December 21, 2016 1234

Chicken breast is a very affordable product, inexpensive and easy to prepare. Chicken breast dishes are fully consistent with nutritionists' ideas about proper nutrition.

The subtleties of cooking

Chicken fillet is suitable for main courses and a variety of snacks. It is boiled, fried, baked and stuffed. There is only one drawback - during the cooking process, the chicken pulp may become dry. Here are some of the most famous options to help you cook juicy meat:

• it is better to cut chicken breasts across the fibers;
• bake in foil with the addition of a large amount of onions;
• you can put half an onion or a slice of lemon inside the breast;
• various sauces based on sour cream or cream will make the meat juicy;
• You can use strips of greasy bacon to add flavor.
• before putting in the oven, grease the chicken flesh with butter;
• during cooking in the oven, it is necessary to often pour over the juice formed during stewing;
• inside rolls, cutlets put a piece of butter or cheese;
• a variant of a dietary dish - chicken breast baked in foil, so that it turns out juicy, it does not need to be cut from the bone;
• minced chicken breast must be supplemented with bread soaked in milk;
• breading with rusks or corn flakes will protect the meat from drying out.

Simple recipes for delicious dishes

In Russian cuisine, there are many easy-to-cook chicken breast dishes. Therefore, there can always be a varied, hearty, hot food on the table.

Breaded chicken fillet

For 2 servings you will need products:

• 400-500 grams of chicken pulp;
• 60 grams of corn flakes;
• egg - 1 piece;
• 50 grams of vegetable (refined) oil;
• 2 grams of salt.

It will take 30 minutes to cook breaded breasts, the calorie content of the finished dish will be 235 kcal.

Hot Chicken Flesh Appetizer

Ingredients:

• chicken fillet - 1 kg;
• salted lard - 0.2 kg;
• leeks (only the white part) - 1 stalk;
• juniper - 3 peas;
• to taste - ground paprika, salt.

It takes about an hour to prepare the dish, the calorie content will be 254 kcal.

Recipe:

Chicken fillet with pine nuts

You will need 4 servings of ingredients:

• 60 grams of pine nuts;
• 7 tbsp. tablespoons of cream;
• 15 grams of salt;
• 0.5 kg of chicken pulp;
• cloves of garlic - 5 pcs.

It takes 30 minutes to prepare the dish, the calorie content will be 257 kcal.

Cooking method:

1. Chop the garlic in any convenient way, add salt and grate the chicken pulp with this mixture;
2. Put the meat in a bowl, pour over the cream. Leave on the table for 30 minutes;
3. Set the temperature on the oven to 175 degrees. Put chicken fillet in a well-heated oven;
4. Chop pine nuts, sprinkle them on the finished dish.

Dishes in the oven and multicooker

The concept of cooking chicken meat in a multicooker and oven is based on the principles of proper and healthy nutrition. All chicken breast dishes are cooked with a small amount of fat and retain their vitamins and beneficial properties.

Chicken fillet with tomatoes and beans

Required Ingredients:

• 2 large breasts;
• 400 g canned beans;
• cherry tomatoes on a twig - 300 grams;
• grated parmesan 80-100 grams;
• 3 sprigs each - thyme, basil;
• 100 grams of refined olive oil;
• 45 g balsamic vinegar;
• 5 grams of granulated sugar;
• season to taste - with salt, pepper.

It will take 30 minutes to bake a chicken breast; the calorie content of the dish will not exceed 285 kcal.

How to cook:

1. Grease a baking dish with oil, put fillets in it. Season with spices, sprinkle with grated cheese;
2. Drain the canned beans. If the brine is too cloudy, then rinse the beans with water. Put it in a mold next to the meat, and put the tomatoes on top along with the twigs;
3. Combine olive oil with balsamic vinegar, sugar and salt. Pour the resulting dressing over the tomatoes. Sprinkle the whole dish with thyme leaves;
4. Put the dish in an oven preheated to 175 degrees. After thirty minutes, the meat is ready. It is served on the table and sprinkled with fresh basil on top. You can eat without it - and it will be delicious.

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Chicken basturma

Ingredients needed:

• 0.8 kg of pulp from the breasts;
• 1.5 tbsp. spoons of soy sauce;
• 2 glasses of water;
• 10 black peppercorns;
• 25-30 grams of sugar;
• 30 grams - salt;
• bay leaf - 3 leaves;
• 60 g of honey;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• ground paprika (dried bell pepper) - 2 pinches.

It will take 55-60 minutes to prepare an original snack, the calorie content of the finished product will be 260 kcal.

1. Wash the chicken breasts, cut the meat so that you get 2 pieces of fillet of the same size. Pour water into a suitable container, put bay leaf, sprinkle with salt, sugar, pepper. Put meat pieces into the resulting marinade, cover with a lid and send to the refrigerator for a day;
2. Remove the fillets from the marinade, rinse with water and dry. Combine ingredients: honey, olive oil, soy sauce, paprika, pepper and garlic. Thoroughly grease the meat pieces with this mixture and leave to marinate for 2 hours;
3. Form rolls from the meat, tie them with culinary threads. Bake for 1 hour. First, in an oven preheated to 160 degrees, and after 40 minutes, switch the mode to 180 degrees. While cooking, grease the meat with the juice accumulated during stewing.

