10 Easy Chicken Dinners That Keep Ending Up in Everyone’s Recipe Box

If you've got a package of chicken in the fridge, let these most-saved recipes inspire you to use it to create a delicious dinner. Our readers are loving everything from Italian-inspired sheet pan meals to cozy casseroles right now. And if pasta is on your mind, we've got delicious ideas for chicken and noodles in a variety of forms. Save these recipes, and you're well on your way to a satisfying chicken dinner.

Marry Me Chicken Pasta Salad

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Carson Downing. Food Stylist: Annie Probst

Summer is pasta salad season. And this rendition is a complete meal in one bowl. Assemble by adding grilled chicken breasts, cheese tortellini, cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil to a bowl with a homemade balsamic and sun-dried tomato sauce. This recipe has been saved thousands of times and continues to be a BHG fan favorite.

Malibu Chicken

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Jacob Fox

There are so many delicious elements to this copycat chicken recipe. Our tasters loved the combination of crispy chicken, ham, and Swiss cheese. But the element that makes it worthy of a spot in your recipe box is the homemade honey mustard sauce.

Cowboy Chicken

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Jacob Fox

Grab your cast iron skillet and whip up this cowboy recipe. Once you've cooked your chicken breasts, add them to the pan with Southwestern classics like fire-roasted corn and tomatoes, black beans, and shredded pepper jack cheese. Serve the dish with rice and a generous sprinkle of fresh cilantro.

Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry

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BHG / CARA CORMACK

You don't need endless ingredients to make a delicious takeout-inspired stir-fry. Here, a quick hoisin and soy sauce becomes sticky and caramelized when sautéed with cubed chicken, bell peppers, and broccoli. Serve the finished stir-fry over rice or noodles.

Creamy Chicken Ranch Casserole

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Carson Downing

In under an hour, you can have this chicken casserole prepped, baked, and on the table for dinner. Cubes of toasted bread soak up all the goodness of the buttermilk ranch sauce. As one reviewer raves, "This was great. I used whatever bread I had around and I think I used ranch dressing mix and extra sour cream, but definitely cooking it again."

Dump and Bake Chicken Parmesan Casserole

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Brie Goldman / Food Stylist: Shannon Goforth

Meet your new favorite chicken dump dinner. In a baking dish, add cubed raw chicken breast (there's no need to pre-cook!), pasta, and jarred sauce. Once they've baked together, top the dish with shredded cheese and a crispy panko breadcrumb mixture. Reviewers call this chicken dinner "easy" and "delicious."

Marry Me Chicken Pasta

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Brie Goldman / Food Stylist: Shannon Goforth

Classic Marry Me Chicken is known for its rich cream sauce, sun-dried tomato flavor, and seared chicken breasts. We've kept all those favorite elements, but make it a comforting bowl of pasta with the addition of penne or rigatoni. Meal prep this ahead, and it will last in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Sheet Pan Chicken Parmesan

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Kelsey Hansen

Our readers love the flavors of chicken Parmesan, and here we've given the classic Italian dish a weeknight-ready sheet pan preparation. If crispy baked chicken couldn't get any better, the roasted cherry tomato topping adds juicy sweetness to each bite.

Dump and Bake Chicken Alfredo

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Carson Downing

Save this dump chicken recipe for those weeknights when you need a delicious dinner with minimal effort. The entire recipe is mixed and baked in just one pan—making cleanup a breeze. Don't skimp on the squeeze of lemon at the end. It helps cut through the richness of the Alfredo sauce.

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajita Quesadillas

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Jason Donnelly

This sheet pan chicken recipe makes 8 servings of cheesy quesadillas. If you're making this for a crowd, dollop salsa, sour cream, and guacamole directly onto the pan so everyone can grab the perfectly sauced bite. We highly recommend sprinkling on sliced jalapeño peppers, cilantro, and fresh lime juice just before serving.