A huge number of dishes can be prepared from chicken breast, and therefore many people have a question - how long to cook chicken breast, for salad, for soup, pizza and other various dishes, so that it is soft?
Whatever white chicken meat you buy, be it a separate part of the carcass or already cut into fillets, you need to boil it properly and then it will have a delicate taste and juicy.
Since chicken fillet is the most healthy, nutritious and excellent for dietary nutrition, boiling is the best method of preparation. So, how long should you cook a chicken breast, how many minutes, so that it doesn’t turn out tough and tasteless? It’s not just a matter of time; it’s important to follow a few simple rules during the cooking process.
How to cook chicken breast for salads
If you need chicken breast for main courses or want to cook it, then it is better to boil the meat whole, maybe on the bone and, ideally, in vegetable broth.
Before cooking, rinse the meat under running cold water. If you want the meat to be juicy and tasty, then the breast must be placed in boiling salted water. As soon as the water boils, cook under a covered lid over low heat and skim off the foam in the process.
Spices should be added after the water boils: a couple of bay leaves, a few black peppercorns, you can add carrots, onions, herbs - all this will make the meat more flavorful. As for the cooking time, we will talk about this a little lower.
Is the breast ready? Don’t rush to pull it out, wait until it cools down along with the broth, then the bird will not be dry, but will be soaked in the aromatic broth, making it even tastier.
How long do you need to cook chicken breast before it's done?
Of course, cooking time depends not only on the size of the breast, but also on other factors:
1). Chicken breast on the bone, with skin and cartilage, is boiled for 30 minutes after the water boils.
2). If the meat and breast fillet are whole and without everything, then the cooking time will be 20-25 minutes
3). Chicken breast, cut into pieces or in half - cook for 15-20 minutes
4). If the meat is cut very finely, then the cooking time should be no more than 10 minutes
If the meat is country chicken, then the cooking time is increased by 15 minutes. Laying chicken should be cooked for about 2 hours.
How to properly cook chicken fillet on the stove
This is the most common method. If the fillets are frozen, leave them at room temperature for several hours or more until completely thawed. This needs to be done slowly and gradually - this is very important. Do not use hot water for this.
We rinse, for broths, put in a saucepan and fill with cold water to 4 centimeters.
Place over high heat, bring to a boil, add salt and spices, reduce heat and cook at low simmer for 30 minutes until tender. For salads it’s different - the meat is placed in boiling water.
In order for the meat to be tender and juicy, it is important not only to observe the time intervals, it is important to add the right spices and another small point - after cooking, leave the meat in the broth after cooking for at least 30 minutes. Do not take it out of the water immediately after cooking. Cover with a lid and let it absorb all the juices from the broth.
You can also add thyme, garlic, a few peas of white and black pepper and fresh herbs.
How long to cook chicken breast for soup
For soup, they usually use breast meat on the bone. To make the broth rich and tasty, place the fillet in a pan and fill it with two liters of ordinary cold water so that it completely covers the meat.
Place on the stove, wait until the water boils and then simmer over low heat for 40 minutes. Before adding potatoes, carrots and onions, wait about 15-20 minutes after boiling. A few minutes before the end of cooking, add bay leaf and herbs. If the meat is easily pierced, it is ready. If you want to save cooking time, you can cut the meat into smaller pieces, about 3-4 centimeters wide, so it will cook much faster.
Delicious chicken broth recipe
How to properly cook chicken broth so that it turns out very tasty and nutritious? Ideally, it is prepared from a soup set, but many people prefer a light chicken breast broth.
We will need:
- 1 kg. chicken meat (whole bird or breast)
- 1 onion
- 1 small carrot
- bay leaf – 2 pcs.
- 2.5 – 3 liters of water
- other spices
Preparation:
We wash the poultry meat and place it in a pan with cold water. It is advisable to remove the skin, although if you like rich broth, you can leave it.
We put it on the highest heat - thanks to this the broth will turn out transparent. As soon as it boils, reduce the heat, add salt and cook it with the lid ajar over low heat. During cooking, skim off any foam that has formed.
