Chicken....
shazland
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I'm facing another night of chicken breasts. Has anyone got any ideas of what to do with them (healthy low cal of course) Thanks all!
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Not really. Chicken breast is chicken breast. Are you purposefully eating boring food choices, or are you stuck with nothing else to eat?5
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kommodevaran wrote: »Not really. Chicken breast is chicken breast. Are you purposefully eating boring food choices, or are you stuck with nothing else to eat?
Lol! I just have no imagination1 -
Have you got any other suggestions?0
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Chicken and broccoli, chicken spaghetti, chicken and rice, chicken and peppers, chicken and olives, rosemary chicken breasts with roasted spuds, roasted chicken with cauliflower and carrots.
Roasting chicken and adding any vegetable with sea salt or even better smoked sea salt is a win win 7 days a week if you ask me.5 -
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Dice up and cook slowly with some taco seasoning. Will be useful all week.
I make burritos with my chicken breast all the time. Beats eating them plain. A tortilla shell will run you 160 calories. Throw in some lettuce, tomato, whatever veg you prefer. A little sour cream if you have the calorie room. Mine usually come in around 450 calories for a 4 oz. chicken breast burrito with an ounce of sour cream.3 -
kommodevaran wrote: »Not really. Chicken breast is chicken breast. Are you purposefully eating boring food choices, or are you stuck with nothing else to eat?
Lol! I just have no imagination1 -
I like making marinades for chicken breast. This one is a particular favourite: https://www.momontimeout.com/the-best-chicken-marinade-recipe/1
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Stir fries, anything tex-mex, arroz con poyo, sandwiches, pot pie, stew, soup, etc.
Chicken is the blank canvas of the food world. Do whatever you want with it.2 -
Try some Marinades! I marinade my chicken to death to give it some flavor. I even switch up different parts of the chicken to vary my diet.1
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Butter chicken is my default when I'm sick of chicken. Butter chicken makes everything better.4
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Soup, stew, curry
Sandwich
Salad ingredient
Tacos, nachos, fajitas, etc
Use for pizza topping
Stir fry
Casserole
Add to pasta or zoodles
Plain grilled or baked
With things like salsa, bbq sauce, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, garlic, herbs, spices
There are thousands of chicken recipes on any recipe site. Look at pinterest.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/659/meat-and-poultry/chicken/chicken-breasts/1 -
I switched to chicken quarters/thighs, lol. I'm so sick of chicken breast.
They're best cubed, marinated, and grilled IMO, but it's not always convenient in the Summer, obviously. I like making sweet and sour chicken, chicken parm, and chicken cordon bleu but it's not exactly very low cal (I use egg then bread crumbs for the last two, and bake).
You can always cut them in small pieces and do a stir fry. I'm just pretty bad finding reasonably priced veggies or even spices for that.2 -
colors_fade wrote: »Dice up and cook slowly with some taco seasoning. Will be useful all week.
I make burritos with my chicken breast all the time. Beats eating them plain. A tortilla shell will run you 160 calories. Throw in some lettuce, tomato, whatever veg you prefer. A little sour cream if you have the calorie room. Mine usually come in around 450 calories for a 4 oz. chicken breast burrito with an ounce of sour cream.
This is one of my family's favorites--shredded chicken tacos!3 -
I don't use chicken breasts for anything anymore...I always substitute thighs. A few more calories, but SO much tastier.4
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Take the chicken and season with salt & pepper. Place on a piece of foil, brush a little ranch on the chicken, throw some pieces of broccoli (fresh or frozen) in with the chicken and a sprinkle of cheddar cheese. Fold up the foil to make a packet, bake at 350* for 25 minutes. It's delightful!
You can also drizzle the ranch over the chicken/broc/cheese before folding the packet, instead of brushing it on just the chicken.4 -
Usually some kind of marinade...grilled...with a side of some kind of vegetable and a starch or grain.
I eat a lot of other things besides chicken breast though...shrimp, cod, salmon, tuna, mahi-mahi, lean cuts of beef and pork, I like grilling burgers, etc. Dieting doesn't have to be boring.1 -
I'm facing another night of chicken breasts. Has anyone got any ideas of what to do with them (healthy low cal of course) Thanks all!
Garlic salt, Pepper and Cajun seasoning is what I had on mine, then a side of sauteed cucumbers.
or the same on top of some spaghetti squash with cheese.1 -
colors_fade wrote: »Dice up and cook slowly with some taco seasoning. Will be useful all week.
I make burritos with my chicken breast all the time. Beats eating them plain. A tortilla shell will run you 160 calories. Throw in some lettuce, tomato, whatever veg you prefer. A little sour cream if you have the calorie room. Mine usually come in around 450 calories for a 4 oz. chicken breast burrito with an ounce of sour cream.
I made chicken tacos the other night, with low carb shells which are 120 cals per shell.
So good and I can eat them for lunches for days.3 -
I used to run into the same problem. I just use different seasonings. I love the slap ya mama seasoning, the mccormicks montreal chicken and steak, or try marinading it.4
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Buffalo wing sauce. Or Franks Red Hot.1
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Dry rub a packet of taco seasoning on them and bake. Also bake some sliced up bell peppers seasoned with salt and pepper. Pile some rinsed and drained black beans on a plate, then roasted bell peppers, then some of the chicken cut into small pieces, top with about an ounce of cheddar. Makes for a flavorful salad style plate0
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cut them in half (to make them thin) spread 1/2-2/3 of a wedge of laughing cow cheese wedge on each (I use swiss) then sprinkle the top with bread crumbs. And bake. Its so yummy, my husband and kids love them. Im making it tonight actually. its like lazy chicken cordon Bleu. I have also put a slice of ham on the chicken then spread the cheese on that, but I like it better without the ham.1
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Chicken & Vegetable Curry
Seasoned Chicken with roasted vegetables
Chicken Salad with dressing of choice
Chicken Omelette
Chicken & Mushroom Casserole
Chicken Stirfry with spiralised veg or noodles
Shredded Chicken sandwich
Crispy Chicken (made using instant mashed potato powder and some garlic/chilli salt)
Chicken Kebabs
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Jerk seasoning.
Lemon and garlic
Morrocan style with harissa
Grilled in pitta bread with salad
In fat free cream cheese with pasta
Stir fried with you choice of veggies
Flatten, pan fried served with salsa0 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I like making marinades for chicken breast. This one is a particular favourite: https://www.momontimeout.com/the-best-chicken-marinade-recipe/
That's exactly the kinda thing I'm looking for, thank you!0 -
Thanks all! I use alot of chicken because I find it easier to keep the calories down (I'm trying to lose not maintain). When I start adding tasty things in the cals start rocking up and before I know it I'm over. Thanks for the marinade Ideas!0
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MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I like making marinades for chicken breast. This one is a particular favourite: https://www.momontimeout.com/the-best-chicken-marinade-recipe/
That's exactly the kinda thing I'm looking for, thank you!
Yeah but see, if you're going to use 1/2 cup of oil in marinade, might as well make chicken thighs and just use some seasoning on them, lol.2 -
Lemon Pepper seasoning...0
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