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Chicken Recipes

These healthy, high protein and versatile chicken recipes are anything but boring! Chicken is one of my favorite proteins to cook because there are endless ways to use it.

Not sure where to start? This high protein buffalo chicken dip is a favorite for game day and parties and everyone should know how to make perfectly cooked chicken breast in the air fryer.

Chicken taco pasta skillet topped with sour cream, avocado and lime slices on a counter surrounded by ingredients.

Chicken Taco Pasta Skillet

A serving spoon lifts a piece of slow cooker marry me chicken from the crockpot for serving.

Lightened Up Slow Cooker Marry Me Chicken

Baked ground chicken meatballs on a baking sheet garnished with fresh chopped parsley.

Ground Chicken Meatballs

Baked chicken tenders on a brown parchment lined plate garnished with fresh herbs and small dishes of ketchup and mustard.

Crispy Baked Chicken Tenders

A pan of chicken parmesan meatballs with a cheesy meatball being scooped out of the pan.

Baked Chicken Parmesan Meatballs

A lunch salad with chicken, pasta, veggies and dressing tossed in a bowl.

The Ultimate Easy Lunch Salad

A chicken nugget wrap cut in half on a plate with pretzels.

Chicken Nugget Wrap (High Protein and High Fiber)

Baked high protein buffalo chicken mac and cheese with a wooden spoon garnished with sliced scallions.

High Protein Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

Plated shredded chicken tacos on a plate topped with diced tomatoes, avocado, cheese, sour cream and cilantro.

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos

Red, green and yellow high protein stuffed bell peppers in a white baking dish on a table.

High Protein Stuffed Peppers

Big mac casserole topped with pickles, diced onion, tomatoes, cheese and a drizzle of sauce.

Lightened Up Big Mac Casserole

Firecracker chicken meatballs in a pan.

Firecracker Chicken Meatballs

Chicken sausage orzo with kale and bell peppers in a skillet.

One Pan Chicken Sausage Orzo

Kale and tortellini soup in a dutch oven on a wooden counter.

Kale and Tortellini Soup

High protein lasagna soup in a large dutch oven garnished with fresh basil and cheese topping and a wooden spoon.

High Protein Lasagna Soup

Greek yogurt marinated chicken cooked on a platter garnished with lemon slices, fresh parsley and a large fork.

Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken

A close up shot of chicken orzo bake garnished with lemons.

Chicken and Orzo Bake (Dump and Bake!)

Chicken Caesar salad in a large serving bowl with tongs.

Chopped Caesar Salad with Chicken

A close up shot of marry me chicken meatballs in a creamy sauce.

Lightened Up Marry Me Chicken Meatballs

Chicken caesar pasta salad in a large bowl garnished with lemon.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

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