Chicken is a crowd-pleasing, highly versatile ingredient that can make nearly any pasta, soup, or salad filling and delicious. For busy nights when dinner needs to be on the table within half an hour, consider one of these quick-and-easy recipes. Pro tip: Keep some frozen chicken breasts or boneless thighs on hand for when you don’t have time to make it to the store. If frozen well, they’ll last up to nine months!
Easy Sweet and Spicy Gochujang Chicken
Gochujang—a savory, sweet, and spicy fermented condiment common in Korean cooking—tastes just as good on grilled chicken as it does on stir-fried veggies like baby bok choy and broccoli. Make a little extra of Familystyle Food’s sauce to drizzle over your favorite vegetables!
Creamy Tuscan Chicken
This dish is pure comfort! On the next chilly fall night, simmer chicken breasts in this creamy white wine, garlic, tomato and spinach sauce from Joyful Healthy Eats. Stretch the recipe even further by serving it over linguine or rice.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
In this recipe from Rachael Ray, simplicity is the name of the game. It relies on two pantry staples—ranch dressing and hot sauce—to pack in lots of Southwestern flavor. Don’t skimp on the blue cheese crumbles in your dressing, as its tang will help tame the sauce’s heat!
Easy Thai Chicken
These sweet and sticky Thai chicken thighs remain ultra-tender throughout the cooking process thanks to an umami-packed bath of chili sauce, soy sauce, garlic, fish sauce, ginger, and lime juice. This Damn Delicious recipe is excellent served over your favorite grain or wrapped in lettuce cups.
Lemon Harissa Chicken with Sheet Pan Veggies
This recipe from Taste and See requires an ounce of forethought—you’ll need to marinate the chicken the evening before. But trust us, it’s well worth the advanced planning! Zesty and aromatic harissa, a chili paste that originated in Tunisia, North Africa, does the majority of the heavy lifting to imbue this dish with a savory kick.
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