Healthy Recipes Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken 11 Dinner Recipes That Start with a Pound of Ground Chicken By Dillon Evans Dillon Evans Dillon Evans fell in love with cooking at a very young age. He remembers the novel experiences of microwaving a bowl of oatmeal without his parents' permission and asking to make his mother's morning pot of coffee. These moments became catalysts for his interest in cooking and baking. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Published on March 29, 2024 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Victor Protasio Use that pack of ground chicken in the fridge to make one of these healthy dinners tonight. From low-hassle slow-cooker soups to flavorful weeknight lettuce wraps, this roundup has so many ways to turn your ground chicken into a nutritious dinner. Recipes like our One-Skillet Cheesy Ground Chicken Pasta and Fajita-Inspired Chicken-Stuffed Peppers are so good, you’ll want to make them on repeat. 01 of 11 Weeknight Chicken Lettuce Wraps Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Torie Cox, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen These chicken lettuce wraps are perfect for busy weeknights. Water chestnuts, green onions and carrots offer crunch to the sweet and tender filling that's bulked up with shiitake mushrooms to boost the savory flavor while keeping the filling moist. For the juiciest filling, look for ground chicken that is a combination of both light and dark meat. Using ground white meat only will cut back on fat and calories, but the filling will be a bit dryer. You can add additional chopped mushrooms to help keep it moist. View Recipe 02 of 11 One-Skillet Cheesy Ground Chicken Pasta Victor Protasio Make this cheesy ground chicken pasta recipe for a busy weeknight dinner. Serve with a simple side salad and a glass of red wine. View Recipe 03 of 11 Slow-Cooker Vegetable & Chicken Meatball Soup Don't skip cooking the onions for the meatballs. This step softens the onions so they more easily add their sweet flavor to the meatball mixture. Best part? This slow-cooker meatball soup only requires 25 minutes of hands-on time. View Recipe 04 of 11 Ground Chicken Chili Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist Christina Dailey This ground chicken chili fills you up without weighing you down, thanks to lean chicken, fiber-rich beans and plenty of veggies. You can make it on your stovetop, or use the slow-cooker variation if you need some extra time between assembly and mealtime. View Recipe 05 of 11 Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps Photography / Greg DuPree, Styling / Ali Ramee / Christine Keely This recipe produces a large batch of sweet-and-spicy ground chicken studded with crunchy cashews and celery—making it great for easy weeknight entertaining or meal prepping. View Recipe 06 of 11 Fajita-Inspired Chicken-Stuffed Peppers Photography / Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling / Ruth Blackburn These chicken-stuffed peppers feature a delicious blend of savory ingredients that closely resemble the flavors of chicken fajitas. The chicken and bean filling fits neatly into a nice, sweet pepper with a cheesy topping. Packaged brown rice makes this dinner super easy, but leftover rice will work just as well! View Recipe 07 of 11 Philly Chicken Cheesesteak Casserole Diana Chistruga This Philly chicken cheesesteak casserole tastes just like the classic sandwich version but in casserole form. We swapped out the beef for ground chicken and added pasta to bring this quick one-skillet dinner together. View Recipe 08 of 11 Chicken & Cucumber Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce We love the crunch from sliced cucumber and jicama in these savory chicken lettuce wraps. Serve with the simple peanut sauce for an easy dinner recipe that will impress kids and adults alike. View Recipe 09 of 11 Gondi (Iranian Jewish Chicken Meatball Soup) Greg DuPree While she may be best known for acting in television series like NCIS and Criminal Minds, Naz Deravian's popular Persian food blog launched her into the culinary world. "I was hungry for the dishes that comforted me—the scents, sounds and spices that defined me and my culture," she says. A popular dish in Iran is gondi: meatballs in broth sprinkled with fresh herbs, often served for Friday night Shabbat in Iranian Jewish households. Though not Jewish herself, Deravian loves the classic soup for its cardamom-perfumed meatballs and fragrant, turmeric-based broth. She says, "The spices give it a depth and unique warmth. And nutrient-rich chickpea flour—a common ingredient in Iranian dishes—makes the meatballs tender and satisfying." View Recipe 10 of 11 Chicken Kofta with Yogurt Sauce Jacob Fox Marcus Samuelsson and Osayi Endolyn's new book, The Rise, spotlights the Black cooks, historians, purveyors and growers who have influenced American cuisine. Each recipe was inspired by one of more than 40 key Black figures in American foodways. This chicken kofta recipe, for example, was developed in honor of Cheryl Day, baker-owner of Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia, to give her a quick, casual recipe for dinner after a long day at work. Tuck these chicken kofta into flatbread along with some fresh veggies topped with the flavorful sauce. View Recipe 11 of 11 Buffalo Chicken Mini Meatloaves Jacob Fox Vegetables, ketchup and classic Buffalo wing flavorings—blue cheese and hot sauce—add moisture to lean ground chicken. Combining those ingredients before adding the meat helps avoid overmixing for the most tender loaves. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit