When it comes to a quick and delicious dinner, you can't go wrong with chicken. Not only is it low-cal and full of protein (one 3.5 oz serving of chicken breast meat is only 165 calories, with 31 g protein), but it cooks quickly and is super versatile. Most people have their go-to chicken dinner recipes that they rely on when they need to get a meal on the table to avoid a meltdown or serve up something quick between busy schedules, but it’s easy to get stuck in the routine of making the same recipe night after night.
With this collection of delicious chicken dinner recipes, change up chicken in fresh new ways to make salads, sautés, pasta, and even nachos more exciting than ever. Break out of your rut with any one of these super speedy chicken dinner recipes that will make mealtime a breeze and satisfy your families stomachs.
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Lemon-Chile Chicken
This quick, low-calorie meal is packed with tangy, lemon-infused heat, and is perfect for a fast weeknight dinner.
Skip the wrap and use lettuce to roll up your chicken, veggies and more. These thai-style peanut chicken wraps are full of flavor and leave you feeling full without over doing it.
These seasoned drumsticks are the perfect blend of savory and sweet by combining brown sugar and chili powder. Great served cold or hot out of the pan.
Not only does this plum and almond pairing make for a unique flavor combo, but this meal will help keep blood sugar levels more regulated and allow you to stay fuller longer.
Traditional mole sauces can have up to 30 ingredients — our shortcut uses cocoa, ground chiles and cinnamon to give some of the same rich flavor in a fraction of the time.
Catherine LoCatherine (Cathy) Lo is Senior Food Editor for the team that produces culinary content for Hearst brands such as Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Prevention and Women’s Health and spends her time helping to write and perfect recipes in the test kitchen, testing food products and beverages (both alcoholic and non) and keeping up with the latest food trends.
