Seasoning for chicken breast--what's your favorite?

StatutoryGrape

We're starting to trim down spending in all areas (we want to buy a house sometime this year), and I found an ad for 3 lb. of boneless skinless chicken breast...$3.99. Score!

Anyway, that's a ton of chicken for two people. We like to experiment with different spices and seasonings, but for some reason, I'm drawing a blank. What's your favorite way to season chicken breast? If you have some low-calorie/low-fat marinade ideas, I'd love to hear those, too.

razzyjazz

My hubby uses lemon pepper seasoning and it is delicious !

StatutoryGrape

That sounds really good! I bet it's easy to make as well.

jennlg2

I like to use Dale's Low Sodium marinade. It's kinda creamy (the non low sodium one isn't). Tastes awesome.... maybe 45 calories.

ashjofree

I made some grilled chicken today and tried using dijon mustard, garlic powder, and a bit of hot sauce. It was tasty!

melissakay1q

Italian Chicken: FF Italian dressing, Italian seasoning and shredded parm cheese. Bake at 400 for an hour covered with foil, removing foil halfway through.

There's always the old BBQ sauce standby.

1 part Teriyaki sauce and 1 part apricot jam mixed together over chicken is really tasty, especially served with rice and steamed vegetables.

alishuman

My family likes Honey-Ginger Chicken bites an awful lot... It does take a bit of honey, but my recipe feeds 6. I imagine for 2, you could decrease it considerably.



Honey Ginger Chicken Bites
⅔ c. honey
2 tsp. fresh grated ginger
2 Tbs. lemon juice
2 Tbs. cider vinegar
2 Tbs. soy sauce
2 tsp. sesame oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 boneless ,skinless chicken
breasts, cubed
Salt & pepper to taste
2 tsp. corn starch
2 tsp. cold water


1. Mix first 7 ingredients well. Add chicken and marinate several hours.

2. Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly grease a broiler pan with cooking spray and place the chicken on the pan in a single layer, reserving the marinade. Salt and Pepper to taste. Bake at 425°F for 20 minutes, stirring once.

3. While the chicken is cooking, boil the marinade in a small saucepan for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir into the marinade. Cook one minute. Remove from heat.

4. Remove the chicken from the oven and set oven control to broil. Spoon the thickened marinade onto the chicken and toss to coat well. Broil chicken 5 minutes, or until browned.

dabombmom23

Light italian dressing & McCormicks Steak seasoning... let them marinate for a few hours, they are juicy & tendar & yummy!

musicgirl88

I love to marinate/cook mine in a lemon juice/olive oil mixture...it's so delicious!!!!

I_get_fit

Asian inspired marinade -

low sodium soy sauce
sesame oil
minced garlic
a little ginger
red pepper flakes (sometimes)
orange juice (sometimes)

This is nice with jasmine rice and stir fried mixed veggies


If I'm in a hurry I also like to marinate in Italian or Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Giraffe33991

http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysarizonadreaming.html

Penzeys arizona dreaming is awesome on chicken or fish! YUMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!

SimplyDeLish

I marinate in plain yogurt, toss on a cookie sheet (non-stick sprayed), season with a bit of salt and peper and bake. For a splurge you can sprinkle with parmesan (sp?) cheese. Delish!!!

Priincess_Natalie

I just season my chicken with some olive oil (very lightly) and "Kick'n Chicken" seasoning. OMG...yum.

harley0269

i have 4 different ones that i absolutely LOVE:

1) mc cormicks montreal chicken
2) mc cormicks mesquite
3) mc cormicks smokehouse maple
4) mrs dash southwest chipolte

sharonfincher1

Grill Mates has a whole section of really good marinades, and Weber has a seasoning called Kickin Chickin

dobrien323

I just use cayenne pepper. I love spicy food and it doesn't really have anything bad nutritionally.

firesoforion

I put it with canned tomatoes and olive oil, garlic, onions, and a combination of cumin, coriander, and cinnamon, and just a pinch of cayenne pepper (the cinnamon in it is SO good! I put this spice combination in everything.). You can probably do it with just the garlic, cumin, coriander and cinnamon and not the others, too.

fitnessyeoja

bump

kelceyjean12011

bake it with some mccormick 5 fiery pepper seaonsing..if you like it spicy or grill it up with some honey mustard on a salad

firedragon064

My family likes Honey-Ginger Chicken bites an awful lot... It does take a bit of honey, but my recipe feeds 6. I imagine for 2, you could decrease it considerably.



Honey Ginger Chicken Bites
⅔ c. honey
2 tsp. fresh grated ginger
2 Tbs. lemon juice
2 Tbs. cider vinegar
2 Tbs. soy sauce
2 tsp. sesame oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 boneless ,skinless chicken
breasts, cubed
Salt & pepper to taste
2 tsp. corn starch
2 tsp. cold water


1. Mix first 7 ingredients well. Add chicken and marinate several hours.

2. Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly grease a broiler pan with cooking spray and place the chicken on the pan in a single layer, reserving the marinade. Salt and Pepper to taste. Bake at 425°F for 20 minutes, stirring once.

3. While the chicken is cooking, boil the marinade in a small saucepan for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir into the marinade. Cook one minute. Remove from heat.

4. Remove the chicken from the oven and set oven control to broil. Spoon the thickened marinade onto the chicken and toss to coat well. Broil chicken 5 minutes, or until browned.

Yummy I'll try this tomorrow. I eat at least 5 chicken breast per week

shiseido_faerie

I like to sautée some onions and garlic in olive oil, then toss in the chicken (which I usually ore cut into small bites) until it is cooked and top with some black pepper to finish, simple, but I like it.