Recipe Collection
Easy Chicken Dinners
Low-drama chicken dinners for regular weeknights.
This collection keeps the focus on chicken dinners marked Easy in the FAFO recipe system. It is the place to start when chicken is already in the fridge and you want a dependable dinner without turning the kitchen into a project.
47 recipes
Air Fryer Chicken
Season chicken pieces with oil and your spice blend, then air fry at 400°F for 18-22 minutes, flipping halfway through, until the internal temperature.
Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan
Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan breads thin chicken cutlets, air fries until crisp, then tops them with marinara and melted mozzarella.
Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos
Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos roll a creamy, spiced chicken filling into tortillas and air fry until crisp and golden -- no deep fryer required.
Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
Air fryer recipes work by circulating hot air at high speed around food, creating a crispy exterior without deep frying.
Baked Salsa Verde Chicken
Baked Salsa Verde Chicken cooks chicken in salsa verde until tender, then finishes with melted cheese for an easy weeknight dinner.
Balsamic Chicken and Mushrooms
To make Balsamic Chicken and Mushrooms, start with boneless skinless chicken thighs, cremini mushrooms, and garlic.
BBQ Chicken Sweet Potato Bowls
There is a point in the week when dinner stops being a creative pursuit and starts feeling like you are assembling evidence.
Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers
Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers pack shredded chicken, rice, cream cheese, and buffalo sauce into bell peppers, baked tender and topped with cheese.
Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken and Dumplings simmers chicken and vegetables in a creamy broth, then cooks tender dumplings on top.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Potato Bake
Chicken, bacon, ranch, potatoes, cheddar: this casserole is not coy about what it came here to do.
Chicken Burrito Protein Bowls
The best thing about a burrito bowl is that nothing has to fit inside a tortilla. Rice can spread out. Avocado can be generous.
Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken enchiladas have one recurring enemy, and it is a cold corn tortilla with misplaced confidence.
Chicken Florentine Pasta
To make Chicken Florentine Pasta, start with penne pasta, boneless skinless chicken breasts, and baby spinach.
Chicken Hummus Power Bowls
A power bowl can either feel like a real meal or like somebody emptied six meal-prep containers onto one plate and called the chaos “wellness.” This one has a…
Easy Chicken Marsala (No Cream)
Easy Chicken Marsala without cream: golden chicken cutlets, browned cremini mushrooms, Marsala wine, broth and garlic in a lighter classic pan sauce.
Chicken Parmesan Meatball Skillet
Chicken Parmesan Meatball Skillet browns ground chicken meatballs, simmers them in marinara, and finishes under melted mozzarella -- all in one oven-safe pan.
Chicken Pozole Verde
To make Chicken Pozole Verde, start with boneless skinless chicken thighs, hominy, and salsa verde.
Chicken Shawarma Quinoa Bowls
Chicken shawarma flavor does not require a vertical rotisserie turning majestically in the corner of your kitchen like a meat lighthouse.
Chicken Tinga Tostadas
A tostada has one structural weakness: it has absolutely no interest in helping you eat it neatly. That is fine.
Creamy Paprika Chicken Skillet
Creamy Paprika Chicken Skillet looks like a rich, slow-cooked dinner, but most of the flavor comes from doing one thing properly at the beginning: browning the…
Garlic Herb Chicken and Rice
To make garlic herb chicken and rice, sear bone-in chicken thighs, sauté aromatics and rice in the drippings, add broth with dried herbs, then simmer.
Garlic Parmesan Chicken Meatballs
Garlic Parmesan Chicken Meatballs are pan-seared ground chicken meatballs tossed in a quick garlic butter pan sauce -- ready in 35 minutes.
Grilled BBQ Chicken
Grilled BBQ Chicken uses bone-in chicken thighs, a simple smoky seasoning, and barbecue sauce added near the end so the skin chars without burning the glaze.
Honey Garlic Skillet Chicken
Honey Garlic Skillet Chicken sears bone-in thighs until crisp, roasts them in a honey-soy garlic sauce, then reduces the pan juices into a glossy glaze.
