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25 Easy Family Friendly Chicken Dinner Recipes

Here are 25 Easy Family Friendly Chicken Dinner Recipes. These are simple and quick to prepare dinner recipes that kids will actually eat!

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“What should I make for dinner?” is the age-old, tiresome question. It’s so tough to think of something to make that the whole family will eat and enjoy. I’m sharing some recipes today that I think should be appealing to most people, including all ages in the family. Hope you find a few new repeat dinner recipes in this bunch. Click the titles of the recipes you’re interested in below. Print them out to make later. Good luck!

Ritz Cracker Chicken with green beans

Ritz Cracker Chicken

In this recipe, tender baked chicken is dipped in egg and coated with crushed buttery Ritz crackers and spices. It’s so moist and delicious!

one pan garlic butter chicken with asparagus

One Pan Garlic Butter Chicken

This is an easy dinner made in under 20 minutes and full of flavor! Chicken and asparagus are cooked in in a flavorful garlic butter sauce. 

white chicken lasagna in a baking dish

White Chicken Lasagna

If you’ve never had lasagna made with white sauce, then it’s time to try it! White sauce is so good with pasta. This creamy, cheesy white sauce has a little bit of spinach mixed in. It’s so good layered with noodles, ricotta and mozzarella cheese!

dino buddies chicken parmesan on pasta with broccoli

Dino Buddies Chicken Parmesan

This is a quick dinner hack that your family will love! Serve them over spaghetti noodles for a quick dinner on busy nights.

chicken chow mein on a plate with fork

Easy Chicken Chow Mein

This is a family favorite dinner recipe that is so simple to put together for a meal any day of the week. It’s the perfect easy dinner recipe!

ravioli alfredo chicken on a plate

Ravioli Alfredo with Chicken

This is a simple ravioli recipe tossed with an easy to make Alfredo sauce and shredded rotisserie chicken.

chicken pizzaiola in a baking dish with spatula

Chicken Pizzaiola

This is basically chicken parmesan pizza topped pasta. What’s not to love?

chicken alfredo on a plate

Chicken Alfredo

This recipe includes golden pan-fried seasoned chicken breasts and tender noodles, coated in the most dreamy cream sauce ever. 

slow cooker mexican chicken in slow cooker with tongs

Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken

This recipe couldn’t be any easier to make! It’s one of those, “I need an easy dinner tonight because I have a busy day” kind of recipes. The chicken turns out delicious, and it can be used for so many things- like tacos or burritos!

Slow Cooker Hawaiian Sticky Chicken in bowl with rice and chopsticks

Slow Cooker Hawaiian Sticky Chicken

This is an amazing, easy slow cooker chicken recipe that the whole family will love! It’s perfect served over rice.

Baked Parmesan Chicken Tenders on a baking sheet

Baked Parmesan Chicken Tenders

Marinated in buttermilk, the chicken is then dipped in Parmesan breadcrumbs and baked with a drizzle of butter. They’re great eaten on their own, and they happen to be good dipped in Ranch dressing too!

Chicken Mozzarella Pasta on a plate

Chicken Mozzarella Pasta

Stir chunks of fresh mozzarella into the finished sauce and by the time you serve, it’s nice and soft and melty. It’s quick, easy, and delicious.

Lemonade Chicken Drumsticks on a baking sheet

Lemonade Chicken

These are a combination of tangy buttermilk chicken paired with a crunchy, zesty coating that is melt-in-your-mouth perfect. If you’re craving a crunch that packs a punch, this chicken recipe is for you.

creamy tuscan chicken pasta bake in a baking dish

Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta Bake

This is a delicious comfort food chicken pasta dish with a white sauce and all kinds of delicious things added in.

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza cut into slices

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

Chicken, smokey bacon, creamy ranch, and lots of gooey melted cheese are the perfect combo to pile on a pizza crust! This is a picky-eater-approved dinner that will make everyone happy! 

Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna with spatula taking out slice

Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna

This is a unique take on the classic lasagna recipe. There is no red sauce in sight. It’s a white sauce lasagna with all of the flavors of chicken cordon bleu.

Chicken Fried Chicken on plate

Chicken Fried Chicken

This chicken is topped with white country gravy, and it’s a delicious twist on the classic recipe for Southern Chicken Fried Steak.

chicken bacon ranch mac and cheese casserole in baking dish

Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac and Cheese Casserole

It’s hard to go wrong with pasta, a 3-cheese sauce, chicken, ranch, and plenty of bacon!

Baked Chicken Taquitos stacked on plate with garnishes

Baked Chicken Taquitos

These are simply corn tortillas that have been stuffed with chicken, cheese and a few spices, and they’re baked until crispy. You can top them with whatever you’d like!

Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken in bowl over rice

Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken

Infused with the flavors of the islands, you can taste the pineapple juice, garlic, and ginger in this amazing dish that gets its flavor from marinating and grilling meaty chicken thighs.

Melt in Your Mouth Chicken Breasts

Melt in Your Mouth Chicken Breasts

Sour cream tenderizes the chicken breasts, so you end up with incredibly juicy and flavorful cuts of chicken on your plate. So good!

pineapple ginger chicken stir fry in bowl

Pineapple Ginger Chicken Stir Fry

This is a super flavorful Asian-style meal served over hot cooked white or brown rice.

three parmesan crusted chicken breasts

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

This chicken recipe layers mayo, bread crumbs, and high heat to make it crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and ready to eat in just about 30 minutes.

Homemade Chicken Nuggets with ketchup

Chicken Nuggets

These picky-kid-approved, healthy chicken nuggets are made with ground chicken, and they are crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. They are better than fast-food and even have hidden veggies inside!

broccoli cheese stuffed chicken breast

Broccoli Cheese Stuffed Chicken

This chicken is filled with a delicious broccoli cheese mixture, seared in a skillet, and then baked to perfection. Super easy and super scrumptious!