Quick and tasty winners of our Chicken Dinner Challenge and more easy favorites
We challenged our readers to come up wth a tasty dinner recipe using chicken, feta, and tomatoes. The catch? It had to be ready in 45 minutes or less. Reader Jennifer Wren Stoicheff won the grand prize with this delicious meal.
“It’s great to be able to have the flavor of a roast chicken dinner in less than 45 minutes”, she says.
Tagines are usually quite labor intensive, but this speedy version still delivers with rich fruit flavors and Indian spices.
This recipe comes from Sujata Chiplunkar, a runner-up in our chicken, tomato, and feta recipe challenge. The sandwich has all the flavors of a traditional Indian dish, but comes together in just 45 minutes.
Recipe: Tandoori Naan Chicken Sandwiches
One of the ultimate comfort foods is made even better with a cheesy-biscuit topping in place of the typical pastry crust topping.
Recipe: Biscuit-topped Chicken Potpies
Cleta Burden's burritos have all the flavor of fajitas in an easy-to-eat wrap. Best of all, the meal comes together in 35 minutes.
Recipe editor Amy Machnak makes this rustic Italian dish when friends come over to watch Nip/Tuck. “It has a wow factor when you serve it with a bottle of Pinot Grigio.”
“I used to use saffron only in Indian dishes,” associate food editor Elaine Johnson says. “But in this Spanish soup, it adds a warm earthiness.”
Stephanie Dean, test kitchen coordinator, likes her wraps for many reasons: “They’re full of vegetables, they’re portable, and you can use leftover dressing for salad the next day.”
Recipe: Green Goddess Chicken Wraps
“Serve this curry with basmati rice, some plain yogurt, and a chopped cucumber–red onion salad―which you can make while the chicken cooks,” says food editor Margo True.
Start on the stovetop and finish in the oven: Sweet pearl onions, fresh thyme, smoky bacon, and earthy mushrooms flavor this streamlined version of a French classic.
Crunchy almonds make this better than any plain old fried chicken. It's also quickly pan-fried, making it lighter.
Earthy mushrooms, succulent chicken, and a sprinkle of nutty parmesan cheese make this low-fat dish feel indulgent.
Tangy lemon juice and briny olives and capers flavor this medley of chicken and artichokes.
Sweet corn, picked at the peak of ripeness, is paired here with tender chicken and creamy chunks of avocado.
Recipe: Chicken and Corn Summer Chowder
This restorative soup is packed with healthy produce and chunks of juicy chicken ― boneless, skinless chicken thighs keep the chicken really moist.
The mix of apricots, spices, and tomatoes gives an interesting and delicious twist to chicken dinner.
Spicy and loaded with all our favorite toppings, tortilla strips, avocado, Monterey jack cheese, and sour cream ― this chicken soup is a crowd pleaser.
Recipe: Tortilla Soup
We love the warm, lingering heat that Anaheim and Serrano chiles give to this dish, which only gets better when made ahead.
This impressive, layered take on enchiladas is smothered with a rich and smoky tomato sauce that couldn’t be simpler to make.
New-Mexican chiles are the star in this very spicy version of enchiladas ― we love that the whole casserole can be made ahead and frozen so you always have something on hand to impress last minute guests.
This fresh and flavorful interpretation of the classic is so easy, you can vary it with whatever veggies you have on hand.
Nothing says Sunday dinner like the smell of roast chicken ― this version is jazzed up with a simple gravy accented with sweet Meyer lemons and roasted shallots.
Earthy mushrooms and smoky bacon pair perfectly with this crisp-skinned roast chicken.