After 30 minutes, add bay leaf and chopped vegetables. How long does it take to cook breast broth? Poultry broth takes a very long time to prepare, from 1.5 to 2 hours. As for store-bought fillets, the overall cooking process lasts about 50 minutes. Although it all depends on the age and size of the bird. Cool the finished broth and strain if desired.
Products:
- Boiled chicken breasts - 2 pcs.
- Sour cream - 4 tbsp.
- Carrots - 1 pc.
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Butter - 70 gr.
- Flour - 1 tsp.
- Salt - to taste
This set of products is enough for four full servings.
If you want to feed the whole family, including children, hearty and tender, this recipe is for you. The meat is tender (not dry) and children can chew it easily. Moreover, it is prepared simply and quickly. Can be served with a side dish or as an independent dish.
The recipe is suitable for children from 1.5 to 2 years old.
Chicken breasts in sour cream sauce - photo recipe:
1. Chicken breasts must be boiled first. When cooking, you can add parsley roots and onions to the water.
2. Cut the boiled breasts into small cubes.
3. Grate the onion to make onion porridge. Thanks to this “trick,” the onion will be completely invisible in the finished dish.
4. Cut the carrots into small cubes.
5. Melt the butter in a saucepan.
6. Add onion porridge and carrots to it. Stir and simmer until the carrots are half cooked under the lid.
7. While the vegetables are stewing, mix sour cream and flour in a separate bowl.
8. Add finely chopped chicken meat, sour cream mixed with flour to the stewed vegetables, add salt and mix.
9. Pour in a little water and stir again. Simmer chicken breasts in sour cream sauce for 10 - 15 minutes.
10. You can serve your child a dish of chicken breasts in sour cream with any side dish: with, with
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Chicken is a popular product among people who adhere to a healthy diet and those who prefer the lightest varieties of meat. At the same time, chicken breast is a dietary food, and when cooked correctly, it also turns out incredibly tasty.
How to cook chicken breast
In most cases, fillet and breast are the same thing, since the former is usually made from the latter, simply by separating the white meat from the bones, freeing it from cartilage. Not everyone likes white meat, since it often turns out to be a bit dry, however, proper cooking of the meat will help to avoid this, and then the dish will be juicy, tender, and soft. A variety of foods are prepared from chicken, from chops, casseroles and juliennes to salads, pizza and sandwiches. For each dish, the cooking technology will be individual.
In the oven
The great advantage of this part of the chicken is its low calorie content, however, this indicator largely depends on the method of preparing the dish. If, during frying, the meat acquires a lot of extra calories, then the baked breast turns out to be dietary. When baking chicken in the oven, you need to take into account the following nuances:
- the product must be chilled or fresh, since meat frozen or thawed at room temperature loses its taste;
- to bake meat in the oven and preserve its juices, it is better to use a sleeve or foil, otherwise the dish will be dry;
- A sauce that forms a crust during baking can serve as a replacement for the sleeve/foil, thanks to which the meat juice does not flow out and remains inside the product.
In a frying pan
The process of frying chicken is very simple, but maintaining its juiciness is not always possible even for experienced cooks. The easiest way to cook delicious meat in a frying pan is to pour some sauce over the lightly fried pieces, but in this case you will not get a fried dish, but rather a stew. If you want fried, juicy chicken, then the surest way to achieve this is to cook the fillet in batter or breading. Recipes for chicken breast in a frying pan call for serving this meat with various sauces (tomato, mustard, garlic, etc.).
Boiled chicken breast dishes
The most useful dietary product is considered to be chicken breast cooked without skin. Removing the skin in this matter is important because it contains the maximum fat, and using this part of the chicken for preparing light dishes is unacceptable. What to cook from boiled chicken breast? This product goes well with others, be it mushrooms, cheese, vegetables, beans. Breast meat is often added to various salads, appetizers, and main courses such as zraz, meatballs, and pies.
