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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Emily @ Life on Food says
You can never have too many chicken recipes for dinner. These all look amazing. I cannot pick which one I want to check out first.
sue|theviewfromgreatisland says
I love every one of these … the colors and flavors are so bright and bold — thanks for including me :)
Cindy G says
Wow, who needs beef?
Thank you, I can’t wait to start on this list.
Matt @ Plating Pixels says
So much chicken! Great roundup and thanks for posting. I’m trying to develop and cook more healthy recipes for my blog, and my health in general. Lots of inspiration and all the photos are so beautiful!
allie @ ThroughHerLookingGlass says
I’ve never been so inspired by chicken! Hard to know where to start, but I’m thinking Paprika Chicken and Spinach with White Wine Butter Thyme Sauce! Thanks for the inspiration!
Natalie | Paper & Birch says
Great round-up Heidi! Always looking for new chicken ideas :)
Kristen says
This is pretty much the most beautiful roundup of recipes I have ever seen. Thanks for all the winner winner chicken dinner recipes (and the backstory!)
Kelly says
Thanks for the chicken roundup Heidi! I’m always looking for a new chicken dish- healthy is good too!
nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps says
The perfect roundup!! Thanks for including my chicken pot pie Heidi!!
Melinda Davis says
Your blog is fantastic. Every from your post is more exciting than the before ones. Thank you for sharing these tasty recipes with us.
Lori says
Thanks so much for including my Greek Chicken Meatballs. I really appreciate it!
Julie - Lovely Little Kitchen says
Never knew where that saying came from! Love this. Thanks for including me!
Ruby Sinclair says
I’d love to try most of these! Where do I get the recipes???
jo says
Click the links under the photos.
[email protected] says
Heidi, this list makes me hungry. Thank you so much for featuring my chicken broccoli casserole!
Sylvia Fountaine says
Thanks for including my Thai Rubbed Chicken in this gorgeous round up! Always appreciated!!
Kenton @ Lemon & olives says
Thanks for the mention! Honored to be included on this list :)
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