5 Easy Summer Chicken Recipes

If you're too busy and hot to cook during the summer, you could use these 5 easy summer chicken recipes. These simple, delicious summer recipes cook up quick and aren't too heavy for hot weather.

To make this easy summer chicken salad pita recipe, you will need:

• 1/4 cup Asian sweet chili sauce
• four tablespoons lime juice
• one tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/3 cup + 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• one teaspoon olive oil
• large pinch of salt
• two pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cubed
• 2/3 cup mayonnaise
• one red bell pepper, cut into strips
• 8 pitas
• 8 lettuce leaves

1. Combine chili sauce, two tablespoons lime juice, garlic, 1/3 cup cilantro, olive oil, salt and chicken in a zipper-top bag. Refrigerate at least one hour.
2. Cook chicken in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink. Refrigerate at least one hour.
3. Combine chicken, mayo, pepper, and the rest of the lime juice and cilantro. Serve on pitas with lettuce.

To make this easy summer chicken tostada recipe, you will need:

• 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1/2 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup each soy sauce and vegetable oil
• two teaspoons crushed garlic
• one tablespoon honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• eight six-inch corn tortillas
• vegetable oil
• six ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
• salsa
• sour cream

1. Combine chicken, lime juice, soy sauce, vegetable oil, garlic, honey and chili powder in a large zip-top bag. Refrigerate at least four hours.
2. Grill the chicken over a gas or charcoal grill until it is no longer pink. Slice into strips.
3. Lightly brush the tortillas with vegetable oil and grill until light brown. Grilling time should be about one minute per side.
4. Top the tortillas with chicken, cheese, lettuce, salsa and sour cream. You can also add other favorite toppings of your choice.

To make easy summer chicken nuggets, you will need:

• 1 1/2 tablespoons grainy mustard
• two teaspoons honey
• one cup fresh blackberries
• one pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• three tablespoons cornmeal
• one tablespoon olive oil

1. Mash the blackberries into the mustard and honey until well-mixed. The blackberries can remain a little rough if you like.
2. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. After salted and peppered, coat the chicken in cornmeal.
3. Cook the chicken in the oil over medium-high heat until browned. Make sure the chicken is cooked through.
4. Serve with blackberry mustard. A surprising, but delicious addition!

To make easy summer chicken and black beans, you will need:

• vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• three tablespoons diced onion
• one 14-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
• two teaspoons chipotle chili powder
• one cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup diced tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon minced cilantro
• one teaspoon salt
• two tablespoons chili powder
• one tablespoon olive oil
• four boneless, skinless chicken breasts, four ounces each

1. Lightly coat a skillet with vegetable oil. Cook onion and garlic over medium heat until soft.
2. Add beans, chipotle powder, chicken broth, tomatoes and cilantro. Simmer until thickened (about 20 minutes).
3. Blend half the bean mixture in a blender. Stir into the rest of the beans.
4. Rub the chicken with chili powder and olive oil. Broil until no longer pink (about three to five minutes per side), then top with bean sauce.

To make easy summer barbecue chicken sandwiches, you will need:

• one rotisserie chicken, 3 1/2 to four pounds
• 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
• 1/4 cup pickled jalapenos
• four hamburger buns

1. Shred the chicken. Combine shredded chicken with the barbecue sauce.
2. Chop the jalapenos. Stir in the chipped jalapenos.
3. Serve the barbecue chicken on hamburger buns. Enjoy!