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Pick one of these chicken skillet recipes or, start with the chicken and rice dinner idea in the recipe below!
If chicken dinners are a winner at your house as much as mine, you’re going to love these family-friendly dinner ideas!
Easy Chicken Skillet Recipes
More than once, these dinner ideas with chicken have come to the rescue when the question, “What should I make for dinner?” passes through my mind. The best part is that they’re easy to make in a skillet and use our favorite ingredient: chicken!
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Skillet Chicken Thighs with Potatoes
This easy one-skillet chicken thigh recipe has epic sides and juicy chicken all in one dish!
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Juicy Pan Seared Chicken Breasts
While this method of skillet cooking chicken is simple the flavor is anything but! In this recipe I’ll show you all my secrets to perfectly juicy chicken on the stove.
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Healthy Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
A classic New Orleans recipe gets a low carb makeover with cauliflower rice. It doesn’t matter if you’re watching carbs or not, you will want this keto jambalaya at least once a week!
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Healthy Teriyaki Chicken
I’ve never seen anyone turn away a dish of this crispy, tender chicken with a savory sweet sauce.
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Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
One skillet, fresh ingredients and you’ve got yourself one fantastic meal in less than 20 minutes. Tip: use a bag of frozen stir-fry veggies, cuts the cooking time in half.
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Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta
This Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta is loaded with flavor from a light and zesty creamy sauce that coats each bite to perfection!
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Garlic Chicken and Green Beans
This weeknight meal is great for busy families, it's full of flavor and comes together in just 30 minutes.
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Chicken with Peppers
This simple chicken & peppers recipe feels like fajitas but can be served over rice, with pasta or in tortillas.
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Blackened Chicken Pasta
This flavorful blackened chicken is the most epic meal you could ever make in 30 minutes flat!
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Chicken Zucchini Stir Fry
Skip take-out and make this healthy veggie stir-fry at home with this quick & easy recipe.
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Family Friendly Lemon Garlic Chicken in a Skillet
Creamy garlic chicken in a skillet with asparagus. Friends, this is dinnertime perfection!
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Pesto Chicken Pasta
Healthy & delicious, this pesto chicken pasta has a little bit of everything, and is always a crowd pleaser.
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Panéed Chicken Recipe
Panéed chicken fries up in a pan in under 10 minutes! It's a great skillet recipe to have on hand for your busiest nights.
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Spanish Chicken and Rice
A classic from my childhood in Spain, this skillet chicken dinner is one to pass on to your grandkids, it's that good.
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Chicken with Greek Yogurt
The Greek yogurt makes an incredible tangy crust on chicken breasts for the ultimate chicken dinner.
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Chicken Ramen Stir Fry
All the flavors of your favorite take-out restaurant, at home. This healthy stir-fry ramen comes together faster than you could go pick it up!
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Chicken Fajita Tacos
Best-ever chicken fajitas on the stovetop! Whip these up quick with onions and peppers, and serve with all your favorite toppings.
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Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Breasts
Pan-sear chicken breasts in a cast iron skillet with this easy method. They turn out perefectly juicy & delicious every time.
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Spicy Chicken Tacos with Honey Sriracha Sauce
These tacos come with just the right amount of kick. Make them for your next easy taco Tuesday night.
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Chicken with Prunes and Sage
This flavor combination is going to rock your world. Wait til you try these epic pan-seared chicken breasts in a skillet.
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Juicy Pan-Seared Chicken Thighs
Garlic butter chicken thighs made in a cast iron skillet = best meal ever!
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Quick Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo
This creamy homemade chicken alfredo with broccoli can be made start to finish in less than half an hour!
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Easy Chicken Pot Pie Pasta
When you want comfort food, but don't have hours to make a real chicken pot pie, this recipe comes to the rescue!
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Salsa Verde Chicken Pasta
This salsa verde chicken pasta is cheesy, zesty and oh so tasty!
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With these recipes, you’ll never have to wonder what to make for dinner on a Monday night again, or any night of the week! Which recipe are you trying first?
20+ Skillet Chicken Dinner Ideas
Pick one of these chicken skillet recipes or, start with the chicken and rice dinner idea in the recipe below!
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 6 chicken thighs, bone-in, skin-on
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Pinch of saffron threads or
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 bay leaf, optional
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 2 ¼ cups chicken broth
- ¾ cup frozen peas
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken thighs, skin side down and brown for 2 minutes on each side. Remove from skillet and set aside onto a plate.
- In the same skillet, heat the remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, bell peppers, and garlic. Sauté for 1 minute, until softened, then season with saffron, or paprika, salt, and bay leaf. Continue to sauté until golden brown and softened, about 3 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the rice. Cook for an additional minute while stirring, then add the chicken broth, stir, and top the mixture with the chicken thighs. Bring to a simmer and cover with lid, cook for 30 minutes.
- In the final 5 minutes of cooking, top the rice mixture with frozen peas and cover with lid. Once the chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 175F and the rice is tender, remove the pan from heat.
- Serve chicken thighs over rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1chicken thigh and 1 ½ cups rice | Calories: 534kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 336mg | Potassium: 525mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 874IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2mg
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