Recipes for chicken beyond "Baked"

A couple ideas that immediately come to mind.

Saute the chicken. Buy boneless, or debone the chicken yourself. Pound it flat. Then you can either lightly bread it; or season it and saute in butter and/or oil. If you're going low-fat; you can saute without extra oils in a non-stick pan with some cooking spray. I'm following a low carb high fat way of eating and this way is perfectly fine. You don't have to go with breast meat either. You can debone any cut and it works fine. You can blacken it as well in a very hot pan the way Paul Prudhomme describes. They key is to make sure the meat isn't too thick so it cooks through quickly.

Put the chicken into a soup or stew. My personal favorite is a good Chicken Taco soup. This keeps very well and makes a very substantial and nutritious lunch. But you could make any number of good chicken soups or stews. Even Chili if you're so inclined.

Of course you could grill it. I prefer thighs for this; but any cut would work. I like to marinate it in Mojo overnight and grill up a bunch. Then I cut up the grilled meat for use in salads and such through the week.

An there are variations on baking. You could pound breasts flat and roll them up with some savory filling and back that. You could put them in little backing dishes in a sauce. I used to put flattened chicken breast cut into strips; put into a individual cup sized baking dishes; and put some honey/mustard/wine mixture in with them and bake. Yum. But that's too sweet for me now. But that technique could be used with any number of sauces that aren't necessarily fattening or sugary. You could put boneless chicken breasts on an aluminum square, put some seasonings on the chicken with a little butter and oil, then seal it up into a packet. Yesterday, as a matter of fact, I had some chick breasts that I put in aluminum packet with butter, olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, garlic; and lemon pepper and baked. Very good.

Good thread, I'm quite basic when it comes to chicken, and usually just brine it for a while, and then either pan fry it if a breast, or roast it if pieces/ a whole chicken. So nice and juicy that way, even if quite basic

Have you had the salsa chicken? I use boneless , skinless chicken breasts, taco seasoning, and a jar of your favorite salsa. Rub chicken well with taco seasoning, place in crockpot. Add salsa, cook till tender, shred and use for burritos, over rice, or add to salad with black beans and lite sour cream.... So versatile.

Have you had the salsa chicken? I use boneless , skinless chicken breasts, taco seasoning, and a jar of your favorite salsa. Rub chicken well with taco seasoning, place in crockpot. Add salsa, cook till tender, shred and use for burritos, over rice, or add to salad with black beans and lite sour cream.... So versatile.

Now this sounds really good! Thanks!

So welcome... I even put this on a baked potato with the lite sour cream.... So good

Chicken marinated for a few hours (or all day) in orange juice and curry powder. (I use 1/4 cup oj and 1 tbs curry but I like a strong curry flavour). Whisk a little cornstarch into the OJ before baking to thicken the sauce (or not if you prefer a liquid sauce to a glaze).

I make an easy chicken enchilada casserole, baked chicken parmesan, and recently started broiling chicken after pounding it flat and using different marinades. My most recent experiment was making easy blackened chicken which was great! You can find a lot of really easy, healthy chicken recipes on Pinterest.

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My husband and I use the McCormick Grill Mates marinade packets--and any other brand of marinade that sounds tasty, really--but we do tend to bake the chicken after. The zesty herb flavor is probably my favorite! You can also throw a whole breast in the pan and shred it with 2 forks while it's cooking to make pulled chicken. Just toss it in barbeque sauce after. Or try tossing some chicken shreds in a slow cooker with Bear Creek noodle soups. Or cut some chicken into chunks and cook it, then use a dipping sauce or coat it in a low-sugar Chinese food sauce. ^_^.

If you buy chicken with the bone-in, bone it yourself. Take the scraps and bones and toss in a pot and make some broth. Pick off the chunks that were stuck to the bones, and skim the broth. Use the broth to make Egg Drop Soup (broth, powdered ginger, soy sauce, black pepper and beaten eggs) and the chicken pieces to make chicken fried rice(rice, chopped onion, soy sauce, pepper and chicken).You can also add peas and shredded carrots. Whatever you have lurking in the fridge. Cheapest and tastiest meal

Marinate before grilling or roasting.

Cut chicken into chunks and marinate in one of these combinations:

-Tandoori/tikka curry paste + low fat yoghurt
-Lemon juice, olive oil and crushed garlic

Then put on skewers and grill or oven cook.


Probably not as healthy, I sometimes do a chicken cacciatore recipe from BBC Good Food which seems to have been taken down now (but I think I adapted it quite a lot adding more coq au vin/bourgignon type ingredients). I've done it with just chicken thighs, or thighs and drumsticks, or a whole jointed chicken and they're all good.
-Brown chicken pieces on skin side. Remove from pan and set aside.
-Using the same pan, fry some bacon, set aside.
-Using the same pan, fry an onion, add some diced carrot and mushrooms, a splash of wine (optional) and 2 tins chopped or plum tomatoes. Also add some herbs - thyme, oregano or herbes de Provence all work well.
-Put all your ingredients in a casserole dish in the oven and cook until the chicken is really tender, falling off the bone.


Weekend treat/cheat meal - baked but so delicious:
-Cut a slit in a chicken breast, add a slice of mozzarella and a teaspoon of pesto.
-Wrap chicken breast in bacon.
-Bake until chicken is cooked through and bacon is crispy.


Chicken curry - can add as much veg and stuff as you like:
-Fry onion and garlic in a saucepan
-Add chicken and stir 'til outside is sealed/white
-Add curry paste from a jar (don't know what brands you have in America - I use Pataks here in the UK) and stir to coat
-Add veg of your choice and a tin of chopped tomatoes. You may also need to add water.
-You can add creamed coconut which is delicious but obviously high in calories. You can also stir in yoghurt to give it a creamier look and consistency which would be the healthier option.