These 30 delicious chicken dinner ideas will get dinner on the table quickly! Easy, healthy, and perfect for your weekly meal plan.
When it comes to dinners, chicken is a total hero at my house. It's easy to cook, versatile, and loved by everyone in the family. Like these 42 Healthy 30 Minute Dinner Ideas, today's 30 delicious chicken dinner ideas will get dinner on the table quickly, with a variety of flavors to keep things exciting.
From one pan chicken recipes to sheet pan meals, to salads and tacos and more, you'll definitely be able to find something that you love on this list.
Here are some of my tips for getting the juiciest, most delicious chicken:Chicken dinner tips
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1. 30-Minute Chicken & Veggie Curry from Whole and Heavenly Oven // 2. Easy Pesto Chicken Pita from Sweet Peas & Saffron
3. Chicken Satay Salad from Sweet Peas & Saffron // 4. Baked Bruschetta Chicken from Sweet Peas and Saffron
5. Shredded Chicken Tacos with Balsamic Strawberry Salsa from Food Faith Fitness // 6. Maple Ginger Cashew Chicken Stir Fry (30 Minutes) from Sweet Peas and Saffron
7. Spicy Southwest Chicken Salad with Peanut Lime Dressing from Floating Kitchen // 8. Honey Sesame Chicken Lunch Bowls from Sweet Peas and Saffron
9. Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Bowls from Recipe Tin Eats // 10. Barbecue Chicken Lettuce Wraps from Sweet Peas and Saffron
11. Chicken Skewers with Satay-Style Peanut Sauce from Savory Nothings // 12. Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas from Sweet Peas and Saffron
13. Chipotle-Cornmeal Waffle Tostadas with Chicken & Lime Crema from Sweet Peas & Saffron // 14. Chicken Souvlaki Burgers from Nutmeg Nanny
15. BBQ Chopped Chicken Salad from Kristine’s Kitchen // 16. Lemon Chicken Baked Gnocchi from Sweet Peas and Saffron
17. Spicy Thai Chicken French Bread Pizzas from Cooking for Keeps // 18. Chili Lime Sweet Potato and Chicken Skillet from Sweet Peas and Saffron
19. Chicken & Avocado Caprese Quesadillas from Sweet Peas & Saffron // 20. BBQ Margarita Chicken Tostadas with Sweet Jalapeno Margarita Salsa from Half Baked Harvest
21. Grilled Chicken Rice Bowl with Bok Choy from Foodness Gracious // 22. Easy Balsamic Chicken Skillet with Tomatoes and Tarragon from Sweet Peas and Saffron
23. Honey Lime Chicken Skewers from Kitchen Meets Girl // 24. Low Carb Indian Chicken Skillet from Sweet Peas and Saffron
25. Mexican Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls from Whole and Heavenly Oven // 26. Key Lime Grilled Chicken Taco Skewers from Little Leopard Book
27. Sesame Chicken Stir Fry with Coconut Ginger Brown Rice and Crushed Cashews from Ambitious Kitchen // 28. Chicken Fajita Skewers from Sweet Peas & Saffron
29. Winter One Pan Chicken and Veggies from Sweet Peas and Saffron // 30. Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwich from Live Well Bake Often
* this post was originally published in 2015. It has been updated with fresh chicken dinner recipes & tips in 2020!
Kristine @ Kristine's Kitchen says
I don't know what I'd do if I didn't meal plan! I usually just plan two dinners to cook each week, and then we have two nights of leftovers, and the other three nights are easy things like a simple homemade pizza, breakfast for dinner, etc. That way I'm not overwhelmed by trying to choose a recipe for each night of the week!
I love this roundup! I'm definitely getting inspired for next week's meal planning! Thanks for including my bbq chicken salad!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
I always need new chicken ideas and I am so guilty for the dinnertime freak-out so this round-up is perfect! Love all these recipes, they look amazing!
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
We all need more chicken dinner ideas in our lives, but who would have thought they could be as beautiful as these? They are all so gorgeous!
To actually make, though, I love the idea of that chicken skillet parmesan ... mmmm!
Denise says
Thanks, Helen! I have so much dinner inspiration now, I don't know where to start!
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says
I have a bad habit lately of doing the dinnertime freak out -- these will help! Thanks for including me!
Denise says
Oh man, I am so bad for the dinnertime freak-out! I am so disorganized 🙁 Your chicken parm looks delish!
Sam @ Sugar Spun Run says
What a great compilation! Thanks for this, I'm a big chicken eater myself so I'll definitely be trying out some of these. Love that they're easy, too!
Denise says
Thanks, Sam! I have a few I need to try out, too!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
LOVE all of the recipes here, Denise!! Because, when it comes to chicken, you need to have flavor and all of these look so good!! WOW, those Chicken Skewers with Satay-Style Peanut Sauce . . oh my gawd. . . I'm dying. . want those now!!
Denise says
I need to try those chicken skewers! I am down for anything peanut/satay sauce. Thanks, Alice!
marcie says
I just had chicken for dinner tonight and now I want more! These recipes look scrumptious, and you did such a phenomenal job on this round up!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
This roundup is AWESOME! I need more chicken ideas - thanks for including me! Pinned!
Denise says
Thanks, Taylor! I love the looks of your tacos, they are so creative, and strawberries + balsamic is just to die for 🙂
Oriana @ Mommyhood's Diary says
Love this collection! We eat lots of chicken too so this is very helpful. I 'm so glad I found your blog trough a fellow blogger's site.
Denise says
Thanks for stopping by, Oriana! Chicken is so amazingly versatile, isn't it? I can't decide which to try first!
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says
We eat a lot of chicken at our house too. It's our main protein. Great roundup!
Annie @Maebells says
This is SUCH a good round up! I am always clueless when it comes to chicken, this gives me so much inspiration!
Denise says
Chicken is such a blank canvas that sometimes I'm just stumped! Thanks, Annie!
Danielle says
We always buy a huge bag of chicken each week and eat it all during the week. This roundup is great inspiration! Thanks for including me, Denise!
Denise says
I have to try your avocado chicken salad, Danielle! It looks like such an easy and delicious dinner 🙂
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
What a fantastic collection, Denise! My husband and I eat chicken all the time, so I'm always looking for new dishes to make. I definitely have to try your chipotle waffles! Pinning a bunch!
Denise says
Thanks, Gayle! I find I have my 'go-to' chicken recipes and they tend to get a bit boring over time. I have so much inspiration now!
Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says
Yes, yes, YES to unboring chicken dinners! I think this round-up has given me enough inspiration to pull me through meal planning for the next month! Thanks for including my chicken fajita bowls and chicken curry, Denise! 🙂
Denise says
You have so many great chicken recipes, Sarah, and of course they are all so pretty, I had a hard time choosing! Can't wait to try them!
Liz @ Floating Kitchen says
Oh yum. Everything looks so good. I'm especially drooling over those thai french bread pizza's. And thanks for the chicken dinner love! XO
Denise says
Me too, Liz! Love that you don't need to make a crust! And your salad looks delish, too, that peanut lime dressing sounds to die for!
Bri | Bites of Bri says
Meal planning saves all of our meals...especially during the week! If I hadn't been thinking of what I'd be making come 5pm, I'd often flake out and go for takeout because cooking after work is hard some days! These are some awesome chicken recipes to add to my mix. Thanks for including my Tex-Mex Quinoa Casserole 🙂
Denise says
I need to get onto that meal planning bandwagon, seriously! I am organized in many aspects of life but NOT dinner 🙂 Your Casserole looks delicious, Bri! Can't wait to try it!