grilled chicken breast

alexa137

i need some good recipes for grilled chicken breast to add to a salad, when I make it doesnt taste good! i have like 4 or 5 breast tenderloins, it always taste so much better in the restuarants! help
thanks

sbwood888

I use Weber Garlic and Herb spice. Shake on a lot. Then bake or grill. Tastes yum.

bonnienm

I like to fry it in balsamic vinegarette salad dressing with or w/o salad. Other salad dressings that I like are Asian and Italian (any kind, roasted red pepper or regular). I use the lite dressings so it doesn't add much fat but tastes good. You can also just fry it in teryaki sauce.

PoppyinBoulder

I think it's called Magic Chef Poultry Magic. It's a seasoning that you can buy at the supermarket in the spice section - I use it very liberally on chicken breasts that I cook on the weekend to eat in salads etc. during the week.

GooneyAngel

I usually marinate mine in a fat free Italian Dressing for several hours before cooking and I love the taste. I usually grill my chicken breasts, but, still marinate with almost any way I prepare it. Hope this helps.

JesaGrace

Yes......low sodium if possible....

emilylaura7

i use Chicken Seasoning (in the same aisle as all the other seasonings) and maybe a bit of garlic powder....even lemon pepper is good too!

alienblonde1

Lemon juice and black pepper

or

Olive oil and sea salt and black pepper

or

Fat free Italian dressing

cupfanncbms

I use low fat Italian dressing. Just a dribble over the top. Then I shake on BADIA complete seasoning. I let it marinate in the fridge. When I flip it and rub it around in as much dressing as I can get, I shake the seasoning on again (it's lower salt than some others). Then I grill on the top rack of the grill, lid down. Flipping as needed. Mine turns out delicious this way.

I've also used the weber's cracked black pepper. YUM but a little spicy.

BamBam1113

I use KC Masterpiece marinade. Put it in a big bowl, add some cayenne pepper to it, stir it up real well, then put the chicken in and let it marinate for a few hours. Then I wrap each piece in foil and put on a grill. That way you keep a lot of the flavor and juices in the chicken. Then right when they're done, I take them out of the foil and seer them on the grill to give it that "grill" taste.

healthyjen342

soak in a marinade for an hour then throw them on the grill...I did mine like that this weekend and used the leftovers for a salad...delish!

meandmybaby

I like to use Adobo All Purpose Seasoning made by "Goya". It is found with the Spanish foods. I get the yellow bottle with the blue lid, says "WITHOUT PEPPER". Then also add a little onion powder and your own pepper to taste. I grill a bunch on the weekend so I can heat them up for lunch or a quick easy supper instead of the drive-thru.

Xaspar

Juice of one orange, a tablespoon of soy sauce and 1/4 teaspoon ginger. Marinate in a zip-loc bag for an hour or so, then grill and serve with a light balsamic vinagrette (my favorite is Newman's Own)

kimmerroze

In the spice Isle I would pick up these spices

Johnny's seasoning
Montreal Chicken Seasoning
lemon Pepper seasoning

Sprinkle one of them on your chicken, cook in a tablespoon of olive oil, and then as it cooks baste it with lime juice and butter.

Melt one tablespoon butter and squeeze a whole lime, use that to baste up and over the chicken as it cooks...

I promise its delicious!

JesaGrace

Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning is amazing on chicken....just might want to get the Salt free kind...b/c of the sodium....

saldridge

We have at one point fallen in love with this:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=179646

It says California Chicken Salad with Avocado and Mango but it is not a real chicken salad but a salad with grilled chicken. The whole thing is totally awesome, but we have also found that the marinade (which also doubles as the dressing) is so good just on chicken.

It is really easy and the only slightly exotic ingredient is ginger but that is cheap and lasts for a while, and mango chutney, which you can buy in a small jar (Indian/Asian section of the grocery store) and it lasts for a long time.

