Chicken Ideas

You can cut skinless,boneless chicken breasts, onions and bell peppers into cubes and marinate it in some plain yogurt with fresh ginger, garlic, a good squeeze of lemon juice, cumin, chilli powder(if you want some heat) and leave it to marinate overnight. Before cooking add salt.

Then bake in oven or grill on a pan brushed with some oil.

Add loads of onion and bell pepper cubes to increase your veggie intake too.

I sometimes even add a tsp of oil in the marinade, but thats optional.

Pecan crusted chicken

Soak 1 pound raw diced into bite size chicken in skim milk and the juice of half a lemon season the milk with salt, garlic and onion powder.

While chicken is soaking prepare some salsa: 4 or 5 ripe plum tomatoes, 1 medium purple onion, 4 garlic cloves.1/2 bell pepper, 1 jalapeno (no seeds or membrane) dice everything VERY finely. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup chopped cilantro. Simmer 10 more minutes. Add salt, garlic and onion powder to taste. Turn off burner, add another 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro and stir it in and leave pot on hot burner. If you're feeling lazy you can buy store bought salsa but this stuff is sooooooooo much tastier.

ok, after chicken has been soaking for about an hour drain off the milk and pat a bit with a paper towel. Heat a large skillet and put a bit of oil in the bottom of the pan or spray with pam. dump chicken in the pan, while chicken is browning, add: 2T chili powder, 1t garlic powder, 1t onion powder, 1 t cumin, a sprinkle of oregano, some salt. stir and brown meat until most of the pieces are cooked through. DON'T overcook. Add a cup or two of your salsa and continue cooking for a few more minutes. Add some more chopped cilantro if you love cilantro. Taste.... if you feel it needs more seasoning then feel free to add more.

Serve in a bowl with long romaine lettuce leaves on the side. fill the leaves with meat and eat like a taco. You yield about one "taco" for each ounce of meat you are eating. If you want, and you have some calories to spare, you can add a bit of diced avocado or plain yogurt as a topping. OMG these are out of this world delicious and you feel like you're cheating, but you're not.... ALSO, if you're counting calories, make sure you count the seasonings. Chili powder and garlic powder both have carbs, protein, AND calories so just don't forget to include them.

With whatever left over salsa you have, you can add some salt to it and a little lime juice if you want. and eat it with kale chips. Trust me on this... it's GOOOOOOOOD.

Also the lebanese chicken posted in the above post is AWESOME. If you're watching your carbs, you can eat this in a romaine lettuce leaf instead of a pita and eat it with some fattoush or tabouleh instead of rice. YUMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEE!

poach it.

in a deep pan, sautee some onion and garlic. then add some chicken broth and some water. add some spices and a couple of bay leaves. bring to a boil, and then put the chicken breasts into the liquid (make sure they are completely covered. simmer and cover it for about 10-15 minutes, and then turn the heat off and let it continue to cook in the hot liquid for another 10-15 minutes.

you can serve warm and over rice and vegtables, or refrigerate it for later.

i like to take the left over liquid and use it for when i make rice the next time.

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Coca cola chicken (essentially chicken teriyaki for the lazy)

Brown chicken thighs with garlic. You'll need a scant amount of oil if the skin has been removed. Toss in a small can of coke (regular, not diet) and a few lashings of soy sauce. Boil with the lid off until chicken is done, and sauce has thickened and caramelized. About 45 minutes for thighs. Maybe 30-35 if you do breasts instead.

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