Need chicken breast meal ideas!!

Pulled BBQ chicken.

-Place chix in the crockpot, season with mckormicks BBQ seasoning, place small amount of sauce in crockpot (just for wetness)

-Cook on low 6-8 hours, shred chicken with forks

-Add a bit more sauce to crockpot and cook 30 mins

-Serve on whole wheat buns, or if you're like me, just in a heap on the plate... no carbs from bread that way

Freezes great too!

One of my favorites is Mango Chicken. Chicken breast, mango, cilantro, red onion and garlic... mmmmm! You can cook the chicken breasts in a skillet with apple juice or light chicken broth to reduce calories (no butter or oil). Add a little cornstarch slurry at the end to thicken the sauce and serve over rice.

This is the recipe that I use... but I would bet you could alter it and do it in a crockpot. I would just wait to add the mango and cilantro until the last hour of cooking (or less) as it may get mushy.

Ingredients:
Rice (cooked)
1 lb boneless chicken breasts (cut into 1/2 inch strips)
2/3 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
1 red onion (sliced)
1 mango (cut into 1 inch chunks)
2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbs water
2 tbs olive oil
3/4 tsp salt
3 tbs peanuts (coarsely chopped)

Directions:
In skillet, heat oil until hot and add garlic and onion, stir fry until onion is crisp tender (~3 min). Add the chicken and stir fry until lightly browned (~4 min). Add and bring to a boil the broth, chili sauce, lime juice, ginger and salt, then add cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened (~1 min). Add the mango and cook just until the chicken is cooked through (~1 min). Serve over rice and garnish with peanuts.

:bigsmile: Someone just posted a recipe for Salsa Chicken. I have never made it, but it sounds so yummy.

Another of my favorites (and VERY EASY) is what we call Bloody Mary Chicken. We put the chicken breasts in the crock pot with some celery and green onions then cover it with our favorite bloody mary mix (like a bold and spicy) and cook until chicken falls apart. We serve it over rice.

i have that cooking in the crockpot right now

:bigsmile: Someone just posted a recipe for Salsa Chicken. I have never made it, but it sounds so yummy.

I cook my chicken breast in a skillet...season how you like (I have emerils chicken rub which is yummy)...use water to cook it in. I just add 1/3 cup every once in a while..keeps it moist and no calories since no butter. Serve with some veggies (broccoli, green beans, or salad)

You can also put it in the crockpot with mushrooms, onions, italian dressing (fat free), tomatoes...then shred and mix back with sauce. Fix with brown rice or wheat pasta, or quinoa, or couscous...choices are wide!

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^^^ This! You will not be disappointed.

Here's an easy one I tried recently and loved. Brush skinless boneless chicken breasts with a little fat free/ low calorie Italian or vinagrette type salad dressing. Sprinkle both sides with Italian seasonings and a little pepper (Tastefully Simple Italian seasoning is amazing on this). Broil 5 minutes or so, turn and broil another 5 minutes or so, add sliced tomatoes and a little feta cheese to each breast and broil 3 or 4 minutes more. Delicious, easy and quick. I am not a huge fan of tomatoes but they taste great under the broiler.

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^^^ This! You will not be disappointed.

Seriously. I do the Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken pretty regularly. She has some other ones too. I've made probably 30 of her recipes and they have all been fantastic.

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I just made this. Had it for lunch for about 3 days straight. One of my favorite casseroles.

http://www.sargento.com/recipes/491/homestyle-chicken-and-rice-casserole/

Of course, I subbed in brown rice and low sodium broth and 2% cheese. I use small, bite-sized pieces of chicken instead of entire breasts. Also, it's more like 5 or 6 servings. Use the recipe calculator to get accurate counts.

http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/recipes/healthified/healthified-stuffed-chicken-parmesan.aspx


That is a link to the BEST stuffed chicken parmessan recipe!!!!!!! I made this last week and we all ate it up! LOVE IT! Oh, did i mention it is 290 calories per serving?!?!

I just made this last night.....

Grate some carrots and brocoli(i used one head of brocoli and one big carrot for two 5 ounce breasts.

Sautee the veggies in a little extra virgin olive oil or some spray butter, add some salt, pepper, farlic powder and onion powder(or whatever seasonings you prefer)

Fillet the chicken breast into a butterfly(don't cut all the way through in half)

put the veggie mixture inside the chicken, then fold over the top chicken flap and secure it with toothpicks

**optional** put italian style breadcrumbs over the chicken breast, turn over and repeat

If you are opting out on breadcrumbs, then seasoin the chicken breast to your liking

Cook in oven for 35-45 mins @ 350f

I served mine with a side of potato and cauliflower mash

Another quick and easy recipe I tried this week and loved is "Weight Watchers Diet Coke" chicken. Place skinless boneless breasts in fry pan, add 1 cup ketchup, 1 cup diet coke and if you want you can add a packet of dry onion soup mix and cut up onions and peppers, mushrooms, whatever you like. Cook on med-med/ high about 30 or 40 minutes stirring occasionaly. Cover and cook another 10 minutes or so. Delicious and easy!