Our Favorite Kid-Friendly Chicken Dinners

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Buttermilk Fried Chicken Fingers
You want to plan ahead for this recipe—the chicken tastes best when it has been marinated for 24 hours.
- Photo by Peden + Munk2/14
Grilled Chicken Tacos
Because it's pretty much a fact that taco night is always the best night of the week.
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Chicken Nuggets with Mango and Avocado Salsa
Keep the chicken, lettuce leaves, and salsa separate so the kids (and you) can have fun assembling them into wraps.
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Parmesan Chicken Cutlets
These cutlest freeze beautifully. The chicken can be breaded, cooked, and frozen for up to 3 months. Just be sure to wrap each cutlet in plastic wrap and store them in a freezer bag. Then just thaw overnight in the fridge and reheat as needed.
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Lemon Herb Chicken Burgers with Thousand Island Dressing
Creamy homemade dressing adds serious flavor to these fun and tasty burgers.
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Baked Chicken Meatballs with Peperonata
Chopped pancetta adds extra moisture and flavor to these alt-meatballs.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks.7/14
BBQ Chicken French Bread Pizzas with Smoked Mozzarella
No kid can resist the homemade version of this freezer-aisle classic.
- Catherine McCord8/14
Chicken Tortilla Soup
This Mexican restaurant favorite is the perfect way to use up the last remaining crumbs from that bag of tortilla chips.
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Chicken Quesadillas
Make sure you have plenty of sour cream and salsa to serve alongside these crowd-pleasers.
- Gina Homolka10/14
Buttermilk Oven "Fried" Chicken
A mix of panko bread crumbs and crushed cornflakes makes for one seriously crunchy coating on these baked drumsticks.
- Gail Albert Halaban11/14
Easy Chicken Masala
Finger food is always a winner. The easy marinade is made of yogurt and garam masala, a sweet and kid-friendly Indian spice blend.
- Brian W. Ferry12/14
Lemony Chicken and Orzo Soup
Squeezing fresh lemon juice into the soup at the very end of cooking helps to brighten its flavor.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi13/14
Sheet-Pan Cumin Chicken Thighs With Squash, Fennel, and Grapes
The best part of this sheet-pan dinner is the grapes: they get blistered, caramelized, and extra sweet.
- Lisa Hubbard14/14
Chicken Parmesan Burgers
This twist on classic chicken parmesan just may be better than the original.

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