Seasoning for chicken breast--what's your favorite?

StatutoryGrape
StatutoryGrape Posts: 365
edited October 7 in Food and Nutrition
We're starting to trim down spending in all areas (we want to buy a house sometime this year), and I found an ad for 3 lb. of boneless skinless chicken breast...$3.99. Score!

Anyway, that's a ton of chicken for two people. We like to experiment with different spices and seasonings, but for some reason, I'm drawing a blank. What's your favorite way to season chicken breast? If you have some low-calorie/low-fat marinade ideas, I'd love to hear those, too. :)
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  • razzyjazz
    razzyjazz Posts: 119 Member
    My hubby uses lemon pepper seasoning and it is delicious !
  • StatutoryGrape
    StatutoryGrape Posts: 365
    That sounds really good! I bet it's easy to make as well.
  • jennlg2
    jennlg2 Posts: 2
    I like to use Dale's Low Sodium marinade. It's kinda creamy (the non low sodium one isn't). Tastes awesome.... maybe 45 calories. :)
  • ashjofree
    ashjofree Posts: 1
    I made some grilled chicken today and tried using dijon mustard, garlic powder, and a bit of hot sauce. It was tasty!
  • melissakay1q
    melissakay1q Posts: 10
    Italian Chicken: FF Italian dressing, Italian seasoning and shredded parm cheese. Bake at 400 for an hour covered with foil, removing foil halfway through.

    There's always the old BBQ sauce standby.

    1 part Teriyaki sauce and 1 part apricot jam mixed together over chicken is really tasty, especially served with rice and steamed vegetables.
  • alishuman
    alishuman Posts: 62
    My family likes Honey-Ginger Chicken bites an awful lot... It does take a bit of honey, but my recipe feeds 6. I imagine for 2, you could decrease it considerably.



    Honey Ginger Chicken Bites
    ⅔ c. honey
    2 tsp. fresh grated ginger
    2 Tbs. lemon juice
    2 Tbs. cider vinegar
    2 Tbs. soy sauce
    2 tsp. sesame oil
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    4 boneless ,skinless chicken
    breasts, cubed
    Salt & pepper to taste
    2 tsp. corn starch
    2 tsp. cold water


    1. Mix first 7 ingredients well. Add chicken and marinate several hours.

    2. Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly grease a broiler pan with cooking spray and place the chicken on the pan in a single layer, reserving the marinade. Salt and Pepper to taste. Bake at 425°F for 20 minutes, stirring once.

    3. While the chicken is cooking, boil the marinade in a small saucepan for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir into the marinade. Cook one minute. Remove from heat.

    4. Remove the chicken from the oven and set oven control to broil. Spoon the thickened marinade onto the chicken and toss to coat well. Broil chicken 5 minutes, or until browned.
  • dabombmom23
    dabombmom23 Posts: 10 Member
    Light italian dressing & McCormicks Steak seasoning... let them marinate for a few hours, they are juicy & tendar & yummy!
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    I love to marinate/cook mine in a lemon juice/olive oil mixture...it's so delicious!!!!
  • I_get_fit
    I_get_fit Posts: 145 Member
    Asian inspired marinade -

    low sodium soy sauce
    sesame oil
    minced garlic
    a little ginger
    red pepper flakes (sometimes)
    orange juice (sometimes)

    This is nice with jasmine rice and stir fried mixed veggies


    If I'm in a hurry I also like to marinate in Italian or Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
  • Giraffe33991
    Giraffe33991 Posts: 430 Member
    http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysarizonadreaming.html

    Penzeys arizona dreaming is awesome on chicken or fish! YUMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!
  • SimplyDeLish
    SimplyDeLish Posts: 539
    I marinate in plain yogurt, toss on a cookie sheet (non-stick sprayed), season with a bit of salt and peper and bake. For a splurge you can sprinkle with parmesan (sp?) cheese. Delish!!!
  • Priincess_Natalie
    Priincess_Natalie Posts: 367 Member
    I just season my chicken with some olive oil (very lightly) and "Kick'n Chicken" seasoning. OMG...yum.
  • harley0269
    harley0269 Posts: 384 Member
    i have 4 different ones that i absolutely LOVE:

