Ten Easy Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breast Fixes
Here are over a weeks' worth of fresh ideas for chicken breasts:
Quesadillas: Shred cooked chicken breast, sandwich between flour tortillas with cheese and black or refried beans and cook a couple minutes per side in a nonstick skillet.
Salad: Grill chicken breasts, slice thinly, and fan atop a Greek salad of romaine lettuce, kalamata olives, pepperoncini peppers and feta cheese.
Blackened chicken sandwiches: Season chicken breasts with blackening seasoning, grill and arrange on hoagie rolls with coleslaw.
BBQ Pizza: Shred cooked chicken breast, toss with barbecue sauce and arrange on pizza dough with smoked cheddar cheese and chopped green onions.
Skewers: Dip chicken in low fat Italian dressing, cut into bite-sized pieces; skewer with olives and artichoke hearts and grill.
Fried Rice: Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces, saute with garlic and green onions, then stir in cold leftover rice.
Pesto Focaccia Sandwiches: Grill chicken breasts; serve with roasted red bell peppers on focaccia spread with pesto.
Stuffed breasts: Cut a horizontal slit into chicken breasts to form a picket, stuff with ham and reduced fat Swiss cheese, and saute. Other combinations to try: Goat cheese and chutney or spinach and feta cheese.
Stuffed potatoes: Cut chicken breast into bite-sized pieces, season with cumin and chili powder and saute; toss with thawed frozen corn, chopped green onions, lime juice and chopped cilantro. Spoon over baked potatoes.
Chicken Sate: Pound breasts thin, cut into long strips, toss with commercial peanut sauce, skewer and grill.
See also: Healthy Chicken Recipes
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