Recipes
Chicken is an affordable product that is sold in any store, but it is tasty and contains a huge amount of protein, amino acids and vitamins. What can you cook from chicken breast? It can be stewed, fried, boiled, baked on its own or with other products - potatoes, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes. In addition, it is important to use the right spices for chicken so that the meat is aromatic and has a rich taste. Honey with mustard, soy sauce, mayonnaise, adjika, etc. can serve as a marinade for chicken.
Salads
Chicken fillet is a tasty and healthy meat that is ideal for making salads. As a rule, boiled chicken is added to such dishes, but if desired, the product can be baked or fried. To make salads more aromatic and tasty, use different spices - fresh basil, Italian herbs, rosemary. Below we describe in detail and with photos the recipe for preparing a tasty and satisfying salad.
Ingredients:
- hard cheese – 150 g;
- ripe tomatoes – 3 pcs.;
- canned red beans – 1 b.;
- boiled breast – 0.5 kg;
- a bunch of lettuce;
- rye crackers;
- sour cream/mayonnaise.
Cooking method:
- Finely tear the washed lettuce leaves.
- Cut the tomatoes into small slices and grate the cheese.
- Finely chop the boiled fillet, lightly fry, seasoning with your favorite spices.
- Mix the chopped ingredients in a salad bowl, season the appetizer with sauce and serve, sprinkled with croutons.
There are many salad recipes in which chicken is combined with fruits - oranges, grapes, apples, pineapples. Such unusual dishes turn out to be very spicy, tasty, and fresh. You can season such salads not only with mayonnaise, but also with sour cream, olive oil, and other sauces. To ensure that the boiled chicken turns out juicy and not dry, after cooking it is better to keep it in the broth for at least half an hour. Below is the preparation of fillet salad with pineapple.
Ingredients:
- mayonnaise/low fat sour cream;
- canned pineapple – 1 b.;
- green salad - 1 bunch;
- chicken breast;
- chopped walnuts – 2 tbsp. l.
Cooking method:
- First you need to cook the chicken, and cook it until tender in salted water.
- Once the meat has cooled, chop or shred it.
- Tear the lettuce leaves after washing them.
- Chop the pineapple relatively coarsely.
- Mix the ingredients and season the dish with sauce.
Cutlets
What can you cook from chicken breast? After simple baked meat, the first thing that comes to mind is cutlets. If you add sour cream/mayonnaise, eggs, cheese, butter or other ingredients to the minced meat, the cutlets will turn out very juicy and tasty. You can make this dish by frying it in a frying pan, steaming the meat balls or baking them in the oven. Some modern housewives prefer to use a multicooker for this purpose. Below is a description of the traditional way to prepare chicken cutlets.
Ingredients:
- sour cream – 2 tbsp. l.;
- chicken fillet – 0.5 kg;
- garlic cloves – 2 pcs.;
- French sour cream – 1 tsp;
- eggs – 2 pcs.;
- ground paprika – 1 tbsp. l. (without slide);
- parsley – 1 tbsp. l.;
- starch - 2 tbsp. l.;
- cheddar – 50 g;
- green onions – 2 tbsp. l.;
- vegetable oil;
- seasonings;
- flour – 1 tbsp. l.
Cooking method:
- Grind the meat finely with a blender.
- Mix the remaining ingredients, except cheese, in one container.
- Add the minced meat here, stir the mass thoroughly and leave to brew for half an hour.
- Then add flour and cheese shavings to the mixture.
- Using a spoon, place the cutlets into an oiled hot frying pan and fry them on both sides until browned over medium heat.
- Then reduce the intensity of the burner, cover the pan with a lid and simmer the dish for 10 minutes (5 on each side).
To prepare perfect chicken cutlets, you should choose fillets without skin (it contains a lot of fat, which will ruin the taste of the dish). The cutlets will be tender and strong if you beat the minced meat first. To do this, pinch off pieces from the total meat mass and forcefully throw them back into the bowl. Serve the finished cutlets hot along with any side dish, be it pasta, mashed potatoes or buckwheat porridge. You can complement the dish with garlic or cream sauce.
