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

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 (:

Buffalo wing sauce is yummy with chicken breast!

I use rosemary, salt, and pepper, sauteed with cooking spray. Simple but goes with anything!

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.

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.

With me the aha moment came when I realized you could put a knife to them prior to cooking. :laugh:

I love to slice them and make my own chicken fingers. Frozen fries are not expensive, and are pretty good calorie wise if you go for the portion, and then a nice veggie. Better than any carry out and within my cals.

Also, once I cut them up in bite size and tossed in Ranch dressing powder and another time the lipton onion mix. BOTH are high in sodium, so be aware.

I love chicken parmesan.
Slice the breast in half to make it thinner. I pound mine after this, but it is not necessary (sp). Dredge in water or egg (i like egg) and then roll in bread crumbs of choice (I like italian)

Depending on the cals I have left for the day I will either use 2 tbls of olive oil to fry them in a pan, or spray THE BREAST with Pam Olive oil after spraying the pan, It gives it the crunch w/o all the cals. It is def drier than with the EVOO though.

I then place my fav tomato sauce on the bottom of a glass pan, place the breasts, put more sauce on top and some low fat or fat free mozz cheese. Top with a spinkle of grated parm on top!

The trick for me is to avoid the pasta and garlic bread. I make a big salad with italian dressing and it satisfying. If I have the cals I will have a 1/2 cup of pasta too

Ok now I know what I am having for dinner

I put a lot of Cajun's Choice Creole Seasoning on it. I then bake it on 350.

This is what our house preffers

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

My favorite way to prepare chicken breast... Marinade for a few hours, or overnight, in some lime margarita mix. Then bake with a couple tablespoons of salsa on top, and add a sprinkle of "taco blend" shredded cheese on top when you have about 5 minutes left to cook. I like it with a side of rice cooked with peppers and onion, corn kernels (frozen is lower sodium than canned), and black beans (dry is lower sodium than canned). And cornbread if I have enough calories.

Otherwise, I just have a collection of different 30 minute marinades. I like to cut the chicken into cubes and stir fry it with some kind of frozen veggies that complement the marinade, then add rice or pasta, and maybe a cheese. For instance, lemon garlic marinade with Italian blend veggies, bow-tie pasta, and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese, or Teriyaki marinade with Oriental blend veggies and rice, maybe with a little low-mein noodles on top for extra texture and crunch. Buffalo sauce and barbecue sauce make frequent appearances, too. Buffalo is really low in calories, but high in sodium. Barbecue might add an extra 60 calories, but soooo worth it.

MY personal trainer told me to buy Mrs Dash seasoning, there is no sodium in them! Very good for if you're trying to lose weight and they are delicious!