15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

Looking for quick chicken dinner recipes? These super-quick and easy chicken recipes are perfect for a stress-free weeknight meal. Plus, they make enough so that you can eat delicious leftovers for a couple of days. Enjoy!

Quick Chicken Dinners: 15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

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Skillet Chicken in Roasted Pepper Butter Parmesan Sauce

Cooking time: 25 min

Crispy and savory chicken breasts grilled to perfection and simmered in a luscious roasted pepper sauce. Dinner is ready in less than 30 minutes!
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Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Lemon Asparagus

Cooking time: 20 min

This chicken recipe with asparagus is a winner for dinnertime - So much flavor and so easy to throw together!
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Blackened Chicken and Avocado Salad

Cooking time: 15 min

This blackened chicken salad recipe with avocado is crisp and full of flavor - The simplest and healthiest meal you can make!
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Asado Chicken and Sauteed Lemon Zucchini

Cooking time: 20 min

Juicy and flavorful, this healthy chicken recipe is perfect for summer BBQ, memorial day cookout or any weeknight dinner.
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Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet

Cooking time: 20 min

This skillet chicken thighs recipe with green beans is a snap to fix and is so addicting!
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Grilled Bruschetta Chicken

Cooking time: 10 min

A winning dish for a weeknight dinner for two.
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15-Minute Cowboy Butter Chicken with Zucchini Noodles

Cooking time: 15 min

Easy and delicious - You'll want to sip the sauce by the spoon.
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Garlic Lime Chicken Tenders and Quinoa

Cooking time: 0 min

Delicious, easy and perfect for busy weeknights.
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15-Minute Garlic Butter Chicken with Parmesan Cauliflower Rice

Cooking time: 20 min

This chicken parmesan is crispy, soft and SO delish – The ultimate gluten-free / low carb dinner.
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Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Lemon Zucchini Noodles

Cooking time: 15 min

These delicious chicken bites are so juicy and tender you'll eat them hot right off the pan!
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Buttery Garlic Herb Chicken With Asparagus

Cooking time: 20 min

Easy and nourishing - Cooked in one skillet for easy prep and cleanup.
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15-Minute Chicken Stir Fry Noodles

Cooking time: 15 min

This chicken stir fry noodles recipe is loaded with nutritious veggies, and ready in 15 minutes - Flavor overload!
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Taco Chicken Tenders with Lemon Garlic Butter Zucchini Noodles

Cooking time: 20 min

These flavorful and juicy Taco Chicken Tenders are a perfect dinner for the busiest of weeknights.
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Garlic Butter Chicken with Pineapple

Cooking time: 15 min

This pineapple chicken is so tender and juicy bursting with savory sweet flavor!
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One-Pan Lemon Butter Chicken with Asparagus

Cooking time: 20 min

A delicious, bright recipe for a Spring dinner.
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Tips for quick chicken dinners

• A quick chicken dinner starts with the preparation: Pound chicken breasts to get them to an even thickness so they cook quicker.

• When frying, grilling, broiling, or sautéing chicken, remove chicken pieces as they get done to avoid overcooking while finishing other pieces. White meat and smaller pieces, such as breasts and wings, will get done faster than dark meat pieces, such as legs and thighs.

• Keep in mind that uncovered chicken takes quicker to cook in the oven than covered chicken. Covering chicken foil allows cooking meat more evenly and gently. Toward the end of cooking time, remove the foil to crisp up chicken.

• Be sure to use a sharp knife when cutting or carving meat when your chicken dinner is ready. Sharp knives will make your job a lot easier, especially when having to cut in the joint areas, and will provide neatly cut slices and pieces of chicken.