It’s recipe round-up time again! We eat a lot of chicken at my house…probably 3-5 times a week if I were to guess. And with both Ben and I working full-time, we often fall into dinner ruts, and 5pm ‘what are we going to eat?!’ freak-outs. I think I need to get into meal-planning, because we are not very organized here!
This month I went looking for some fun dinners featuring chicken, and found some great recipes that are anything but boring! There are lots of salads (because I am a crazy salad lady), curries, stir fries and BBQ recipes (yay for BBQ weather!!)ย Everything is do-able in under 45 minutes, meaning week-night dinners just got a little more exciting. Check out my delicious finds:
1. 30-Minute Chicken & Veggie Curry from Whole and Heavenly Oven
2. Chicken Satay Salad from Sweet Peas & Saffron
3. Shredded Chicken Tacos with Balsamic Strawberry Salsa from Food Faith Fitness
4. Spicy Southwest Chicken Salad with Peanut Lime Dressing from Floating Kitchen
5. Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Bowls from Recipe Tin Eats
6. Chicken Skewers with Satay-Style Peanut Sauce from Savory Nothings
7. Chipotle-Cornmeal Waffle Tostadas with Chicken & Lime Crema from Sweet Peas & Saffron
8. Chicken Souvlaki Burgers from Nutmeg Nanny
9. BBQ Chopped Chicken Salad from Kristine’s Kitchen
10. Tex-Mex Chicken and Quinoa Casserole with Lime Crema and Pico de Gallo from Bites of Bri
11. Spicy Thai Chicken French Bread Pizzas from Cooking for Keeps
12. Chicken & Avocado Caprese Quesadillas from Sweet Peas & Saffron
13. BBQ Margarita Chicken Tostadas with Sweet Jalapeno Margarita Salsa from Half Baked Harvest
14. Easy Skillet Chicken Parmesan from The Recipe Rebel
15. Grilled Chicken Rice Bowl with Bok Choy from Foodness Gracious
16. Honey Lime Chicken Skewers from Kitchen Meets Girl
17. Mexican Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls from Whole and Heavenly Oven
18. Sesame Chicken Stir Fry with Coconut Ginger Brown Rice and Crushed Cashews from Ambitious Kitchen
19. Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwich from Live Well, Bake Often
20. Chicken Fajita Tacos with Cotjia Cheese from Inspiration Kitchen
21. Key Lime Grilled Chicken Taco Skewers from Little Leopard Book
Kristine @ Kristine's Kitchen
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!
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen
I’m with you Denise! I come home in complete freak-out mode on what I’m going to make for dinner! Often, it’s a last minute, throw together recipe – and I’d do so much better by organizing! I think being a meal planner is a great idea! I am loving this round-up of recipes. It’s so helpful to have them all in one place for those nights that I don’t want to think! xoxo
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
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
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
Thanks, Helen! I have so much dinner inspiration now, I don’t know where to start!
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel
I have a bad habit lately of doing the dinnertime freak out — these will help! Thanks for including me!
Denise
Oh man, I am so bad for the dinnertime freak-out! I am so disorganized ๐ Your chicken parm looks delish!
Sam @ Sugar Spun Run
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
Thanks, Sam! I have a few I need to try out, too!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
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
I need to try those chicken skewers! I am down for anything peanut/satay sauce. Thanks, Alice!
marcie
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
This roundup is AWESOME! I need more chicken ideas – thanks for including me! Pinned!
Denise
Thanks, Taylor! I love the looks of your tacos, they are so creative, and strawberries + balsamic is just to die for ๐
Oriana @ Mommyhood's Diary
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
Thanks for stopping by, Oriana! Chicken is so amazingly versatile, isn’t it? I can’t decide which to try first!
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely
We eat a lot of chicken at our house too. It’s our main protein. Great roundup!
Annie @Maebells
This is SUCH a good round up! I am always clueless when it comes to chicken, this gives me so much inspiration!
Denise
Chicken is such a blank canvas that sometimes I’m just stumped! Thanks, Annie!
Danielle
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
I have to try your avocado chicken salad, Danielle! It looks like such an easy and delicious dinner ๐
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
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
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
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! ๐
Denise
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
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
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
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 ๐
Denise
I need to get onto that meal planning bandwagon, seriously! I am organized in many aspects of life but NOT dinner ๐ Your Casserole looks delicious, Bri! Can’t wait to try it!