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    7 Weeknight Chicken Dinners

     

    Enjoy these 7 easy chicken dinners for busy weeknights. From crock pot BBQ chicken sandwiches & Tex Mex foil packet nachos to family style favorites like chicken & wild rice casserole or chicken stuffed crescent rolls, these easy chicken meals make every night delicious!

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    Now you’ll always have a good answer to the age old question, “What’s for dinner,” with this week’s Saturday Seven feature recipes. These easy to prepare chicken dinners offer up a variety of choices that make getting supper on the table a snap, no matter how busy the day has been.

    From BBQ to Tex Mex to traditional family favorites, there is a guaranteed favorite here for everyone. And many of the recipes even make enough for leftovers, making dinner or lunch the next day easy too. So grab a pen, some paper and let’s menu plan! We’re never going to worry about “what’s for dinner” again.

    7 Weeknight Chicken Dinners

    Shredded Chicken BBQ Sandwich (Slow Cooker Recipe)

    This easy crock pot Shredded BBQ Chicken recipe will have you eating the best tender, melt in your mouth shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwiches all the time!  With a simple homemade Tennessee style BBQ sauce made rich with molasses and strong coffee, this versatile family recipe is sure to become a quick favorite.  Plus, I’ve got instructions for making this comfort food in the oven too.  It just doesn’t get any better than this!

    Chicken & Wild Rice Skillet Casserole

    This easy Chicken & Wild Rice Casserole recipe is deliciously savory comfort food baked right up in a cast iron skillet.  With the ease of Uncle Ben’s Wild Rice, a crisp Ritz cracker topping, and a cheesy sour cream sauce loaded with chicken & veggies, this is the kind of cozy family meal you’ve been looking for!

    No-Mess Chicken Nacho Foil Packets

    Forget doing the dishes with these deliciously fun Chicken Nacho Foil Packets. Loaded with melted cheese, tender, seasoned chicken, black beans, corn and tomatoes, these no-mess, easy nachos are the perfect Tex Mex recipe for cookouts, camping, game night or any ol’ time a nacho craving hits!

    Chicken Stuffed Crescent Rolls

    This recipe speaks for itself- buttery, flaky crescent rolls, stuffed with a cream cheese and chicken filling and smothered in a cheesy cream sauce.  In short, Chicken Stuffed Crescent Rolls are quite simply divine.  There are one or two other versions of this recipe floating around the Internet, but there is nothing that comes close to this one  my mamaw brought home from her little Louisiana beauty shop.

    Out of This World Cream Cheese Chicken Chili

    This easy recipe for Out of This World White Chicken Chili is made wonderfully thick and creamy using rich cream cheese, creamed corn, shredded chicken, and white beans.  And don’t forget about the spicy little kick from a jar of tangy salsa verde!  Out of this world, you say?  Oh, yes.  One bite and this quick & simple recipe is sure to find its way to your table again and again.

    Easy Crock Pot BBQ Boneless Chicken Thighs

    Who can resist juicy, tender BBQ boneless, skinless chicken thighs with the ease of the crock pot?  Hands-off cooking has never been so easy or delicious.  Coated with a simple rub then bathed in your favorite sauce with just a few tweaks, fabulous fall-apart BBQ chicken with layers of flavor is served!

    Simply Tex Mex Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

    There’s no need to hit up the restaurants.  You can serve your family delicious Tex Mex any night of the week with these wonderfully simple sour cream chicken enchiladas.  These easy hand rolled cheese & chicken stuffed enchiladas with mild green chiles and a dreamy sour cream sauce are a classic recipe can make any night a fiesta!

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    This easy Rotel Chicken Spaghetti is always a huge family favorite! It’s just loaded down with easy, creamy, cheesy goodness! Shredded chicken, Velveeta, sour cream, and Rotel tomatoes come together to make the perfect, simple family dish that everyone loves!

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    Enjoy these 7 easy chicken dinners for busy weeknights.  From crock pot BBQ chicken sandwiches & Tex Mec foil packet nachos to family style favorites like chicken & wild rice casserole or chicken stuffed crescent rolls, these easy chicken meals make every night delicious!
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