low calorie chicken dishes

diegops1

Oooo, zucchini. Good addition stephdeeday!

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Spicy: sprinkle with Weber Kickin' Chicken or Garlic Srirracha seasoning, bake or sautee.

Herby: sprinkle with herbes de' provence and garlic, and bake or sautee

Sweet/sour: marinate in balsamic vinegar, bake or sautee

Salty/umame: marinate in rice vinegar, miso and soy sauce, bake or sautee

For sandwiches: sprinkle with Greek seasoning, put on a pita with avocado, tomato and onion (and cucumber, if you like it, which I don't), plus a little dallop of Greek yogurt

Whole breasts with bone and skin: rub minced garlic and herbs under the skin, place skin side down in a big skillet with lid, surround with baby potatoes sprinkled with herbs, sautee until the skin is crispy, flip the chicken, put the lid on and stick in a hot oven until the potatoes are done and the chicken is cooked through.

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Oh yes, for burritos: Put in a slow cooker, cover with salsa, cook until chicken shreds easily

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For cooking ahead:

Get a big package of chicken breast tenderloins. Heat oven to 400 F. Gather a variety of vinegar/herb/spice seasonings and cut veggies (onion, pepper, tomato, whatever you like, cut small enough to cook well in about 20-25 minutes).

Put about 4-6 tenderloins on a piece of foil and add whatever seasoning you like, with whatever veggies will go with it. Wrap foil into a packet. Keep doing this until you run out of chicken. Put all the packets in the oven and bake for about 20-25 minutes until done (use a thermometer on the thickest piece, which you have smartly noted before putting them in the oven).

You can use different combinations for each packet, so you have a really good variety to add to pasta, salads, sandwiches, etc. throughout the week.