Boneless chicken breasts are a meal-prep lover’s savior and come to the rescue when struggling to fix a nourishing meal. They are a great way to add to one’s protein fix, and their subtle flavor makes them a base for several recipes, including salads, piccata, and pasta, to name a few. Even better, they have a low cooking time and take on the flavors of the marinades and sauces they are paired with.
Fried chicken cutlets
The fried chicken cutlets are one of the quickest and easiest boneless chicken breast recipes. The dish is also quite satiating and truly satisfying for the taste buds. To prepare the recipe, simply slice skinned boneless chicken breasts in half. The recipe also requires eggs, milk, some hot sauce, all-purpose flour, and vegetable oil for frying. For seasoning, one can use Cajun seasoning or salt.
- Mix the egg, milk, and hot sauce in a bowl.
- In another bowl, mix the all-purpose flour with the seasonings.
- Heat some oil in a skillet.
- Dip a chicken breast piece in the egg and milk mixture, then coat both sides of the meat with the flour mixture.
- Carefully place this meat in the hot oil.
- Repeat the same process with all the chicken breast pieces.
- Fry the pieces until they turn brown, then remove them and place them on paper towels to drain the excess oil.
- The fried chicken breast cutlets are ready to serve.
Sesame grilled chicken
Grilling the boneless chicken breasts can produce a delightfully smokey and charred flavor. Furthermore, it takes no time to prepare, making it an ideal base that can be paired with roasted vegetables and steamed rice. To make sesame grilled chicken, one needs a few pieces of skinless, boneless chicken breasts, soy sauce, crushed garlic, a spoonful of rice vinegar, honey, grated ginger, chopped onions, toasted sesame seeds, and toasted sesame oil. The aromatics and condiments give it an umami flavor.
- To make the grilled chicken dish, begin by preparing the marinade. Add soy sauce, garlic, vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, honey, ginger, and onions into a zip-lock bag.
- Then, place the chicken breast pieces into the bag and zip it tightly after squeezing the excess air.
- Place the bag in the refrigerator for about an hour. Remove it and let it defrost before grilling.Â
- Prepare the grill by coating it with oil and increasing the heat to high.
- Grill the chicken breasts on both sides until the meat is fully cooked and the chicken is ready to serve.
Southwest chicken salad
This salad comes together in a few steps and ingredients and is fairly easy to make. Apart from skinless and boneless chicken breasts, one needs ear corn, with husk and silk removed, chopped lettuce, chopped tomatoes, black beans, extra virgin olive oil, fajita seasoning, and sliced red onions. One needs sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, ranch dressing, and peeled and chopped avocados for the dressing.
- Start by adding the avocados, sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, and ranch dressing into a food processor. Add a pinch of salt if the ranch dressing doesn’t have it already.
- Blend this mixture until smooth. Add a splash of water if the consistency is too thick.
- Prepare the chicken breasts by tossing them in olive oil and Fajita seasoning.
- Prepare the grill by oiling it and adjusting the heat level to medium-high.
- Grill the chicken breasts on both sides until fully cooked.
- Grill the corn until it becomes tender and slightly charred for that smoky flavor.
- Place the grilled chicken on a plate and slice it.
- Serve it with the grilled corn, tomatoes, lettuce, beans, and the avocado dressing.
Basil chicken
This recipe is perfect for those who love spicy and herby chicken preparations. To prepare this basil chicken recipe, chop skinless, boneless chicken into small pieces. The recipe also requires fresh basil leaves, chopped garlic, sliced mushrooms, chopped onions, chili pepper, sugar, and oyster sauce. For the seasoning, one can just stick to salt and black pepper.
- Start by heating the chili oil in a skillet on medium heat.
- Cook the chopped garlic and chili peppers in the oil until fragrant.
- Add the chicken pieces, sugar, and ground pepper to the skillet and cook until the chicken loses its pink color.
- Add the mushrooms and onions to the skillet and some oyster sauce, and cook.
- Once the onions become tender, remove the mixture from the skillet and mix it with the fresh basil, and the dish is ready to serve.
Balsamic chicken breasts
This is yet another grilled chicken recipe that is quite delicious and easy to prepare. Apart from the skinless, boneless chicken breasts, the marinade needs some balsamic vinegar, olive oil, minced garlic, salt, oregano, dried basil, black pepper, and dried thyme.
- Mix balsamic vinegar and olive oil with the seasonings and herbs to prepare the marinade.
- Place the chicken breasts into a bowl and pour the marinade onto it.
- Cover the bowl and place it in a refrigerator for a few hours.
- Cook the chicken breasts on both sides until the meat reaches the desired doneness.
- The balsamic grilled chicken breasts are ready to serve.
