healthiest way to cook chicken breast

gilramirez14

What is the healthiest way to cook skinless boneless chicken breast. I've been cooking in a pan on top of stove with extra virgin olive oil but nor sure this is the best method since its grilling in oil even though evoo is suppose to be healthy

KylaDenay

Fat is good for you. I fry my chicken in a big pot of oil and then I toss it in butter, garlic and parmesan cheese yummm!! Not harming me at all.

Roast it, pan fry it, bake it, broil it, grill it.....

notnikkisixx

The healthiest way for me has been a simple seasoning and tossing it into the oven (no oil!). Lately my preferred method has been to throw a couple of them in the crockpot with healthy ingredients so I can enjoy shredded chicken with different meals throughout the week.

hesn92

If by heathy you mean lowest calories then anything that doesn't involve oil or extra things, so baking in the oven for example. I always cut into cubes any fry with some Olive oil. It doesn't add many calories (1 tbsp divided into however many servings I'm making) and there is nothing wrong with some oil.

970Mikaela1

The tastiest ones I can make are grilled.

iofred

We use a "George Foreman"-grill. No fat, no oil, great taste

TR0berts

It depends on the rest of your diet and what you need.

If you need more fats for the day, then I'd say what you're doing could qualify as "healthiest for you at the time."

If you're low on Calories, and have enough fats for the day, then either grilling or baking could qualify as "healthiest for you at the time."

ahamm002

"Healthy" is a relative term. A very low fat diet is unhealthy. But a diet too high in calories is also unhealthy. So what is your objective?

Lasmartchika

I boil it, shred it, and toss it together with a mixture of sauteed diced tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, and garlic... season it, and eat it up with some corn tortillas. Bam, chicken tacos. The only oil I use is about 1 tbsp to sautee the veggies.

PixieGoddess

I would say the healthiest way to cook it would be to make sure it's not pink.

I cook chicken just about every way that's been mentioned so far in this thread, because I don't want to eat the exact same thing over and over again. If you need to keep it low-cal, bake it. (I personally love to cover it with salsa for both flavor and moisture when I bake chicken.) If you've got a little more wiggle room in your day, go for fried. Cook it however you're willing and able to eat it at that particular time.

cwolfman13

If you are low on fat for the day, cooking it in oil would be perfectly healthy...low fat diets are about as unhealthy as you can get. This is where balancing out your macro and nutritional needs converge with caloric needs.

Typically I marinate my chicken in some olive oil and vinegar, spices, and herbs and grill it.

drajbirbal

Google the recipe for "heroin chicken" which is very low in carbs and very tasty. I also add it to other things - like salad, wraps, pita, pizza, etc. - instead of shredded or rotisserie chicken.

KylaDenay

ahamm002 wrote: »

"Healthy" is a relative term. A very low fat diet is unhealthy. But a diet too high in calories is also unhealthy. So what is your objective?

She has another post stating that she is following a higher protein diet.

Amitysk

I recently started "oven poaching". It's really easy and the chicken comes out very moist.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Spray baking pan and one side of parchement paper with cooking spray
Season chicken with salt and pepper
Lay chicken in pan, cover with parchement paper (sprayed side down and tucked into dish)
cook 30-40 minutes or until 165 degrees.

Pretty easy!

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msstephaniecarter

I boil multiple at a time, cut into cubes, and store in the refrigerator to use whenever needed during the week. Boiling just requires water! No oil needed this way.

RBillard

i try to avoid olive oil in cooking, as I have heard it can be carcinogenic at high heat. i usually use avocado oil, which has a higher smoke point. since meeting my fat requirements isn't usually much of a problem i tend to just grill my chicken breasts with some black pepper, cayenne, and a splash of Worchestershire sauce (i perfer soy sauce but am trying to watch my sodium intake).

JustinAnimal

i spray wiht a little olive oil and bake at 350 F for 20 minutes. Comes out perfectly every time. Grilling is probably fine, as well, but I haven't gotten it super moist like baking does.

EmmaFitzwilliam

I like this method:

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-the-best-chicken-breasts-in-the-oven-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-211453

I still have trouble getting the timing just right for moist chicken breasts, but for me, baking 4 chicken breasts at once works out to pre-cooked chicken for two meals for my roommate and myself, and I usually manage slightly better (moister) chicken than if I had pan cooked it or grilled it on the Foreman grill.

I bake them, cube them when cool, and stir 12 oz into a jar of simmer sauce (marinara, tikka masala, dopiaza, salsa verde, whatever). Typically the jars of sauce call for a pound of chicken, but the difference in weight accounts for some of that. Also, I like a lot of sauce.

I'm learning to follow my roommate's example and serve the chicken over shredded vegetables instead of over rice or couscous.

juditanne

i always use my foreman grill!

enterdanger

grilling is good, Baking at 400 for 20 minutes usually comes out great. Sometimes, I'll take a whole chicken (yes, I eat the dark meat too) and I'll stick it in my crock pot on low all day. You have to raise it off the bottom which I accomplish by putting 4 tin foil balls underneath of it. Then you have chicken for a whole week.

beamer0821

my new way of cooking chicken is in the broiler. i buy the boneless skinless chicken breast that are sliced thin for minimal prep. i season salt, pepper, garlic powder. and broil 3 minutes each side. tastes like its from the grill!

if you don't have thin sliced breasts you could butterfly full ones or pound them out thin between two pieces of saran wrap.

Leana088

Not sure what you consider as healthy. But anyway. Here are my methods.

I grill them and place them on a salad.

I cook them in a non-stick pan (no oil needed) with spices or jarred pasta sauces, choose a brand that meets your nutritional expectations (my favourite is roasted vegetable sauce) and then I melt 30grams of cheese over.

Or I steam them, and shred them, mix it with some homemade chutney/salsa, and eat it on 1 slice of wholewheat bread.

ndj1979

ahamm002 wrote: »

"Healthy" is a relative term. A very low fat diet is unhealthy. But a diet too high in calories is also unhealthy. So what is your objective?

who knows…this OP is always posting.."is this bad" "is this good" …it is really tiresome...

DC_TheDrivah1

Boneless skinless chicken breast, regular or tenderloins with some Mrs. Dash seasoning on the grill is how I cook mine. Real good! Sometimes when I run out of propane I throw it in a pan on the stove and add a splash of water when it looks a little dry. But keeping a lid on the pan keeps the moisture in there nicely. I try avoided oils and stuff as much as possible, healthy or not, that's just me lol.

ndj1979

cook them how you want and make sure that they fit into your calorie/macro/micor targets for the day.

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kiittenforever

Bake them with a seasoning..

getupandgo877

It's very good in the crockpot with other ingredients. Skinnytaste.com has a recipe called santa fe chicken. I eat it on it's own, but you can serve it over rice, lettuce, in tortillas, etc. Low calories, freezes well. Gotbthebrecipe from MFP.

punchgut

Amitysk wrote: »

I recently started "oven poaching". It's really easy and the chicken comes out very moist.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Spray baking pan and one side of parchement paper with cooking spray
Season chicken with salt and pepper
Lay chicken in pan, cover with parchement paper (sprayed side down and tucked into dish)
cook 30-40 minutes or until 165 degrees.

Pretty easy!

Poaching requires submerging in liquid. This would approximate braising.

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steeheart

i like boiled chicken. it kinda dries out once its cooled off, but when its still hot its really good.