Unlike lasagna, there’s no laborious layering of noodles and sauce. You’ll make a quick seasoned chicken and cheese filling, fill al dente noodles and slather with sauce. A few simple seasonings spice up slow-cooker chicken tacos, but the recipe is endlessly customizable.
These yummy enchiladas are baked uncovered so the edges crisp in the oven while the cheese gets gooey. The recipe calls for a simple homemade green chile enchilada sauce, but you can substitute your favorite store-bought sauce. This dump dinner makes the slow cooker do all the work! Pour the ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning, and dinner will be ready at the end of the work day.
- It might look complicated, but this sheet pan dinner is actually deceptively simple.
- This comforting casserole is the perfect food to make ahead and keep in the freezer.
- This recipe uses the slow cooker to prepare finger-lickin’ good chicken thighs.
- If you’re craving meatballs but trying to cut back on red meat, this recipe is for you.
- This meal comes together in one pot and is all sorts of simple.
But if you’re not and you’re intimidated by the amount, don’t be — the garlic cooks gently in the sauce and gets sweet and melty and wonderful. You might never go back to a plain chicken-and-cheese quesadilla again after this recipe. The onions, peppers, and seasoning take it to a whole new level of scrumptiousness that you’ll be dying to remake at the earliest opportunity. If using cream, lower the heat and stir in the cream. This sweet, saucy chicken will appeal to the whole family. Sweet and tart canned pineapple steers the dinner in a slightly tropical direction.
This Moroccan spice rub made with olive oil, garlic, butter, and lots of spices turns ordinary roast chicken into something special. You can make this stir-fry with pretty much whatever vegetables you have on hand. For a low-carb addition, serve it on top of cauliflower rice. Take your instant ramen noodles and turn them into an exciting stir-fry with boneless chicken breasts, cashews, and whatever veggies you have on hand. The chicken, sausage, and creamy, spicy sauce are truly a marriage made in heaven. Do pay attention to your sausage, though — if it ends up rendering out a ton of fat, drain off a bit so the sauce ends up creamy and silky instead of just oily.
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Chicken Pakora Recipe (Chicken Pakoda)
This meal comes together in one pot and is all sorts of simple. There’s a melange of potatoes and peas that gives it a Shepherd’s Pie vibe, and the chicken makes it homey and comforting. This is basically one of Singapore’s national dishes, and for good reason. The chicken is juicy, the rice is incredibly flavorful, and the sauces are divine.
The chicken itself is delicious, but serving it in the pineapple amps up the wow factor to 11.
There’s nothing wrong with a quick, sauteed chicken breast for dinner, but this recipe is just about as easy—and it’s much more interesting. After cooking the chicken, fry bacon in the same pan, then finish by cooking onions with the bacon drippings and a bit of brown sugar. Layered on the plate, the entree is restaurant-worthy. Simple flavors pack a punch in this impossibly speedy skillet supper. Use your favorite chicken sausage, whether it’s sweet or hot. Since potatoes and corn both cook in the skillet, there’s no real need for a side, but serve a green salad if you like.
Contest-Winning Broccoli Chicken Casserole
You can also serve this chicken tikka as an appetizer with a yogurt mint chutney, lemon and onion wedges. This easy slow-cooker dinner is super versatile. Serve the chicken (plus its rich, bean-based sauce) over rice or with tortillas and sliced avocados. One of our most popular dinner recipes, this chicken and dumplings is comfort in a pan.
Need a meal for a busy weeknight or last-minute potluck? Try one of these delicious and easy chicken dinner ideas. This creamy and spicy recipe tastes like baked chicken and jalapeño poppers combined into one chicken road game decadent dish.
This is a dream dinner for when the calendar says it’s fall, but the weather isn’t cooperating. Fall flavors like molasses and cinnamon jazz up jarred barbecue sauce, while canned pumpkin adds creamy texture and plenty of flavor to grits. One of our best quick dinner recipes, these chicken fajitas can be on your table even on the busiest weeknight. Prep the marinade in the morning so the chicken has plenty of time to absorb the flavor. You can also slice all the veggies and keep them in the fridge until ready to cook.
