Stuck in a rut with your midweek meals? Looking for quick and easy chicken dinner recipes? Then you’ve come to the right place! I’ve compiled this collection of 27 of my best Easy Chicken Dinners to help you discover some new weeknight favourites!
Winner Winner Chicken Dinners
Chicken is a real favourite – especially for weeknight meals. And no wonder – it’s quick to prepare, easy to cook, tastes delicious and it’s budget friendly too. But it’s easy to get stuck in a rut, cooking just a handful of tried and trusted midweek chicken recipes, week in week out.
If that’s how you are feeling, then you are in luck, because I have pulled together this collection of 27 of my best Easy Chicken Dinners to inspire you to shake up your midweek meal routine and discover some new family favourites!
For each recipe, I’ve included a link to the recipe, plus prep times, cook times and total times, so you can quickly and easily see which recipe suits your needs and the time available.
If you make one of these recipes (or, even better, discover a new family favourite!) I’d love to hear from you. Let me know in the comments below or via social media. I’m on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 😀
27 Easy Chicken Dinners
27 easy chicken recipes which all take less than 1 hour to make!
Peri Peri Chicken (Nando’s Copycat)
Get the recipe => Peri Peri Chicken (Nando’s Copycat)
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
Leftover Chicken and Egg Fried Rice
Get the recipe => Leftover Chicken and Egg Fried Rice
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Easy Chicken Rogan Josh
Get the recipe => Easy Chicken Rogan Josh
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Roast Chicken Leftovers Curry
Get the recipe => Roast Chicken Leftovers Curry
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Easy Chicken Korma
Get the recipe => Easy Chicken Korma
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Easy One Pot Chicken and Chorizo Paella
Get the recipe => Easy One Pot Chicken and Chorizo Paella
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Chicken Chilli Con Carne
Get the recipe => Chicken Chilli Con Carne
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Oven Baked Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Sauce
Get the recipe => Oven Baked Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Sauce
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Peri Peri Chicken Burgers (Nando’s Copycat)
Get the recipe => Peri Peri Chicken Burgers (Nando’s Copycat)
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
One Pot Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Rice and Beans
Get the recipe => One Pot Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Rice and Beans
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Mexican Chicken Traybake
Get the recipe => Mexican Chicken Traybake
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total time: 1 hour
Creamy Chicken, Broccoli and Sweetcorn Pasta
Get the recipe => Creamy Chicken, Broccoli and Sweetcorn Pasta
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Leftover Roast Chicken Biryani
Get the recipe => Leftover Roast Chicken Biryani
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Easy Chicken Jalfrezi
Get the recipe => Easy Chicken Jalfrezi
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Sticky Chicken Traybake
Get the recipe => Sticky Chicken Traybake
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Easy One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake
Get the recipe => Easy One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Roast Chicken Leftovers Stew with Easy Peasy Dumplings
Get the recipe => Roast Chicken Leftovers Stew with Easy Peasy Dumplings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total time: 1 hour
Chicken, Chorizo and Sweet Potato Traybake
Get the recipe => Chicken, Chorizo and Sweet Potato Traybake
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total time: 55 minutes
Easy Homemade Chicken Tikka Masala
Get the recipe => Easy Homemade Chicken Tikka Masala
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Spanish Style Chicken Traybake
Get the recipe => Spanish Style Chicken Traybake
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total time: 1 hour
One Pot Harissa Chicken and Butternut Squash Pilaf
Get the recipe => One Pot Harissa Chicken and Butternut Squash Pilaf
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Easy Chicken Goulash
Get the recipe => Easy Chicken Goulash
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total time: 1 hour
Chicken Shish Kebabs
Get the recipe => Chicken Shish Kebabs
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Easy Chicken Mole
Get the recipe => Easy Chicken Mole
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Get the recipe => Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Easy Chicken Stroganoff
Get the recipe => Easy Chicken Stroganoff
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Easy Chicken Bolognese
Get the recipe => Easy Chicken Bolognese
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
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Priya Joshi says
Such a brilliant list of dishes Eb! I can’t wait to try some
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Priya – I’d love to know which ones you try! Eb x
Monika Dabrowski says
What a colourful collection, all these dishes look great on their own but bunched together even better! Thanks for sharing with #CookBlgoShare
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Monika! Eb x
Helen - Cooking with my kids says
So many tasty dishes I don’t know where to start. Although I’ve never tried chicken mole so I’ve got my eye on that! #cookblogshare
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Helen! The chicken mole is really worth trying – so delicious! Eb 🙂
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says
This is a brilliant roundup, Eb! I know what you mean about getting stuck in a rut. My mom used to buy frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts and always seemed to make the same thing with them! These recipes are downright inspiring—I’d never get bored with THESE in the rotation!
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Michelle! It’s so easy to get stuck in a rut with tried and tested favourites – sometimes it’s nice to shake it up a bit!! Eb x