DollopWhat to make with canned chicken: 29 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on canned chicken, easiest first. The quickest is Microwave chicken pot pie in a mug, on the table in 12 minutes, and the cheapest is Microwave chicken pot pie in a mug at $1.82 a serving. 18 of them are simple enough for a first try.
Microwave chicken pot pie in a mug
$1.82 a serving
12 min
Microwave elote chicken rice bowl
$2.46 a serving
12 min
Microwave mashed potato bowl with chicken and gravy
$2.06 a serving
12 min
Microwave yaki udon with chicken
$2.85 a serving
12 min
Microwave honey mustard chicken and potatoes
$2.48 a serving
14 min
Microwave arroz con pollo
$2.44 a serving
15 min
Microwave BBQ chicken stuffed sweet potato
$2.33 a serving
15 min
Microwave buffalo chicken stuffed potato
$2.44 a serving
18 min
Canned chicken tacos
$2.67 a serving
20 min
Air fryer canned chicken patties
$2.37 a serving
30 min
Canned chicken and rice soup
$2.17 a serving
30 min
Garlic parmesan canned chicken pasta
$2.40 a serving
30 min
Instant Pot canned chicken and rice
$2.28 a serving
35 min
Cheesy chicken crescent roll-ups
$2.08 a serving
40 min
Canned chicken noodle casserole
$2.27 a serving
45 min
Chicken and dressing casserole
$1.97 a serving
55 min
Chicken funeral potatoes
$2.43 a serving
65 min
Slow cooker chicken enchilada casserole
$2.41 a serving
200 min
Microwave spinach artichoke chicken and rice
$3.42 a serving
15 min
Microwave chicken tinga tostadas
$2.48 a serving
18 min
Microwave Japanese chicken curry
$2.63 a serving
18 min
Microwave chicken bacon ranch pasta
$2.47 a serving
22 min
Microwave chicken paprikash with egg noodles
$2.17 a serving
22 min
Microwave sweet chili chicken rice bowl
$1.86 a serving
30 min
Canned chicken and rice casserole
$2.13 a serving
60 min
Microwave BBQ chicken with mug cornbread and slaw
$2.22 a serving
20 min
Microwave pad see ew with chicken
$2.19 a serving
20 min
Microwave chicken jambalaya
$2.29 a serving
30 min
Microwave jerk chicken with rice and peas
$1.82 a serving
30 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.