16 Dump-and-Go Chicken Meals You Can Make Without Breaking a Sweat
When time is tight and you’re craving a delicious meal, these 16 dump-and-go chicken recipes are here to save the day. With minimal prep and no need for complicated steps, you can toss everything into a pot, slow cooker, or baking dish and let the magic happen. Perfect for busy weeknights, these recipes deliver mouthwatering chicken dishes without any stress or mess. Get ready for easy, flavorful meals that require little more than a few simple ingredients!
FORGOTTEN CHICKEN
Forgotten Chicken– a super easy, delicious dinner recipe! Chicken breasts, rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, and Lipton onion soup mix. Creamy, savory, and absolutely delicious! This chicken dish is easy to prepare and perfect for those busy weeknights!
Cheesy Chicken And Cauliflower Casserole
Baked Chicken and Cauliflower Casserole that is so cheesy and creamy! Cauliflower is roasted, added to a baking dish with bite size pieces of chicken breast, and then covered in a simple sour cream cheese sauce. Bake until bubbly!
Chicken Parm Casserole
Chicken parm casserole is an easy casserole recipe that takes the classic Italian dinner and turns it into a delicious meal. This chicken parm bake is full of tender, juicy chicken, red marinara sauce, pasta, and melty mozzarella. It’s the perfect dinner for any day of the week!
Crockpot Queso Chicken
Crockpot Queso Chicken can be served as an appetizer dip with tortilla chips or in a tortilla as a taco – either way, it’s always a real treat! This delicious shredded chicken always comes out creamy, tender, and loaded with cheesy fiesta flavors.
Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs
Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs – The most amazing oven baked chicken thighs! These chicken thighs come out crispy on the outside and amazingly tender and juicy on the inside. Baked chicken thighs are so easy to make with only a few ingredients and one pan!
Baked Chicken And Cherry Tomatoes
Juicy baked chicken and cherry tomatoes made in a 9×13 baking dish (one pan recipe!). This makes the most tender chicken breasts with sweet tomatoes! We love this recipe when we’re picking cherry tomatoes in the garden!
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CHICKEN, BROCCOLI, AND POTATO CASSEROLE
This Chicken, Broccoli, and Potato Casserole is a one pan meal the entire family will enjoy! With tender diced chicken, quartered potatoes, and broccoli covered in a creamy sauce and melted cheese…what’s not to love? This comforting dinner is perfect for busy weeknights, potlucks, and family gatherings!
Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken
This Crock Pot Hawaiian Chicken recipe is bursting with tropical flavor. Chicken breast and pineapple chunks are slow-cooked in a sweet and savory sauce and served over your favorite white or brown rice. This is the perfect easy, weeknight, family dinner recipe!
BAKED TORTILLA CHICKEN TENDERS
Baked Tortilla Chicken Tenders is crunchy baked chicken tenders with tortilla chips mixed with bread crumbs. The chicken tender will melt in your mouth with its delicacy. Another tempting menu for your lunch!
Salsa Verde Chicken Stacked Enchiladas
Stacked enchiladas is an easy salsa verde chicken casserole with chicken, green salsa, and cheese layered with corn tortillas for a lighter dinner idea for the whole family. Naturally gluten-free, this chicken verde casserole uses 2-Ingredient Salsa Verde Chicken or rotisserie chicken for speedy preparation. The result is a light chicken enchilada recipe you can feel good about.
Chicken Zucchini Casserole
Chicken Zucchini Casserole has juicy bits of chicken with zucchini baked in a creamy crunchy stuffing casserole fit for sharing. This potluck-perfect chicken stuffing casserole lives to be brought to anyone that needs some extra love. Make it ahead or eat it fresh, the leftovers reheat very well and the whole thing can be frozen for later. This easy casserole can also be doubled to feed even more people. There is everything to love about chicken zucchini casserole.
Easy Baked Pesto Mozzarella Chicken
Have dinner on the table in just 30 minutes with this easy and delicious baked pesto mozzarella chicken. Low-carb, gluten-free, and made with simple ingredients.
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Air Fryer Barbecue Chicken
This Air Fryer Barbecue Chicken is easy to make and great for a quick and affordable weeknight meal. These chicken drumsticks are the perfect mix of sticky, juicy, and crispy all at the same time!
SLOW COOKER HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN
This Honey Garlic Chicken takes only 10 minutes of prep time to throw everything together and is so delicious! Plus its way healthier than takeout! I love making Asian inspired recipes at home in order to control the saltiness. All you have to do is mix up the sauce ingredients, chop up your garlic, ginger and green onions and throw it all in the slow cooker along with the chicken.
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Creamy Crockpot Italian Chicken
Creamy Crockpot Italian Chicken is a dump-and-go weeknight winner where you just add everything to your slow cooker, set it on low, and dinner will be ready and waiting a few hours later! We’re talking about only 5 ingredients and less than 10 minutes of effort for tender shredded chicken in a savory, creamy sauce that will have the whole family laying claim to leftovers the next day.
Crock Pot Apple Balsamic Chicken
When you want a dish that you can set and forget, the slow cooker is your best friend. This Crock Pot Apple Balsamic Chicken recipe is simple, tasty, and sure to wow.
