If you’re like me, you’re often on the hunt for easy chicken breast recipes that will get dinner on the table fast.
This collection of chicken dinner ideas features reader’s TOP picks. From one pot meals, Crock Pot and Instant Pot recipes, and popular restaurant copycats!
1. Copycat Longhorn Parmesan Crusted Chicken
READER FAVORITE! This Copycat Longhorn Parmsan Crusted Chicken recipe has an easy marinade and a delicious Parmesan Crust that’s baked on top. It tastes just like the restaurant version!
Total Time: 1 hour (Includes 30 minute marinating time.)
2. Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Rice Casserole
Even picky eaters love this! An entire balanced meal in a single casserole! This Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Rice Casserole is easy to make days ahead of time before baking, and freezes well for future meals!
Total Time: 1 hour
3. Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing
Over 2 million re-pins! This Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing is a classic comfort food that does the cooking for you! Toss in whole chicken breasts, and easy stuffing mix, and your favorite vegetables!
Total Time: 4-7 hours (depending on low vs. high heat)
OR try my Instant Pot Chicken and Studding recipe!
Total Time: 35 minutes
4. Crock Pot Creamy Chicken Stew
This Creamy Chicken Stew is an easy homemade dinner you can make on the stove top or in the Crock Pot! Serve it over biscuits for the ultimate comfort food! A perfect way to take chicken breasts to the next level.
Total Time: 6-8 hours. (Or 40 minutes on the Stove Top)
OR try my Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Stew
Total Time: 30 minutes
5. Chicken Bacon Spinach Pasta
Wanna feel like a chef? Make this Chicken Bacon Spinach Pasta. It’s got the creamiest garlic Alfredo sauce with spinach, tomatoes, and perfectly seasoned chicken.
Total Time: 35 minutes
6. Tuscan Chicken Pasta
An easy ONE POT meal! This Tuscan Chicken Pasta will become one of your family’s favorite pasta dishes! Perfect for a busy weeknight or a weekend family dinner.
Total Time: 35 minutes
7. Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie
Creamy. Golden. Delicious. This Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie has a perfectly golden crust and an easy homemade filling that you can make 2 days ahead of time!
Total Time: 50 minutes.
8. Olive Garden Stuffed Chicken Marsala
Are you an Olive Garden Lover?! Make Olive Garden’s Stuffed Chicken Marsala at home- this is their exact recipe!
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes.
9. Chicken Scallopini
One of my ALL-time favorites on the entire blog- Chicken Scallopini. Thin Spaghetti is tossed in a thick tomato gravy sauce with white wine and chicken. A quick & easy meal that kids and adults all love to eat!
Total Time: 45 minutes.
10. Easy Chicken Stir Fry
Need a healthy dinner idea? This EASY chicken stir fry recipe is an easy meal for busy weeknights! The stir fry sauce is easy to throw together and has the best combination of flavors!
Total Time: 30 minutes
11. Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta
Ultra creamy bacon ranch sauce, YES PLEASE! This Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta is loaded with a flavorful garlicky ranch cream sauce. It’s easy to make on the stove top and is a popular family dinner idea!
Total Time: 45 minutes
12. Ramen Noodle Chicken Stir Fry
SO. MUCH. FLAVOR. A simple and flavorful peanut sauce serves as the marinade and sauce for this delicious Ramen Noodle Chicken Stir Fry. This quick dinner recipe is easy to customize and tastes even better the next day, plus, you can serve it warm or cold!
Total Time: 25 minutes
13. Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Calling all soup lovers! This Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup is SO easy to make and is full of your favorite Mexican flavors! It’s a great recipe to make with leftover chicken and makes a perfect freezer meal!
Total Time: 30 minutes
14. Bacon Wrapped Chicken with White Sauce
You only need 4 ingredients for this one. That’s right! This easy Bacon Wrapped Chicken with White Sauce needs just 4 ingredients before being baked in the oven and served with baked potatoes!
Total Time: 40 minutes
15. Chicken Parmesan Stuffed Shells
When Chicken Parm meets Stuffed Shells, good things happen. These Pasta shells are stuffed to the brim with Chicken Parmesan and marinara sauce, all topped with melted mozzarella and fresh basil.
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes. (Less if you use chicken that’s already breaded.)
16. Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Another Olive Garden Classic! This Chicken Gnocchi Soup recipe is super creamy, easy to make, and tastes JUST like the restaurant version!
Total Time: 35 minutes
17. Chicken Noodle Stir Fry with Peanut Sauce
Ohhhh Peanut Sauce, I love you. This Chicken Noodle Stir fry in Peanut Sauce is an easy chicken dinner with a Thai twist! You can even eat it cold for an easy lunch the next day!
18. Restaurant-Style Chicken Quesadillas
Seriously though, these taste like they’re from a restaurant. These crispy chicken quesadillas are loaded with juicy chicken, black beans, onions and peppers, seasoning, and lots of warm, melted cheese! They’re even freezer-friendly!
Total Time: 35 minutes
19. Balsamic Chicken Skillet
One Skillet. SO much flavor. This Balsamic Chicken Skillet recipe has a super flavorful balsamic glaze, perfectly seasoned potatoes, and your vegetables of choice. All cooked in just one skillet!
Total Time: 1 hour.
20. Lemon Ricotta Parmesan Chicken Pasta
A fresh take on chicken pasta! This easy Lemon Ricotta Parmesan Pasta recipe has a delicious Parmesan sauce! It’s served with perfectly seasoned chicken and spinach with a fresh lemon wedge.
Total Time: 30 minutes
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