Friday, February 27, 2009

Delicious 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.

One of the healthier options is to bake the chicken breast meat. But baked chicken breast meat need not taste bland or be practically tasteless. That's because you can always season the chicken breast meat first with fresh herbs, sauces and condiments before you bake it so that your baked chicken will never be bland and tasteless 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.

If you chop the chicken breast meat into small pieces, you can actually stir fry it for some healthy wholesome chicken dinner. There are some stir fry techniques you will need to learn first before attempting this so that you won't burn your chicken! However, the secrets to some tasty stir fried chicken breast is to season it before stir frying it.

Now, if you are not into stir frying, then you should look into roasting. Usually, people roast the whole chicken but you can also roast chicken breast meat. Again you will need to season it before you pop it into the oven to roast. You can also deep fry the chicken. Deep fried chicken may not be all that healthy but due to its crispy outer layer, it is probably the most wanted. The secrets to a wonderfully crispy deep fried chicken is to season it with buttermilk, dip it in egg whites before covering it in breadcrumbs and then deep fry 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. - 15634

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