Chicken breast....vomit??

I prefer to roast/bake my breast. I can't even imagine boiling it

I bet you overcooked it and it was very dry. I would want to vomit from that too.

hhnkhl wrote: »

So I have been a heavy fast food and restaraunt eater...I decided to start eating healthy and losing weight...

I had cauliflower...brocolli...tomatoes....then lastly I ate just plain boiled chicken breast. I ate about 100g of the chicken breast. However... every time I tried eating it I wanted to vomit. Is this because I have been used to additives and etc on my meats???

That sounds horrible. I love grilled chicken, but I don't have easy access to a grill, so I do a lot of pan cooked chicken. Just throw in a hot frying pan (no oil because I have non-stick pans). And spices always make a difference. I've used no salt spice mixes as well as some of the grill master series. My go tos are typically something labeled similar to "garlic and herb". And if nothing else, I do salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

Get something like a George Forman grill..you can get one for like $12 at Walmart..you can grill anything on it

I absolutely love chicken breast...but if I had to eat it plain and boiled I'd probably vomit too.

So you took the chicken breast, unseasoned, boiled it until all the flavor had gone into the water, threw out the water and ate the chicken?

You are doing this wrong.

Look up some recipes for chicken breast, or at least cooking techniques. I usually sear it in a hot pan then spread honey/mustard/olive oil/rosemary/salt/pepper on it and bake it in the oven for about 20 min, till it's cooked through. Often with little potatoes on the pan soaking up some of the flavor. Everyone seems to love it that way.

And believe me You Can Learn To Cook Well. My ex was so clueless that he literally burned the water when he tried to boil some water, he was starting below zero in cooking skill. From there he became a good enough cook that he did it for a living. Anyone can learn to cook well. Ignorance is where everyone starts.

I would probably want to vomit on plain boiled chicken breast too...you are aware that you can flavor things and whatnot...and personally I would have marinated that thing and thrown that on the grill or sauteed it or baked it.

I've never heard of anyone eating boiled chicken breast as a rule...it would be rather dry and unappetizing to say the least.

FYI, "healthy" doesn't mean bland and boring...

Boiled chicken, I would vomit as well. Try spices (salt free), grill it, broil it. As onions, peppers, lemon, orange, anything.

robininfl wrote: »

So you took the chicken breast, unseasoned, boiled it until all the flavor had gone into the water, threw out the water and ate the chicken?

You are doing this wrong.

Look up some recipes for chicken breast, or at least cooking techniques. I usually sear it in a hot pan then spread honey/mustard/olive oil/rosemary/salt/pepper on it and bake it in the oven for about 20 min, till it's cooked through. Often with little potatoes on the pan soaking up some of the flavor. Everyone seems to love it that way.

And believe me You Can Learn To Cook Well. My ex was so clueless that he literally burned the water when he tried to boil some water, he was starting below zero in cooking skill. From there he became a good enough cook that he did it for a living. Anyone can learn to cook well. Ignorance is where everyone starts.

+1

FWIW you can poach chicken breast and have it be very tasty. But you have to season the poaching liquid and time it right so that the chicken is perfectly cooked.

I suggest you go to cooking sites that not only give you recipes, they explain why the recipe works. That way, you learn some things you can take and apply to new recipes - and learn to come up with your own. America's Test Kitchen is a good site for that, and you can see this year's recipes for free (you pay to see them all). Also, Alton Brown usually explains his recipes well.

quatermore wrote: »

Boiling a chicken breast in plain water would render an unappetizing hunk of meat. A quick easy way to add flavor is to poach the breast in stock with onions, carrots, celery, salt and pepper and 1 bay leaf. As long as you don’t overcook it, the chicken comes out tender and flavorful. Fork shred the meat and add as an addition to any meal. This is just one alternative to the many ways you can prepare chicken breasts. Good luck!

Yes, or put it in the slow cooker like that, with vegetables, stock, spices. Easy peasy!

TR0berts wrote: »

Yeah. The only time I've boiled chicken is when one of my pets had to go on a bland diet of boiled chicken and rice.

I tried a bite once - I think I would have thrown up if I had continued eating it.

Even then, I steam the chicken.


I agree that boiling was the problem. Bake, broil or fry the chicken and log any oils/fats....and flavor it!!

I agree with everyone else that the problem is most likely boiling it and eating it plain. I like to roast it in the oven with salt, pepper, olive oil, rosemary, and maybe lemon zest.

Also be sure you are cooking it completely with no pink in the middle. The texture of undercooked chicken is strange and really unappetizing (and not a good idea to eat). If you have a meat thermometer, use it to be sure the entire chicken breast is at the minimum safe cooked temperature (165 degrees F).

Chicken is a good meat precisely because it can take flavour so well. That's why its so versatile and popular. You can add so many different varieties of herbs, spices, seasonings ,sauces etc to it. So do it!