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17 Delicious and Healthy Chicken Recipes

Need some fresh and new dinner ideas? These healthy chicken recipes are just what you need. Packed with protein, nutrition, and flavor, these dishes are perfect for any meal of the day. It’s easy to fall into the same old chicken dinners, so infuse some new flavors into your meal plans with these delicious ideas.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

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This chicken Caesar pasta salad recipe will become one of your staple meals this summer! Tender pasta and crisp romaine lettuce are topped with a homemade Caesar dressing and finished off with grilled juicy chicken, plenty of salty Parmesan cheese, and crunchy breadcrumbs for a meal that comes together in a totally delicious way.
Get the recipe: Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad Recipe

Healthy Orange Chicken Stir Fry

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This healthy orange chicken is perfect for weeknight dinners. It’s ready in just 30 minutes, made with everyday ingredients, and contains all the components you need in a healthy meal โ€“ protein, produce, carbs, and flavor! Pair this dish with a salad or simple veggie side and dinner is ready! 
Get the recipe: Healthy Orange Chicken Stir Fry

Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry Chinese Takeout Style

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The whole family will love this savory and healthy chicken and broccoli stir fry. Tender, juicy and flavorful dark meat chicken pairs perfectly with slightly crisp broccoli over a bed of rice. It comes together quickly making it perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.
Get the recipe: Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry Chinese Takeout Style

Southwest Salad

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This fresh and modern southwest salad is the kind of salad you can serve as a meal! Itโ€™s got a little bit of everything including chicken, garbanzo beans, avocados, tomatoes, and more. You will love the textures and flavors of this tasty salad, and itโ€™s perfect for an easy weeknight dinner!
Get the recipe: Southwest Salad

Crispy Baked Quesadillas

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These baked quesadillas will become your new favorite easy dinner. The tortillas get a little crispy and golden brown, and contrasted by the melty cheese, itโ€™s a great combo. If youโ€™re making more than one or two quesadillas, baking them in the oven is the most efficient way to cook them all at the same time.
Get the recipe: Crispy Baked Quesadillas

Chinese Braised Chicken

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This Chinese braised chicken is a simple one pot meal that only takes minutes to prepare and leaves you with tender chicken and a sauce thatโ€™s to die for. Serve this healthy chicken dinner over rice or noodles to soak up all of that amazing sauce.  
Get the recipe: Chinese Braised Chicken

Spicy Italian Grilled Chicken Sandwich

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Move over boring chicken sandwiches, this grilled chicken sandwich recipe is layered with a variety of flavors and textures โ€“ a spicy Calabrian chili mayo, creamy fresh mozzarella cheese, smoky grilled juicy chicken, and bright and peppery arugula. Put them all together for an Italian-inspired sandwich thatโ€™s also easy to make. 
Get the recipe: Spicy Italian Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Scrumptious Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

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These chicken lettuce wraps are packed with flavor, colorful vegetables and a savory peanut sauce that youโ€™ll want to drizzle on just about everything. Not only are they easy to make and ready in 30 minutes, but  they are a nutritious and balanced meal you can serve family style so that it can work for the whole family. 
Get the recipe: Scrumptious Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

Easy Grilled Chicken Drumsticks

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This grilled drumsticks recipe is a simple, delicious, and easy meal! Chicken drumsticks are full of flavor, seasoned with a simple marinade of pantry staples, and easy to prep. They make the best simple grilled dinner and are always a crowd pleaser. Serve with a few veggies or salad and your dinner is ready to serve. 
Get the recipe: Easy Grilled Chicken Drumsticks

Easy Chili-Spiced Chicken Tostada

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There is a lot to love about these chicken tostadas! Itโ€™s a quick and easy meal; made with simple ingredients; and served up DIY-style which is helpful if youโ€™re serving this meal to kids. We’re using rotisserie chicken for a smart shortcut.
Get the recipe: Easy Chili-Spiced Chicken Tostada

2-Ingredient Crockpot Pesto Chicken Thighs

2-Ingredient Crockpot Pesto Chicken Thighs
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You wonโ€™t believe how simple and easy this crockpot pesto chicken recipe is! Made with just chicken thighs and pesto (plus salt and pepper!), this chicken essentially cooks itself in the slow cooker, leaving you with pieces of chicken that have tons of flavor and are super juicy.
Get the recipe: 2-Ingredient Crockpot Pesto Chicken Thighs

Best Grilled Chicken Thighs

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These juicy grilled chicken thighs start with a marinade made from basic kitchen staples you always have on hand, so that your chicken will have a delicious flavor and pretty color. After just a few minutes on the grill, youโ€™ll have a tasty main dish that you can pair with any of your favorite side.
Get the recipe: Best Grilled Chicken Thighs

Easiest Crockpot Chicken and Salsa

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This slow cooker chicken and salsa recipe only takes a handful of ingredients and about two minutes of prep time. Once cooked, you will have delicious chicken that you can use as the base of many different delicious meals! 
Get the recipe: Easiest Crockpot Chicken and Salsa

Easy Chinese Steamed Chicken Recipe

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This healthy, delicious, and easy meal only takes 30 minutes to make from start to finish. The chicken is marinated with an oyster sauce based sauce and then steamed with shiitake mushrooms, and flavorful Chinese sausage. Itโ€™s a comforting meal that pairs very well with rice, and a simple veggie like steamed broccoli. 
Get the recipe: Easy Chinese Steamed Chicken Recipe

Best Greek Grilled Chicken

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This Greek grilled chicken is a delicious and easy meal thatโ€™s perfect for summer evenings. The Greek grilled chicken marinade is made with just 6 simple ingredients, takes just a few minutes to prepare, and leaves the chicken super JUICY. Serve with a Greek salad and pita for a quick and nutritious meal.
Get the recipe: Best Greek Grilled Chicken

Chicken Fajita Quesadilla

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Made up of simple ingredients, this chicken fajita quesadilla is incredibly flavorful, includes all the components you need in a meal (protein, produce, carbs, and flavor), and comes together in less than 30 minutes โ€“ itโ€™s the perfect weeknight dinner meal.
Get the recipe: Chicken Fajita Quesadilla

Smoked Chicken Legs

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Smoking chicken legs is the perfect way to get succulent and juicy tender meat that has been infused with layers of smoky flavor to make them perfectly delicious. If you havenโ€™t had smoked chicken legs before, you should definitely give this recipe, and cooking method a try! 
Get the recipe: Smoked Chicken Legs

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