Think quick chicken recipes mean boring cutlets from the sauté pan? Think again. Our fast chicken dinners include fragrant chicken curry, a super-easy chicken parmesan, and a chicken chili that comes together in minutes thanks to store-bought rotisserie chicken. Check out our favorite weeknight wonders and never settle for boring chicken again.
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RecipeQuick Chicken Parmesan
Few can resist the lure of a crispy, golden chicken cutlet. This one includes a fragrant hint of rosemary and toasted hazelnuts, and—bonus!—there’s no messy egg dipping involved in making it. -
RecipeOven-Fried Chicken Cutlets
Few can resist the lure of a crispy, golden chicken cutlet. This one includes a fragrant hint of rosemary and toasted hazelnuts, and—bonus!—there’s no messy egg dipping involved in making it. -
RecipeChicken Burgers with Red Cabbage & Apple Slaw
For a fresh take on a burger, give these chicken patties a try. Apples and celery mixed into the ground chicken give the burgers a subtly sweet, aromatic note, while the bright, creamy slaw provides great crunch.
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RecipeChicken with Spiced Tomato, Caper & Olive Sauce
The inspiration for this quick recipe was Cuban picadillo, a meat dish usually seasoned with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and fragrant spices like cinnamon and cloves. -
RecipePan-Seared Chicken Thighs with Beer & Grainy Mustard Sauce
Chicken breast cutlets aren’t the only quick-cooking cut. Thighs cook up quickly, too, and they stay moist and juicy as well. In this dish, the maple syrup adds a hint of sweetness that rounds out the mustard’s bite in the pan sauce. -
RecipeChicken Cutlets with Bell Pepper Ragout
To keep things interesting, broiled peppers, tomatoes, and onions become a luscious topping for quickly sautéed chicken breast cutlets. -
RecipeBroiled Chicken Thighs with Chipotle Sauce
Broiled in the oven under high heat, these spiced chicken thighs cook through in about 10 minutes, and the roasted red peppers and spicy, smoky ground chipotle chiles make a knockout sauce. -
RecipeBaby Greens with Chicken, Dried Cherries, Pears & Pecans
Rotisserie chicken is a major time saver in this hearty dinner salad, so get creative with your salad: substitute your favorite lettuces for the herb salad or mixed greens. -
RecipeChicken Marsala with Pancetta & Cream
Dry Marsala wine, flavor-packed pancetta, and silky cream transform simple chicken cutlets into a decadent meal bound to become a family favorite. -
RecipeChicken Salad Milanese
Stylish as the city of its origin, this easy chicken dish is a perfect example of elegant simplicity. It’s also one of those rare restaurant dishes that you can easily make at home. -
RecipeQuick Chicken Chili
Put the leftovers from Sunday’s roast to good use in this quickest-ever chicken chili, or use rotisserie chicken for a quick and satisfying weeknight meal. -
RecipeChicken Quesadillas with Chipotle Crema & Pico de Gallo
You really can’t beat a shredded chicken quesadilla for a quick, weeknight meal. The filling includes a variety of Mexican cheeses which add complexity to the flavor, while the Pico de Gallo is fresh, with just the right amount of heat. -
RecipeChicken with Potatoes, Peas & Coconut-Curry Sauce
Slicing cutlets into smaller pieces is one trick for getting a quick-cooking meat to cook even quicker. In this recipe, it’s the fragrant curry sauce that makes this one-pan dish a welcome change from plain ol’ chicken. -
RecipeChicken Piccata
In this Italian-American favorite, the thin-cut chicken breast cutlets cook up in no time and the flavor is light and bright.
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RecipeTex-Mex Chicken with Chlies & Cheese
Grab your skillet, your chicken breasts, and kick dinner up a spicy notch tonight with this bold, one-skillet dish. According to the ratings and comments, this recipe is a family favorite, so be ready to move it into regular rotation.
