Chicken Recipes

130+ budget-friendly chicken recipes to keep you full and happy. Learn how to pair inexpensive cuts of meat with a variety of ingredients to stretch your dollar, while keeping your meals filling and flavorful. Choose from recipes for baked chicken, chicken breasts, chicken salad, chicken thighs, chicken wings, quick chicken recipes, and more!

Chicken Breast

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Chicken Breast Recipes

Creamy Pesto Chicken

$10.70 recipe / $2.68 serving

Chicken Salad with Apples

$10.35 recipe / $2.59 serving

A sliced piece of lemon pepper chicken on a plate with pasta.

Easy Lemon Pepper Chicken

$7.58 recipe / $1.90 serving

Garlic Marinated Chicken

$5.97 recipe / $1.49 serving

Baked Pizza Chicken

$10.02 recipe / $2.51 serving

Chicken Thigh Recipes

Baked Chicken Recipes

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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

$13.90 recipe / $3.48 serving

Baked Chicken Drumsticks

$3.94 recipe / $0.66 serving

Sheet Pan Pesto Chicken Dinner

$11.99 recipe / $3.00 serving

This juicy and tender Herb Roasted Chicken Breast is a breeze to make and is a great substitute for store bought rotisserie chicken. BudgetBytes.com

Herb Roasted Chicken Breasts

$7.69 recipe / $1.92 serving

Quick Chicken Recipes

Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Salad

Easy Pesto Chicken and Vegetables

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Quick BBQ Chicken

Chicken Wing Recipes

Baked Chicken Wings

Sticky Ginger Chicken Wings

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Honey Mustard Chicken Wings

Newest Chicken Recipes

Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

$6.86 recipe / $1.72 serving

Air fryer chicken thighs are super juicy with extra crispy skin, and they only take about 20 minutes to cook to perfection!

Chicken Nachos

$14.83 recipe / $1.85 serving

This is THE BEST chicken nacho recipe! What's not to love about crispy corn chips loaded with succulent chicken breast and melted cheese?

Three glass meal prep containers lined up in a row full of chicken, potatoes, and broccoli.

Ranch Chicken Meal Prep

$11.58 recipe / $2.90 serving

This simple chicken meal prep features garlic herb chicken, roasted potatoes and broccoli, and a little ranch dressing to drizzle over top!

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Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings

$4.53 recipe/ $2.26 serving

If you're looking for the best crispy air fryer chicken wing recipe ever, you've found it. These wings are crunchy, juicy, and full of flavor.

Chicken and Biscuit Casserole

$8.75 RECIPE / $1.46 SERVING

This Chicken and Biscuit Casserole is cozy, comforting, super versatile, and delicious enough to become a family favorite dinner.

Creamy White Chicken Chili

$12.81 recipe / $1.60 serving

This creamy White Chicken Chili is fast, easy, and extra cozy for those cold fall and winter nights. The leftovers are great, too!

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Roasted Chicken

$11.45 recipe / $1.90 serving

This roasted chicken recipe gives you crispy skin bathed in butter and meat that's softly scented with lemon, garlic, and rosemary. There are also unctuous potatoes and carrots that cook in chicken jus. It's a must try!