Ingredients:
- starch - 4 tbsp. l.;
- frying oil;
- chicken breast – 0.8 kg;
- bulb;
- eggs – 3 pcs.;
- greenery;
- garlic cloves – 2 pcs.;
- sour cream – 4 tbsp. l.;
- seasonings
Cooking method:
- Finely chop the fillet, onion, and herbs.
- Squeeze the garlic and mix with the rest of the prepared products.
- Add starch, eggs, seasonings, sour cream to this and mix the mass thoroughly.
- Start spooning the minced meat into the frying pan with butter (breading is not necessary).
- Fry the cutlets over medium heat, remembering to turn over.
Diet dishes
Such food is useful not only for those losing weight or people after illness, it is also worth eating for athletes and anyone who needs an increased amount of protein. Proteins serve as a building block for most tissues of the human body, so chicken fillet should be included in the diet of children and adolescents. What to cook from chicken breast dietary? Below we describe in detail and with photos how to prepare a quick, simple and tasty dinner.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet – 0.6 kg;
- bulb;
- champignons – 0.2 kg.
Cooking method:
- Cut the meat into long and relatively wide strips, then boil.
- Fry chopped onions and mushrooms in oil.
- The frying should be placed on the finished fillet, then roll the product into rolls.
- Wrap each one in parchment paper and place seam side down until cool.
- Serve chilled with fresh vegetables or salads.
What to cook with chicken breast for the holidays? Chicken fillet is not often baked in the oven, since there is a high probability that the meat will turn out dry and tasteless. However, experienced chefs are not afraid to experiment when preparing a product in the oven. The main thing is to know the rules for preparing juicy, tasty chicken. Below is a recipe that will help you get tender meat with a delicious crispy crust.
Ingredients:
- liquid honey – 1 tbsp. l.;
- dry parsley – ½ tsp;
- brisket – 4 pcs.;
- orange juice – 1 tbsp. l.;
- ginger powder – ¼ tsp;
- unsweetened corn flakes - 1/3 cup;
- black pepper.
Cooking method:
- Grease a baking dish with oil and place sheets of meat on top.
- Separately combine spices, orange juice, honey. Brush the meat with this marinade.
- Mix parsley with crushed flakes and sprinkle evenly over chicken.
- Next, you need to bake the dish at 180 degrees in the oven (this will take about 20 minutes). When the cooked meat is pierced, the juice that flows out will be clear.
Stuffed
What to cook with chicken breast for the holiday table? You should definitely try to make incredibly juicy, tasty chicken stuffed with spinach, cheese and cottage cheese. This dish is not only very spicy, aromatic, tender, but also beautiful - the golden brown crust gives it the most appetizing appearance. How are stuffed chicken breasts prepared?
Ingredients:
- parsley, dill – 100 g;
- eggs – 3 pcs.;
- fresh spinach – 0.25 kg;
- Russian/Dutch cheese – 50 g;
- cottage cheese – 150 g;
- chicken fillet – 1.5 kg (3 pcs.);
- breadcrumbs – 100 g.
Cooking method:
- Cut off the cartilage, bone, and fat from the fillet. Using a sharp knife, carefully cut a pocket into each breast, making a deep cut into the thick part of the pieces.
- Pour boiling water over the spinach, leave for 5 minutes, then drain in a colander. Chop the product as finely as possible, removing any tough roots.
- Grind the cottage cheese with 1 egg, adding salt and grated cheese. Mix the resulting mass with herbs and spinach.
- Fill the meat pouches with the cheese and herb mixture, then seal the hole with toothpicks so that the filling does not fall out of the pockets.
- Beat 2 eggs, dip the stuffed briskets in them, then roll each of them in breading and repeat the procedure again.
- Fry the finished products in oil until golden brown over high heat.
- Transfer the dish to a baking sheet/mould lined with foil and place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees.
- After about 15 minutes, the dish will be ready to serve. You can combine chicken stuffed with spinach with boiled potatoes or spaghetti.
