Recommend chicken breast recipes?

mikepence · 08-06-2009, 08:04 PM

Monday, I start going back into a traditional working environment, after working primarily from home for years, doing software project management. So, I see myself joining the cold chicken breast in a Rubbermaid container crowd. I am looking for culinary inspiration, so, anyone care to offer up your favorite chicken breast recipes?

paolo59 · 08-06-2009, 08:25 PM

Salt and pepper them, brown them in a little oil with some salsa chipotle. Throw in some sliced onions and green bell peppers, add a little water. Pop the skillet in the oven and bake it until the skinless chicken breasts are done. It's fast and easy. You can do almost anything with chicken! One of the easiest ways to cook them is to throw them in some boiling water, add several bay leafs, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper, and cook the suckers, just pull them out when they're done. They are delicious cold, packed for lunch. A little spiced mustard as a condiment, some cheese, and an apple, and you're set.

BOstreet · 08-06-2009, 09:05 PM

Sriracha sauce makes everything taste better

Rackatak · 08-06-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mikepence

Monday, I start going back into a traditional working environment, after working primarily from home for years, doing software project management. So, I see myself joining the cold chicken breast in a Rubbermaid container crowd. I am looking for culinary inspiration, so, anyone care to offer up your favorite chicken breast recipes?

1. Light a gas or charcoal grill..

2. Put skinless breasts in a bowl, add some lemon juice, throw in some finely chopped rosemary and garlic to taste, sprinkle liberally with paprika. Coat the breasts well with this mixture.

3. When the grill is good and hot cook until done.

4. Eat.

I like to slice the breasts in half length wise to make them thinner. They cook a bit faster and you also get more seasoning with each bite.

Good Suff!

sytennison · 08-06-2009, 09:55 PM

It's been a while since I've done this so I don't recall the details, but I got good results from brining my chicken breasts. Basically, you soak them in very salty water for a while before cooking them. It makes 'em tasty and tender. Try googling "brining" to get detailed instructions.

sytennison · 08-06-2009, 09:57 PM

Oh, and another thing I've done with chicken breasts is to marinade them in tandoori curry paste. Now that's good eating!

paolo59 · 08-07-2009, 01:28 AM

Just where the hell are the "female" members of this over 35 forum? I'm anxiously awaiting some good recipes! I'll try each and every one!

bb5-0 · 08-07-2009, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mikepence

Monday, I start going back into a traditional working environment, after working primarily from home for years, doing software project management. So, I see myself joining the cold chicken breast in a Rubbermaid container crowd. I am looking for culinary inspiration, so, anyone care to offer up your favorite chicken breast recipes?

Cut into small chunks
Grill in a simple pan with a few drops of water ( or possibly olive oil) and spice with chicken herbs. Don't cook it too long or it becomes too dry. Add some water if it starts burning or sticking.
Prepare some vegetable salad ( spice it with herbs - mint, sage, onions, ....and apple vinegar or olive oil )
throw the grilled chunks into the salad, mix and eat!

paolo59 · 08-07-2009, 01:50 AM

Some folks write off Cambells soup! LOL Get the cream of mushroom, or cream of chicken.
Butter up a baking dish and put two cups of rice, well seasoned, onions and garlic, for me you can't put enough of those. Place the chicken breasts right on top of the whole messy mix, salt and pepper, put the whole thing in the oven, and bake at around 325 for 45 minutes to an hour. It may have more calories than you might want, but it's finger licking good!

paolo59 · 08-07-2009, 01:58 AM

Whole chicken, a good roaster: lather the sucker up with olive oil, put some dabs of butter if you would like, stuff garlic, sage, and rosemarry between the skin and the chicken. In the cavity, small to be sure, put several slices of apple and orange. Baste the whole thing occasionally with butter, more garlic LOL This is an oven chicken, it might take an hour or more, 325 to 350. But when it comes out, it's like a mini Thanksgiving!

bscole · 08-07-2009, 10:10 AM

This is a decent recipe:
salt and pepper
1 tbsp flour
2 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
4 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp spicy mustard
4 green onion sliced thinly
brown chicken in oil for about 2 mins on each side; mix 1 tbsp of olive oil with the vinegar, orange juice, brown sugar, mustard and onion. Pour the mix over the chicken coating on both sides. Then place the chicken in the oven for about 15 mins turning chicken at least once. Chicken should be galzed and cooked through. Delicious.

