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UPDATED! We’ve trimmed down our list to help you decide what to make with chicken breast even further to just our very favorites. From the easy cheesy Chicken Marinara Bake and lightly seasoned Air Fryer Chicken Breast to the party favorite slow cooker Crack Chicken or weeknight winner Sheet Pan Chicken Dinner (four different ways!)
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1. Cheesy Marinara Chicken Bake
Chicken baked under marinara and melted cheese, with seasoning as you wish, a couple of minutes of prep and into the oven. Think chicken parm energy without the breading.
2. Air Fryer Chicken Breast
Start with the basics: seasoned chicken breasts with crispy edges, out of the air fryer in about 15 minutes. This is the recipe to lean on when you need dinner on the table without thinking too hard about it.
3. Chicken Rice Casserole
If you want something truly basic, then there’s nothing better than the chicken rice casserole! This dish is the epitome of comfort food and has all the right flavors and ingredients to make for a hearty meal.
4. Garlic Parmesan Chicken Bake
Butter, garlic, and a crisp parmesan coating over juicy chicken, baked in about 25 minutes. It tastes like far more work than it is.
5. Chicken Caprese
Another dish that is oozing with homey comfort and some vibrant flavors is Chicken Caprese. This dish has chicken breast coated in a balsamic glaze, revealing a tasty sweet and sour flavor.
6. Crack Chicken
Creamy, cheesy shredded chicken loaded with bacon and ranch, straight from the slow cooker. Pile it on buns, baked potatoes, or eat it with a fork and some crackers.
7. Kale & Leek Rice Casserole With Chicken
If you love to mix up your veggies with your meat, then this Kale & Leek Rice Casserole With Chicken is just the right dish for you! The best part about this dish is that if you don’t have fresh chicken breasts, then you can even use frozen chicken breasts.
8. Sheet Pan Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies
Chicken and vegetables roast together on one pan under a sticky honey garlic sauce. One pan means one wash, which might be the best part.
9. White Chicken Enchiladas
Shredded chicken rolled in flour tortillas under a creamy green chile sauce. These bake up rich and bubbly, and leftovers reheat well the next day.
10. Bourbon Chicken
Crispy chicken pieces in a sweet, savory bourbon glaze, done in under 45 minutes. Better than the food court version, and you never have to leave the house.
11. Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
All the tender chicken, vegetables, and gravy of a pot pie without wrestling a crust. Buttery topping, one casserole dish, weeknight friendly.
12. Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas
Spicy buffalo chicken and melty cheese pressed into crisp tortillas. Serve them with ranch or blue cheese and watch them disappear.
13. Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken and Veggies
Lemony chicken and vegetables roasted on a single pan. Bright, simple, and the cleanup is almost nothing.
14. Cheesy Chicken Taco Spaghetti
Taco-seasoned chicken and melted cheese tossed with spaghetti. It sounds like a dare and eats like a family favorite.
15. Chicken Noodle Soup
The standard for a reason. Egg noodles, chicken, and vegetables in a broth that fixes most bad days.
16. Ritz Cracker Chicken
Chicken baked under a buttery Ritz cracker crust. Four or five pantry staples and the oven does the rest.
17. Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Chicken slow-cooked with ranch and taco seasoning until it shreds with a fork. Load up tortillas and let everyone build their own.
18. Sheet Pan Italian Chicken and Veggies
Italian-seasoned chicken and vegetables, one pan, about 35 minutes. A solid answer to the weeknight question.
19. Chicken Tetrazzini
Creamy baked fettuccine with chicken and plenty of cheese. This is the kind of casserole that gets requested again the same week.
20. Sweet and Spicy Chicken Tenders
Chicken tenders glazed sweet with a slow burn behind it, ready in about 30 minutes. Good over rice, better straight off the tray.
21. Chicken Spinach Wraps
Ranch chicken and spinach rolled into an easy wrap for lunch, light dinner, or something to pack up for the road.
22. Sheet Pan Teriyaki Chicken and Peppers
Teriyaki chicken and peppers roasted together until the sauce clings and the edges char a little. Serve it over rice.
23. Mild Blackened Chicken
Cajun-style seasoning without the scorching spicy eat, seared into a flavorful crust. Big flavor for the mild-heat crowd. (That’s me, too.)
24. Slow Cooker Rigatoni Chicken Alfredo
Chicken simmered in cream and butter in the slow cooker, then tossed with rigatoni. Rich, cheesy, and mostly hands-off.
25. Greek Chicken Meatballs and Lemon Orzo
Chicken meatballs with lemony orzo, quick enough for a weeknight. Fresh herbs and citrus keep it from feeling heavy.
26. Ranch Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
Ranch-seasoned chicken and roasted vegetables on one pan in about 30 minutes. Dinner math that always works.
27. Rotisserie Chicken Salad
A fruity, nutty chicken salad that works just as well with leftover baked chicken breast. Sandwiches, crackers, or straight from the bowl.
28. Sheet Pan Pineapple Chicken
A hot oven browns the chicken and caramelizes the pineapple under a teriyaki glaze. Sweet, salty, and one pan.
29. Grilled Chicken Marinade
A simple marinade that turns plain chicken breasts into the best thing off the grill. Mix it in the morning and dinner is mostly done.
30. Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Dip
Creamy, spicy shredded chicken dip from the crockpot. Technically an appetizer, but with enough chips it can pass for dinner.
The bottom line
Hope you got some good meal inspiration from our list of chicken breast recipes, with one or two outliers (Greek Lemon Meatballs & Orzo, and a marinade).
