25 Lightened-Up, Healthy Chicken Dinner Recipes

Throw a winner of a chicken dinner together on the fly with these 25 healthy recipes!

Most likely, say…7 times out of ten, when someone in the family asks, “What’s for dinner?” the phrase, “Winner, winner, chicken dinner,” is the saucy reply.

The first time I heard “winner, winner, chicken dinner” was from my sister-in-law at one of our various family functions. I can’t say it was even about dinner, chicken or anything to shout out loud about.

But where’d the phrase come from? I’ve heard it in a myriad of situations but Urban Dictionary says this:

“Years ago every Las Vegas casino had a 3 piece chicken dinner with potato and veggie for $1.79. A standard bet back then was $2.00, hence when you won a bet you had enough for a chicken dinner. So now you know the rest of the story.”

That high stakes Vegas chicken dinner was most likely deep fried and served with an extremely boring medley of frozen veggies consisting of diced carrots, peas and beans that always needed more butter, more salt and please, can someone pass the flavor?? Not much to shake the dice for there.

Man, have we come a long way.

25 Chicken Meals That Are a Sure Bet

Below find a bevy of healthified, lighter chicken main meals that you can bet will beat the odds of the wonderment of what should be on the dinner table, every single time.

Chicken. It’s what’s for dinner, and makes everyone a winner.

Skinny Herbed Pasta Alfredo with Chicken and Broccoli | Yes to Yolks

 Paprika Chicken and Spinach with White Wine Butter Thyme Sauce | The Kitchen Paper

Skinny Chicken and Vegetable Pot Pie with Phyllo Crust | Cooking for Keeps

One Skillet Chicken Tortellini | Lovely Little Kitchen

Red Curry Rubbed Thai Chicken | Feasting at Home

Greek Chicken Meatballs | Foxes Love Lemons

Chicken with Honey-Beer Sauce | So How’s It Taste?

Cashew Chicken Satay with Carrot and Coriander Salad | From the Larder

Baked Chicken Parmesan | Skinnytaste

Healthy Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole | Well Plated by Erin

 Tex-Mex Chicken and Quinoa Casserole with Lime Crema and Pico de Gallo | Bites of Bri

Greek Chicken Souvlaki | Lemon and Olives

Skinny Grilled Buffalo Chicken Salad and Avocado Ranch | The Skinny Fork

20 Minute Light Orange Chicken | Closet Cooking

Healthy Chicken Tortilla Soup | Aggie’s Kitchen

Oven Roasted Chicken Fajitas | Rachel Schultz

Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers | FoodieCrush

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Tacos | Creme de la Crumb

Sriracha Lime Chicken Chopped Salad | Lexi’s Clean Kitchen

Meyer Lemon and Garlic Roast Chicken |  The View from Grand Island

Lighter Sesame Chicken | Iowa Girl Eats

Crispy Baked Rosemary Lemon Chicken Thighs | Peachy Palate

Garlic-Yogurt Baked Chicken | Diethood

Healthy Chicken Piccata | Healthy Seasonal Recipes

One-Pot Chicken Casserole | Maya-Kitchenette

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