Simple Frozen Chicken Breast Recipe
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Need an Easy & Fast Chicken Breast Recipe?
Basic Chicken Recipe
- Serves: 4
- Total Time: 17 min.
This recipe came from a Woman's Day magazine from many (many) years ago. It is a great goto recipe when you have the bags of frozen chicken breast in the freezer - and you have forgotten to thaw them out for a recipe. The result makes the chicken tender, juicy and full of flavor (whatever flavor you are hungry for that night!). There are five marinades to use with the basic recipe, but you could use anything in your refrigerator - salad dressing, barbecue sauce, salsa, or bottle marinade.
Ingredients
- 4 frozen - skinned & boneless chicken breast halves (5 to 6 ounces each)
- 1/2 cup water
- Marinade (recipes below)
- Garnish (see marinade recipes)
Instructions
1. Place chicken breasts in a large, preferable nonstick skillet. Pour marinade evenly over chicken breasts. Pour the water directly into the skillet all at once.
2. Cover, bring to a boil over medium-high heat and boil 5 to 7 minutes. Turn chicken over, reduce heat to medium and gently boil uncovered 7 to 8 minutes until chicken is no longer pink at center (cut a small slit in thickest part to find out). Marinade will boil down to a thickened sauce. If there's not enough to spoon over each serving, stir 2 to 3 tablespoons water into what's left in the pan.
3. Spoon sauce over chicken. Add garnish.
Marinade Recipes
Marinade - Herbed Lemon Pepper
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions
- 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves
- 1 teaspoon each lemon pepper and salt
Instructions
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Use as directed in Basic Recipe.
Per serving (with chicken ): 255 cal, 36 g pro, 6 g car, 9 g fat, 90 mg chol, 855 mg sod.
Chicken Recipe Books
Marinade - Tex-Mex
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup tomato-based chili sauce or ketchup
- 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon each chili powder and ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon hot-pepper sauce (or to taste)
- For garnish: chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
Mix all ingredients except garnish in a small bowl. Use as directed in Basic Recipe.
Per serving (with chicken): 202 cal, 37 g pro, 7 g car, 2 g fat, 90 mg chol, 788 mg sod.
Skillets to Make Your Chicken Recipe
Marinade - Barbecue
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup tomato-based chili sauce or ketchup
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon bottle liquid smoke (optional)
Instructions
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Use as directed in Basic Recipe.
Per serving (with chicken): 255 cal, 37 g pro, 13 g car, 5 g fat, 90 mg chol, 668 mg sod.
Marinade - Herbed Italian
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon white-wine Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian herb seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
- 1 small onion
- quartered
- 1 medium-size clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Process all ingredients except Parmesan cheese in a blender or food processor until smooth. Use as directed in Basic Recipe. Before serving, sprinkle with the cheese.
Per serving (with chicken): 256 cal, 37 g pro, 3 g car, 10 g fat, 92 mg chol, 459 mg sod.
Simple Cook Books
Just Add Water
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Marinade - Asian Style
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons dry sherry or water
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh gingerroot
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- For garnish: thinly sliced scallions
Instructions
Mix all ingredients except garnish in a small bowl. Use as directed in Basic Recipe.
Per serving (with chicken): 225 cal, 38 g pro, 9 g car, 2 g fat, 90 mg chol, 1,303 mg sod.
Chicken Recipes on Blogs
- Colonel Sanders Autobiography: KFC To Make Book Available For Free Download
- Written in 1966, the book winds through anecdotes from the Colonel's life, sprinkled with 33 recipes for country dishes like cornbread stuffing, light bread, hot biscuits with honey butter, chicken pot pie, hushpuppies, fried tomatoes, potato pancakes, ...
- Diamond Jubilee recipe: Balmoral chicken and the Queen's favourite treats
- Really simple, light and no sauce. Clean and simple that was how she liked it.? He also said he doubts the Queen has ever cooked a meal in her life. Well dear Elizabeth, maybe now's the time to start: here's the recipe for Balmoral chicken. Enjoy.
- Roasted chicken recipe makes for romantic picnic
- by AP AP AP Food Editor JM Hirsch said his recipe for a romantic picnic is a roasted chicken with sandwich trimmings. Start out by following his couldn't-be-easier recipe for cast-iron skillet roasted whole chicken. The gist is that you split the bird ...
- 'The Inspired Vegan,' 'Asian Tofu,' and More
- EAT WITH YOUR HANDS. By Zak Pelaccio. (Ecco/HarperCollins, $39.99.) Wildly flavorful Malaysian-inspired food from the young New York chef. Best for those with easy access to Asian ingredients. THE FARM: Rustic Recipes for a Year of Incredible Food.
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What is Your Favorite Quick Chicken Recipe?
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KatBar
May 19, 2011 @ 2:08 pm | delete
- Thanks for sharing.
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lollyj
May 5, 2011 @ 4:00 pm | delete
- WONDERFUL recipes!! I will try the lemon pepper for sure.
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Irenemaria
May 5, 2011 @ 11:46 am | delete
- Now you made me hungry AGAIN - lovely yummy lens indeed
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sandyspider
Mar 9, 2010 @ 3:21 pm | delete
- Sounds delicious!
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momto4
Mar 9, 2010 @ 10:36 am | delete
- BBQ grilled or baked chicken is one of my favorites. The Asian Style Marinade sounds tasty and so does the BBQ! I can't wait to try them out. Thanks for sharing!
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