Have a package of ground chicken to use up? Here are 30+ easy ground chicken recipes to try out. From pasta recipes, to soups, appetizers and more. They’re all SO delicious (and healthy too)!
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Ground chicken is such a versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of dishes – from savory pasta dishes to soups, burgers, meatloaf and more!
Here are 30+ healthy dinner recipes with ground chicken.
PS – Most of these recipes will work with ground turkey, ground pork, or lean ground beef too!
What Can Be Made With Ground Chicken?
These Larb Gai Lettuce Wraps will have you hooked on their spicy, zesty flavor. Ground chicken combines with plenty of fresh mint, lime juice and lemongrass for a healthy Thai dish that’s perfect for lunch or dinner.
Larb Gai Lettuce Wraps
This Buffalo Chicken Chili features all the flavors of your favorite finger food in a spicy chili. It’s a healthy, hearty way to enjoy buffalo wings in a new way!
Buffalo Chicken Chili
Seriously, the BEST Grilled Chicken Burger recipe – SO flavorful & juicy, NEVER dry or crumbly, & the patties grill up perfectly every time!
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Grilled Chicken Burgers
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Coconut Curry Chicken Meatballs with Garlic Butter: Full of fresh, spicy, salty, tangy, flavors, and made so simply!
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Coconut Curry Chicken Meatballs with Garlic Butter
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A true crowd pleaser, our easy stuffed pasta shells are filled with ground chicken, creamy ricotta cheese, Italian spices and vibrant fresh basil.
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Easy Stuffed Pasta Shells
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These Korean BBQ Burgers with Spicy Korean Slaw are perfect for grilling season! Get the RECIPE from Foodie Crush
Korean BBQ Burgers
Easy Chicken Parmesan Meatballs stuffed with mozzarella cheese, baked to perfection, & served in tomato sauce – meltingly tender & so cheesy!
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Cheesy Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
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Easy Skillet Cheesy Green Chile Enchilada Bake: Easy-to-prepare, a yummy twist on enchiladas and saucy buffalo chicken that won’t disappoint!
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Easy Skillet Cheesy Green Chile Enchilada Bake
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Buffalo chicken meatballs are everything you love about buffalo chicken wings, minus the mess!
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Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
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French Onion Meatballs, homemade chicken meatballs stuffed with gruyère cheese, baked until melty & finished in caramelized onion sauce.
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Cheesy French Onion Meatballs
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20 Minute Garlic Butter Cashew Chicken: Restaurant-style cashew chicken made healthier, faster, and with a few tweaks to make it uniquely yum!
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20 Minute Garlic Butter Cashew Chicken
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Make-ahead and freeze, or dig in tonight—seasoned with thyme, fennel, parmesan and lots of fresh garlic, our Italian baked chicken meatball recipe is a healthy take on traditional Italian meatballs.
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Italian Baked Chicken Meatballs
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These saucy buffalo chicken meatball subs are easy to make and so delicious for lunches, dinners, and especially Super Bowl parties.
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Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs
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Weeknight style Crispy Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Lime Ranch…and all the toppings…because loaded tacos are just better!
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Crispy Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Lime Ranch
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Chicken shawarma meatball with the most amazing creamy sauce.Get the RECIPE from The Modern Proper
Chicken Shawarma Meatballs
This healthy Thai Basil Chicken recipe infuses authentic Thai flavors into a coconut sauce that’s dynamite over rice or noodles for a fast and easy dinner.
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Thai Basil Chicken
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Simple Baked Cheesy Italian Chicken Meatballs: add bread or pasta for a delicious hearty meal…or serve as an app at your next holiday party!
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Simple Baked Cheesy Italian Chicken Meatballs
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This simple, delicious, Whole30-approved chicken meatball soup recipe is soothing, cozy and easy to make.Get the RECIPE from the Modern Proper
Chicken Meatball and Vegetable Soup
30 Minute Garlic Butter Chicken Pad Thai: An easy weeknight dinner that’s better than any takeout…sure to become a family staple!
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Chicken Pad Thai
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When your garden is overrun with oversized zucchini, don’t despair! Instead, get excited—it’s time to make Italian stuffed zucchini boats!
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Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats
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Buffalo chicken dumplings filled with a ground chicken mixture tossed in buffalo sauce with blue cheese dressing for a unique appetizer.
