Super Easy BBQ Chicken Skillet – I Need to Make This More Often!

Get ready to dig into something special – my BBQ Chicken Skillet! It’s got that same tasty vibe as my go-to Mississippi Chicken Skillet with a BBQ twist, of course!

How to Make This BBQ Chicken Skillet

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lbs boneless chicken, diced
• Your favorite barbecue rub or seasoning
• 4 cups diced potatoes
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Your preferred barbecue sauce
• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Crispy bacon bits
• Scallions for a pop of color

Instructions:

Air-fry diced potatoes at 400 degrees for 18 minutes with 2 tbsp olive oil, salt, and pepper.

While potatoes cook, chop chicken and coat it with your favorite barbecue rub or seasoning.

Cook seasoned chicken in a pan until fully cooked through.

Add air-fried potatoes to the pan, top with your preferred barbecue sauce.

Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese and bacon bits.

Broil until the cheese melts to perfection and garnish with scallions for a delightful pop of color.

Get ready to savor the irresistible combination of barbecue-infused chicken, crispy potatoes, melted cheese, and the savory goodness of bacon.

What to Serve with this BBQ Chicken Skillet

We definitely need to serve this with some veggies!! We had ours with a simple garden salad or you can give one of these recipes a try!

• Lemon roasted asparagus
• Air Fryer Frozen Brussels Sprouts
• Slow Cooker Bacon Green Beans

Make it Healthier:

I’m always looking for new ways to add veggies to my dishes. Here are some ideas to add more nutrients to this dish or make it lighter:

• Use diced cauliflower instead of potatoes.
• Use cut up chicken breast instead of thighs for a leaner chicken.
• Use light cheese or skip the cheese and use a little bit of parmesan instead.
• Saute spinach into the chicken or add cooked broccoli or zucchin.
• Use chickpeas instead of chicken for a vegetarian option.

MAKE IT KID FRIENDLY:

I always recommend you adjust recipes based on what your family likes. If your kids or even other family members are weary of this dish here are some swap recommendations to get them trying new things without serving a completely different dish:

• Serve the potatoes separate from the chicken.
• Serve the BBQ sauce on the side as an optional add on.
• Serve the separated potatoes and chicken with ketchup. My kids will eat anything with ketchup.
• Offer ranch dressing as an addition, if your kids love ranch!
• Cut the chicken and potatoes up very small. This tends to help kids with texture issues.

SWAP IDEAS:

• You can use chicken breast instead of chicken thighs. You can also cut the chicken off of the bone if you have bone in chicken thighs.
• Try this recipe with diced steak tips! Or mix the potatoes in with already cooked pulled pork!
• Any potatoes you have should work in this. I even think it would be delicious with tater tots or frozen home fries!
• You can use whatever cheese you have on hand at the end! They’d all taste good!
• The real bacon bits are a cheaper option than buying and cooking bacon or you could even use the ones in a shaker from Dollar Tree!
• Scallions are pretty but not 100% necessary.

SHOPPING TIPS:

• Stock up on proteins such as boneless chicken breast or thighs when they are on sale, freeze them, and then defrost them for a dish like this!
• Block cheese is often cheaper per lb than shredded cheese and it melts a lot better. Always check your unit price!
• Cheese freezes well, so, if it’s on sale, shredded or not, grab a few and freeze them for when you need them!
• Chop and freeze leftover scallions, they still work well defrosted!

As always, please share your own recommendations on how to make this dish healthier, more kid friendly, swap ideas, and budget shopping tips in the comments!

FOR MORE INEXPENSIVE DINNER RECIPES CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS:

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MORE INEXPENSIVE RECIPES TO TRY:

• Crock Pot Italian Sausage – So easy, my mother in law taught me this!
• Mississippi Pot Roast (A family Fav!)
• Money Saving Poor Man’s Stew

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