15 Chicken Dinners Ready in 15 Minutes

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15 Chicken Dinners Ready in 15 Minutes – EASY dinners that are ready in a flash and PERFECT for busy weeknights!! DELISH, healthy, and guaranteed to please your toughest dinner critics!!

15 Chicken Dinners Ready in 15 Minutes - EASY dinners that are ready in a flash and PERFECT for busy weeknights!! DELISH, healthy, and guaranteed to please your toughest dinner critics!!

It’s back to school time and that means busy weeknights. Even if you don’t have kids, I remember the fall being the time when I got back into a cooking routine rather than being as casual and impromptu as I am in the summer. Read fruit and cheese plates are perfectly acceptable dinners when it’s 85F and you don’t want to cook but with the season changes comes dinner changes.

It’s easy to stress out when weeknight evenings are hectic or succumb to (overpriced and not-so-healthy) takeout. With these easy 15 chicken dinners that are ready in 15 to 20 minutes, your dinner game is on point. They’re tasty, pretty darn healthy, and guaranteed to please even your toughest dinner critics.

Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps – Easy, ready in 15 minutes, healthy and the peanut sauce is the best! Great flavors and textures in every bite of these irresistible wraps!

Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps - EASY, ready in 20 minutes, HEALTHY, and the peanut sauce is the BEST!! Great flavors and textures in every bite of these IRRESISTIBLE wraps!!

Easy Better-Than-Takeout Chicken Fried Rice – One-skillet, ready in under 20 minutes, and you’ll never want takeout again after tasting how good homemade is! Way more flavor, not greasy, and loads of juicy chicken!

Easy Better-Than-Takeout Chicken Fried Rice - One-skillet, ready in 20 minutes, and you'll never want takeout again after tasting how good homemade is!! Way more flavor, not greasy, and loads of juicy chicken!!

Buffalo Chicken Burrito Bowls – Juicy chicken along with your favorite burrito ingredients served in a bowl! Pile the toppings sky high and not worry about a wrap breaking, plus it’s a little healthier! Easy and ready in 15 minutes!

Buffalo Chicken Burrito Bowls - Juicy chicken along with your favorite burrito ingredients served in a bowl!! Pile the toppings sky high and not worry about a wrap breaking, plus it's a little healthier!! Easy and ready in 15 minutes!!

Loaded Chicken Taco Salad with Creamy Lime-Cilantro Dressing â€“ Ready in 15 minutes, easy, fresh and healthy! All your favorite taco flavors in one big kickin’ salad that everyone will love! 

Loaded Chicken Taco Salad with Creamy Lime-Cilantro Dressing - Fast, easy, fresh and healthy!! All your favorite taco flavors in one big kickin' salad that everyone will love!!

Chicken Egg Roll Bowls – Deconstructed egg roll bowls reduce the calories, fat, and carbs of traditional egg rolls without sacrificing flavor! Easy, ready in 15 minutes, and way better than takeout!

Chicken Egg Roll Bowls - Deconstructed egg roll bowls REDUCE the calories, fat, and carbs of traditional egg rolls without sacrificing flavor!! EASY, ready in 15 minutes, and way BETTER than takeout!!

Chicken Gyro Salad with Tzatziki Sauce – Chicken gyros transformed into a healthy salad with an easy homemade tzatziki sauce that’s loaded with tangy dill flavor! Ready in under 20 minutes!

Chicken Gyro Salad with Tzatziki Sauce - Chicken gyros transformed into a HEALTHY salad with an EASY homemade tzatziki sauce that's loaded with tangy dill FLAVOR!! Ready in 20 minutes!!

Better-Than-Takeout Cashew Chicken – Juicy chicken, crisp-tender vegetables, and crunchy cashews coated with the best garlicky soy sauce! Skip takeout and make your own restaurant-quality meal that’s easy, ready in 20 minutes, and healthier!

Better-Than-Takeout Cashew Chicken - Juicy chicken, crisp-tender vegetables, and crunchy cashews coated with the best garlicky soy sauce!! Skip takeout and make your own restaurant-quality meal that's easy, ready in 20 minutes, and healthier!!

