12 Ways To Jazz Up Chicken Breasts: Recipes

Chicken breasts are one of the most healthiest and easiest to cook meats with plenty of different ways to prepare them. Every now and again though I find myself getting stuck on the same tried-and-true. This week’s Recipe Hit List is quite a mixed bag of recipes and dish ideas using chicken breasts, I’ve skipped the pastas, casseroles, stirfrys and salads in this round.

Grilled Chicken Tenderloins Recipe From southernplate.com

1. Grilled Chicken Tenderloins: (as seen in picture) This is a widespread copycat version of Cracker Barrel’s grilled chicken tenderloins and they are absolutely amazing, I think they are much better than Cracker Barrels, actually! Recipe found at Southern Plate.
2. Low Carb Lemon Chicken Recipe: In this recipe, adapted from Irene Kuo, the chicken after marinating is covered with a sauce and steamed gently. The result is a satisfyingly interesting blend of flavors and textures that is certainly a long way from the standard bland broiled chicken breast. Recipe found at Stephen Cooks.
3. Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches: Super easy and no deep fat frying involved! Recipe found at Recipe A Day.
4. Honey-Grilled Chicken Breasts: Orange juice and soy sauce make such a tasty combination in this recipe from my mother-in-law. And the longer this chicken marinates, the fuller the flavor! Recipe found at Taste Of Home.
5. Marinated Chicken Kebabs with Lemon Pepper Yogurt Sauce: Recipe from Epicurious.
6. Chicken Marsala: In my cookbook next to this recipe I have written, “good and easy”. Now, my husband often reminds me that my idea of an “easy” recipe, is different than other people’s idea of an “easy” recipe. However, this recipe gives you a lot for a little bit of effort; it is a meal that looks fancy, tastes great, but doesn’t require much cutting or any complicated directions. Recipe found at Two Little Chefs.
7. Chicken with Southwestern Salsa: It was so good that I ate the remaining salsa with a spoon! Recipe found at PinkPetunias.
8. Healthy Grilled Chicken Mayo Sandwich: Recipe found at Taste Of Saras’s Kitchen.
9. Lemon Grilled Chicken and Fennel Salad: Since the weather was nice last week, I decided to cook outdoors and make a simple grilled chicken marinated in lemon to accompany my fennel salad. It was a delicious and healthy dinner – perfect for spring! Recipe found at My Kitchen Addiction.
10. Stuffed Chicken Breasts in Puff Pastry: The original recipe is from one of Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks. He calls the recipe “My old man’s superb chicken.” I chuckled at the name, but thought I’d give it a new name for here at MGCC….although I do think that any man would really think this was superb! Recipe found at Mennonite Girls Can Cook.
11. Flashback to the ’70s – Sweet and Sour Chicken: In the 1970s the handy little ovens we now use to reheat leftovers and frozen dinners experienced a brief golden age, with folks employing them for cooking everything from turkeys to cheesecake. This recipe dates from the glorious reign of microwaves. Recipe found at Slashfood.
12. Healthy Chicken Fingers Recipe: Dreading the treadmill time you’ll have to clock to burn off these babies? No worries. Our chicken fingers taste just like the real thing — but with about a tenth of the fat. Pair ‘em with one of our diet-friendly dipping sauces! Recipe found at Fitness Magazine.

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