Five Easy Chicken Recipes

What should I make for dinner tonight easy? What is an easy thing to cook for beginners? What to cook for under $10? What can I cook on a lazy day? Have you asked any of these questions? In this post, we will learn more about how to create five easy chicken recipes. For the purpose of the post, all recipes will be based on a whole chicken roasted for the first meal.

*This post was in collaboration with Fat Joe Publishing.

As the sole cook in a household, it can become easy to get stuck in a rut when it comes to what to feed an entire family. On average, a family rotates the same five to seven meals each week. Over the course of a 52 week year, that’s a lot of the same thing over and over again.

What should I make for dinner tonight easy? What is an easy thing to cook for beginners? What to cook for under $10? What can I cook on a lazy day? Have you asked any of these questions? In this post, we will learn more about how to create five easy chicken recipes.

Meal One

Roast Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Roast Potatoes and Gravy made with the juices of the chicken

Roast your chicken, ensuring the whole bird is seasoned thoroughly. Cook until the chicken juices run clear- strain the juices to make a gravy
Make your roast potatoes. Peel and par boil roasting potatoes, strain and season the potatoes. Cook in hot oil for 50 minutes, turning halfway through
Use chicken juices to make a gravy- thickening with a slurry of cornstarch and heating until desired thickness, season to taste
Boil corn on the cob in salted water for 9 minutes

Meal Two

Chicken Pilaf- using shredded chicken, leftover gravy and rice fresh vegetables (including onion and garlic)

Sweat off onions and garlic in a pan.
Create a stock by adding boiling water to the leftover gravy
Add a cup of rice to the onion and garlic mix- cook for one minute before adding some of the stock
Keep adding stock until water is absorbed and the rice is cooked through
Add your family’s favorite fresh vegetables

Meal Three

Quesadillas- tortillas, shredded chicken, diced peppers and onions, fajita seasoning cream cheese, selection of cheeses

Cook diced peppers and onions in a pan
Warm through the shredded chicken, add the fajita seasoning to taste, melt the cream cheese
Arrange the filling onto a tortilla wrap, top with cheese selection and place a second tortilla on the top
Cook in a medium heated pan for four minutes per side, or until cheese is melted

Meal Four

Creamy Mushroom and chicken pasta- pasta, heavy cream, mushrooms, chicken

Slice mushrooms and sautee in butter until slightly browned
Add heavy cream and gently heat through
Add chicken to sauce and gently warm
Cook pasta according to package instructions, strain and add to sauce
Season according to taste

Meal Five

Chicken fried rice- chicken, eggs, cooked rice, frozen vegetables

Beat and season eggs
Add rice, vegetables, chicken to a pan and warm through thoroughly
Create a well in the pan, pour in the beaten egg
Allow egg to cook- like an omelette, break up and mix with the rest of the rice, chicken and vegetable mix
Season with soy sauce and serve

There are many delicious dishes that can be made using one simple, staple ingredient. Cooking a whole chicken is a cheap way of feeding your family. Many of these ideas can be personalized to suit the personal tastes of your family. These meals are handy for busy working families, and even if you’re moving (learn more). Are you ready to make these 5 easy chicken recipes? Happy cooking!

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