3 Easy Chicken Dinners

3 Healthy Chicken Dinners You Can Throw Together in under 10 Minutes

Okay, so there are loads of scenarios where you might need a quick and easy dinner, but you also want it to be healthy and nutritious.

Maybe it’s the day before grocery shopping day and your fridge is empty. Not even any leftovers.

Or maybe you unexpectedly had to stay behind at work, and now the last thing you feel like doing is cooking the meal you had planned when you get home.

Could be a stinking hot summer day, and you really don’t want to spend time in a hot kitchen.

There are a gazillion reasons really, it doesn’t matter why.

The point here is that if you don’t want to rely on takeaway or junk food, you don’t have to!

Here are 3 quick and  easy ways to enjoy a nutritious dinner.

Use Convenience Foods to Your Advantage

The term “convenience food” applies to a wide variety of foods these days.

And thankfully, a lot of them are healthy.

That’s what we’re using in these 3 chicken dinner recipes.

We’re gonna use the cooked chickens that are sold in the supermarket deli section (also called hot roast chicken, or BBQ chicken – same thing.)

The ones that are already bagged up, that you can just grab ‘n’ go.

They’re pretty versatile, and when you remove the skin and stuffing, they’re pretty healthy too!

So here are my three favourite meals you can whip up in a jiffy, using a supermarket cooked chicken.

1. Chicken & Chips

This is a classic takeaway meal that can be pretty healthy, especially if you make your own chips!

What You Need:

1 x cooked supermarket chicken

1 x bag frozen oven bake chips

What to Do:

Cook the chips in the oven, according to the instructions on the package.

Remove the skin from the chicken. Portion onto plates and serve with the hot chips.

Extra Brownie Points:

Make your own chips in an air fryer.

Peel and wash 3-4 potatoes. Cut into chips, coat lightly with olive oil, and cook in an air fryer for 20 minutes, or until browned on the outside and soft inside.

For extra flavour, add your favourite spice, a little sprinkle of parmesan cheese or some good quality sea salt before cooking.

2. Chicken, Mash & Gravy

A classic comfort meal, that you can turn into a convenience dinner.

What You Need:

1 x cooked supermarket chicken

1 x bag of frozen mashed potato pellets

1 x jar instant chicken gravy powder

What to Do:

Heat the mashed potato according to the package instructions.

Make the gravy, according to the instructions.

Remove the skin from the chicken. Portion onto plates, add the mashed potato and gravy.

Extra Brownie Points:

Add some peas, or a microwave veggie pack, if you have any on hand in the freezer.

Warm Chicken Salad

This one’s my favourite.

There are a loads of different ways you can put together a chicken salad, depending on how much prep you feel like doing.

The best way to keep it simple is to grab a bag of salad greens, and/or mixed salad veggies when you get your chicken.

What You Need:

1 x cooked supermarket chicken

Assorted salad greens & veggies

What to Do:

Remove the skin from the chicken. Portion onto plates and add your salad.

Extra Brownie Points:

Make your own healthy salad dressing using olive oil, lemon juice (or vinegar) and sea salt.

See the recipe card below for the delish honey mustard dressing I use on the Orange & Walnut Chicken Salad in the image above.

The whole recipe is in my High Protein Recipe Pack, The Fit Foodie collection, and of course, members will find it inside the Better than Ever Membership.

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