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    10 Clean Eating Chicken Meals That Crush Cravings

    Modified: Jan 16, 2026 · by Shelby Stover · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    It's time to shake things up and bring some serious spark back to your dinner table! Packed with lean protein and fresh veggies, these meals are the perfect balance of nourishing and satisfying. You’ll love how these dishes keep you on track with your goals while making the whole family happy. Let’s turn that pack of chicken into something truly fantastic tonight!

    Baked Teriyaki Chicken Thighs

    Cooked teriyaki chicken thighs in sauce in a glass baking tray with green onions on top and a spoon holding one chicken thigh up from the tray
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    Super tender, this baked teriyaki chicken is coated in a sweet, gluten-free teriyaki sauce. This gluten-free dinner recipe uses boneless chicken thighs to make for easy weeknights! To learn more: Teriyaki Baked Thighs

    Thai Crispy Chicken with Peanut Sauce

    Grey bowl with crispy chicken bites, orange peppers, and rice with lime in the bowl on a wooden cutting board.
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    Made in just 25 minutes with a crisp texture and peanut butter-based sauce, this gluten-free Thai crispy chicken recipe is perfect for quick, comfort food. With easy pantry staples as the base and breaded with gluten-free breadcrumbs, it’s a chicken recipe that comes together quickly and tastes like pure comfort.

    Get the recipe: Gluten-Free Thai Crispy Chicken

    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 

    Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken

    White bowl with shredded chipotle chicken in it and a slow cooker behind it.
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    The meal prep recipe you didn’t know you needed. This slow cooker chipotle chicken is sweetened with honey, super juicy has just the right amount of heat. Use it for quesadillas, bowls, or a new taco night, it’s a shredded chicken recipe you’ll soon rely on. To learn more: Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken

    Dutch Oven Chicken Roast

    Roasted whole chicken topped with green onions in a Dutch oven with a blue linen, cutting board, knife and baster behind it
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    This easy Dutch oven whole chicken comes out to juicy perfection every time. Seasoned with cumin and garlic, with a crispy skin on top, this roast chicken recipe is one you’ll want to hang on to!

    Get the recipe: Dutch Oven Whole Chicken

    Easy 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

    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

    Jerk Chicken Skillet Dinner

    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

    Dry Rub Chicken Drumsticks

    White plate with dry rub chicken drumsticks on it and green onions on and around the plate and text on top of the image.
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    A delicious and simple meal that requires minimal effort on your part. These slow cooker chicken legs are made with just a few ingredients and come out with juicy, tender chicken that falls off the bone. Seasoned in a simple dry rub, these chicken drumsticks are the perfect easy weeknight dinner! To learn more: Slow Cooker Chicken Drumsticks

    Sticky 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

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