18 Easy Chicken Dinner Recipes For The Whole Family

by Sneh | 0 commentsPUBLISHED 10 Mar '26

If there is one thing the whole family loves, it is an Easy Chicken Dinner! Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner! Chicken recipes are versatile, easy, cheap, accessible, delicious, and crowd-pleasing. Whether it is chicken meatballs, chicken noodles, chicken curry, grilled chicken wings or chicken salad - the recipes are a lifesaver, and everyone loves them!

Easy Chicken Dinner Recipes - Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Udon Noodles, Grilled Chicken, Chicken Meatballs.

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🐔 Why is Chicken the best protein to cook with?

Chicken is not only popular but has immense health benefits

It is cheap
It is accessible
It is quick to cook with
Lots of variety with the different cuts of chicken
Being a white meat, it is lighter and leaner
It is nutrient-dense and has the amino acids our bodies need to repair and build muscles.
It is an excellent source of protein, niacin, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B12 and B6.
100g of chicken provides roughly 35g of protein
It is widely used in many cuisines and lends well to recipes from all around the world, especially in modern-day meal prepping.

🐓 Cooking With The Whole Chicken

One of the best things about cooking with chicken is that you can use all the different cuts of the meat for a variety of recipes.

Whole - Stock, Curries, Stews
Mince - Meatballs
Boneless Thigh - Stir-Fries, Soups, Noodles, Burgers, Tacos
Wings - Snacks, Light Meals
Breast - Oven Bakes
Drumsticks - Stews, Entrees

🔪 18 Easy Chicken Dinner Recipes to Cook Tonight!

🍗 Chinese Satay Chicken

Chinese satay chicken is a quick, delicious, restaurant-style takeaway stir-fry made of tender chicken strips stir-fried with satay sauce, vegetables and aromatics. A crow-pleasing weeknight Asian favourite for the whole family!

5 from 2 votes

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🍗 Healthier Chinese Cashew Chicken

Lighter Chinese Cashew Chicken - Cook Republic

A lighter, healthier version of delicious Chinese Cashew Chicken made with stir-fried veggies, aromatics, sauces, cashew nuts and chicken breast.

5 from 3 votes

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🍗 Chicken Fried Rice

Easy, one-wok Chicken Fried Rice is the ideal weeknight dinner. Healthier than takeout and has that authentic restaurant-taste!

5 from 1 vote

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🍗 Thai Green Chicken Curry Bake

Oven Baked Thai Green Chicken Curry - Cook Republic

A flavour-packed, easy, dump-and-bake weeknight dinner. This Thai Green Chicken Curry Bake is made by dumping homemade Thai green curry paste, spices, veggies, chicken, coconut milk and potatoes in a dish and baking in the oven. Just delicious!

5 from 4 votes

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🍗 Creamy Thai Chicken Noodle Salad

A fresh, healthy salad with plenty of crunch - fragrant, grilled Thai chicken, soba noodles, cabbage, capsicum, herbs and a deliciously creamy coconut based dressing. Satisfying and full of nutrients!

5 from 2 votes

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🍗 Chinese Udon Noodles

Easy, 20-min Chicken Udon Noodles stir-fried in a delicious homemade stir-fry sauce and packed with juicy chicken and loads of veggies. A great weeknight dinner recipe!

4.92 from 12 votes

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🍗 Sticky Marmalade Chicken Wings

If you have a spare jar of marmalade in your pantry, this easy weeknight chicken dinner is a winner! Marinate chicken wings in marmalade and roast in the oven until golden. It is deliciously sticky, and the Asian flavours are next-level.

5 from 1 vote

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🍗 Mexican Chicken Salad

A delicious Mexican Chicken Salad packed with succulent, grilled chicken thigh, grilled corn, sweet tomatoes, fresh lettuce and a flavour packed spicy Mexican salad dressing.

5 from 2 votes

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🍗 Sweetcorn Chicken Soup

Indo-Chinese Chicken Sweetcorn Egg Drop Soup / Cook Republic

Delicious, thick, protein-rich Indo Chinese Sweetcorn Chicken Egg Drop Soup is a great 10-minute dinner. It travels well in a thermos for packed school and work lunches.

5 from 3 votes

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🍗 Turmeric Chicken Broth

Golden, healthy and delicious; this nutritious homemade Turmeric Chicken Broth is brimming with the goodness of vegetables, ginger, garlic and fresh turmeric. Drink on its own or add to soups, curries and pasta sauces.

5 from 1 vote

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🍗 Spinach & Garlic Chicken Masala

A take on the popular Indian dish Chicken Saag, this Spinach Garlic Chicken Masala is a lighter, healthier and delicious everyday option to boost your protein and iron intake. Made in acast iron pan in just 15 minutes, it is the Indian stir-fry recipe that will become a family favourite.

5 from 2 votes

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🍗 Smoky Chicken Chimichurri Lentil Salad

Smoky roasted chicken wings and a beautiful green chimichurri and lentil salad for a delicious, light and healthy dinner.

5 from 1 vote

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🍗 Healthier Chicken Meatballs

Made lighter without cheese and dairy, these Healthier Chicken Meatballs are tender, succulent and packed with lots of flavourful herbs. With homemade marinara sauce, you can serve them as canapes for a snack. You can also toss them with pasta for a satisfying weeknight dinner

5 from 3 votes

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🍗 Easy Chicken Tikka Skewers

A handful of pantry ingredients and you can make Chicken Tikka from scratch, who would’ve thought? No store-bought pastes - just spices, lemon and yoghurt. Marinate the chicken, thread it on skewers with capsicum and onion, pop it in the oven, bake and grill, squeeze lemon and enjoy.

🍗 1-Hour Baked Chicken Biryani

If you love biryanis, this simplified oven-baked version will change your life. Try my 1-hour Baked Chicken Biryani, just dump everything in a dish and bake in the oven for the most satisfying, authentic biryani meal.

🍗 Chicken Jalfrezi

An easy Indian chicken stir-fry; Chicken Jalfrezi originates in eastern India. The dish is punctuated by chicken cooked in a screaming hot pan/wok with lots of red capsicum/bell pepper, onion and spices. It has base notes of tomato and chilli with a distinct sourness that comes from either lemon juice or vinegar.

🍗 Best Chicken Curry

I have taken my dad's famous 50-year chicken curry recipe and created an easy Oven-baked version that is to die for! Clever cooking at its finest. The oven reduces the sauce to a luscious, creamy consistency while roasting the chicken simultaneously to golden perfection.

🍗 Tandoori Chicken Bowls

Tandoori Chicken Bowls made with my secret homemade Tandoori paste. Colourful, fine-dining, restaurant-style dish made easily in the comfort of your kitchen. A really special dinner!