Healthy Recipes Cooking Methods Healthy Comfort Food Recipes 20 Cozy & Comforting Chicken Dinners in 20 Minutes By Dillon Evans Dillon Evans Dillon Evans fell in love with cooking at a very young age. He remembers the novel experiences of microwaving a bowl of oatmeal without his parents' permission and asking to make his mother's morning pot of coffee. These moments became catalysts for his interest in cooking and baking. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Published on November 25, 2023 Close Photo: Photography / Antonis Achilleos, Styling / Christine Keely, Ali Ramee Make one of these 20-minute meals for dinner tonight. Featuring delicious and versatile chicken, you can enjoy anything from a soup to a stir-fry with the guarantee that it’ll be a warm and cozy option. Recipes like our Quick Lemony Chicken Soup and One-Skillet Bourbon Chicken are easy, flavorful and perfect for the colder seasons. 01 of 20 Warm Up With a Quick Lemony Chicken Soup Kelsey Hansen This 20-minute dish provides 32g of protein and is just 261 calories per serving. To ensure this comforting soup's velvety texture, whisk a little of the hot broth into the eggs before adding them to the pot; it cooks them gently and prevents curdling. View Recipe 02 of 20 Chicken Cutlets with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce Though a chicken cutlet may be a chicken breast cut in half, this recipe shows how to make chicken cutlets with double the deliciousness. A jar of sun-dried tomatoes does double duty for this healthy dinner idea. The flavorful oil they're packed in is used to sauté the chicken, and the tomatoes go into the cream sauce. View Recipe 03 of 20 One-Skillet Bourbon Chicken Photography / Antonis Achilleos, Styling / Christine Keely, Ali Ramee Bourbon chicken gets coated in a slightly sweet-spicy sauce for a flavorful dinner that comes together quickly, making it perfect for busy weeknights. View Recipe 04 of 20 Creamy Garlic Skillet Chicken with Spinach Marty Baldwin Quick-cooking chicken cutlets are coated in a garlic cream sauce, while spinach adds a boost of color and nutrition in this easy, one-skillet recipe. View Recipe 05 of 20 20-Minute Chicken Enchiladas Caitlin Bensel Quick tip: While the sauce cooks, shred the chicken. For a spicy kick, top with chopped jalapeños. View Recipe 06 of 20 Lemon Chicken Pasta In this easy lemon chicken pasta recipe, we love the combination of lemon zest and toasted breadcrumbs. This healthy dinner is made with rotisserie chicken, quick-cooking spiralized zucchini and baby zucchini, so you get a complete meal in just 10 minutes. View Recipe 07 of 20 Creamy Skillet Chicken with Spinach & Mushrooms Marty Baldwin Chicken cutlets are topped with a spinach-mushroom cream sauce for a flavorful yet healthy dinner. Serve over pasta or grains to soak up the sauce. View Recipe 08 of 20 One-Pot Spinach, Chicken Sausage & Feta Pasta A little bit of Sunday meal prep goes a long way in this one-dish pasta recipe. The pasta is cooked ahead of time and stored in the fridge to use for meals all week, but any leftover cooked pasta you have on hand will do. Chicken sausage with feta is especially good in this recipe. View Recipe 09 of 20 Warm Chicken Salad with Peas & Polenta Typical kid-friendly fare gets a zap of fresh flavor from pesto in this easy 15-minute dinner. Make a quick creamy chicken salad with Greek yogurt, pesto and peas and serve over pan-fried polenta. Serve with a salad of greens and balsamic vinaigrette for a healthy dinner the whole family will love. View Recipe 10 of 20 Chopped Chicken & Sweet Potato Salad This easy salad recipe allows for a wonderful use of leftover cooked chicken. Look for escarole in the produce section near the leafy greens; if you can't find it, you can use romaine instead. View Recipe 11 of 20 20-Minute Creamy Chicken Skillet with Italian Seasoning Jason Donnelly Chicken cutlets cook quickly and are highlighted with a creamy sauce made with tomatoes, zucchini and Italian seasoning. This recipe is sure to become a new weeknight favorite the whole family will love. Serve it with whole-wheat pasta or rice to make it a meal. View Recipe 12 of 20 Red Beans and Rice with Chicken Fiber-rich red beans, whole-grain brown rice and skillet-cooked chicken breast are ready in just 20 minutes. View Recipe 13 of 20 Chicken Cutlets with Creamy Spinach & Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Serve these saucy, ultra-quick chicken cutlets over your favorite pasta. This easy dinner recipe is sure to become a new weeknight favorite. View Recipe 14 of 20 Spaghetti & Chicken Meatballs with No-Cook Tomato Sauce This crowd-pleasing and easy dinner recipe takes just 20 minutes to make, start to finish, so it's perfect for weeknights! When tomatoes are at their in-season best, just a quick chop and a few ingredients are all you need to make a spaghetti sauce in minutes. Store-bought chicken meatballs keep the low-effort theme going all the way to the table. View Recipe 15 of 20 Minestra Maritata (Italian Wedding Soup) Forget the marble-size meatballs you find in many versions of this Italian Wedding Soup. In this easy recipe, they're full-size, full-flavored and plenty filling. View Recipe 16 of 20 Sweet & Sour Chicken with Broccoli This easy chicken and broccoli recipe makes a delicious, healthier alternative to Chinese takeout--and it takes just 20 minutes to make, so it's ideal for an easy weeknight dinner. When toasted, ramen noodles make a tasty, crunchy topping for a stir-fry or salad. View Recipe 17 of 20 Spinach & Artichoke Chicken Dera Burreson Inspired by artichoke dip, we made a creamy cheese topping to serve on quick-cooking chicken breast cutlets for an oh-so-satisfying meal. View Recipe 18 of 20 Gluten-Free Teriyaki Chicken with Broccoli Everyone loves teriyaki chicken—and this one is better for you with much less added sugar. It's also gluten-free so long as you use tamari (aka gluten-free soy sauce). Feel free to swap out the broccoli for any veggie—carrots, snow peas, green beans—that you have on hand. View Recipe 19 of 20 Antipasto Baked Smothered Chicken We like the touch of heat that pepperoncini give to this briny chicken, but if you really want to turn up the spiciness, swap them for hot cherry peppers. View Recipe 20 of 20 Mom's Creamy Chicken & Broccoli Casserole Brian Woodcock; Styling: Cindy Barr This lightened-up creamy chicken casserole is packed with veggies. The sauce at the heart of this family-friendly casserole uses fat-free milk with a combination of fat-free Greek-style yogurt and a little mayonnaise to give it body. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit