Four Ways To Cook Chicken Breast Quick And Easy
By Nell Rose
Quick Tasty Chicken Meals
However much we like to cook, sometimes we don't have a lot of time in between going to work or socialising, so we scrabble about in the kitchen and end up just grabbing a sandwich. Here are four ideas that are quick and easy, and will fill you up. Cooking chicken doesn't have to be time consuming, especially if you use only part of the bird. Whether it be chicken breast, legs or the whole chicken you can easily make loads of tasty recipes in a pretty simple way. Even for me. I say this mainly because I am not much of a patient cook, so these are great.
Stir Fry
Ingredients
Chicken thin sliced breast
Red Onion
Lemongrass
Chopped Chilli
Grated root Ginger
Chinese leaf Cabbage
Fish Sauce
Lime
Coriander
Rice Noodles
Method
This is a quick, simple method that has very little fat, and adds lots of lovely flavor to the chicken. This time I am going Thai. But you can add whichever spice or flavoring that you prefer. Heat a small amount of cooking oil in a wok or large frying pan. Once the pan is hot, add some strips of sliced chicken breast, sliced red onion, finely chopped lemon grass, cut or chopped chilli and grated root ginger.
Then stir fry for five minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Just remember to thoroughly cook the thin strips of chicken. If in doubt cook them a bit longer, maybe five to ten minutes. Then add some sliced greens such as Chinese leaf cabbage or sugar snap peas, and then add a splash of water and cook for a few minutes more until the veg has softened.
Season with a dash of fish sauce and freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice. Then you can add the coriander. Serve with rice noodles and lime wedges to squeeze over. Obviously you can put as much of the ingredients in for your own taste.
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Grilling
Ingredients
Chicken
Natural Yoghurt
Crushed Garlic
Cumin and Coriander
Chilli Cayenne Or Turmeric
Method
Most of us diet at some stage, so this technique is good for all you health conscious eaters out there. You do not need to use butter or oil. However you need to protect the chicken from the dry heat of grilling. So for this recipe we are going to use yoghurt. Not only does it make the chicken taste great, but also tenderises the flesh and adds flavor.
Season some natural yoghurt with crushed garlic, and a spice that you prefer. Either cumin or coriander will do, but the choice is yours. Another good idea is to add chilli or caynne and add color with turmeric.
Spread onto the whole chicken breasts and leave to marinate for 20 minutes. Then take the chicken and place on the grill rack or pan. Then just cook for 6 - 8 minutes each side until nicely browned and cooked through. Always check that the centre of the chicken piece is cooked. You can then serve with lemon wedges, salad or vegetables. I prefer grilled tomatoes with a bit of basil sprinkled on when cooking. Yum!
Simmering Soup Dish
Ingredients
Tin of Soup Or Packet.
Diced Onion
Diced Carrot
Diced Celery
Chicken Stock or Cube
Parsley
Method
This method is my favorite. It is so quick and easy. And more importantly, it gives the soup time to develop a rich chicken flavor that really enhances the dish.
Now you have a choice between using tinned vegetable soup, or dry packet soup, whichever you prefer. If you use the dry packet soup make sure you soak it for a few hours first, or ideally overnight to make sure the ingredients are reconstituted. Obviously most of you will prefer a tin of soup.
Spritz a large pan with olive oil and gently cook diced onion, carrot, celery and chicken breast for five minutes. Then adding the soup to the pan, cover the chicken and other ingredients with a chicken stock or cube mixed with boiling water. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 35 -40 minutes until tender. Serve with chopped parsley.
Baking
One pot baking is a great way to keep all the nutrients and flavor packed into one dish. And the great advantage of it is that you can make a double helping by placing two in the oven at the same tiime, ready for guests or another meal later on.
Igredients
Skinless Chicken Breasts
Can of Cherry Tomatoes
Sliced Onions
Sliced Mushrooms
Crushed Garlic
Bay leaves, Rosemary or Thyme sprigs
Red Wine
Method
Place chicken in an oven proof dish. Then get a bowl and mix together the cherry tomatoes, sliced onions, mushrooms, garlic, your choice of either the bay leaves or Rosemary and Thyme, and a splash of red wine. Just remember the red wine is for the cooking, not drinking! Maybe one glass while making the dish won't hurt!
Pour the tomato mix over the chicken, making sure that the chicken is completely covered. If you would like an extra tangy taste to add to the flavor, sprinkle on grated cheese, preferably a few cubes of Mozzarella.
