Boneless chicken recipes

[Kathy in Cambridge]

Repost from the Lounge:

I bought some chicken thighs on sale today because I had some yummy tequila lime chicken at matcom's yesterday. It's hot as hell here, so my usual heavier recipes won't suffice. I also make a yummy mole sauce but don't feel like exerting the effort. I'd love a new recipe if anyone has one! Thanks!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

1. *crickets*

not surprising...

[Stinky The Clown]

2. It is far, far slower moving here than in the Lounge. I am certain

you'll get a reply, however. Good food just can't be hurried. :)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. That's what I always say too-good food is like creating art

:-)

my Lounge post got locked, and they suggested I move it here.

[NMDemDist2]

4. Kathy, there is a wealth of recipes here, do a search in this forum

for "chicken" and you'll get some, also we put a lot of the recipes in Demopedia, try that too.

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/DU_Recipes


http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/DU_Recipes:Main_Dishes:Poultry

[wildeyed]

5. Easy and fast.

Chicken breasts in foil:

Preheat toaster oven or oven to 450
Make foil squares.
Place chicken breasts on foil.
Add spices, oils, etc.
Wrap
Bake for 20 min. Allow to rest for 5 before opening.

I do several different versions. First, with olive oil, sundried tomatoes and calamata olives. Second, with shitake mushrooms, soy sauce and toasted sesame oil. Finally, just olive oil, garlic and fresh herbs.

Good with rice or a nice crusty bread.

[eyesroll]

6. Do you have a slow cooker?

I doctored up a slow-cooker sweet-and-sour chicken cookbook recipe (BF said: "I tried. It's bland. Help.") and it actually came out pretty good:

You need:
Chicken
1/2 a big red onion, chopped
A big can of pineapple chunks, with juice
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp ketchup
3 tbsp Brown sugar
Chunks of red and green bell pepper, and whatever other veggies you want to add
A few shakes red-pepper flakes

Put the chicken, onion and the pineapple in the slow cooker (along with any long-cooking veggies, like carrots). Mix the pineapple juice, vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup and brown sugar in a bowl until the sugar's dissolved. Pour into the cooker, add your pepper flakes and set on low for 3-4 hours.

Add the peppers and any other quicker-cooking veggies you want. Turn the cooker to high, and let it go for 20-30 minutes or so. If you want, thicken the sauce with the cornstarch about 5-10 minutes before you're ready to serve.

The chicken will probably fall apart when you try to remove it from the cooker. We shredded ours a bit. Serve over rice.

[Lugnut]

7. If you have a grill

Mix up 1/2 C of soy sauce with two tablespoons of honey. Marinate the chicken for about 1/2 hour in it then grill.

This is a family favorite at our cookouts. We rarely have any leftovers.

[Lisa0825]

8. pesto

I chop up cooked chicken and toss it with pesto and angel hair pasta or spaghetti squash.

I also like chicken pesto pizza on a whole wheat pita crust! yum!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

9. If you're still reading this thread,

I make a variation of Brunswick Stew with chicken thighs (which are so much tastier than breasts, I think):

Brown the thighs in a deep pan, throw in some parboiled white potatoes, sweet potatoes (cut into chunks), corn, raisins, garlic, tomatoes (I use Contadina in the winter), almonds or cashews, dried cranberries, bay leaf, and then almost cover with a mixture of dense chicken broth and a good beer.

Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook until the meat's coming off the bones.

This one freezes really well. It's one of our winter mainstays.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

12. Lima beans!

I forgot the lima beans!!

[NMDemDist2]

14. Wow OLL, that sounds absolutely wonderful!

I can see you'll be a wonderful addition to our little group!

:bounce:

[eleny]

10. I got 2 large packages of chicken breasts

Boneless, skinless on sale - buy one, get one free. Tomorrow, I'm going to make up smaller packages with different marinades. Mostly just whatever salad dressing I have in the house. I also have lots of fresh limes and will use those for a garlic-lime marinade. And then they'll all go into the freezer to do their thing. Easy bbq for the rest of the summer.

[catnhatnh]

11. Drag out the old deep fryer....

....Cut the chicken into bite size (1" or so) chunks.Place chicken in a bag or shaker with an envelope of ranch dressing mix and shake to coat.Preheat fryer to 350 degrees.Wrap each piece of chicken with 1/2 slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick as a skewer.Fry 3-4 minutes and drain.I usually serve these with a fast (read "Lipton") packaged noodle or rice dish and a salad....As far as leftovers go, I've never had any....

[demnan]

13. Stir Fry

Cut up some celery, onion, savoy cabbage or Boktoy, red bell peppers and cut the chicken breasts into strips.

Fry the chicken in a little oil with ginger and garlic when the chicken is almost done add the veggies and fry until they are just tender. Add some soy sauce, broth or water, a tablespoon each brown sugar, corn starch and cider vinegar - and a little dry sherry if you like.

When this is done turn off your wok and add bean sprouts, basil or cilantro, whatever you like.

Serve with white rice.