How to season bland chicken strips?

artvandalay

I buy pre-cooked frozen chicken strips to eat on my salad for lunch... but the chicken is so bland! What does everyone put on it to give it a little taste?

I was thinking of picking up some Mrs. Dash or something? Does someone have a specific seasoning/ blend that I can get?

Thank yooo!

seanwebster

I put hot sauce on everything.

Everything.

No, really, everything. Sri racha, Valentina Extra Hot, Frank's Red Hot... all have permanent spots in my home.


Pre-blended seasonings like that would work. But you might get tired of everything tasting like Mrs. Dash after a bit. I like Old Bay too, but it can be a bit of a sodium bomb. A squeeze from a lemon, lime, or orange always helps.

Or there's what we call Oklahoma Ketchup: ranch dressing. Lite, of course.

raindancer

I use Mrs Dash alot and have a keep several flavors on hand.
I buy the large 4-5 lb bag of unbreaded chicken tenders. Put them all on a baking sheet season them with as many different seasonings as possible. Cool, then freeze them on that same sheet. When they are frozen. I put them in a freezer bag. Pop them back in the freezer
I have ready to eat chicken on hand all the time. They thaw in a few minutes.

Lesliecs

One word - Cholula!

seanwebster

One word - Cholula!

I personally like Valentina better. Similar consistency and flavor profiles though.

Spinelli2288

I'd throw some smoked paprika, Himalayan salt, fresh pepper, and some garlic powder, but that's just me. You can do it however you want, if you throw them in the oven wait 5 minutes, take them out, sprinkle goodies on them while they're a little moist from just going in and voila!

TiltingAtWindmills

Magic Seasoning Blends Poultry Magic cure the blandness for me.

shanmdick

I love extra spicy Mrs. Dash. I even put it on popcorn to avoid salt.

njmp

Salsa! Which is also yummy on a salad!

Amanda0325

i like the mccormicks grill mate packs.. use a lil water olive oil and vinegar and marinate them and throw em on the grill moist and delcious everytime!

TamsinEllis

I like using "Cajun Spice", but really anything with a kick to it keeps me happy, if you don't like spicy maybe a little pepper and lemon juice, or you can stir fry it in a pan with veggies (sweet peppers, onions etc) then it'll pick up all those flavours.

BaconMD

I buy pre-cooked frozen chicken strips to eat on my salad for lunch... but the chicken is so bland! What does everyone put on it to give it a little taste?

I was thinking of picking up some Mrs. Dash or something? Does someone have a specific seasoning/ blend that I can get?

2.5 tsp sea salt
2 tsp white pepper
2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp each: onion powder, chili powder
3/4 tsp sage
1/2 tsp each: coriander, ginger
1/8 tsp each: allspice, chinese 5 spice, mustard powder, nutmeg, marjoram, thyme, corn meal, garlic powder

Mix together, put into a shaker, and shake some onto chicken while cooking.

Thank yooo!

Thank me later, after you try it!

cmgehrke

Old Bay, or a salt-free seasoning blend

paigemarie93

Try out different seasonings until you find one you like?
Swartz has a huuuuuge range.
I season mine with garlic & pepper, also, occasionally light french dressing.

artvandalay

Oh, great ideas! I actually have some Old Bay on hand, but usually save it for fish. Never occured to me to try it on chicken! Thanks!

ericalynn104

I LOVE chicken seasoned with salt pepper and thyme. It's the base for one of my favorite chicken recipes.

I also use Italian dressing as a marinade. Yummy!

mgmlap

piri piri or
harissa or
italian seasonings

olive oil..and grill

Danny_Boy13

Mrs Dash FTW!!! 0 sodium.

Tinman42

Garlic Garlic seasoning blend from Tastefully Simple. Yum!

runninggirl54

my favorite is weber grill creations sweet'n tangy bbg seasoning....great on any meat or seafood

dcjackson50

Hot suce or garlic are my favorites, .......but you can also marinade them overnight in a healthy salad dressing or make your own with olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette

Captain_Tightpants

McCormicks Montreal Seasoning. Ba-ZING!

giggitygoo

Salsa! Always fresh salsa. Not only does it taste amazing on otherwise bland chicken, it's an amazing sub for salad dressing.

forgtmenot

I put hot sauce on everything.

Everything.

No, really, everything. Sri racha, Valentina Extra Hot, Frank's Red Hot... all have permanent spots in my home.

I thought I was the only person who knew what Valentina was! Seriously this is my favorite hot sauce ever and when I mention it no one knows wtf I'm talking about. It has a permanent spot in my fridge at all times. Sri racha is a close second favorite.

sthrnspirit

I roll the strips in mustard, cover in crushed cereal (special k), bake at 325 for 20 min. Delicious and low cal

❤lindsay❤dawn❤

Great ideas... : ))

Mamaincali

McCormicks Montreal Seasoning. Ba-ZING!

I love this seasoning!

gemiwing

Liquid smoke flavoring- I put on three or four drops on one side of the chicken and cook as normal. Mesquite is terrific with chicken.