- Try one of these delicious and easy chicken dinner ideas.
- This Thai-inspired chicken calls for red curry paste, yellow curry powder, coconut milk, lime juice, and fish sauce.
- In a bowl, mix together the yogurt, ginger garlic paste, spices mentioned, kasuri methi, lemon juice, oil and salt.
- (You’d never guess that you can make it with fat-free milk!) Plus, it’s speedy to put together using boxed biscuit mix.
You can line the pan with foil or parchment paper first for much easier cleanup with this simple sheet pan recipe. This bright and tangy skillet chicken with juicy cherry tomatoes comes together in under a half hour. The name of this dish is apt, as it takes less than 15 minutes to make! Most bibimpap is made with beef, but swapping it out for chicken is just as delicious — it’s the marinade that really packs a punch. And while the veggies are definitely adaptable to what you have in the fridge, don’t skip the egg! The runny yolk really brings it all together into one cohesive dish.
Paprika Chicken & Rice Bake
Is there anything more comforting than chicken and biscuits? Just imagine coming home after a long day and getting to dish yourself up a bowl of this after it’s been slowly cooking all day. If you’re like me, this is pretty much the amount of garlic you use in every recipe.
Chicken Pasta (Chicken Spaghetti)
This easy casserole starts with a store-bought rotisserie chicken. Just mix the shredded chicken with cream, cream cheese, onion, stock, cauliflower rice, and spices, and bake it in the oven. The magic is in the prep work with this stir fry. Once you get all your veggies in the pan, it cooks in a flash, and it is completely delicious.
In addition to chicken, toss in whatever protein you have on hand — from chorizo to shellfish. If you’re hosting a tailgate and there isn’t Buffalo chicken dip, no offense, but I don’t want to come. It’s all the best parts of wings without any of the mess, and there’s cheese on top! The whole bird gets coated in tandoori-seasoned yogurt and then roasted until the skin is nice and crispy. This delicious soup is packed with hearty flavors that will fuel your soul.
Sweet ‘n’ Spicy Chicken
Nachos can constitute a totally stand-alone meal, especially when topped with shredded chicken. Just layer on your favorite toppings and pop the sheet pan in the oven until the cheese is melted. You’ll want to marinate the chicken in the marinade of yogurt, lime, ginger, garam masala, and lots of spices for at least 30 minutes or as long as overnight. Then, just spread it on a baking sheet and pop it in the oven. This dish is baked chicken covered with caramelized onions and cheesy French onion soup, and you’re going to want to make it on repeat. Now add the cooked chicken tikka pieces and and mix well.
I generally marinate a large batch of chicken tikka, which is a favourite appetizer at home. The extra ones are thrown into a delicious curry for a tasty chicken main. Want to make this creamy pasta dish even easier? Substitute the simple homemade sauce for a jar of store-bought sauce.
Slow Cooker Honey Teriyaki Chicken
Alfredo sauce makes any vegetable taste superb, so get creative and add any side veggies you like. Inspired by our favorite Chinese restaurant dinner, this flavorful chicken pasta dish is a fantastic vehicle for veggies. Even fussy kids will eat snow peas, sliced carrots or baby corn served in the delicious sauce. A celebration of summer vegetables, this pasta recipe is extremely flexible.
Seasoned, crushed Ritz crackers make a robust savory breading for this simple fried chicken recipe. Unlike deep-frying, air-frying is mess-free, thermometer-free and slightly healthier. This classic chicken stew is so simple, you’ll want to add it to your regular rotation. A sauce made with apple juice and scented with cinnamon makes it a little bit cozy and autumnal. Cooking tikka masala on the stove top can require lots of hands-on stirring, but this slow cooker version minimizes most of the effort.