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

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!

seasoning salt, oregano, onion powder, and garlic powder. It is sooooooooooo good!!!

Didn't see it listed so I'll toss mine in here too,
1) marinade in chipotle and honey (hey it works great for ribs, once I tried it at home on chicken... yeah that's a winner)
2) cayenne pepper and cinnamon
3) chili pepper flakes and fresh cracked pepper
any other variation of the numerous spices in the cupboard. I've swapped "salt shaker" for spices, just watch ones like lemon pepper that have salt as the main ingredient :P summer savory, allspice, nutmeg, just whatever strikes my fancy, trouble with this one is when I get a real winner I can't always replicate it. So I keep a whiteboard in the kitchen to note what spices were used.

I love chicken breast. I like it with garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, and a little bit of cayenne pepper. I try not to add a lot of salt, but a little bit goes a long way. I usually serve this with brown rice and some broccoli.

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.

OH MY GAWD... that price is extremely high!
Do you have a Sam's Club in your area? Im willing to bet you that you can get a MUCH BETTER DEAL elsewhere.. $3.99/lb is not a bargain, thats a rip off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have never paid more than $1.76/lb (for a 40# case) for boneless skinless chicken breast....

We eat/ use lots of chicken breasts this way. and my all time favorite is baked dill chicken, which combines 1 can of low sodium cream of mushroom soup and ½ cup of fat free or low fat sour cream with ½ teaspoon of dill. ( This will generously cover 2-3 breasts) since I generally feed 4-6 I double or triple this. But it is divine. The sauce also works well as a gravy over potatoes or rice.

Ok we also like chicken breasts baked with a honey mustard glaze. And I also have a Hawaiian Chicken recipe that calls for chicken breast to be baked in one can of lite fruit cocktail, and it is delicious as well. And today I am going to try making ranch chicken in my slow cooker which is to be served over noodles: Ranch chicken over noodles

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 tablespoon real bacon bits
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 package ranch dressing mix
1 can cream of chicken soup FIT AND TRIM/ LOW SODIUM
1 cup sour cream FAT FREE
Egg noodles- NO EGG YOKE NOODLES (210 cals for 2 cups)

Directions:

1. Place chicken in greased 5-6 quart slow cooker.
2. Combine bacon, garlic, ranch dressing mix, soup, and sour cream; mix well.
3. Pour over chicken in the crock pot. Cook on high 3-4 hours.
4. Shred the chicken using two forks.
5. Serve over cooked noodles.


Happy cooking!