Honey Mustard Chicken and Potatoes
The appeal of honey mustard chicken and potatoes is not subtle: one sheet pan goes into the oven and an actual dinner comes back out.
Instant Pot Chicken
Season chicken breasts or thighs, sear them in the Instant Pot on Sauté mode, add one cup of broth, then pressure cook on High for 10 minutes (breasts).
Instant Pot Greek Chicken Bowls
Instant Pot Greek Chicken Bowls pressure-cook lemon-oregano marinated chicken thighs, then layer them over rice with tomatoes, cucumber, feta.
Lemon Herb Chicken Thighs and Roasted Vegetables
Sheet pan dinners are made by arranging proteins and vegetables on a rimmed baking sheet, seasoning everything together, and roasting at high heat.
Lemon Pepper Chicken Cutlets
To make Lemon Pepper Chicken Cutlets, start with boneless skinless chicken breasts, lemon pepper seasoning, and all-purpose flour.
Maple Dijon Chicken Thighs
To make Maple Dijon Chicken Thighs, start with bone-in skin-on chicken thighs, maple syrup, and dijon mustard.
Meal Prep Roasted Chicken Thighs with Rice and Vegetables
To make Meal Prep Roasted Chicken Thighs with Rice and Vegetables, roast the thighs and vegetables separately, cook lemon herb rice, and portion for the week.
One-Pan Chicken Thighs and Roasted Vegetables
Bone-in chicken thighs roast with baby potatoes, carrots and green beans on one pan, with smoked paprika, garlic and lemon for a complete oven dinner.
One-Pan Coconut Curry Chicken
To make One-Pan Coconut Curry Chicken, sear the chicken, simmer it in full-fat coconut milk with red curry paste and spices, and finish with lime and cilantro.
One-Pan Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs
To make One-Pan Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs, sear the chicken in garlic butter, roast it with vegetables in the same skillet, and rest before serving.
One-Pan Lemon Herb Chicken
To make One-Pan Lemon Herb Chicken, sear chicken thighs until golden, roast with garlic and lemon, and spoon the pan juices over — it's naturally gluten-free.
One-Pot Chicken and Rice
Season chicken thighs and sear them in a Dutch oven or deep skillet, then cook aromatics, add rice and broth, and simmer covered for 20-25 minutes.
Pesto Chicken Gnocchi
To make Pesto Chicken Gnocchi, start with shelf-stable potato gnocchi, boneless skinless chicken breasts, and basil pesto.
Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs and Roasted Vegetables
Crispy bone-in chicken thighs roast over zucchini, bell peppers and cherry tomatoes for a low-carb sheet-pan dinner finished in about 48 minutes.
Skillet Chicken and White Beans
High protein meals can be made quickly by combining lean proteins like chicken breast with legumes like white beans, which together provide complete.
Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken
To make Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken, cook chicken thighs low and slow in a tangy barbecue sauce, shred the meat, and stir it back into the sauce.
Slow Cooker Chicken
Add seasoned chicken breasts or thighs to a slow cooker with broth, aromatics, and your chosen sauce or spices.
Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Bowls
There are recipes with twelve spices and three pans, and then there is the extremely effective decision to pour a jar of salsa over chicken and leave.
Southwest Chicken Rice Bowl
Southwest Chicken Rice Bowl layers smoky lime chicken, cilantro-lime rice, black beans, charred corn and peppers, avocado, pico, and chipotle-lime crema.
Spinach Artichoke Chicken Bake
Spinach Artichoke Chicken Bake combines chicken, spinach, artichokes, and a creamy sauce, then bakes until hot and golden.
Teriyaki Chicken Bowl
Teriyaki chicken bowls layer glazed chicken thighs, rice, and broccoli with a glossy ginger-garlic sauce that thickens right in the skillet.
Thai Basil Chicken
Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Krapow Gai) stir-fries ground chicken with garlic, chiles, and fresh Thai basil in a savory sauce -- ready in 30 minutes, classically.
Thai Red Curry
To make Thai Red Curry, fry red curry paste in thick coconut cream, simmer chicken with onions and peppers, then finish with fish sauce, brown sugar.