What's your favorite way to cook chicken?

anabell31

I have four chicken breasts I thawed out and have to cook tonight. I'd like to do something different with each one so I'm not eating the same thing every day. So what do you guys like best on your chicken?

gp79

Butterfly it. Pound it, Insert filling (Cheese/Bacon?) Roll, Tie or pin, bake.

anabell31

Mmm, sounds yummy ^^. Any other fillings you can suggest?

HBinOC

Texas Pete Buffalo Wing Sauce - Love it ... I just pour a little over it and let it soak in and eat.

ssp1977

If you are a fan of curry, there are bottled curry simmer sauces in the grocery that are easy and delicious. They range from mild to medium to hot. You would probalby only use a quarter of the jar for one chicken breast but it keeps in the fridge for quite a while and is also good on pork or shrimp.

courtney131

I've filled chicken with Gorgonzola cheese, red peppers, and asparagus before and it's amazing. Spinach and mozzarella is very good as well.

ladybg81

Grill it baby!! Any kind of seasoning.

Salt, pepper, garlic power, onion powder.

Tony's

Marinade in italian dressing and dijion mustard.

Teriyaki

BBQ

Lemon pepper

Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder and make a healthy chicken parm. Top with some spaghetti sauce and mozz cheese.

French's yellow mustard, ranch dressing and some brown sugar (have not tried yet but will soon)

anabell31

lol, it's gonna be hard to decide which one to eat tonight!

ssp1977, I'm not a huge fan of curry but I love when my roommate cooks whatever chicken thing she does with it.

Thank you guys!!! I'm gonna have to get more chicken just so I can try all of these. Never have to eat the same thing twice

Runthismom

#1- Steam it: Ziplock makes steamer bags for the Microwave- add a tbs or two of water and spices...super moist!!
#2- Italian chicken packets: 1/2 cup diced tomatoes (highly reccomend the Hunt's garlic & onion), and one cup broccoil (raw). Put chicken, broccoli and tomatoes on tinfoil, double fold the 4 ends, bake at 450 for 25 minutes
#3- Grilled, dice it up for a warp or salad topper
#4- Steam- again...and dice up and add to a Black Bean Quinoa Salad: 1/2 diced tomatoes, 1/2 cup black beans, 1/2 broccoli, 1 cup cooked quinoa, fresh chopped parsley. You can eat this hot OR cold...love it cold.

If you are going to stuff it with cheese...try the laughing cow spreadable wedges...Garlic & Herb. Holy crap...so good! I'd skip the bacon, unless it's turkey bacon- one or two pieces can add a lot of calories.

msjack32

I love marinating ck breasts in italian dressing and then baking, delicious! I also love baking them topped with marinara sauce and a little mozzarella, a healthy ck parm

MizSaz

I made these for the Superbowl, and I think it's my new favorite "fun food"! I used a little Frank's Red Hot on mine, bf went with BBQ, and they were delicious!

KristalDawnO

Baking is the way to go! You can put some marinade on there.......or some bbq sauce........or some garlic, onions and Worcestershire Sauce.....or when all else fails....SHAKE & BAKE! yaa that just happened!

cressievargo

My husband made some marinade with lime juice, cilantro and white wine vinegar. Not sure how much of each (he probably didn't measure, either lol) We did salmon with it and ooohh it was so tasty I wanted to like the plate.
I am going to have him whip up another batch and try it with chicken breast.

OSC_ESD

Chase it around the backyard ! I know .. odd sense of humor.

If calories didn't count ... Stuffed with cheese, spinach and mushrooms ... with a balsamic glaze drizzled over the top. Or ..... Baked with brown sugar and crumbled pecans ... with a drizzle of Honey !

Back to reality ... I usually eat Grilled Chicken in my salad or with some yummy veggies.

But ... On my splurge night ... Crusted Chicken Romano @ The Cheesecake Factory ! Double Yummy !

Rayman79

Chicken thigh is better for curry, I don't like using the breast meat for that.

For a chicken breast I'd:

Stuff it or roll it: A cheese with a bit of a bite to it works well (so you dont have to use too much) with your favourite herbs and or meat (ham/bacon/proccuito)

or poundit, crumbit and fry it. Schzitzel is great (though not a super great option if you cant spare the carbs & fat).

or Just fry it with little or no oil. Slice the breast in half so the cooking time is reduced (less chance of over cooking and making the meat tough and dry).