Rhinoclan · 08-07-2009, 10:18 AM

One way, especially when you most likely are going to reheat the chicken, is to paillard the chicken, or pound it thin. This way, you can get more seasonings per ounce of chicken, it cooks very quickly, as well as re-heats quickly so as not to over cook and dry out. I like jerk seasonings, blackened chicken, even just a sage rub. I don't know how adventurous you want to get. YOu can also stuff the chicken this way, and again, cooks quickly. A favorite of mine is goats cheese, roasted red peppers, spinach, and some basil pesto, fold it over, and quick saute on each side...and since it's thin, you're talking 1.5 minutes per side on medium/high heat.

IrishEyes #1 · 08-07-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mikepence

Monday, I start going back into a traditional working environment, after working primarily from home for years, doing software project management. So, I see myself joining the cold chicken breast in a Rubbermaid container crowd. I am looking for culinary inspiration, so, anyone care to offer up your favorite chicken breast recipes?

You can spice up the chicken with the following:
2-3 Chicken Breasts - Cube
1 clove garlic
Curry either hot or mild
Pinch parsley
Paprika - and any other spices you like
A little olive oil barely covering the bottom of the pan

Cut up the garlic and cook this first to being out the flavors of the garlic - add the cubed chicken - add all spices cook until chicken is cooked through

Serve with Brown rice and some steamed veggies

Ctrainer · 08-07-2009, 10:37 AM

1 tsp canola oil
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1 tsp Kosher salt or sea salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
4 thinly sliced chicken breast (4oz. each)
1/2 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
1 tbsp plus 1 tsp whole-grain dijon mustard

large non -stick skillet, heat oil over medium heat
Mix flour, salt and pepper on a plate
Lightly coat each cutlet with flour mix and place in skillet
Cook for 3 minutes, turn, cook additional 4 minutes

Meanwhile, stir chicken broth together with mustard in bowl
remove cutlets from skillet, place in bowl and turn heat down to medium
Pour broth mixture into skillet and scrape any stuck pieces of chicken off bottom of skillet
Cook unitl broth is thickened ( about 2 mins)
Retun cutlets to skillet, coating them with sauce, cook for for another 2-4 minutes

Good stuff..got it out of a clean eating mag..PM me if you want the nutirionals..

jscan1 · 08-07-2009, 01:27 PM

Boil CHicken breast, tear into pieces, salt pepper, a few tablespoons of Miracle Whip Lite or Light Mayo (The stuff thats 20 cals a TBS. )THis is all you need but to spice it up you can add some or all of following (Curry Powder, Raisins, Onion Celery etc.)

Serve on Whole grain bread (My personal Fav is Miltons)

TOns of protein low fat,

Rated-R · 08-07-2009, 05:52 PM

quick, easy and tasty....

just salt, pepper and season salt them. Put them in a medium heat frying pan (melt tablespoon or less of butter in there first). About 4mins on each side.

Tastes great right out of the pan. They taste good the next day after you microwave them too but i'd add some hot/bbq sauce though for extra flavour.

I usually make like 4 at a time then I got leftovers for the next 2 days or so. Make sure to let them sit out for about an hour so they reach room temperature as they cook/taste better that way.

gbg · 08-07-2009, 06:07 PM

Roaster, stuff the whole chicken with fresh rosemary, thyme and a couple cloves of garlic don't be stingy with the fresh herbs.

Coat with olive oil, pepper.
Cover with aluminum foil until the last 20 min or so.
Cook.

(you can also dice up an apple an put it in the cavity)

baker · 08-07-2009, 06:49 PM

I hate eating pre cooked chicken for lunch. I normally eat tuna with some relish. I can eat a whole can in about a minute.

When I do eat it I always slightly under cook it on the forman grill. Lots of spices and hot sauce and a minute in the microwave and it's done.

chodan9 · 08-07-2009, 07:07 PM

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Nodeal · 08-07-2009, 07:51 PM

Marinate skinless chicken breasts in fat free Italian dressing, then grill.Great fresh off the grill, cold, or reheated.

4MEandThem · 08-07-2009, 08:19 PM

Season and Forman grill em'
Way jucier than a gas grill!

BankWalker · 08-07-2009, 09:00 PM

Marinate them in Newman's Balsamic Vinegarette..and apply periodically while grilling. Quite tasty and very simple!

paolo59 · 08-08-2009, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by gbg

Roaster, stuff the whole chicken with fresh rosemary, thyme and a couple cloves of garlic don't be stingy with the fresh herbs.

Coat with olive oil, pepper.
Cover with aluminum foil until the last 20 min or so.
Cook.

(you can also dice up an apple an put it in the cavity)

Don't forget the sage! LOL I could snort the stuff!!!! There is nothing easier than a good "roaster" prepped, primed, and popped in the oven. Don't even mention how it makes the whole house smell!!!!! That and spiced apples in the oven/Autumn to be sure, remind me more of Mom than anything else! For something even more delicious, put some finely chopped mushrooms between the skin and breast of the chicken.