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    10 Chicken Recipes That Make You Forget Takeout Exists

    Modified: Dec 16, 2025 · by Shelby Stover · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    If you're looking for dishes that pack a serious punch of flavor and feel like a true treat, look no further. These chicken recipes are so comforting and so satisfyingly good, you’ll happily delete all those restaurant apps off your phone! So ditch the soggy delivery containers and prove that homemade food can absolutely compete with your favorite restaurant’s best dishes!

    Dairy-Free Lemon Chicken

    Roasted chicken, potatoes, and asparagus with lemons on a baking tray on a checkered red linen.
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    Baked until juicy this gluten-free lemon chicken is made all on one pan for simple clean up! Mixed with a tangy lemon garlic flavor and paired with roasted potatoes and asparagus, this dairy and gluten-free chicken dinner is perfect for busy weeknights. To learn more: Lemon Chicken

    Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken

    Black slow cooker with honey mustard chicken thighs topped with parsley and a wooden spoon in it.
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    An effortless weeknight dinner. This slow cooker honey mustard chicken is cooked to perfection in a sweet and tangy glaze. Perfect for busy days this gluten-free chicken recipe will soon become your favorite, hassle-free family dinner. To learn more: Honey Mustard Chicken

    Gluten-Free Jerk Chicken

    Gluten-free jerk chicken and rice in a cast iron skillet with limes on it
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    A juicy jerk chicken rice and beans recipe that will soon become a weeknight staple! This gluten-free chicken dinner is both creamy and hearty and can be prepped ahead of time for busy nights. To learn more: Jerk Chicken

    Chicken Alfredo Casserole

    Dairy-free chicken alfredo casserole in a clear casserole dish with green onions on top and a blue spoon scopping some out.
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    Looking for comfort food with a dairy-free twist? This dairy-free chicken alfredo casserole is the perfect weeknight meal. Filled with creamy alfredo sauce, and protein-packed with chicken, and silky sundried tomatoes throughout it, this gluten-free chicken casserole is one you’ll want to have on hand!

    Get the recipe: Chicken Alfredo Casserole

    Honey Garlic Chicken Wings

    Gluten-free chicken wings in honey garlic sauce on a grill pan with cilantro and lime on them
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    Tender, juicy chicken wings coated in a sticky honey garlic sauce and cooked on a grill pan. These gluten-free chicken wings are a perfect blend of sweet and sour flavors. To learn more: Honey Garlic Chicken Wings

    30-Minute Chicken Fajita Bowls

    Featured image: chicken fajita bowl on rice with corn, peppers and tomatoes
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    Packed with flavor from homemade fajita seasoning, these gluten-free chicken fajita bowls make a wicked meal prep recipe! Topped with juicy chicken and seasoned veggies, these bowls are an awesome 30-minute, gluten-free, weeknight dinner recipe

    Get the recipe: Chicken Fajita Bowls

    Dairy-Free Tuscan Chicken

    White bowl with tuscan chicken, rice, leeks and sundried tomato in it with fresh basil beside it.
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    A creamy, dairy-free Tuscan chicken recipe made in the slow cooker. Infused with garlic, leek, and basil undertones, this crockpot Tuscan chicken could be right out of Italy. Made with a base of coconut milk and bone broth, this easy weeknight dinner is also paleo and whole30 approved.

    Get the recipe: Dairy-Free Tuscan Chicken

    Honey Teriyaki Chicken Skewers

    Three teriyaki chicken skewers on a bed of rice in a white bowl with limes on it and a bowl of limes beside it
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    Sweetened with honey, these teriyaki chicken skewers make a tasty gluten-free dinner recipe or easy meal prep idea. Easy to make, this chicken dinner uses a homemade teriyaki sauce to give them their classic flavor. To learn more: Teriyaki Chicken Skewers

    Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs

    Slow cooker BBQ chicken thighs in a black slow cooker with green onions on top.
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    Tender, juicy, and simmered in a gluten-free, homemade BBQ sauce! Skip the grill and save your oven space, these slow cooker BBQ chicken thighs make the easiest weeknight dinner.

    Get the recipe: Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs

    Sheet Pan Hawaiian Chicken

    close up image of baked hawaiian chicken with vegetables and pineapple on a sheet pan with a wooden spoon
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    Tender, juicy bites of chicken and vegetables coated in a sticky sweet sauce and ready in under 40 minutes. This sheet pan Hawaiian chicken makes for a delicious weeknight dinner. With multiple ways to serve it, these Hawaiian chicken thighs are just as delicious the night of as they are for meal prep.

    Get the recipe: Sheet Pan Hawaiian Chicken 

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