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Buffalo Chicken Dumplings
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Matzo Ball Soup with Chicken Meatballs is an easy and homemade way to celebrate Passover or any matzo ball craving—with a twist.
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Matzo Ball Soup with Chicken Meatballs
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With just five ingredients, these parmesan-loaded baked chicken meatballs are good any way you serve them. But, paired with a hearty roasted broccoli pesto sauce, they make for a lovable feast.
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Baked Chicken Meatballs with Broccoli Pesto Pasta
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BBQ chicken tacos – a fast, healthy meal, ideal for a busy weeknight. I garnished these tacos with avocado, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, shredded iceberg lettuce, and fresh lime juice.
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BBQ Chicken Tacos (with Ground Chicken)
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This is the kind of dinnertime trifecta we love to see: meatballs with creamy polenta and a bright and juicy marinara (store-bought is perfect). Dinner is served.
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Chicken Meatballs with Polenta and Marinara
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This ground chicken stir fry recipe has a homemade spicy Asian-inspired sauce! It’s a quick weeknight meal that’s loaded with fresh vegetables.
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Spicy Ground Chicken Stir Fry
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Honey-sweetened homemade teriyaki sauce drizzled over tender, garlicky chicken meatballs and broccoli make for a freezer meal that deliciously redefines the whole genre.
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Freezer Teriyaki Chicken Meatballs with Broccoli
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You will love my paprika chicken meatballs! These tender chicken meatballs covered in a decadent paprika sour cream sauce are the perfect cold weather comfort food.
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Chicken Meatballs in a Creamy Paprika Sauce
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The best taco salad recipe starts with seasoned chicken and gets better from there, with toppings piled high—beans, corn, cheese, avocado and chips. Finish it off with taco salad dressing and DIG IN!Get the RECIPE from The Modern Proper
Taco Salad
These ground chicken lettuce wraps are easy, delicious, and ready in only 15 minutes! They make the perfect low-carb light meal or appetizer.
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15 Minute Sweet Chili Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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Greek Chicken Meatballs are moist and flavorful without any fillers…just spices and herbs. These Greek Turkey Meatballs are served with homemade tzatziki sauce, fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and rice.
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Greek Chicken Meatballs Bowls with Tzatziki Sauce
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The absolute BEST chicken meatballs you will ever make. Tender, moist, juicy, and bursting with lemon. Serve over rice with feta and veggies!
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Lemon Oregano Chicken Meatballs
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How to Make Ahead and Store
Many of these recipes can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for a few days or even in the freezer. Simply check the individual recipes for full storing instructions and details on how to make ahead.
More Ingredient Guides
- Ground Beef Recipes
- Ground Pork Recipes
- Ground Turkey Recipes
- Bone In Chicken Breast Recipes
- Ground Lamb Recipes
- Chicken Tenderloin Recipes
- Flank Steak Recipes
- Italian Sausage Recipes
- Boneless Pork Chop Recipes
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Ground Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Have a package of ground chicken to use up? Here are 30+ easy ground chicken recipes to try out. From pasta recipes, to soups, appetizers and more. They’re all SO delicious (and healthy too)! Try these Larb Gai Lettuce Wraps. Ground chicken combines with plenty of fresh mint, lime juice and lemongrass for a healthy Thai dish that’s perfect for lunch or dinner.
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Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice (from 2-3 limes)
- 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1 large lemon)
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 red onion (minced)
- 3 shallots (thinly sliced)
- 1 stalk lemongrass (tough outer leaves removed and minced (about 1/4 cup))
- 1 serrano chile (thinly sliced)
- 1 1/2 pounds ground chicken
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 leaves head butter lettuce (separated)
- Radishes (chopped, for serving (optional))
- Cooked rice (for serving (optional))
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, lemon juice, fish sauce and honey. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion, shallots, lemongrass, chile, and salt, to taste. Cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken. Cook, stirring frequently, until the meat and vegetables are cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Add the dressing to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the mint. Season with additional fish sauce, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Spoon the chicken mixture onto the lettuce leaves.
- Serve with rice.
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Nutrition
Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 146mg | Sodium: 1166mg | Potassium: 1053mg | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Vitamin C: 13.6mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1.8mg
thank you for another set of wonderful options, love the paprika chicken meatballs, very nice!
You’re welcome Sabrina!