30 Healthy Chicken Breast Recipes

No more boring chicken breast recipes! This collection of healthy chicken breast recipes will make you fall in love with this lean protein all over again.

There’s nothing like a list of scrumptious chicken breast recipes to get you excited about healthy cooking! For awhile, I completely avoided boneless, skinless chicken breast recipes and opted for chicken thighs, pork, shrimp, salmon. Too many bad experiences with overcooked, dry chicken left me disillusioned with the lean protein. But dry and overcooked doesn’t need to be the name of the game! And these easy chicken breast recipes prove that.

One of my favorite meal prep tricks is to poach chicken breasts on Sunday, shred the meat and keep it on hand either in the fridge or freezer for quick and easy meals. For example, my Thai Chicken Salad comes together in just 15 minutes!

The key to tender, juicy chicken breasts? Well, it’s as simple as not overcooking them. But then that begs the question…

How do you know when chicken is done?

• The internal temperature of chicken should be 165 degrees F. For chicken breasts or thighs, insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the meat. If there is a bone, be sure that the thermometer isn’t touching it, otherwise you’ll get an incorrect reading.
• When you poke chicken, the juices should be clear. If they’re still light pink, cook the chicken longer.
• What about cutting into the chicken? Yes, this is an option and is one of the easiest ways to see if the chicken is cooked through. However, cutting into the chicken releases a lot of the juices. Particularly with chicken breasts, you want to retain as many of those juices as possible!
• Shrinkage! Chicken can often looked down on the outside – perfect grill marks, browned crust – but can still be undercooked. When meat cooks, it starts to shrink. If the piece of chicken is still the same size as when you starting cooking it, more cooking time is likely necessary.

I never want you to serve underdone chicken, but take care to avoid cooking it those extra few minutes, when the meat turns from juicy to dry.

Let’s dive into the recipes!

Chicken Breast Recipes

Thai Chicken Salad by Cookin’ Canuck

Chicken Marsala by Lexi’s Clean Kitchen

Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala by Ambitious Kitchen

Instant Pot Chicken Stew with Farro by Cookin’ Canuck

Bruschetta Chicken over Pesto Cauliflower Mash by Meals, Heels & Cocktails

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes by Cookin’ Canuck

Easy Chicken Piccata by A Cedar Spoon

Jalapeno Mango Chicken Skillet by Running to the Kitchen

One-Pot Whole Wheat Pasta with Chicken & Spinach by Cookin’ Canuck

Juicy Balsamic Grilled Chicken by Unsophisticook

Slow Cooker Butter Chicken by Foolproof Living

Chicken Puttanesca with Spaghetti Squash by Cookin’ Canuck

Caribbean Chicken Bowls with Grilled Plantains by Food Faith Fitness

Parmesan Herb Chicken, Mushroom & Orzo Skillet by Spoonful of Flavor

Rice Noodles with Chicken, Asparagus and Soy Ginger Sauce by Cookin’ Canuck

Green Bean Chicken Skillet by Julie’s Eats & Treats

Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Skewers by Culinary Ginger

Caprese Chicken Foil Packets by Cookin’ Canuck

Summer Peach-Basil Grilled Chicken by Cooking on the Weekends

Sheet Pan Teriyaki Chicken & Roast Broccoli by Whole & Heavenly Oven

Chicken Pasta Salad with Green Beans & Tomatoes by Cookin’ Canuck

Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Stew by Sweet Peas & Saffron

Caesar Grilled Chicken Breasts by Gimme Some Grilling

Caldo de Pollo (Homemade Chicken Soup) by Muy Bueno

Sheet Pan Chicken & Potatoes with Rosemary, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Honey-Balsamic by Two Healthy Kitchens

Grilled Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Chicken Breasts by Cookin’ Canuck

Rosemary Skewered Pistachio Encrusted Chicken by Bell’alimento

Healthy Chicken & Biscuits by Big Bear’s Wife

Instant Pot Salsa Chicken Verde From Frozen by Or Whatever You Do

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