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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry, but I agree with PP's.  Those recipes are neither easy nor simple and some are not inexpensive.   Plus, some of them do not sound appetizing.

OP, here are some recipes that I've tried recently that are budget-friendly and easy to prepare.  For all of these, to cut costs, I usually get a large back of frozen chicken breasts from Sam's Club.  I thaw them in the microwave and the breasts are huge.  I can usually get 3-4 decent portions from each breast and there are usually 10-12 in a bag, so one bag will more than amply feed your 25 people.  A bag costs around $24, so the chicken can be as low as $1/person.  $2/person if you get two bags to be safe and then you can probably make samples of more than one recipe and people can mix and match what they take.  Add your favorite grain/pasta which shouldn't be expensive and then a vegetable side or salad and you should easily be able to feed 25 people for around $3-4 per person depending on how much chicken you get.

[url]http://www.marthastewart.com/317393/chicken-lemon-and-dill-with-orzo[/url]
This can be made ahead of time (shorten the cooking time about 10 minutes).  The next day, add a little more chicken broth (like 1/2 a cup) and then microwave to reheat until the broth is reabsorbed. Do not sprinkle the parmesan until the second day after you reheat.

[url]http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/easy-parmesan-garlic-chicken-51155.aspx[/url]
I made this recently.  Very simple, and very good.  It was better fresh, but was fine the next day reheated.  I also made some (had more chicken than the parmesan mix) replacing the dressing mix with McCormick Perfect Pinch Salt-Free All-Purpose Seasoning which we have around for my MIL who needs a salt-free diet.  We actually liked it better, but YMMV.  Serve with grain or pasta of choice.

My MIL made this and it was easy and wonderful.  Take chicken breasts, put in a pan,  Optional, sprinkle taco sauce mix or some seasoning mix like the salt-free seasoning above on the breasts.  Spread jarred salsa of choice over chicken and bake.  Sprinkle some shredded Mexican cheese mix on the chicken for the last 5 minutes.

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