Bake in a pre heated oven at 200c or gas mark 6 for 20 to 30 minutes. All ovens vary so make sure that the chicken is cooked thoroughly. When its cooked the tomato mixture should have a thick rich texture. This can be eaten with bread just to soak up the lovely mixture, or as part of a main meal.
I can thoroughly recommend this recipe. I have been cheating for years by buying the sauce already made. If you do decide to cheat, make sure its the red wine sauce. Its delicious!
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Comments
Chicken is my main meat...along with fish, so I love picking up great recipes. Thanks, voted up.
Great! I will bake some chicken breasts tonight and help myself to the red wine. Dinner is going to be awesome.
We eat chicken a lot. We'll certainly try your soup.
Another great hub. The instructions are so clear that even I could do it. The red wine sauce chicken is one recipe I will be trying, as I just bought a pack of chicken at the store today.
This looks and sounds delicious! Thanks, Nell!
Some really delicious recipes there. Even I might be tempted to try a few.
Cheers Nell.
We love chicken at our house. Thanks for some new ideas.
Can I say... Yummilicious? :P
If I wasn't stuffed like a turkey I would probably be drooling. :P
Your recipes all look great. I especially like the stirfry. Thanks.
Hi, Intune, thanks for reading, I love chicken at this time of year, nothing better than a broth or stir fry, thanks!
Hi, Polly, glad you liked it, the stir fry is delicious, I often make that, thanks again nell
Hi, lady rain, not to heavy on the red wine, unless you are going to have a drink too! lol! thanks for reading, cheers nell
Hi, bookmom, glad you liked it, good luck with the cooking! thanks nell
Thanks Nell, great chicken recipes. The breast is the part that tends to go dry and tough if not cooked properly so I'll give these recipes a go, the sound delish!
Hi, john, the red wine chicken is lovely, I eat it on its own sometimes with bread, hope you have a great dinner! cheers nell
Hi, john, the red wine chicken is lovely, I eat it on its own sometimes with bread, hope you have a great dinner! cheers nell
Hi, Nellieanna, thanks for stopping by, I am so glad you liked it, thanks nell
I don't eat meat but I still cook it for family and am always looking out for chicken breast recipes, so thanks for sharing these. I shall book this hub for future reference.
Thanks as always christopher, I really appreciate it, cheers nell
Hi, mary, I am so glad you liked it, and thanks!
Hi, Qudsia, lol! you been eating to much again? ha ha! thanks for reading, cheers nell
Thank you Pamela, the stir fry is one of my favorite!
Hi, MPG, yes I agree, but the yoghurt certainly makes it taste lovely, and doesn't dry it out, thanks for reading, cheers nell
Hi, tebo, thanks for the book mark, and I am glad you found it helpful, cheers nell
Very healthy recipes. Voted them up.
Seeing what you've been writing while I was away from HP. This one's a keeper. Very practical easy ideas. My favorite. Good seing you, Nell
Hi, pftsusan, thanks so much, and I am glad you liked them, cheers nell
Hi, ahostage, where you been? lol! and its very nice to see you too! I will be over in 2 seconds!
Nice tasty dishes, especially for this time of year.
These all sound very good. My favorite has always been fried chicken, but recently my wife has been making some really killer baked chicken. I never really thought I would like baked chicken but now I just can't get enough. Wonderful hub.
Hi, chspublish, thanks for reading, I love chicken and try and find as many different ways to cook it, I do love the red wine sauce recipe though, I could eat it every day!
Hi, zzron, it does make a change to try something different, maybe ask her to add the red wine! and a glass or two! lol! cheers nell
Oh Nell you really are so very clever!! You knew that I was trying to decide what to have for food didn't you ?
Gues what I am having now?? Yes you are right'Simmering Chicken Soup'
You can't tell me how to win the lottery as well can you?
Oh OK! I thought not-lol-
Take care Nell and enjoy your day.
This one has a voye up up and away as well as a bookmark into my 'recipe' slot.
Eddy.
Thanks for sharing these awesome recipes Nell, they all look great and very tasty. Voted up and Awesome!
Hi, Eiddwen, lol! glad to be of service! hope you enjoy it and thanks so much as always, nell
Hi, carcro, thanks for reading, I am glad you like them, thanks!
