Chicken Main Dish Recipes

Looking for easy chicken dinner ideas? These chicken main dish recipes include everything from quick skillet meals and comforting casseroles to slow cooker favorites, Instant Pot recipes, and easy oven-baked dinners. Whether you need a simple weeknight meal or a family-friendly dinner everyone will enjoy, you’ll find plenty of delicious ways to serve chicken here.

Bowl of sweet sticky chicken with rice and broccoli beside a baking dish of glazed chicken

Sweet and Sticky Chicken Tenders

55 minutes
Slow Cooker Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Potatoes with melted mozzarella cheese

Slow Cooker Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Potatoes

6 hours 20 minutes
Chicken taco casserole with chicken, refried beans, corn, green salsa, tortillas, and melted cheese

Chicken Taco Casserole

40 minutes
Crispy chicken quesadilla wedge served with guacamole for dipping

Easy Cheese and Chicken Baked Quesadillas

25 minutes
Creamy chicken pasta coated in cowboy butter sauce

Creamy Cowboy Butter Chicken and Pasta Made Easy

30 minutes
Close-up of a sliced Whiskey River chicken wrap with barbecue chicken and crispy tortilla strips

Whiskey River BBQ Chicken Wraps (Red Robin Copycat)

10 minutes
Creamy sun-dried tomato pasta served with basil and Parmesan cheese

Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta

30 minutes
Lemon dill chicken served for an easy dinner

Lemon Dill Chicken Marinade

12 hours 20 minutes
BBQ chicken flautas baked until golden and crispy

Barbecue Chicken Flautas

29 minutes
Close-up of a chicken enchilada salad wrap with enchilada chicken and fresh lettuce

Chicken Enchilada Salad Wraps

20 minutes
High protein ranch chicken salad made with shredded chicken and celery

High Protein Ranch Chicken Salad

2 hours 10 minutes
Grilled barbecue marinated chicken on a plate

BBQ Chicken Marinade (Freezer Meal)

1 day 15 minutes
Grilled teriyaki marinated chicken tenders on a plate

Teriyaki Chicken Marinade (Freezer Meal)

1 day 15 minutes
Grilled balsamic marinated chicken breasts on a plate

Balsamic Chicken Marinade (Freezer Meal)

15 minutes
Grilled Italian marinated chicken breasts on a plate

Italian Chicken Marinade (Freezer Meal)

1 day 15 minutes
Slow cooker baked chicken taquitos served with dipping salsa

Slow Cooker Baked Chicken Taquitos

4 hours 10 minutes
Creamy chicken broccoli noodle casserole with buttery cracker topping

Creamy Chicken Broccoli Noodle Casserole

45 minutes
Easy baked pineapple chicken topped with melted cheese and pineapple rings

Easy Baked Pineapple Chicken

30 minutes
Close-up of creamy lemon chicken orzo with spinach and grated Parmesan

Creamy Lemon Chicken Orzo Skillet

35 minutes
Oven baked buttermilk chicken with creamy gravy served with mashed potatoes

Oven Baked Buttermilk Chicken with Gravy

1 hour
Instant Pot chicken and broccoli served over rice in a bowl

Instant Pot Chicken and Broccoli

20 minutes
Close-up of Italian chicken tortellini soup with chicken, carrots, and cheese tortellini

Italian Chicken Tortellini Soup

45 minutes
Slow cooker marry me chicken sandwich on toasted brioche bun with bacon.

Slow Cooker Marry Me Chicken Sandwiches

6 hours 10 minutes
Slow Cooker Chicken and Cheddar Biscuit Dumplings in a creamy sauce

Slow Cooker Chicken and Cheddar Biscuit Dumplings

8 hours 15 minutes
bowl of creamy chicken broccoli soup in a bowl with gaarlic bread, noodles, and broccoli in the background

Creamy Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Soup

25 minutes
Slow Cooker Marry Me Chicken Tortellini in a bowl with bread by it

Slow Cooker Marry Me Chicken Tortellini (Creamy & Easy)

2 hours 30 minutes
bowl of chicken ramen with peppers, green beans, green onion, soft boiled egg

Slow Cooker Chicken Ramen

6 hours 10 minutes
street corn chicken quesadillas

Street Corn Chicken Quesadillas

30 minutes
freezer chicken enchiladas

Freezer Chicken Enchiladas

1 hour 45 minutes
slow cooker chicken taco soup

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

6 hours 10 minutes