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Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)

by Jen 4 Comments

Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)
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This ONE POT creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup tastes way better than Olive Garden (with a fraction of the calories!) and is simple, easy and delicious loaded with pillowy gnocchi, juicy chicken, aromatic veggies in a luscious, rich broth.

 Chicken Gnocchi Soup

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Sesame Noodles (with Chicken & Veggies)

by Jen 18 Comments

Sesame Noodles (with Chicken & Veggies)
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30 Minute Peanut Sesame Noodles (with Chicken and Veggies) makes the most delicious complete meal all in one! Super quick and easy with the most velvety, creamy peanut sesame sauce you will crave for days!

Peanut Sesame Noodles

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Chicken Tortilla Soup (30 Minutes!)

by Jen 16 Comments

Chicken Tortilla Soup (30 Minutes!)
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Chicken Tortilla Soup that is restaurant delicious (or better!), accidentally healthy, easy to double/triple for a crowd, freezer friendly and tastes like it’s been simmering for hours but on your table in 30 Minutes!  Does it get any better?! This Chicken Tortilla Soup is the soup of my dreams. It’s almost dump and run for the… 

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Oven Fried Chicken (Video!)

by Jen 128 Comments

Oven Fried Chicken (Video!)
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 OVEN FRIED CHICKEN tastes like KFC but with a fraction of the fat – which means you can eat your very own baked “fried chicken” whenever-you-want!!! Your search for the best crispy Oven Fried Chicken recipe stops here.  This Baked Fried Chicken has been a family favorite since the day I first made it –… 

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Filed Under: Dinner for Every Occassion, No More Boring Chicken, popular, Summer!, Viral Recipes Tagged With: baked chicken, chicken, crispy chicken, fried chicken

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini Soup

by Jen 35 Comments

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini Soup
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Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini Soup is your favorite chicken noodle soup but 1000X better with pillowy, cheese tortellini – and it’s super easy made in the crock pot!

 Chicken Tortellini Soup ¬¬

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Filed Under: Dinner for Every Occassion, Easy Slow Cooker, No More Boring Chicken, Savory Soups Tagged With: chicken, crockpot, noodle, slow cooker, soup, tortellini

Miso Soup with Chicken, Noodles, & Shiitake Mushrooms

by Jen 10 Comments

Miso Soup with Chicken, Noodles, & Shiitake Mushrooms
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Miso Soup bursting with chicken, noodles and shiitake mushrooms swimming in a steaming hot, savory, salty broth is a meal-in-one all made in ONE POT in 30 Minutes! This Miso Soup Recipe with Chicken, Noodles and Vegetables goes beyond basic Japanese Miso Soup to create a hearty, comforting, satisfying dinner.  The warm broth is both soothing and light while… 

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Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

by Jen 12 Comments

Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
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These Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas are easy to make, satisfyingly rich, cheesy, creamy and saucy – no dry chicken enchiladas here! – with flavor exploding homemade green chile sour cream sauce (no cream soup)!

 Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas ¬¬

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Cajun Chicken Black Bean Bowls with Avocado, Sweet Potatoes & Pineapple

by Jen 6 Comments

Cajun Chicken Black Bean Bowls with Avocado, Sweet Potatoes & Pineapple
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30 Minute Cajun Chicken Black Bean Bowls are spicy, fresh, healthy and crazy delicious!

 Cajun Chicken Black Bean Bowls

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Buffalo Chicken Dip Ring with Blue Cheese Dip

by Jen 2 Comments

Buffalo Chicken Dip Ring with Blue Cheese Dip
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This Buffalo Chicken Dip Ring is crazy delicious, wonderfully EASY and an epic crowd-pleasing appetizer perfect for Game Day and every party!

 Buffalo Chicken Dip Ring

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Ancho Baked Chicken Wings

by Jen 12 Comments

Ancho Baked Chicken Wings
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Ancho baked chicken wings are tossed in the most tantalizing spice rub, baked until juicy on the inside, crispy on the outside then dunked in creamy, cool Avocado Ranch!

Ancho Baked Chicken Wings=

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General Tso’s Chicken (Baked!)

by Jen 62 Comments

General Tso's Chicken (Baked!)
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General Tso’s Chicken that is BAKED, not fried, smothered in an irresistible sweet and spicy, zingy sauce and about to become your favorite Chinese food fakeout takeout! This General Tso’s Chicken is one of my favorite recipes EVER. The chicken alone seeps with flavor from the marinade and its crispy ginger spiced breading but becomes positively addicting as its smothered in the sweet and spicy, zingy sauce infused with sriracha, ginger, garlic and sesame oil. The layered complex flavors combined with the crisp-crust, juicy chicken will have you falling hard for this General Tso Chicken recipe.