Chicken breast with mushrooms and pumpkin in a slow cooker

Required products:

• 2 small chicken breasts;
• 1 glass of cream;
• leeks - 1 stalk;
• 200 grams of peeled pumpkin pulp;
• fresh champignons - 0.2 kg;
• 2 sprigs of fresh parsley;
• to taste - pepper, salt;
• 50 ml olive oil;
• 2 garlic cloves.

The dish can be prepared in 60 minutes, the energy value of a portion is 287 kcal.

1. Wash the sirloin. Be sure to remove excess moisture from it with paper towels. Chop into pieces, the thickness of which is not more than 2 cm. Chop the pulp of the pumpkin into cubes, cut the champignons into slices. The white part of the leek is cut into large rings, and the garlic is simply chopped;
2. Open the multicooker, pour olive oil into the bowl, set the “fry” mode on the timer. Dip fillet pieces in hot oil, brown them until creamy on all sides;
3. Transfer the meat to a plate. Add a little more oil to the bowl and fry the chopped onion and garlic cloves in it. Add pumpkin pieces and mushroom slices to them. The cooking time will be 15 minutes;
4. It's time to add pieces of meat to the vegetables, season them with spices and pour in a glass of cream. Press the "multi-cook" button. Cook at 120 degrees for 45 minutes. To decorate with chopped parsley is a ready-made dish.

Chicken with mushrooms in a slow cooker

To prepare a dish you need:

• 600 grams of chicken pulp;
• 50 grams of flour;
• 17 grams of butter;
• 1 onion;
• 40 g sour cream;
• 1 carrot;
• 10 medium-sized mushrooms;
• to taste - salt, pepper.

Cooking will take 30 minutes, while the energy value of the dish is 280 kcal.

1. Grind the prepared meat, mushrooms into pieces. Chop the peeled onions in half rings, cut the carrots into strips;
2. Set the cooking mode "multi-cook" on the device, set the temperature to 160 degrees. Pour 2 tablespoons of oil into the bowl, when it warms up, fry the carrots and onions in it for 5 minutes. Add meat and mushrooms to vegetables. Simmer for another 6 minutes;
3. Fill a glass halfway with warm water, dilute flour and sour cream in this liquid. Open the multicooker and pour the mixture over the meat and vegetables. After 25 minutes, the chicken with mushrooms will be ready.

Diet meals

Diet cuisine is not complete without chicken meat, from which you can prepare delicious and varied dishes.

Meat soufflé for lunch

Required Ingredients:

• 400g of pulp;
• 1 egg white;
• ½ part of a glass of milk.

Cooking the dish will take 15 minutes, the calorie content is 180 kcal.

Pass the fillet through a meat grinder three times. Combine the minced meat with milk and whipped protein. Move carefully to create a lush, airy mass. If salt is allowed on the diet, then you can season it with salt to taste. Steam the dish, about 40 minutes. You can use a double boiler or prepare a soufflé in a water bath. As a sauce, we recommend sugar-free yogurt, non-sour sour cream, whipped with chopped dill.

Gourmet rolls for dinner

Required products:

• 1 kg - boneless fillet;
• 5 grams - salt;
• 8 strips of reduced fat cheese;
• 1 gram - black pepper;
• 2 tbsp. spoons - sunflower oil.

The cooking time is 25 minutes, the calorie content is 275 kcal.

Cooking instructions:

1. The package usually contains 4 pieces of chicken fillets. They need to be washed, dried with a regular towel or paper. Cut into two halves;
2. Beat the resulting pieces of pulp with a hammer, season each with spices;
3. Spread the fillets on the work surface, put one strip of cheese inside each. Roll up in the form of rolls;
4. Heat sunflower oil in a frying pan, lightly fry the rolls on both sides in oil;
5. Take a container for baking, put the fried meat into it, pour some hot water. Place in a preheated oven. To make the meat juicy, you must often pour the rolls with the liquid that is formed during stewing.

An appetizer for a festive feast

For 5 servings you will need:

• 3-4 breasts;
• cold water - 600 ml;
• 30 grams - salt;
• mustard - ½ part of the art. spoons;
• ½ part of a teaspoon - paprika;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• a mixture of French chopped herbs - ¼ part of a teaspoon;
• 20 g of refined oil.

It will take 20 minutes to prepare a dish, its calorie content is 280 kcal.

Cooking method:

1. Remove fat and white films from the breast. Pour water into a container, add salt and mix thoroughly. Pour meat with this liquid;
2. Send it to the refrigerator for 2 hours, you can leave it overnight. Then remove the breast from the salty solution, be sure to dry it with a paper towel;
3. Mix oil and French herbs, coat fillets with this mixture on all sides. If the piece of meat is uneven, it can be tied with culinary threads to form a "bar";
4. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Wrap the meat in foil and cook. Turn off the oven after 15 minutes. Leave the meat in a closed oven for 1.5 hours.

Modern housewives cannot do without chicken breast. It is easy to cook and inexpensive. The result is tender, juicy, dietary meat.