The first step is:
1. Combine oil, juice, chutney, soy sauce, and ginger in a small bowl. Place chicken on large plate; spoon 2 tablespoons of the oil mixture over the chicken, reserving the rest for the salad. Turn chicken to coat, and let stand 5 minutes.

You can let it stand for longer too and again, if you split the marinade in half before adding the chicken, you also have your light salad dressing.

Another thing to consider and probably easier is a dry rub. I have found that dry rubs impart more flavor than sauces and they don't have all the sugar and HFC. Just throw the chicken into a bag or container, sprinkle some of the spice onto it, shake and let stand. Much less messy!
McCormick has a Chicken Rub that is available in pretty much every grocery store, but you can often find some in fancier stores -- I am right now using a java chicken rub that has coffee in it, LOL.

ChristyP0303

Love Mrs. Dash! Cut your chicken into smaller strips so you can get more seasoning on it. No added sodium or calories! Win/Win!

denise980

I rub my chicken with pepper, poultry seasoning, paprika, chili powder, and a pinch of salt. I like things spicy so I will tend to add a lot of chili power

david081

Here's an easy one: I buy low fat soft cheese (with garlic and herbs is my fave) place the chicken breast on foil, spread the cheese over it, wrap it up and grill or bake in the oven for about 45 mins - very tender, moist and tasty. You can get several different low fat cheese spreads... Does it have to be grilled? Another trick is buy a carton of fresh soup that you like, tip it in a pan with the chicken and simmer for 30-40 mins.. very tasty and simple...

Michelebecker

Try thowing a dry Fajita mix in with it for a tex mex flavor! :-D

silhouettes

Oh yes! I will be watching this.. my husband was requesting some grilled chicken this coming week.. we never actually made grilled chicken before.. always on the stove.... so I am excited about it.. I'd love to see some recipes to!

silhouettes

I usually marinate mine in a fat free Italian Dressing for several hours before cooking and I love the taste. I usually grill my chicken breasts, but, still marinate with almost any way I prepare it. Hope this helps.

That's how we did it on the stove... so we might try it on the grill.. wasn't sure if it'd still taste good that way.

HolleeERL

Basil Chicken

3 Tbls lemon juice
2 tbl chopped fresh basil (or 2 tsp dried basil)
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
4 chicken breast halves

Blend first 3 ingredients for 30 sec. Slowly add olive oil while blending. Brush chicken with basil mix reserving 1/4 cup. Marinate for 30 in refrigerator. Grill or bake at 350 degrees for 30 mins or until done basting two times with basil mix.

Sometimes if I'm in a hurry, I just throw all the ingredients into a bowl and whip until blended. It still tastes good. I usually just use dried basil and jarred minced garlic. Easy recipe and always good.

HolleeERL

Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning is amazing on chicken....just might want to get the Salt free kind...b/c of the sodium....

Hmmmm...never tried it on chicken. Will have to try that tonight!!

fitnessjch

I boil chicken - for one breast, keep the water boiling for 15 mins, then turn off and just leave in the water for a further 10 mins. Its so juicy, and perfectly cooked! For more chicken, do 20 mins with 10 mins afterwards.

Yum yum!

jakedner

I boil my chicken breasts so they stay juicy and tender, even when I reheat them. Sometimes I boil them plain, but usually I sprinkle a little Jamacian Jerk Seasoning. It is a receipe I got from one of Jillian Michaels' books. If you are interested, I can look it up when I get home tonite and post it.

ForTheFam

all the recipes sound great...the key is not to over cook/grill the chicken. too done and it is tough and lacks the tender & juicey...take it off just after the thickest piece lost the pink. and point two is make sure all the pieces are relatively the same thickness...filet if needed:drinker:

alexa137

yea I meant on the stovetop! i dont own a grill! plus i live in an apartment anyways!
im gonna marinate it with italian dressing

Hannah_Banana

Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb.


I throw the chicken breasts (sliced) into a little olive oil. I could LIVE on chicken breasts seasoned with this.