One more: Cut the breasts in half as above, fry off and remove from pan. Add a small amount of garlic to the pan and fry off lightly, add about a tablespoon of wholegrain mustard, and 1/2 cup each of white wine and extra light cream (or suitable substitute). simmer gently for a 1-2 minutes then add the chicken back in along with a few sprogs of thyme. Simmer lightly for another few minutes til the sauce thickens and serve.

synthetiquecindy

I usually cook my chicken in bulk so I poach them for bento boxes (with reduced sodium broth and spices) or I marinate them in dressing (low sodium vinaigrette like renees dressing) then toss them on the George foreman. I may stuff them on occasion with laughing cow cheese and spinach. Mmmm.

Chicken!

grgranum

Cut chicken breast into 1x1/2 sized chunks and soak in a hot sauce. Season panko bread crumbs and toss chicken to bread. Bake at 400 for 20 min flipping half way through. Tastes like hot wings but allot better for you.

dodd319

bump

GiiaSoCrazii

I bake mine...i just add seasonings i enjoy, garlic, onion powder, lawrys etc and i make sure it is covered for the most part and it tastes yummy..grilling also is wonderful...!!! Definatly going to try some of the ways in this post

skywa

i like to bake mine. i have a recipe that i posted on here for stuffed baked chicken with potatoes thats less than 500 calories.

cheeksv

on my mini George foreman

970Mikaela1

bump for later:)

The_Saint

#1 - Grilled
#2 - Grill pan
#3 - Roasted
#4 - Cubed and Pan cooked

The woman I love, introduced me to Montreal Chicken Seasoning by McCormick and it is fantastic.

Otherwise, Cayenne, Chili Powder, Pepper, Red Pepper Flakes, and a pinch of salt.

MaryD4900

I like to just cook mine in a pan with some olive oil of Pam. If you use a more standard seasoning like Italian, garlic powder, salt you can save the chicken and use it for different things, like topping a salad. One of my favorite lunches is a chicken caesar wrap with 1/3 cup chicken, spinach, high fiber low carb tortilla, caesar dressing, croutons, onion, and tomato. Delicious and under 300 calories. You can also cook some w/ Frank's Buffalo Sauce and make a buffalo chicken wrap. Sautee onions and peppers and make fajitas.

monocot

Honey Mustard sauce, Light Mozza or any other kind of cheese, Sauteed mushrooms and Turkey bacon. Called a Aussie Chicken!.

home made Honey mustard:
Honey 3 Tbsp
light Mayo 1 Tbsp
Mustard 3 Tbsp

christypaxson

I place all the chicken in a glassware..add a few spices, and seasonings whatever your favorite are. Put a 1/2 cup chicken broth in the pan..cover with tin foil bake for 3hrs at 250degrees. It falls right apart.. Then eat it with rice or your favorite side.

kstep88

* marinade overnight with fat free italian and then bake.
* half cup low sodium ck broth + ck breast in crockpot on high for about 2 hours
* salsa + taco sauce+ chicken in crockpot on high about two hours (thawed chicken of course)


I either bake or use the crockpot. I really like throwing a punch in the crockpot with a little broth and then using it with tons of other things during the week since the flavor isn't over powering

1Timothy4v8

I bake it and only sprinkle Johny salt, very good and the only cals are the ones that the chicken already has, best way to cook it when on a diet

slimmersooner

We also love curry here. Tonight we had our favorite. Sautee some garlic, add chopped chicken and sautee. Add cut up red and green sweet peppers and some onions. Cook until tender. Pour one can of lite coconut milk into the pan and curry to taste. If you choose to add even more flavor, (but it adds more calories) add some lite peanut butter. Oh, so good.
Serve with whole grain brown rice. Yummy!

kittybitz79

I grill all my chicken then put them in Tupperware in my fridge to add to meals.

1) usually gets put under the broiler for just a few minutes with a little bbq and shredded cheese
2) Usually gets made into a quick easy stir fry. Just add chicken, frozen stifry veggies, 1 Tbsp General Tso and 1 Tbsp chicken broth.
3) Usually gets thrown into a Chicken Ceasar Salad.
4) Last one usually ends up in some pasta dish I am making that week.

garnet1483

No matter what I'm doing with it, I almost always bake chicken the same way...

Add a 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar to the pan, a drizzle of olive oil, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes at 375'. It makes a very, very moist, flavorful chicken that goes well with just about everything. I'll make a batch of that and stick it in the fridge, and then shred it for tacos, reheat it in the oven with marinara and mozzarella, shred it for fried rice, use it for a pot pie, make chicken salad, reheat it in the oven with salsa and cheese, put it over a salad... Cooking with raw chicken freaks me out, and I like to have fast options during the week, so this is a great way to do it. It's essentially my own version of the pre-cooked chicken strips that you get in the cooler at the grocery store, sans preservatives.