20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

Skillet chicken recipes – Do you need inspiration for dinner time? Something quick with almost no dishes? We’ve got you covered: These 20 skillet chicken recipes come together quickly in a single pan and many of them make complete meals. Check out some of our favorite chicken skillet recipes including skillet chicken in roasted pepper butter parmesan sauce, garlic butter chicken bites with lemon asparagus, and grilled bruschetta chicken. Enjoy!

Skillet Chicken Recipes: 20 Quick and Easy Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

Skillet Chicken Thighs in Sundried Tomato Parmesan Cream Sauce

Easy and flavorful - This chicken thighs skillet recipe is an easy, crowd-pleasing dinner ready in 30 minutes. Enjoy!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

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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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

Asado Chicken Thighs and Sauteed Lemon Asparagus

With less than 30mn to fix and cook, this Asado chicken and asparagus recipe is perfect for any weeknight dinner.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >>

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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken Tenders and Green Beans Skillet

You'll make this chicken tenders and green beans recipe at least once a week when you realize how much everyone loves it!
Cooking time: 20 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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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs and Green Beans Skillet

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

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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

Garlic Butter Chicken with Spinach and Bacon

This garlic butter chicken recipe with spinach and bacon is rich, creamy, and hearty - everyone will love it!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >>

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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

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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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

15-Minute Broccoli Chicken in Cream Cheese Sundried Tomato Sauce

This quick tasty chicken and broccoli is a great keto option for a quick dinner or meal prep!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

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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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

Creamy Garlic Parmesan Mushrooms with Bacon

A decadent garlic parmesan mushroom cream sauce that will have you licking your plate clean!
Cooking time: 15 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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Egg Roll Bowls with Chicken and Cabbage

Super easy to make, and so nourishing. All of the great flavor of Egg Rolls, without the carbs!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>

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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

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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20 Skillet Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknight Meals

15-Minute Cowboy Butter Chicken with Zucchini Noodles

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

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Chicken Pasta in Creamy Pesto Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

This creamy pesto chicken pasta recipe is a restaurant-style meal, packed with flavor and ready in 30 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Chicken Breasts with Spinach in Creamy Parmesan Sauce

This creamy chicken breasts recipe with spinach is an easy one-pan dish that will wow the entire family for dinner!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Cheesy Salsa Chicken Casserole

A delicious chicken casserole recipe loaded with fresh flavors.
Cooking time: 20 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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Garlic Herb Butter Chicken Thighs With Asparagus

This butter garlic chicken thighs recipe is delicious and nourishing - Cooked in one skillet for easy prep and cleanup.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>

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Tips on how to cook chicken in a skillet

• Before cooking, allow chicken to come to room temperature. The chicken will cook faster and you’ll get a nice sear on the surface when you cook chicken in the pan. When chicken breasts or chicken thighs are cold from the refrigerator, they  cooks unevenly in the skillet and renders moisture.
• Allow the chicken meat to rest for 3-5 minutes once it’s done cooking. For example, if you cut into a chicken breast right away for serving, the juices inside the meat are super hot and they will leak out of the breast and make it dry and tough. When you let the juices reflow into the meat when resting, the chicken keeps its moisture and tenderness.
• Use lot of spice and herbs: chicken can be pretty bland, especially when it cooks quickly in a pan. You don’t have time to infuse the chicken meat with flavor like when you roast or use a slow cooker. So season thoroughly your chicken on all sides and allow to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes minimum to let the spices and herb flavors penetrate the meat.