    1) mc cormicks montreal chicken
    2) mc cormicks mesquite
    3) mc cormicks smokehouse maple
    4) mrs dash southwest chipolte
  • sharonfincher1
    sharonfincher1 Posts: 311 Member
    Grill Mates has a whole section of really good marinades, and Weber has a seasoning called Kickin Chickin
  • dobrien323
    dobrien323 Posts: 14 Member
    I just use cayenne pepper. I love spicy food and it doesn't really have anything bad nutritionally.
  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    I put it with canned tomatoes and olive oil, garlic, onions, and a combination of cumin, coriander, and cinnamon, and just a pinch of cayenne pepper (the cinnamon in it is SO good! I put this spice combination in everything.). You can probably do it with just the garlic, cumin, coriander and cinnamon and not the others, too.
  • fitnessyeoja
    fitnessyeoja Posts: 357 Member
    bump
  • kelceyjean12011
    kelceyjean12011 Posts: 185 Member
    bake it with some mccormick 5 fiery pepper seaonsing..if you like it spicy :) or grill it up with some honey mustard on a salad
  • firedragon064
    firedragon064 Posts: 1,082 Member
    My family likes Honey-Ginger Chicken bites an awful lot... It does take a bit of honey, but my recipe feeds 6. I imagine for 2, you could decrease it considerably.



    Honey Ginger Chicken Bites
    ⅔ c. honey
    2 tsp. fresh grated ginger
    2 Tbs. lemon juice
    2 Tbs. cider vinegar
    2 Tbs. soy sauce
    2 tsp. sesame oil
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    4 boneless ,skinless chicken
    breasts, cubed
    Salt & pepper to taste
    2 tsp. corn starch
    2 tsp. cold water


    1. Mix first 7 ingredients well. Add chicken and marinate several hours.

    2. Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly grease a broiler pan with cooking spray and place the chicken on the pan in a single layer, reserving the marinade. Salt and Pepper to taste. Bake at 425°F for 20 minutes, stirring once.

    3. While the chicken is cooking, boil the marinade in a small saucepan for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir into the marinade. Cook one minute. Remove from heat.

    4. Remove the chicken from the oven and set oven control to broil. Spoon the thickened marinade onto the chicken and toss to coat well. Broil chicken 5 minutes, or until browned.

    Yummy I'll try this tomorrow. I eat at least 5 chicken breast per week
  • shiseido_faerie
    shiseido_faerie Posts: 771 Member
    I like to sautée some onions and garlic in olive oil, then toss in the chicken (which I usually ore cut into small bites) until it is cooked and top with some black pepper to finish, simple, but I like it.
  • dalgal26
    dalgal26 Posts: 781 Member
    Crusted with parmesan cheese
  • sunshinegirl2012
    sunshinegirl2012 Posts: 52
    I don't eat meat very much, maybe once a week, but if I do I make it special...whole foods has the BEST seasoning/spices/salt ever. I don't know what it's called but it's delicious, it's their own brand. that with olive oil, onion, lemon and basil, maybe with feta cheese on top! or sometimes marinated in mango-chipotle sauce (low cal) also from whole foods. yum (:
  • charlotteandalfie
    charlotteandalfie Posts: 52
    I love the nandos peri peri mild seasoning with chicken xx
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    Buffalo wing sauce is yummy with chicken breast!
  • stayxtrue
    stayxtrue Posts: 1,186 Member
    i just do my own thing with my favourite herbs and spices and just change it up all the time as I eat A LOT of chicken
  • kerrylwharris
    kerrylwharris Posts: 2 Member
    I use rosemary, salt, and pepper, sauteed with cooking spray. Simple but goes with anything!
  • FoxyMcDeadlift
    FoxyMcDeadlift Posts: 771 Member
    There are so many good seasonings out there, just check your local supermarket. If you have any asian local shops nearby, hit them up too. Some current staples are :
    Lemon and Chilli, Jerk, Caribbean chicken (can go with anything though) Piri piri, Lemon and Thyme. Also, stuff like Pataks curry pastes are good if you just smear a bit on
  • jfluchere
    jfluchere Posts: 346 Member
    I love to marinate/cook mine in a lemon juice/olive oil mixture...it's so delicious!!!!

    Mine. Brown in oil, then squirt lemon and cover.
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    In my opinion, nothing beats lemon and organic unsalted butter... It's the best for chicken.
  • VeronicaanddMatt0605
    VeronicaanddMatt0605 Posts: 122 Member
    my favorite way to spice chicken is 2T brown sugar and 2 T paprika then I add in garlic powder salt and pepper to taste you can put this on the chicken right before cooking and it has tons of flavor. Any extra can be stored in a jar sealed tight in your pantry its delicious smoky and spicy.
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