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

Crispy and savory chicken breasts grilled to perfection and simmered in a luscious roasted pepper sauce. Dinner is ready in less than 30 minutes!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >>

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Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Lemon Asparagus

This chicken and asparagus recipe is a winner for dinnertime - So much flavor and so easy to throw together!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Blackened Chicken and Avocado Salad

This blackened chicken salad recipe with avocado is crisp and full of flavor - The simplest and healthiest meal you can make!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Asado Chicken and Sauteed Lemon Zucchini

Juicy and flavorful, this healthy chicken recipe is perfect for summer BBQ, memorial day cookout or any weeknight dinner.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet

This skillet chicken recipe with green beans is a snap to fix and is so addicting!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Grilled Bruschetta Chicken

A winning dish for a weeknight dinner for two.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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15-Minute Cowboy Butter Chicken with Zucchini Noodles

Easy and delicious - You'll want to sip the sauce by the spoon.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Garlic Lime Chicken Tenders and Quinoa

This garlic lime chicken tenders is delicious, easy and perfect for busy weeknights.
Cooking time: 7 minView recipe >>

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15-Minute Garlic Butter Chicken with Parmesan Cauliflower Rice

This chicken parmesan with cauliflower rice is crispy, soft and SO delish – The ultimate gluten-free / low carb dinner.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Lemon Zucchini Noodles

These delicious chicken bites are so juicy and tender you'll eat them hot right off the pan!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Buttery Garlic Herb Chicken With Asparagus

Easy and nourishing - Cooked in one skillet for easy prep and cleanup.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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15-Minute Chicken Stir Fry Noodles

This chicken stir fry noodles recipe is loaded with nutritious veggies, and ready in 15 minutes - Flavor overload!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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Taco Chicken Tenders with Lemon Garlic Butter Zucchini Noodles

These flavorful and juicy Taco Chicken Tenders are a perfect dinner for the busiest of weeknights.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Garlic Butter Chicken with Pineapple

This pineapple chicken is so tender and juicy bursting with savory sweet flavor!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>

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One-Pan Lemon Butter Chicken with Asparagus

A delicious, bright recipe for a Spring dinner.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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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.