One-Pot Chicken Dinners

Updated: March 30, 2015
Simplify mealtime with chicken recipes that provide the meat, starch, and veggies all in one dish.
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Chicken and Vegetable Pot Pie

Photo: Maria Robledo; Styling: Anna Last
Chicken and Vegetable Pot Pie Recipe
Decrease the time it takes to make old-fashioned chicken pot pie by using a store-bought pie crust and frozen peas. To save even more time, use shredded rotisserie chicken instead of cooking the breasts. You'll need about three cups of shredded chicken.
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Chicken and Rice With Black Beans

Photo: William Dickey; Styling: Rose Nguyen
Chicken and Rice With Black Beans Recipe
One-dish bakes are often smothered with cheese, but this recipe uses the bold Monterey Jack as an accent instead of a featured ingredient. This dish goes well beyond traditional black beans and rice with the addition of chicken, carrots, and bell peppers.

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Lemon-Rosemary Roast Chicken with Potatoes

Lee Harrelson
Lemon-Rosemary Roast Chicken with Potatoes Recipe
Start cooking the whole chicken in the oven by itself, then add lightly-seasoned potato wedges to the roasting pan to finish the cooking process and ensure that the meal comes together perfectly. Carve the bird, dish up the potatoes, and serve with the only side you'll ever need with this recipe–a wedge of lemon.
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Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
The quintessential comfort food, chicken and dumplings is the classic one-pot chicken dinner. Ladle a heaping helping of this soul-warming stew-like dinner into individual bowls for a top-rated dinner tonight.

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Chicken Fajita Spuds

Chicken Fajita Spuds Recipe
Serve a filling spud that's loaded with seasoned chicken strips and Mexican-style cheese. Add the sour cream, butter, milk, and salt to the potato pulp before baking to add rich and creamy flavor to the base of this one-dish dinner.

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Rosemary Chicken and White Beans

Photography: Karry Hosford
Rosemary Chicken and White Beans Recipe
Twenty minutes are all you need to transform a plain package of chicken thighs into a delicious Mediterranean-inspired one-dish dinner. Simmer thighs with dried rosemary, stewed tomatoes, and navy beans, then top with pitted olives.
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Bread Salad with Cranberries, Spinach, and Chicken

Randy Mayor; Jan Gautro
Bread Salad with Cranberries, Spinach, and Chicken Recipe
Move the salad out of the "starters" category and bring it to the main-dish menu. The vibrant vinaigrette, made with cranberry juice, orange juice, honey, and ground fennel, brings out the bold flavor the ground red pepper and coriander in the chicken rub. Serve over spinach with cubed French bread, dried cranberries, and toasted pine nuts for a gourmet salad fresh from your own kitchen.

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Chicken-Vegetable Toss

Photo: Oxmoor House
Chicken-Vegetable Toss Recipe
Get a veggie-packed chicken dinner on the table in about 20 minutes following this simple one-skillet recipe. Start with cooked Italian-style chicken to add flavor and save time.
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