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Chicken, Light and Easy!

Need a delicious light chicken recipe? You will find it here! These chicken recipes are light, easy and flavorful.

All of the recipes use boneless, skinless
chicken breast which is low-fat and low calorie. The recipes can be used for appetizers, lunch or main dishes.

Hope you enjoy some of the best light chicken recipes, cooking tips, and tools of the trade that make trying a new dish exciting!

Contents at a Glance

The BEST Chicken Chow Mein
Chicken Chow Mein turns into Party Fare...
Kung-Pao Chicken, Cashew Chicken and Ses...
Light Chicken Cookbooks
Chicken Safety
Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry

My husband loves this
Chicken Chow Mein Dish
and I usually make a double
batch so we can enjoy it
for dinner two nights!

The BEST Chicken Chow Mein

Serves: 4
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb. cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tsp. butter
5 cups sliced celery
1 large onion cut in half and sliced
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 tbls lite soy sauce
1 tbls cornstarch
cooked rice (optional)

Instructions

Shred chicken breasts, set aside. Heat butter in a large skillet. Add celery and onion and saute for about 10 minutes. Combine chicken broth, lite soy sauce and cornstarch in a medium bowl and mix until smooth. Add to celery/onion mixture and simmer untill thickened. Add chicken and cook for 15 minutes. Serve over rice. Add additional soy sauce to taste.

Printable Version

Chicken Chow Mein turns into Party Fare when made in a WOK!

Kung-Pao Chicken, Cashew Chicken and Sesame Chicken Recipes

Light Chicken Cookbooks

Chicken Safety

Refrigerate or freeze chicken immediately.
Store refrigerated chicken away from other foods.
Wash hands thoroughly after handling raw chicken.
Never thaw or marinate chicken at room temperature.
Clean cooking tools, cutting boards and utensils in hot
soapy water to remove bacteria.

Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry

More Chicken Stir Fry Recipes

Chicken Stir-Fry: Food Network-Paula Deen
Stir-Fry Sweet and Sour Chicken: Cooks.com
Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry: AllRecipes.com
Teriyaki Stir-Fry with Roasted Veggies: TheHealthyHomeEconomist.com

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Salsa Chicken Bake

Not only is this recipe super easy, it's also low carb and low fat!

Serves: 4
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

4 boneless chicken breasts
1 tbls olive oil
1 16 oz. jar salsa
2 tsp sugar or equivalent sugar substitute

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375° and prepare a baking dish with cooking spray. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Add chicken and brown on both sides. Transfer chicken to baking dish. Combine salsa and sugar. Pour over chicken. Bake for 40 minutes.

Printable Version

Salsa Chicken Bake is great
served with steamed green
beans or a fresh salad!

Gourmet Salsa from Amazon

More Chicken and Salsa Recipes

Stove Top Chicken Fiesta: Courtesy of CDKitchen
Grilled Jerk Chicken with Mango Cilantro Salsa: Courtesy of Food Network
Salsa Verde Chicken Bake: Courtesy of VeryCulinary.com
Grilled Chicken with Salsa: Courtesy of Taste of Home

Do you have a favorite light chicken recipe?

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Sylvestermouse Mar 25, 2012 @ 4:53 pm | delete

Sounds delicious and easy!

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Mujjen Mar 19, 2012 @ 2:46 pm | delete

The Chicken Salsa Bake sounds really good, and easy.

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survivoryea Mar 15, 2012 @ 7:48 pm | delete

Love your lite chicken recipes-will definately give them a try as we have really been trying to eat healthy! :>)