

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Kung Pao Chicken Meatballs

This recipe is easy enough to make in one skillet and features sweet and tangy Asian flavors.

Get the recipe at Delish.

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Annie O'Sullivan As a member of the Special Projects Team, Annie works with the GH Tested program writing up product reviews and roundups and helps plan and run annual expos and events like the GH Parenting Summit, Xmas in July Expo, Cleaning Summit, Winter Essentials Expo, and more.