Italian Chicken Pasta Salad – Easy, ready in under 20 minutes, and healthy! Bursting with fresh flavors from juicy tomatoes, cucumber, basil, parmesan, and tender chicken tossed in a tangy lemon vinaigrette!

Italian Chicken Pasta Salad - Easy, ready in 20 minutes, and healthy! Bursting with fresh flavors from juicy tomatoes, cucumber, basil, parmesan, and tender chicken tossed in a tangy lemon vinaigrette!!

Easy Honey Mustard Chicken – Soft, juicy chicken tenders coated with the best honey mustard! Ready in under 20 minutes, a family favorite, and a perfect addition to your weeknight dinner rotation!

Easy Honey Mustard Chicken - Soft, juicy chicken tenders coated with the BEST honey mustard!! Ready in 20 minutes, a family favorite, and a perfect addition to your weeknight dinner rotation!!

Thai Peanut Chicken Salad â€“ Eat the rainbow with this easy, healthy salad that’s ready in under 20 minutes! Juicy chicken and crisp vegetables are tossed in the best peanut sauce ever!

Thai Peanut Chicken Salad - Eat the RAINBOW with this EASY, healthy salad that's ready in 20 minutes!! Juicy chicken and crisp vegetables are tossed in the BEST PEANUT SAUCE ever!!

Easy 15-Minute Ranch Chicken and Vegetable Skillet â€“ When you need a fast and easy dinner, this recipe is a keeper! Bold ranch flavor, adaptable to be made with your favorite veggies, and it’s healthy!

Easy 15-Minute Ranch Chicken and Vegetable Skillet - When you need a fast and easy dinner, this recipe is a keeper! Bold ranch flavor, adaptable to be made with your favorite veggies, and it's healthy!!

Sweet Chili Grilled Chicken – Tender, juicy, and full of flavor from the sweet chili sauce! Easy, healthy, ready in 10 minutes (after you marinate), zero cleanup, perfect for backyard barbecues or easy weeknight dinners!

Sweet Chili Grilled Chicken - Tender, juicy, and full of FLAVOR from the sweet chili sauce!! EASY, healthy, ready in 10 minutes, zero cleanup, perfect for backyard barbecues or easy weeknight dinners!!

Balsamic Chicken Caprese Salad â€“ Juicy chicken coated in balsamic along with plump tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, and basil! Easy, healthy, ready in 15 minutes! The caprese salad you’ll make again and again!

Balsamic Chicken Caprese Salad - Juicy chicken coated in balsamic along with plump tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, and basil!! Easy, healthy, ready in 15 minutes! The caprese salad you'll make AGAIN and again!!

Sweet and Tangy Jerk Chicken with Caramelized Pineapple and Mango â€“ Easy and ready in 15 minutes! Dinner that tastes like a tropical vacation is a guaranteed hit!

Sweet and Tangy Jerk Chicken with Caramelized Pineapple and Mango - Easy and ready in 15 minutes! Dinner that tastes like a tropical vacation is a guaranteed hit!!

Apple, White Cheddar, and Grilled Chicken Salad â€“ All the flavors just pop in this fast, easy, and healthy salad! The Honey-Apple Cider Vinaigrette doubles as marinade + salad dressing to save time!

Apple, White Cheddar, and Grilled Chicken Salad - All the flavors just POP in this fast, easy, and healthy salad!! The Honey-Apple Cider Vinaigrette doubles as marinade + salad dressing to save time!!

15 Chicken Dinners Ready in 15 Minutes - EASY dinners that are ready in a flash and PERFECT for busy weeknights!! DELISH, healthy, and guaranteed to please your toughest dinner critics!!

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  1. I have made several Recipes and they are always a hit. Can’t wait to try these new ones. Trying new recipes during this crazy time has been a source of Comfort and normalcy.Thanks again

    1. Thank is why I circulated this one today. People are at home and need some inspiration these days I figure. Stay safe!

  2. Fantastic chicken recipes!! I could start at the top of the list and just cook my way down. I think the jerk chicken would be great on the grill while summer is still here–we haven’t had that in quite a while.