Favorite Chicken Breast Marinades or toppings?

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So many great ideas..thanks for starting this topic! I'll be trying a lot of these. Bye bye boring chicken! :flowerforyou:

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I just tried this last night. It was delish! It's a variation of a WW recipe which calls for pork, but it is yummy on chicken!

Chicken (or pork chops) with Chipotle-Peach Glaze

2 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. brown sugar
3/4 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt

Rub this mixture on both sides of chicken breast. You can then grill it (what the original recipe said to do with the pork) but I did it on the stove with a smidge of olive oil.

The Sauce:
1/2 cup peach preserves
1 tblsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. dijon mustard
1 tsp. minced chipotle in adobo

Put it all in a small saucepan and heat it up. Pour over the chichen breasts.

Calories=275
Fat=4

It was so yummy! We served it with green beans and "light" mashed potatoes.

I also love to cut up chicken tenderloins, onions, bell peppers (any colors), and mushrooms....spread it all out on a baking sheet, drizzole with EVOO and McCormick's poultry seasong. Bake at 375. Fast, easy, and super yummy!

My kids are gonna love you.

Cheesy Chicken & Stuffing!

*Thin boneless skinless chicken breast cutlets
*2% reduced fat swiss cheese
1/2 cup skim milk
1 can of 98% FF cream of chicken soup
6oz box of chicken flavored stuffing mix (such as Stovetop)
4T light butter (half of stick), melted

Preheat oven to 350, lightly mist 2 baking dishes with cooking spray & set aside.
Place chicken breast in single layer across bottom of baking dishes.
Place a piece of swiss cheese over breast.
In medium bowl mix together milk & cream of chicken soup...pour over top of chicken.
In another medium bowl stir together the stuffing mix & melted butter until stuffing is coated. Spinkler that mix over top of chicken.
Place in oven & bake uncovered for 45 minutes to an hour.

WW Points Plus is 7 per serving.
Nutrition information per serving from myfitness pal.com is 304 calories, 20g carbs, 9g fat, 33g protein, 1g fiber.

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Perfect timing, my husband made the most delicious chicken breast I've probably ever had for dinner tonight. The only thing on it was a full slice of really thick and fatty (foraged hog) bacon. It was delish! Baked in the oven. Was moist and almost smoky tasting. so good.

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Coat chicken breast with an egg white, then sprinkle your choice of crushed nut on top. It kinda imitates chicken skin, TBH.

Use the yolk to coat sweet potato fries as a side.

Nando's Peri Peri sauce is one of my favorites. I don't think it's very well known in the US but when I was in South Africa they had it everywhere and it's addicting!

http://www.nandosusa.com/

Found this recipe...by Emirl Lagasse

Piri Piri Sauce
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups olive oil
4 fresh jalapeno peppers, coarsely chopped, stems, seeds and all
2 fresh poblano peppers, coarsely chopped, stems, seeds and all
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon salt
8 turns freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Directions
Combine all of the ingredients except the garlic in a saucepan over high heat. Cook, stirring, for 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic, remove from heat, and allow to cool to room temperature. When the mixture is cool, pour into the bowl of a food processor and pulse several times until smooth. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer. Pour the sauce into a glass container and cover. Let sit for 7 days before using.

I have a couple go to recipes for chicken breasts, especially for the winter when I can't grill all the time :P

1/ Lemon Dill Chicken (1 breast - approx 184 cal, 7g fat)

1 chicken breast
1 tsp dill, fresh or dry
1/2 lemon (zest and juice)
1 tsp evoo (optional, helps the marinade stick to the chicken and aids in browning but I've done it without and it tastes the same)
1 clove garlic minced (also optional, changes the flavour slightly so I use it from time to time)

Put chicken in a ziplock bag and add dill, lemon zest and juice (oil and galic if you choose to) and let sit in fridge 15mins -1hr. Bake or grill and enjoy

2/ IDK Marinade Chicken (1 breast- approx 209cal, 7g fat)

2 tbls worcestershire sauce
2 tbls soy sauce
1 clove garlic minced
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp EVOO (optional)

Add everything to bag, let marinade in fridge 15min-1hr, grill or bake.

3/ Brazed Chicken w/ white wine reduction (1breast -approx 334cal, 11g fat)

2-3 Shallots diced
1 tsp EVOO
1 tsp butter
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 cup white wine
1 tsp thyme
1-2 cups water

Add EVOO and butter to hot pan (med high heat), sear both sides of the chicken breast until nicely brown. Turn heat to medium and add Shallots and garlic and sweat until nearly translucent. Turn heat back to med high and add wine, scrape the bottom of the pan with wooden spoon while wine cooks off for a min or so. Add water until 1/2 to 3/4 of the chicken breast is submerged. Add thyme and bring to a boil and cover, cook until water is all cooked off and a thick sauce starts to form. Tip: When the waters nearly gone turn the heat down to low and stir occasionally to prevent the sauce from burning. Pour some (or all ) of the sauce over the chicken after you put it on the plate.

I usually make 2 chicken breast at a time so I tried to scale these down to work with 1 breast (maple leaf prime portions)

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For low carb fake fried chicken, dip your chicken in egg or egg substitute, roll in crushed pork rinds and bake! Zero carbs!

I also LOVE to put a little buffalo wing sauce and a tiny bit of blue cheese dressing on baked breasts!

One more thing I do a lot with chicken breasts is make them Moroccan style (the hub is from there). Google recipes for chicken tagine. You can find a ton of awesome recipes! You can sub chicken breasts for pieces or a whole chicken.

I have also become very fond of cooking chicken breasts with skin on my broiler pan. Just spray the pan with non-stick spray and bake like normal. The chicken stays juicy and has a PERFECT crunchy skin and its not sitting in "stuff" when its done.

Thanks for all the awesome ideas!!!

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