Looking for quick chicken dinner recipes? These super-quick and easy chicken recipes are perfect for a stress-free weeknight meal. This roundup includes pan-seared chicken recipes, chicken salad recipes, grilled chicken recipes, chicken stir-fry recipes, and many more! 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

1. Pan-Seared Chicken Breasts in Pepper Parmesan Sauce

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

Easy pan-seared chicken breasts cooked to perfection and simmered in a luscious roasted pepper sauce. Dinner is ready in less than 30 minutes or less!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

2. Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Lemon Asparagus

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

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

3. Blackened Chicken Salad with Avocado

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

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

4. Asado Chicken Breast with Sauteed Lemon Zucchini

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

Forget dry chicken with our delicious Asado chicken breast recipe! Boneless chicken breasts are deliciously marinated before being grilled until tender and served with sauteed lemon zucchini. A winner chicken breast recipe for dinnertime!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

5. Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

This one-skillet Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken recipe is a snap to fix. The chicken thighs and green beans are cooked with lemon garlic butter sauce in the same pan. So addicting!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

6. Grilled Bruschetta Chicken

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

This chicken recipe is a winning dish for a weeknight dinner for two!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. 15-Minute Cowboy Butter Chicken with Zucchini Noodles

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

Easy and delicious butter chicken recipe with zucchini noodles - You'll want to sip the sauce by the spoon!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

8. Garlic Lime Chicken Tenders and Quinoa

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

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

9. 15-Minute Garlic Butter Chicken with Parmesan Cauliflower Rice

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

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

10. Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Lemon Zucchini Noodles

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

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

11. Garlic Herb Butter Chicken Thighs with Asparagus

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

This garlic butter chicken thighs recipe is delicious and super nourishing. Skin-on bone-in chicken thighs are cooked in one skillet for easy prep and cleanup!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

12. 15-Minute Chicken Stir Fry Noodles

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

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

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

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

14. Garlic Butter Chicken with Pineapple

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

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

15. One-Pan Lemon Butter Chicken with Asparagus

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15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

A delicious, bright lemon butter chicken recipe with Asparagus for a Spring dinner.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

15 Quick Chicken Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes: Pan-Seared Chicken Breasts in Pepper Parmesan Sauce

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Yield: 3 - 4 Servings    Prep Time: 5 min     Cook time: 25 min

Easy pan-seared chicken breasts cooked to perfection and simmered in a luscious roasted pepper sauce. Dinner is ready in less than 30 minutes or less!

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Ingredients you need for the Pan-Seared Chicken Breasts in Pepper Parmesan Sauce

2 lbs. (900g) boneless skinless chicken breasts or 3 medium chicken breasts 1 jar roasted bell pepper sauce (usually found in the pasta sauce aisle of your grocery store) 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 pinch of Cayenne Pepper, optional 2 – 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste 1/3 cup unsalted butter, diced 2 heaping tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish Fresh chopped parsley or basil for garnish

Directions

How to make this pan-seared chicken breast:

1. Start by seasoning chicken breasts with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper on both sides.

2. In a large skillet, add olive oil and heat over medium-low heat.

3. Add the chicken breasts to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes per side, or until a nice golden brown and juices run clear. Transfer cooked chicken to a plate.

4. In the same skillet, add the roasted bell pepper sauce, oil, and Cayenne pepper, and reduce the heat to low. Slowly increase the heat to medium-low and bring the sauce to a gentle simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. In the sauce, whisk in diced butter and grated parmesan cheese until melted.

6. Carefully return the cooked chicken breasts to the skillet and allow them to simmer in the sauce for 3 minutes more.

7. Serve chicken over steamed cauliflower rice, bulgur, pasta or rice and garnish with chopped parsley or basil, and more parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

Notes:

• Cooking times can vary depending on the size and thickness of your chicken breasts. The internal temperature should show at least 165ºF (74ºC).
• Go easy on the salt, or simply skip it (especially if you follow a low sodium diet),  because the sauce and parmesan should bring enough saltiness.
• If you’d like to make your own roasted bell pepper sauce: In a food processor, combine canned roasted bell peppers, garlic, basil, and Cayenne (if using). Mix until smooth.

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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 the 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.