39 Easy Ground Chicken Recipes To Add To Your Rotation (2024)

After you make these, you'll never have a game day spread without them! Go balls to the wall for these Buffalo chicken meatballs.

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With plenty of toppings and a revamped patty, we turned this nostalgic classic into the tastiest sandwich around. Our cornflake-crusted chicken results in an extra-crispy patty (seriously, it brings the crunch factor) that pairs perfectly with lettuce, pickles, and the other star of the show: homemade creamy and tangy honey mustard mayo. Packed with flavor and plenty of crunch, this fresh take on a cafeteria classic is everything we could ever want in a chicken sandwich.

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This totally delicious mashup of coconut rice and Thai basil chicken gets dinner done in one skillet and brings all the flavors of Thai cuisine you crave into your home with ingredients you can find in most grocery stores. Typically served over steamed rice, preparing Thai basil chicken with rich, creamy coconut rice is a great way to switch up the dish.

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We here at Delish love dumplings of all kinds. (See June’s boiling dumplings, for example, with its homemade wrapper.) But if you want something that’s a little less work intensive (and you love using your air fryer), this recipe is all yours.

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Creamy vodka sauce is the ultimate comfort food, and with the addition of easy chicken meatballs, it becomes a simple, heartier dinner. The sauce relies heavily on rich, sweet tomato paste, and vodka adds an almost spiciness to the dish and helps balance out the heaviness of the sauce. The whole dish is quick and one you’ll be able to easily master.

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Extra crispy on the outside and cheesy on the inside, these tacos are so much fun to make and eat. Putting cheese directly in your skillet might sound wrong, but it works! Use a nonstick skillet and give it time to start crisping before messing with it.

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Filled with fresh herbs and aromatics, laab is the national dish of Laos and has evolved throughout history through neighboring countries. Spicy and citrusy, laab is great served in a lettuce wrap or alongside steamed rice.

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Cheesy, savory enchiladas that have a super green sauce sound like a project, but this one takes a shortcut but delivers homemade flavor. The major “hack” here is using jarred salsa verde but punching up the flavor (and nutrients!) by adding a whole bunch of cilantro, fresh garlic, and jalapeños. It gives it a made-from-scratch taste but in a fraction of the time.

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We think everything can be improved by just adding meatballs. Here, they turn a soup into a legit meal, and don't worry, we added even more cheese. Gruyère goes into the meatballs and then the whole thing gets topped with another layer before serving. And of course, there's plenty of caramelized onions.

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These chicken patties are seasoned with smoked paprika and topped with crunchy, bright coleslaw to really give beef burgers a run for their money. Finish them with creamy avocado, spicy red onion, and cheddar and jalapeño before sandwiching all of it between buttery brioche buns for the ultimate bite.

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Grown throughout Southeast Asia, Thai basil is, no surprise here, used quite predominantly in Thailand, as well as in many other Southeast Asian countries. It's a bit sweeter than traditional basil, with a more pronounced floral note and a slight licorice-y bite. Here, we combine it with a slew of aromatics and veggies (red pepper, shallots, garlic, chiles), then infuse the chicken with all of this deliciousness.

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In our attempt to copy the fan favorite from P.F. Chang's, we flavored ground chicken with hoisin sauce (a fermented bean paste that gives the chicken the quintessential Chinese-American flavor), soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sriracha, and sesame oil. Water chestnuts add a nice crunch here too.

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Flavored with cilantro, oregano, and a tablespoon of chopped chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, these meatballs are packed with smoky, slightly spicy flavor. They're snack-sized for a reason: Once you pop, you won’t be able to stop. But they’re just as good tucked inside a taco with avocado or smashed on a toasted bun.

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Just fill, fold, and boil store-bought wonton wrappers, and you've got chicken wontons ready to dig into in under an hour for the easiest weeknight dinner. Plus, folding wontons isn't as difficult as you may think and kind of fun—especially if you do it with a friend or while listening to a podcast. The most important thing is to not overfill the stuffing—the edges of the wontons need to be clean of chicken mixture so that it gets a nice seal when you pinch them together.

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Harissa is spicy chili paste that adds a ton of flavor to any dish. Here, we add it to meatballs and red sauce for some extra heat, and we love to serve these as is or over rice for an easy dinner. Spice not your thing? Try our garlic butter meatballs instead.

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Everything about Tuscany speaks to us: the landscape, the history, the art, and, of course, the food! The central Italian region has inspired many of our favorite hearty recipes, like creamy Tuscan chicken, saucy Tuscan butter shrimp, and Tuscan chicken pasta. This time, we’re doubling down on the comfort by giving meatballs and gnocchi the Tuscan treatment, in one dish. What makes this even better? It all comes together in the slow cooker.

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Forget all the rumors you've heard about chicken burgers being dry and boring. Thanks to fresh basil, salty Parm, and balsamic vinegar, these have so. much. flavor. And they're low-carb? It just doesn't get much better than that. If you're not ready to ditch the bun, but love the whole Italian vibe going on here, try our Chicken Parm Burgers next.

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