Sunday, March 8, 2009

Simple and easy chicken breast recipes

By Foong

The only part of the chicken that is low in fat and high in protein is the chicken breast meat. Other than that, this part of the chicken is also quite easy to cook and can be used in a lot of different chicken breast recipes. Amongst the many ways to prepare some delicious chicken meals is it bake, grill, roast, stir fry, deep fry and season the chicken with different condiments and sauces to make it as delectable as ever.

Baked chicken breast meat, without its skin, is by far the healthiest option for protein other than eating baked fish. However, it need not taste horrible or bland at all. There are so many different sauces and ways to prepare the chicken breast meat that baked chicken breast meat will never be plain, old boring food ever again.

I know there are so many variety of chicken recipes out there so it is pretty hard to decide which ones are suitable for chicken breast meat. Actually, you do not need to worry at all because chicken breast meat is one of the most versatile meat to cook. Meaning, you can cook it any way you want and it will still taste pretty great. One simple way to cook chicken breast meat is to grill it. You only need to season it with sauces of your choice and then grill it in the oven or on a griller and you will get yourself some delicious chicken dinner. Easy.

Another way to cook chicken dinners healthily is to stir fry it. You only need to chop the chicken breast meat into small strips, season it with the appropriate sauces and then stir fry it using about a tablespoon of cooking oil only. Of course, it involves some basic stir frying techniques but it is pretty easy.

If you do not want to stir fry, you can also try roasting your chicken. Although roast chicken is using the whole chicken, chicken breast meat can also be roasted. You only need to marinade the chicken and then you roast it. If not, deep frying the chicken breast meat is another option. Although not healthy, who doesn't love deep fried crunchy chicken? All you have to do is to cut it into long thin strips, marinade it with buttermilk then dip into egg whites and roll it over breadcrumbs before frying it in oil.

If eating the whole piece of chicken breast meat is too much, you can also put it into the food processor and mince it. You can try out some other great minced chicken breast recipes. Or you can use the minced chicken to make burgers or for pasta sauce or any dish you like. You have so many chicken recipes to choose from. So, no matter how you like to cook your chicken, you will find that it is pretty easy to cook, so long as you don't overcook it or else the meat will end up stringy and tough.

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