Chicken....
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My current favourite is chicken salsa. I use a jar of Doritos hot salsa poured over a chicken breast on a bed of leeks, peppers, courgette, and lots of juicy open-cup mushrooms. Shove it all in the oven for 40 minutes and top with half-fat creme fraiche. Comes in around 380 calories. I'm a volume-eater for preference, so I serve mine over 300g of whole green beans. Makes a huge bowlful.
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Skinny Taste Korean Grilled Chicken Breast (can easily be made in a skillet if you don't have a grill)
Skinny Taste Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu
Simmer chunks with some tikka masala or favorite curry sauce, add some cauliflower and spinach0 -
I cook a lot of chicken breasts. They are not the most exciting but they please everyone in the house, I can buy huge packs of them and they are in my cooking wheelhouse...
Marinate and grill (so many marinade options out there!)
Season with whatever spices you like and bake them in the oven. Last night they were seasoned with salt, pepper, basil,oregano and baked with lemon and onion
Throw them in the crockpot with a jar of salsa and shred it up for tacos
Crockpot with a bottle of bbq says and serve as sandwiches
Bread them and make chicken fingers, chicken parm ect...
Stir fry0 -
I eat chicken every day.. love it
an easy one: rub chicken with tandoori seasoning, salt & a little oil, skewer it with onions, and grill0 -
Breast is too much protein vs too little fat and quite bland if not well prepared, so I usually go for thighs. However, when I don't, a rich gorgonzola sauce is really making it pop and it's super easy to prepare (or to find in most restaurant menus).0
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Salt pepper granulated garlic onion powder herb de provence a little evoo0
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-Chicken cobb salad
-Shredded into an egg white omelette with a little cheese on top and steamed broccoli
-Chicken, steamed sweet potato and pancake syrup (sugar free, if you prefer) on top. Sound insane, but it's seriously one of my favorite guilt-free comfort food meals. I spice it up with Gilroy's seasoning or crushed red pepper. It's sweet, spicy, meaty, carby, uhh so good.
-Shred it with some salsa or taco sauce, and eat with shredded cabbage on mini tortillas. Side of roast corn on the cob or black beans.
-Chicken tortilla soup. Throw a can of crushed tomatoes, drained corn, drained black beans, garlic, salt, pepper, salsa and a few cups of chicken stock in a CrockPot over cooked shredded chicken and slow cook on low for a few hours. serve over a handful of crushed tortilla chips and a dollop of sour cream.0 -
Here are a few that my family enjoys… I modify to suit our preferences, but these are the base recipes. Good luck!
Chicken Quinoa Soup: https://damndelicious.net/2018/01/19/chicken-and-quinoa-tortilla-soup/
Chicken & broccoli in spaghetti squash: https://reciperunner.com/cheesy-chicken-broccoli-stuffed-spaghetti-squash/
Roasted tomatoes with chicken breast: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chicken-with-herb-roasted-tomatoes-and-pan-sauce-51108240 (sub italian seasoning for the herb de prvence if you’re not a fan like me!)
Chicken quinoa casserole: https://pinchofyum.com/easy-mexican-chicken-quinoa-casserole
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Chicken is so versatile - a google search of chicken dishes will give you tons of ideas. I eat chicken all the time and I don't get tired of it because I use it in so many different things - it's not just a plain chicken breast.0
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Poach it and pull it. BBQ or otherwise. A different texture.0
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my entire fridge door is filled with various sauces and my cupboard is filled with various spices just to keep chicken breast more interesting. It's such a neutral taste you can really do anything you want with it, there's no reason for it to be boring.3
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I season mine with multiple flavors of Mrs. Dash and grill it on the George Foreman. Then I like to take 1TBS medium picante sauce (7cal) and 1 TBS low fat sour cream (20 cal) and mix them together and use them as a dip for the chicken breast.1
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I also tend to eat a lot of chicken breast when on a cut as I find higher protein foods more satiating and it’s got great macros.
There has been loads of great recipe ideas already mentioned I just wanted to add that brining in salt water is a great technique for tender chicken breasts, I don’t cook chicken breast anymore without brining first!2 -
What veggies are in your fridge?
What do you have around for “sides” - pasta, rice, potato?
With fettuccini noodles and Alfredo sauce.
Pounded flat, breaded, and baked.
With mushrooms and spaghetti sauce reduced with a bit of wine. Serve with crusty bread.
Sliced thin and stir fried with baby Bok Choy and thin sliced carrots. Soy sauce and five spice.
Low fat butter chicken and rice.
Diced as a chicken shepherds pie using cream of celery soup and peas.1 -
angmarie28 wrote: »cut them in half (to make them thin) spread 1/2-2/3 of a wedge of laughing cow cheese wedge on each (I use swiss) then sprinkle the top with bread crumbs. And bake. Its so yummy, my husband and kids love them. Im making it tonight actually. its like lazy chicken cordon Bleu. I have also put a slice of ham on the chicken then spread the cheese on that, but I like it better without the ham.
Going to make this tonight! Thanks :-)0 -
https://www.recipetineats.com/mexican-shredded-chicken/
chicken in adobo tomato sauce. the oil step is optional as she notes in the introduction. Very tasty0 -
Mazintrov13 wrote: »I also tend to eat a lot of chicken breast when on a cut as I find higher protein foods more satiating and it’s got great macros.
There has been loads of great recipe ideas already mentioned I just wanted to add that brining in salt water is a great technique for tender chicken breasts, I don’t cook chicken breast anymore without brining first!
I've never heard of this but I'M definitely going to try it!! Thanks for the tip..0 -
Like others have mentioned, try different cuisines.
- Tonight I am make Spanish Arroz con Pollo
- I have tons of Italian basil in my garden so will be doing a chicken with pesto and pasta soon
- I also have Thai basil, so will be making a chicken and Thai basil stir fry with rice https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/257938/spicy-thai-basil-chicken-pad-krapow-gai/
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I don't use chicken breasts. I use the skinless boneless thighs. They're fattier but there's a big enough flavor and texture difference for me to choose them.
I just bake them with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and smoked paprika. 400 for 15 minutes.
You can add any side dish you like, hot or cold, or even put them into a tossed salad.0 -
I use all kinds of spices and spice mixes. A lemon juice/rosemary marinade is good. Cook with or top with tapenades, or cook in oven in a foil pouch with whatever tickles your fancy (mushrooms, various spices, other veggies, poblano peppers....).
Get creative, chicken breast is fairly mild so actually pairs well with a very wide variety of things. Last night I enjoyed some as a base for achar (spicy indian pickles).0
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