7 Easy Recipes That Start With Frozen Chicken Breasts

Instant Pot Salsa Chicken

"This salsa chicken Instant Pot recipe makes an easy weeknight meal even easier. Frozen chicken breasts are combined with taco seasoning and salsa for a tasty Mexican-themed meal." —Tammy Lynn

The "Oops! I Forgot to Thaw the Chicken" Dinner

"This is the perfect recipe if you forgot to take out the chicken from the freezer. Every time I make this I am so happy with how tender and juicy the chicken is, as well as how perfect the rice comes out; fluffy, never mushy." —Buckwheat Queen

Instant Pot Butter Chicken from Frozen

"When I wanted butter chicken, but my chicken was frozen, I used my favorite butter chicken recipe (Easy Indian Butter chicken on this site) with some slight changes and pressure cooked it. I like serving this with naan or cooked rice." —thedailygourmet

Instant Pot Chicken Breast (from Fresh or Frozen)

"This is a basic and simple Instant Pot chicken breast recipe I like to make on the weekends to use for salads, casseroles, or soups on the weekdays when I am pressed for time. This recipe can easily be doubled." —Soup Loving Nicole

Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue

"This pulled chicken crockpot dinner uses a slow cooker to prepare this great twist on basic barbecue chicken. Throw the chicken breasts in frozen, and serve with baked potatoes." —zanne

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip

"This Instant Pot Buffalo chicken dip is easy to make if all you have is frozen chicken breasts. They cook with broth in a pressure cooker for just 30 minutes, are shredded, and then combined with cream cheese, Sriracha, ranch dressing, chile-garlic sauce, and cheese for a tasty Buffalo dip." —bdweld

Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Spaghetti Casserole

"I'm sure many can raise their hand when they've wanted a comforting casserole and their chicken is frozen. Relax. This recipe makes use of frozen chicken breasts... dinner will be ready fast thanks to a head start in the Instant Pot!" —thedailygourmet

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