A simpler version of preparing stuffed fillet involves using only a few components, and the dish turns out no less tasty and appetizing. If desired, the list of products can be supplemented with fried mushrooms, then you will have a complete, satisfying dinner. Below we describe in detail and with photos how to make stuffed breasts with cheese and garlic.
Ingredients:
- any hard cheese – 0.2 kg;
- breasts – 2 pcs.;
- greenery;
- sour cream – 1 tbsp. l.;
- garlic head.
Cooking method:
- Grate the cheese, finely chop the herbs, crush the garlic. Add a spoonful of sour cream to the ingredients to make the mass more viscous.
- Wash the meat and pat dry with a paper towel.
- After making slits in the thick part of the fillet, unwrap each breast and fill the center with the prepared stuffing.
- Secure the stuffed chicken pieces with string or toothpicks.
- Place the carcasses on an oiled baking sheet, and they should lie tightly to each other.
- Send the dish to bake at 180 degrees for half an hour.
In sauce
You can cook chicken both on a weekday and on the occasion of a holiday. Depending on the occasion, the dish may be distinguished by its sophistication and include expensive ingredients. The recipe proposed below is universal because it has excellent taste, is juicy and tender, but at the same time consists of affordable products. The only thing you will need to find is blackberries or raspberries (in winter you can use frozen ones). How to prepare chicken breast with sauce?
Ingredients:
- corn flour - 3 tbsp. l.;
- frozen raspberries or blackberries - 1 tbsp.;
- spices;
- honey - 1 tbsp. l.;
- chicken breasts – 2 pcs.;
- mustard seeds - 1.5 tbsp. l.;
- olive oil.
Cooking method:
- First you need to prepare the sauce. To do this, chop the berries after defrosting them.
- The fillet should be cut into oblong strips up to 1 cm thick.
- Mix honey, mustard, and berry pulp.
- Sprinkle the meat with spices, then roll in corn flour.
- Heat a frying pan with oil, place the briskets on it, setting the heat to medium.
- Fry the meat for about 7 minutes, turning frequently.
- Then transfer it to a baking dish and place it in the oven for 10 minutes at 220 degrees.
- Serve the dish with berry sauce.
For those who are on a diet, the dish proposed below is not suitable, since it is prepared using cream. However, you can make breasts low-calorie by replacing the product with kefir, but in this case the dish will taste different from the one prepared according to the original recipe. You can season the chicken with any dry or fresh herbs and other spices.
Ingredients:
- garlic cloves – 2 pcs.;
- chicken fillet – 1 kg;
- well-melting cheese – 80 g;
- cream 10% – 1 tbsp.;
- lemon juice – 2 tbsp. l.;
- seasonings
Cooking method:
- Remove the skin, separate the meat from the bones, wash and dry it, then place it on an oiled baking sheet/baking dish.
- Mix cream, lemon juice, crushed garlic.
- Season the chicken, then pour the resulting sauce over it.
- The cheese should be grated and also added to the briskets.
- To cook the meat, bake it at 180 degrees in the oven for 40 minutes.
With vegetables in the oven
What is tasty and simple to cook from chicken breast? The answer is fillet baked with vegetables. This dish will save time because it cooks very quickly and can serve as a full dinner, without the need for a side dish. However, since it is very easy to dry out chicken, it is important to follow the recipe described exactly. How to cook chicken breast with vegetables in the oven?
Ingredients:
- large tomato;
- chicken breast – 0.8 kg;
- spices;
- eggplant;
- mozzarella – 150 g;
- basil sprigs – 2-3 pcs.
Cooking method:
- Cut the eggplant in half lengthwise, then into thin slices, and add salt.
- The meat should be cut into small pieces, seasoned and fried for 3 minutes on each side.
- Cut the tomatoes into small slices, the cheese into thin slices.
- Preheat the oven to 220 degrees.
- Rinse the eggplant under water, let the excess liquid drain and fry in a frying pan. Place half of the prepared vegetable in a baking dish, place the breast on top, then cover the chicken with the rest of the blue tomatoes.
- Sprinkle the dish with grated cheese, chopped basil and bake for 10 minutes in the oven.
