The world might be returning to normal after a strange period of isolation during which we ordered copious amounts of take-out food (click here to see our ever-growing list of restaurants across Texas that offer delivery and curbside pickup options), but now that we’ve gotten used to serving quick and easy meals, here’s a collection of low-maintenance chicken recipes that the whole family will love—all of which can be whipped up right in your own kitchen any night of the week.
Caprese Chicken Skillet
This classic Italian recipe from Skinny Taste combines traditional caprese salad ingredients—tomatoes, sweet basil, mozzarella, and a honey balsamic reduction—with chicken, garlic, and thyme to create a wonderfully pleasing dish of varied tastes and textures. Best of all, this one-pan meal is easy to whip up for a delightful warm-weather supper.
Skillet Mushroom Chicken Thighs
What is it about chicken thighs that never fail to make dinnertime seem like a special occasion? Damn Delicious smothers them in a rich and buttery mushroom sauce with fresh thyme, so these thighs come out tender, juicy, and golden brown in just 30 minutes.
Grilled Cilantro Lime Beer Chicken
Fire up the grill for this quick and easy beer-soaked chicken. Marinaded in a mix of cilantro, garlic, fresh lime, and beer (the recipe calls for pale ale, but feel free to use any lighter beer you already have on hand), even cold leftovers are divine (if you’re left with any).
Jalapeno-Lime Chicken Soup
Craving something that tastes like it’s been simmering all day, but really you whipped it up in 20 minutes? The secret to this satisfying soup is in the sauce (aka a jar of premade salsa). Just don’t forget the chips.
Saucy Chicken Puttanesca
A nod to one of our favorite meals in Italy, this puttanesca uses bone-in chicken, tomato paste and briny capers and olives for a meal that comes together in a flash and basically roasts itself (in under 30 minutes, no less).
Best Baked Chicken Breast
Never again suffer through dry, over-baked chicken breast. Master this super-simple recipe in four easy steps and always have moist, tender cooked chicken at the ready to use in everything from cold salads to enchiladas, soups, and more.
Easy Chicken Fried Rice
Gather up any leftover veggies in your fridge and cook up this savory-sweet—and simple—fried rice. It’s infinitely adaptable to whatever veggies you have on hand thanks to the two-ingredient orange-soy sauce, which helps bring all the flavors together into one cohesive dish.
Tried your Honey Mustard Chicken and Brussels Sprouts one pan dinner recipe you emailed us last week. OMG!! It was so easy and even MORE DELICIOUS!!! Thank you, Tanji !!! Will definitely be making this over and over!!!
yay!!!! so glad you loved it 🙂
I tried that one too and I agree….it was outstanding. I have a group of recipes that I call “my favs”. This one got added to it. Thanks so much for sharing these delicious recipes.
Love your wine suggestions! I’ve found my choices easily at HEB, too.