Food and Recipes Meat Chicken 25+ Easy Ways to Enjoy Chicken Breasts for Dinner By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on July 8, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Photographer: Will Dickey Prop Stylist: Missie Crawford Food Stylist: Erin Merhar For a quick and easy dinner option, you should always keep a pack of chicken breasts on hand. They're a great protein source to keep in the dinner rotation because they're so versatile and don't take very long to cook. They can be served as a main dish, be used in a casserole, to top a salad, and the list goes on. Chicken breast recipes are a great option for weeknight dinners that the whole family will enjoy. If you think chicken breast dinners can be boring, these recipes prove otherwise. From our Lemon-Basil Chicken Breast Foil Packets to Sesame-Crusted Chicken Breasts with Sugar Snap Pea Salad One-Pot Cajun Chicken Alfredo and more, every chicken breast recipe in this collection is packed with flavor. If you don't already have a pack of chicken breasts on hand in your refrigerator or freezer, you'll be convinced to pick some up on your next visit to the grocery store after reading through these recipes. 01 of 26 Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breasts Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breasts A creamy dipping sauce is perfect for adding extra flavor to both the chicken and the potatoes. 02 of 26 Pam Lolley's Crispy Chicken with Rice and Pan Gravy Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Pam Lolley's Crispy Chicken with Rice and Pan Gravy Top this chicken with our easy pan gravy. 03 of 26 Lemon-Basil Chicken Breast Foil Packets Johnny Autry; Prop and Food Styling: Charlotte L. Autry Recipe: Lemon-Basil Chicken Breast Foil Packets Foil packet meals allow you to serve up a delicious meal with no mess. You can assemble these packets up to two hours in advance and pop them on the grill when you're ready to cook. 04 of 26 Spicy Grilled Chicken Breasts Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Spicy Grilled Chicken Breasts We've included three different sauce recipes for you to choose from when serving up this grilled chicken dinner. 05 of 26 Sesame-Crusted Chicken Breasts with Sugar Snap Pea Salad Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Sesame-Crusted Chicken Breasts with Sugar Snap Pea Salad For maximum flavor, make sure to allow at least 2 hours for the chicken to marinate. 06 of 26 Chicken Lombardy Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Rishon Hanners Prop Stylist: Christina Daley Recipe: Chicken Lombardy Think of this recipe as a cheesy version of chicken marsala. 07 of 26 One-Pot Cajun Chicken Alfredo Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: One-Pot Cajun Chicken Alfredo The chicken and pasta for this Alfredo dish come together in one dish so you don't have to dread cleaning up while enjoying your dinner. 08 of 26 Instant Pot Crack Chicken Caitlin Bensel; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners Recipe: Instant Pot Crack Chicken We served this chicken mixture over split-top hot dog buns, but it can also be enjoyed as a dip, over egg noodles, alongside rice, and more. 09 of 26 Sheet Pan Fajitas Photography and Styling: Karen Rankin Recipe: Sheet Pan Fajitas Enjoy fajita night without having to leave home with this 20-minute sheet pan dinner. 10 of 26 Chicken Scallopini Photography: Caitlin Bensel, Prop Styling: Audrey Davis, Food Styling: Rishon Hanners Recipe: Chicken Scallopini While this dish may look like it spent all day to prepare, it actually comes together in just 30 minutes. 11 of 26 Chicken Alouette Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Chicken Alouette Alouette Cheese, a creamy garlic and herb spreadable cheese, instantly upgrades plan chicken breasts. 12 of 26 Slow-Cooker Chicken Tacos Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Slow-Cooker Chicken Tacos This easy slow-cooker chicken can be used in many different ways. You can serve it over rice, use it to top a taco salad, as the stuffing for tacos, and more. 13 of 26 Kentucky Hot Brown-Stuffed Chicken Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Kentucky Hot Brown-Stuffed Chicken This 40-minute dinner is a beautiful take on the Kentucky classic. 14 of 26 Grilled Chicken Salad with Blueberries, Goat Cheese, and Pickled Onion Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Grilled Chicken Salad with Blueberries, Goat Cheese, and Pickled Onion You'll start this recipe by making homemade pickled onions. While they cool, you can whip up the rest of the beautiful salad. 15 of 26 Sheet Pan Greek Chicken with Roasted Potatoes Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Tina Stamos Recipe: Sheet Pan Greek Chicken with Roasted Potatoes Throw all the ingredients for this chicken recipe onto a sheet pan for easy prep and cleanup. 16 of 26 Cast-Iron Chicken Piccata Greg Dupree Recipe: Cast-Iron Chicken Piccata One dish and dinner is done. 17 of 26 Oven-Fried Chicken Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Photo: Jennifer Causey; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Oven-Fried Chicken Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing In addition to breadcrumbs, this chicken is also breaded with pecans for extra flavor and texture. 18 of 26 One-Pan Chicken with Lemon, Olives, and Artichokes Greg DuPree Recipe: One-Pan Chicken with Lemon, Olives, and Artichokes Make sure to serve with pearl couscous, rice, or pasta to soak up the pan sauce. 19 of 26 Chicken-and-Wild Rice Skillet Casserole Hector Sanchez Recipe: Chicken-and-Wild Rice Skillet Casserole Make sure to serve with plenty of pan gravy. 20 of 26 Salsa Verde Chicken Casserole tifs Recipe: Salsa Verde Chicken Casserole You can prepare the chicken the night before to help this casserole come together faster. 21 of 26 Pan-Grilled Chicken with Fresh Plum Salsa Jennifer Davick Recipe: Pan-Grilled Chicken with Fresh Plum Salsa Sweet meets spicy in a fresh plum salsa. 22 of 26 Baked Chicken Roulade Photo: Jennifer Davick Recipe: Baked Chicken Roulade This stuffed chicken may look fancy, but it's attainable enough to serve for a weeknight dinner. 23 of 26 Grilled Chicken-and-Veggie Tortellini Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Grilled Chicken-and-Veggie Tortellini Frozen tortellini and store-bought pesto will help this complete meal come together in just 30 minutes. 24 of 26 Herb-Grilled Chicken Southern Living Recipe: Herb-Grilled Chicken Use whatever fresh herbs you have in your garden to add extra flavor to grilled chicken. 25 of 26 Balsamic-Garlic Chicken Breasts Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Balsamic-Garlic Chicken Breasts You probably already have the ingredient for this easy chicken recipe on hand. 26 of 26 Chicken Parmesan Casserole Photographer: Will Dickey Prop Stylist: Missie Crawford Food Stylist: Erin Merhar Recipe: Chicken Parmesan Casserole Whether you serve this chicken alongside pasta or a light side like steamed veggies, it's guaranteed to be a hit. 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