Below is another option for how to cook chicken breast. The meat with vegetables turns out to be very aromatic, soft, juicy, so even a child will eat it with pleasure. The optimal solution is to use fresh, chilled product for cooking, rather than frozen chicken. If you still have to defrost the fillet, it is better to do it in the refrigerator rather than at room temperature.
Ingredients:
- potatoes – 5 pcs.;
- breast – 2 pcs.;
- garlic cloves – 3 pcs.;
- mixture of frozen vegetables with carrots, broccoli, cauliflower – 0.4 kg;
- sour cream - 1 tbsp.;
- spices.
Cooking method:
- The meat should be cut into 2 parts, the potatoes should be peeled and chopped into thin nickels.
- To prepare the sauce, mix sour cream with crushed garlic and spices.
- Cut the foil into rectangles and place the shiny side up. Place a handful of vegetable mixture, potatoes, and a piece of fillet coated with sauce on it.
- Wrap each portion so that the foil remains intact and does not tear.
- Bake the dish for an hour at 200 degrees.
Even experienced chefs sometimes spoil chicken by drying it out too much, so it is important to know the secrets of cooking such meat. How to cook chicken breast quickly and tasty:
- if you don’t beat the fillet, it will turn out more juicy;
- It is better to bake meat in a sleeve or foil, to fry it in breading;
- to cook delicious chicken, add bay leaves to the water, and keep the cooked product in the broth longer to make the meat juicier;
- Spices will help highlight the taste - turmeric, paprika, basil, Italian herbs;
- To prepare a soft, juicy fillet, first soak it in the marinade for at least 15 minutes.
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What to cook from chicken breast - delicious dishes with step-by-step recipes and photos
Cooking time for chicken breast in a saucepan is 30 minutes. Cook the breast in a double boiler for 1 hour. Steam in a slow cooker for 40 minutes. The cooking time for breast meat in the microwave is 10-15 minutes.
How to cook chicken breast
Products
Chicken breast - 1 piece
Bay leaf - 1 piece
Allspice black pepper - 3 peas
Water - 1 liter
Salt - to taste
How to cook chicken breast in a saucepan
1. If the breast is frozen, leave it at room temperature for several hours to defrost. 
2. Rinse the breast thoroughly, remove skin and fat from it if necessary.
3. Pour cold water over the breast; the water should completely cover the chicken. 
4. Place the pan over high heat, bring the broth to a boil, add salt and spices. 
5. Make the fire quiet, and at low boil, cook the breast with skin for 30 minutes, without skin for 25 minutes. You can speed up the cooking of the breast by up to 20 minutes if you cut it in half. 