Baked General Tso’s Chicken

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Chicken Pad Thai

by Jen 36 Comments

Chicken Pad Thai
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This Chicken Pad Thai Recipe rivals any restaurant but is made with pantry friendly ingredients, is less expensive and on your table in 30 minutes! Devour your favorite Chicken Pad Thai smothered in the most irresistible savory, sweet, salty, sour Pad Thai Sauce with crunchy peanuts and veggies! You can completely customize your recipe to include whatever veggies or protein you want to make it Chicken Pad Thai, Shrimp Pad Thai or Vegetarian Pad Thai! The possibilities are endless and so is the deliciousness!

Chicken Pad Thai

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Smothered Baked Chicken Burritos

by Jen 126 Comments

Easy Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken
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Baked Chicken Burritos AKA “skinny chimichangas” are restaurant delicious without all the calories!   These Chicken Burritos are made super easy by stuffing them with the BEST slow cooker Mexican shredded chicken, baking to golden perfection and smothering in most incredible Cheesy Green Chili Sour Cream Sauce.  You can make the chicken and sauce ahead… 

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Sheet Pan Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken & Potatoes

by Jen 16 Comments

Sheet Pan Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken & Potatoes
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SHEET PAN HONEY MUSTARD PRETZEL CHICKEN & Potatoes bursting with irresistible crunchy chicken, melt-in-your-mouth potatoes and the Honey Mustard Sauce is perfection! This Sheet Pan Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken & Potatoes is practically a meal-in-one that everyone will rave about!  The pretzel crusted chicken tenders are first coated in irresistible honey mustard sauce then rolled… 

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Cilantro Lime Chicken Taco Salad with Creamy Baja Catalina Dressing

by Jen 16 Comments

Cilantro Lime Chicken Taco Salad with Creamy Baja Catalina Dressing
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This Cilantro Lime Chicken Taco Salad is flavor/texture heaven!  This Cilantro Lime Chicken Taco Salad is bursting with tender, juicy chicken, all your favorite fiestalicious salad fixings including crunchy, salty tortilla chips and the zesty, sweet and the tangy Creamy Baja Catalina Dressing is out of this world delicious!  You won’t be able to stop… 

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Teriyaki Chicken Salad with Pineapple Sesame Dressing

by Jen 4 Comments

Teriyaki Chicken Salad with Pineapple Sesame Dressing
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Teriyaki Chicken Salad is one of the most delicious salads you will ever sink your teeth into with epic Pineapple Sesame Dressing! This Teriyaki Chicken Salad will have you saying OH MY YUM!  This to live for salad is packed with cool, crisp veggies, sweet pineapple, salty macadamia nuts and toasted coconut all doused with fresh… 

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Filed Under: Asian & Island Inspired, Dinner for Every Occassion, Get Your Grill On, Main and Side Salads, No More Boring Chicken, Summer! Tagged With: coconut, pineapple, salad, teriyaki

Chipotle Chicken Recipe

by Jen 39 Comments

Chipotle Chicken Recipe
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the best Chipotle Chicken Recipe seeping with flavor is a meal all in one or instantly transforms tacos, burritos, salads, bowls, etc into the most epic tacos, burritos, salads, bowls EVER! This juicy Chipotle Chicken can be prepped and cooked almost immediately or marinated for longer for super convenient and sensationally delicious dinner.  The Wet Rub… 

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One Pot Teriyaki Chicken and Pineapple Rice

by Jen 46 Comments

One Pot Teriyaki Chicken and Pineapple Rice
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Easy One Pot Teriyaki Chicken with Pineapple Rice dripping with flavor and cooked all in the same skillet! Teriyaki Chicken + pineapple + rice = a match made in heaven.  The marinade doubles as the Glaze (no double work) for incredibly juicy chicken with flavor through and through – not just on the surface.  The Teriyaki… 

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Chipotle BBQ Chicken Salad with Tomatillo Avocado Ranch Dressing

by Jen 16 Comments

Chipotle BBQ Chicken Salad with Tomatillo Avocado Ranch Dressing
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Chipotle BBQ Chicken Salad with Tomatillo Avocado Ranch is WAY better than your favorite restaurant salad at a fraction of the cost tossed with tender chipotle barbecue chicken and the most intoxicating dressing EVER! This BBQ Chicken Salad is is Ah-mazing!    I was going for a CPK Copycat but I think your taste buds will agree this… 

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Teriyaki Chicken (grill or stove top)

by Jen 11 Comments

Teriyaki Chicken (grill or stove top)
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Easy Teriyaki Chicken with only 5 Minute prep infused with Sweet Chili Sauce for added depth of flavor and YUM!   This Teriyaki chicken is the best teriyaki chicken I have ever had – restaurant or homemade! T he teriyaki marinade doubles as the sauce for an easy family favorite that tastes better than takeout!  Serve this Teriyaki… 

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