Boiled or Grilled Chicken?

karlsantiago
karlsantiago Posts: 90 Member
in Food and Nutrition
If lean chicken is part of your normal diet, which method do you prefer? Which is healthier?

I've been boiling my skinless chicken leg quarters (cos i love the dark meat) for as long as I can remember. It's a lot easier for me to cook than using a skillet.
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  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    You can't beat grilled. Unless it's fried, but that's added calories.

    Since you're cooking leg quarters, I would grill them or bake them on a pan in the oven so the fat can render out. We bake chicken wings on a pan in the oven for an hour with some liquid smoke, and it tastes like they were grilled. Add some Frank's red hot sauce, and you've got yourself a pretty healthy serving of hot wings.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Grilled. Boiled meat is gross.
  • DavidHusky
    DavidHusky Posts: 112 Member
    This.
    Grilled. Boiled meat is gross.

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  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    Baked.
  • thedovex
    thedovex Posts: 1
    I always bake mine. I didn't even know you could boil meat. :S
  • FitWarrior7
    FitWarrior7 Posts: 332 Member
    Not that I boil chicken, but with ribs I will boil them and then grill them afterwards. Boiling them gets some of the fat out, the water is disgusting when I pour it out.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Grilled. Boiled chicken is just icky.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Grilled. Boiled meat is gross.


    This man speaks the truth.

    Also, why is "baked" not an option?


    edit: cr@p - teach me to not read an entire thread before posting
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    good god. I think anything has got to be better than boiled. :sick: Please don't anyone find other worse options though. Grilled or Baked!!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    Grilled. Boiled meat is gross.

    so this if those are the only choices. but what about roasting?

    boiled meat just sounds like something that's served in prisons or places where they dont care about flavor.

    i mean seriously how do you season boiled meat (hint, seasoning stuff after its been cooked isn't properly seasoning it)
  • benniesmother
    benniesmother Posts: 269 Member
    boiling meat reminds me of Jeffrey Dahmer....................
    ?
  • Charlottesometimes23
    Charlottesometimes23 Posts: 687 Member
    I boil chicken breasts in stock and add a bay leaf. Then I shred them and use for sandwiches. The meat is very tasty and moist when boiled.
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    Grill or Baked FTW
  • debrag12
    debrag12 Posts: 1,071 Member
    anything but boiled
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    If you boil your chicken on a VERY low heat with some thing in the water to flavour it it's known as poaching and will give you very tender delicious chicken.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    Roast, baked, pan fried or grilled (broiled). Depends on what the meal as a whole is. Boiled though?! :sick:
  • MaritzK
    MaritzK Posts: 66 Member
    Grilled chicken wins! The flavor just tops everything :) But it depends a little on the meal, in soup or something like that it doesn't really matter if you have grilled or boiled chicken and boiled chicken is actually easier then ;)
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    Blech! People actually boil chicken and eat it? That sounds awful.
  • marooned
    marooned Posts: 106 Member
    George Foreman grill for me... chicken breast tenders!!
  • beckizzle
    beckizzle Posts: 118 Member
    poached with some vegetable bouillon powder, the bees knees!!
  • shutterbug282
    shutterbug282 Posts: 588 Member
    Grilled!
  • Charlottesometimes23
    Charlottesometimes23 Posts: 687 Member
    If you boil your chicken on a VERY low heat with some thing in the water to flavour it it's known as poaching and will give you very tender delicious chicken.
    Yes, that's what I do. It's very tasty, although it doesn't look so appealing.
  • christinemadden0223
    christinemadden0223 Posts: 175 Member
    I thought boiled sounded strange too, but right now I have chicken breasts in the crock pot with a jar of salsa waiting on me for dinner at home- isn't that sort of like boiling it?? This super easy chicken is AMAZING btw
  • summer8it
    summer8it Posts: 433 Member
    Rub chicken leg quarters with seasoning salt, place in crock pot, cook on high for 4 hours. Doesn't get easier than that.

    It'll render out a lot of liquid. If you pour it into a container and refrigerate it, you can remove the fat that hardens on top, and the rest of it is like concentrated chicken broth.
  • SkinnyMarni3
    SkinnyMarni3 Posts: 73 Member
    Diced and grilled with veggies and spices
  • BrotherBill913
    BrotherBill913 Posts: 662 Member
    Grilled. Boiled meat is gross.

    This ^^^^^^
  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
    I can't eat boiled chicken. Reminds me of hospital food. Grilled chicken it is.
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
    i have to grill. extra burnt for maximum flavor.
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    I actually like boiled chicken... I like how tender it gets. You don't have to boil it in water, you know. You can boil it in chicken broth or alcohol.
  • Lifelink
    Lifelink Posts: 193 Member
    Grill or Baked FTW

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