27 Easy Chicken Dinners (2024)

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,FacebookandInstagram. 😀

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 RicePrep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes

Easy Chicken Rogan Josh

Get the recipe => Easy Chicken Rogan JoshPrep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

Roast Chicken Leftovers Curry

Get the recipe => Roast Chicken Leftovers CurryPrep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

Easy Chicken Korma

Get the recipe => Easy Chicken KormaPrep 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 PaellaPrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes

Chicken Chilli Con Carne

Get the recipe => Chicken Chilli Con CarnePrep 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 SaucePrep 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 BeansPrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes

Mexican Chicken Traybake

Get the recipe => Mexican Chicken Traybake
Prep Time: 15minutes
Cook Time:
45 minutes
Total time:
1 hour

Creamy Chicken, Broccoli and Sweetcorn Pasta

Get the recipe => Creamy Chicken, Broccoli and Sweetcorn PastaPrep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes

Leftover Roast Chicken Biryani

Get the recipe => Leftover Roast Chicken BiryaniPrep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes

Easy Chicken Jalfrezi

Get the recipe => Easy Chicken JalfreziPrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

Sticky Chicken Traybake

Get the recipe => Sticky Chicken TraybakePrep 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 BakePrep 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 DumplingsPrep 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 TraybakePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total time: 55 minutes

Easy Homemade Chicken Tikka Masala

Get the recipe => Easy Homemade Chicken Tikka MasalaPrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

Spanish Style Chicken Traybake

Get the recipe => Spanish Style Chicken TraybakePrep 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 PilafPrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

Easy Chicken Goulash

Get the recipe => Easy Chicken GoulashPrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total time: 1 hour

Chicken Shish Kebabs

Get the recipe => Chicken Shish KebabsPrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes

Easy Chicken Mole

Get the recipe => Easy Chicken MolePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Get the recipe => Easy Sheet Pan Chicken FajitasPrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

Easy Chicken Stroganoff

Get the recipe => Easy Chicken StroganoffPrep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes

Easy Chicken Bolognese

Get the recipe => Easy Chicken BolognesePrep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

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