Nice recipes. Easy enough for even me to follow. Thanks for sharing. (I just have to remember not to drink the remaining bottle of wine while the food is cooking). LOL.
Those first two recipes really caught my eye as we all love Indian spices, yogurt and similar hot dishes in my household. Thanks! They look quick and easy too
Hi, d. william, I know, it is tempting! lol! thanks for reading, cheers nell
Hi, Green Lotus, I thought the yoghurt would have made it taste horrible, but it is in fact lovely! I always try what I write about, at least with cooking!, lol! and it really is delicious, thanks as always, nell
Oh, chicken is my dish, Nell, and I collect recipes for it in a way that can only be described as obsessive. Thanks for these excellent additions...yummy! Soup is not easy to make, but you have nailed it here! :-)
Hi, Genna, I love chicken too! lol! I could eat it every day, so thats why I am always on the lookout for something that adds to my collection of chicken dishes, I am still on the lookout for some more! thanks for reading, cheers nell
Nice ideas for one of our main protein sources - we seem to eat a lot of chicken....cluck, cluck, cluck~ I'm always on the lookout for new things to try so thank you!
Oh now I'm soo hungry. Voted up, marked useful, beautiful interesting and book marked
Hi, Audrey, you turning into a chicken there? ha ha! glad you like it, and thanks as always, nell
Hi, pmccray, thank you so much, sorry to make you hungry! lol!
Hey, you just read my chicken recipe hub, so I thought I'd read yours! These are all great ideas. I especially love the one with wine, and, yes, I will be drinking the wine while cooking with it! The spices in the stir fry look delicious, too. Your profile is interesting, too. I look forward to following you.
Hi, Victoria, the wine recipe is lovely, I grew up eating it, but the sauce was out of a tin, it does make the chicken absolutely delicious, seems we both like chicken! lol! thanks for the follow too, I look forward to reading your work as well, thanks nell
All of these look delicious. I particularly think I'd like to try the one in red wine sauce, as I love dishes with sauces and gravies—though admittedly sometimes to the chagrin of my wife who is not into gravies and sauces as much as I am.
Considering as well that right now, thanks to the low cost of poultry, there's no shortage of it available to cook in my freezer as we speak.
Hi, Springboard, maybe cook the wine chicken and see what your wife thinks? I am sure she would love it, and thanks so much for reading, cheers nell
Hi, Nell. How are you today? I hope you always fine and healthy. I love all your recipes above and chicken is my favorite. As usual, I'll show this hub to my mom. Yummy....and delicious! Thank you very much. Thumbs up for you!
Prasetio
Hi, pras, thanks again, I have just read your hub on cheese, maybe we should come up with a chicken and cheese recipe! lol! I really appreciate you reading it, thanks as always, cheers nell
I love chicken and they are great recipes. Thank Nell.
Hi, Hello, thanks for reading, I love chicken too! lol!
They all look good to me; I like the stir fry and the baked chicken.
Hi, Coolmon, the stirfry is delicious, but the baked chicken with the red wine I could eat all day! lol! thanks again, nell
Great Post, thanks. Chicken is teasty @_@
We've been cooking more chicken breasts lately because they are healthy. I particularly like the last one with all the onions and garlic. Voting this Up and Useful. SHARED.
These are great. I haven't made chicken soup in a long time. You have inspired me. :) Excellent as always.
You just made me hungry! Many votes on this one, including up. These look great! Chicken is so versatile. Thanks for the recipes! And congrats on 200 hubs!
Nell ~ Have you been cooking up a storm in the kitchen again. These make my mouth water. Blessings, Debby
These are all great recipes Nell. I do a lot of your stir fry recipe, as it is quick and easy. If you don't want to fry, the same ingredients can be put in a bowl, then steam; for about 10minutes. A healthier version but not so tasty as the stir fried version.
Thanks so much alocsin, I virtually live on chicken, anything such as stews or fried, yum! lol!
Hi, tammy, I love chicken soup, so glad you liked it and thanks, nell
Hi, Victoria, thanks so much, I really need to add the new recipe boxes, something else to do after all my tweaks! haha!
Thanks Debby, glad you liked it, nell
That sounds like a great idea, I haven't steamed for ages, thanks so much for reading, nell
Yum - these all sound great, especially the stir fry and chicken with red wine sauce!
Hi, SilkThimble, glad you liked it, and thanks!
InTuneWithCooking 6 months ago
Great ideas! Chicken is the best for a quick meal.