6. Place the chicken breast on a plate and it is ready to eat or use in other recipes.
How long to cook chicken breast in a slow cooker
1. Thaw and rinse the chicken breast.
2. Salt and season.
3. Place the breast into the slow cooker, filling it completely with water.
4. In the “Stew” mode, cook the breast for half an hour.
How long to steam chicken breast in a slow cooker
1. Thaw, rinse, salt and season chicken breast.
2. Pour 1 liter of cold water into the multicooker container.
3. Place the breast on the grill.
4. Cook the chicken breast for 40 minutes in the “Steamer” mode.
How long to cook chicken breast in the microwave
1. Wash the breast, salt, season and place in a microwave-safe bowl.
2. Fill the breast completely with water.
3. Set the microwave to 800 W, 5 minutes, bring to a boil.
4. After boiling, cook the chicken breast for 10-15 minutes.
How long to cook chicken breast in a double boiler
1. Remove the skin from the breast, rinse and dry.
2. Mix salt and spices.
3. Rub the meat with spices and salt.
4. Place the prepared breast in a steamer.
5. Cook for 40 minutes.
How to cook chicken breast faster in a saucepan
1. Rinse the breast, divide it in half, and place it in a saucepan.
2. Fill the breast with water to 4 centimeters.
3. Bring to a boil, add salt and spices.
4. Cover the pan with a lid and cook chicken breast with bones for 10 minutes, without bones for 7 minutes.
5. After cooking, leave the chicken breast in the broth for 1 hour.
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- To speed up cooking chicken breast, you can cut it into several smaller equal parts. However, the pieces will not be as juicy as a whole breast. A small volume of the pan will also allow you to speed up the cooking process due to faster boiling of water. The main thing is that the breast is completely covered with water.Chicken breast fits perfectly into bodybuilders diet- they cook the breast very often, as it contains a lot of protein, which promotes rapid muscle growth. To make the breast taste like the first time every time, before boiling the breast, you can marinate it with lemon and tomatoes, and during cooking, add various seasonings and vegetables.
If the breast boiled for soup, it is recommended to salt the broth at the beginning of cooking. If the breast is cooked for salad, then salt the chicken breast 5 minutes before turning off the heat, otherwise the meat will be dry.
To make the taste of the breast more harmonious, you can boil it with vegetable broth. In addition, it is worth adding a few peas of allspice or black pepper and bay leaves, and for a special aroma - a stalk of celery or leek.
For getting dietary product The skin of the breast is removed before cooking, but if you leave it, the meat will be much softer, but also higher in calories.
- Calorie content boiled chicken breast - 150 kcal/100 grams, boiled chicken breast without skin - 120 kcal/100 grams.
Boiled chicken breast is an excellent ready-made dish that can be submit with any side dish. It is good to use boiled breast in salads and various snacks.
Chicken breast used both for first courses, since oily skin, bones and cartilage give a good fat, and for purely dietary recipes (for this you need to remove the skin and remove the seeds).
- Price chicken breast - 200-250 rubles/1 kilogram (Moscow average as of May 2016).
If the breast is to be used in a cold dish, the breast must be left in the broth to cool; without it it will cook very quickly. will dry out.
To choose quality chicken breast, you should pay attention to the expiration date - fresh breast is stored for no more than 5 days. Breasts should be purchased of medium size, weighing about 300-350 grams. If the weight is over 400 grams, this indicates that the chicken was supplemented with chemicals.
To check, Is the breast fresh?, press on the skin with your finger. If a mark remains on the meat, the breast has been thawed. Pay attention to the color of the breast: you should choose a chicken breast without bruises, the skin is slightly yellowish.
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Every housewife needs boiled chicken breast recipes! With them it is easy to prepare wonderful salads, light dietary broths and soups, excellent pasta, excellent sausages and sausages. The ingredient goes well with all side dishes, vegetables, cheese, pineapples, dairy products, garlic and boiled eggs, and is included in many Chinese dishes.
If the chicken breast has been frozen, it should be properly defrosted before cooking. It is best to thaw the breast overnight in the refrigerator. As a last resort, leave it at room temperature. It is not recommended to defrost this product in a microwave oven, because... it will lose a significant amount of moisture and become very dry. You should also not leave the breast in the water. Water can be used after defrosting to clean the product.
If during cooking it is necessary to obtain the least fatty broth possible, the skin must be separated before cooking. To improve the taste of meat, it is recommended to add spices (bay leaf, peppercorns, etc.) to the water at the same time as the chicken.
The five most commonly used ingredients in cooked chicken breast recipes are:
Interesting recipe:
1. Wash and chop the mushrooms.
2. Boil the shell pasta and place in a colander.
3. Heat the oil and quickly fry thinly sliced onion half rings in it.
4. Add mushrooms.
5. Cut the boiled breast into one and a half centimeter slices.
6. Add to fry.
7. Let the mixture stand until the liquid evaporates.
8. Add flour and stir very quickly.
9. Add cream.
10. Stir until smooth.
11. Place the shells in layers on a wide dish, then the chicken-mushroom mixture.
Five of the lowest calorie boiled chicken breast recipes:
Helpful Tips:
. Oyster mushrooms and chanterelles are perfect for this dish.
. If you don't have cream on hand, you can slightly dilute the sour cream with water.
. You can add various spices to the frying for piquancy: Provençal herbs, curry, nutmeg.
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