Easy and tasty ways to cook chicken breasts

[Anonymous]

Please share your favorite ways to cook chicken breasts. I just bought a big pack at Costco but seem to be drawing a blank as to the different ways to cook them.
TIA.

[Anonymous]

Pan fry with salt, pepper, herbs. Finish cooking through in the oven.

[jsteele]

I bought a bunch of cooking sauces from Trader Joe's. There was red and green Thai curries, some Indian sauces, etc. Just cook the breasts in a pan on the stove top for a bit to get each side cooked, poke holes in them with a fork, add the sauce and let them simmer for a while. You could also marinated the breasts in the sauce before hand and cook it all together. Either way, it's very easy.

[Anonymous]

shake and bake - makes our kids love chicken

[Anonymous]

We buy Indian simmer sauces at Giant. Cut up chicken into bite sized pieces, put in casserole dish, pour sauce over. Bake and serve with rice and plain yogurt. Yum!

[Anonymous]

take them to Popeye's and have them batter and fry. The only good way to eat chicken.

[Anonymous]

The night before, I put the chicken breasts in a ziploc bag with a tablespoon of seasalt then fill it with water. It keeps them from getting dried out when you bake them. I'm not too creative on the cooking end - usually just a little butter along with some dried herbs like rosemary or tarragon.

[Anonymous]

Op: Oh I love the tip about buying a sauce from Trader Joe's or Giant and then cutting up the chicken and letter it all simmer. That sounds wondeful (& easy) and something my kids will like. As for the shake and bake; how do you do that (I know you can buy something but would prefer to make something myself if possible); what I'm asking is what kind of spice/bread crumb (?) mixture do you shake the chicken in and how long would you have to cook it?

Thanks for all the great tips.

[Anonymous]

stir-fry - cut into pieces, cook in pan, add vegetables (we use frozen stir-fry vegetable packs), add sauce or seasoning, serve with rice

tacos - cut into pieces, cook in pan, add taco seasoning, serve with shells/tortillas & fixings

risotto - I'll typically grill or saute the breast first (season with salt & pepper) and then cut into pieces to add to a risotto. Also works with pasta & sauce - add to sauce.

[Anonymous]

Here's a how-to for breading chicken. We use store bought bread crumbs - typically in the same aisle as oils and/or seasoning. This is one of DHs dishes so I don't know if/what seasoning he might add to the bread crumbs.

http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/how-to-prepare-chicken-cooking3.htm

[Anonymous]

Divide chicken into dinner sized portions in ziplock bags, add different marinades to each bag and freeze. On the morning you are going to have it for dinner take out of freezer and thaw on counter. The chicken marinades while thawing and when you get home it is ready to cook and has tons more flavor than if you only marinaded it for 30 minutes after work

[Anonymous]

according to food safety standards, you should never thaw raw meat out on the counter. best in the refrigerator overnight, or else in a water bath or microwave.

[Anonymous]

Mix together bread crumbs, grated Parmesan cheese, oregano, thyme, salt and pepper. Dip chicken in melted butter or brush with olive oil and then coat with crumb mix. Bake. Yummy!

[Anonymous]

I cook them and then add cut up cooked chicken to whatever dish I'm making. All I do to cook them is dredge them in flour and then cook them in a hot cast-iron skillet (mine is doesn't need oil, but a new one might). Then I let the chicken rest for 5 min, & cut it up & put it in whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:according to food safety standards, you should never thaw raw meat out on the counter. best in the refrigerator overnight, or else in a water bath or microwave.

Oh whatever