Healthy, Fast, and Delicious Chicken Recipes

The Daily Meal
Holly Clegg
Holly Clegg

One of the best things about summertime is that the weather is fine and we all want to be outside - but that doesn't mean our cooking has to suffer. While we're not enthusiastic about standing over a hot pot of stew during the warmer summer months, there's still a way to create delicious, impressive meals without spending several hours in the kitchen.

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Pulled Chicken Recipe

Forget barbecue when you can instantly whip up this easy and awesome pulled chicken with rotisserie chicken and a few flavorful ingredients

INGREDIENTS

1 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 cup chile sauce
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 cup low-sodium fat-free chicken broth
2 cups shredded, skinless rotisserie chicken breast

DIRECTIONS

In a nonstick pot coated with nonstick cooking spray, sauté the onion until tender. Add the remaining ingredients except for the chicken and cook, stirring, for about 7 minutes.

Add the chicken and continue cooking until well heated

Recipe Details

This recipe was adapted from cooking expert Holly Clegg. Visit her website for more delicious recipes and healthy cooking tips.

Servings: 4

Chicken Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

Fast and fabulous, this top-notch chicken salad features sweet fruit, crunchy cabbage, and toasty pecans tossed with a citrus subtle sweet vinaigrette.

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Sesame Honey Chicken

No time to cook? Try this great slow cooker recipe with a touch of sweet and a touch of heat in this exceptionally wonderful chicken dish prepared in the Crock-Pot to come home to the wonderful aroma in your kitchen. Serve over rice.

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Stuffed Chicken Caesar Sandwich

Everyone's favorite salad tossed with rotisserie chicken stuffed into crusty French bread makes a quick-chick sandwich. The Caesar dressing is so good you can use it also on a salad.

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Mediterranean Chicken Spinach Salad

With the magic of rotisserie chicken and chic ingredients like edamame, sun-dried tomatoes, mint, and feta, you have a satisfying, stylish light entrée salad. Fresh mint makes a difference - if you don't have it growing rampant, check any grocery.

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-Anne Dolce, The Daily Meal

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