Recipes

[karlam]

I made two skinless boneless chicken breasts for chicken salad this morning.  I seasoned them, put some olive oil into my grill pan and browned them for 5 minutes on each side.  I then put them into a 350 degree oven (I use my toaster oven) for 10 minutes.  They were cooked through and very juicy.  

[Sushismom]

Although I rarely cook chicken breasts since I prefer dark meat, what I do is brine the chicken overnight. 

[Sooner]

You are cooking it too long, too hot or both.  If you are grilling, don't grill it over direct heat.  Put it on the grill a little off the hottest part of the fire.   ALSO, be sure to get a GOOD thermometer and go by that.  

Thermoworks which has a great website, makes the best thermometers I've ever used.  They have good sales, pretty colors, and many kinds.  One of my favorites is there "pop" series of instant read ones.  I have 2 in my kitchen.

I also use the dot one with the probe in it.  I don't know what I'd do without them!  

[sabatini]

Hi!

Here's what I do:

Pound the breasts to a somewhat even thickness - no need to go crazy & beat them to death.

Toss into a Ziploc baggie w/ either Italian or Greek salad dressing & marinate for a few hours in the fridge.

Remove the breasts from the marinade & blot w/ paper towels a bit so they're not sloppy w/ wetness.

Cooking:

I'm a big fan of either starting w/ a bang, or ending w/ a bang.

Indoors: Get a skillet HOT, swirl in some oil, then sear the breasts quickly on each side. (Stand back! )

After the sear, place the breasts on a foil lined sheet pan, & pop into a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes - depending on the size of the breasts.

Outdoors:

Start inside - on your stovetop, gently saute the breasts over medium heat for about 5 minutes, then bring them outside to get blasted by the heat of the grill.

You'll basically just be searing the outsides to add flavor & color & to finish cooking them.

Let rest 5 minutes before cutting into them.

HTH!  

[Harpa]

Along w/ your marinade, I think you need some kind of acid, like balsamic vinegar (+ EVOO & any seasoning).

When I was making my chicken in the George F, an hour or 2 beforehand, I always put it in the marinade**, then cook for a few minutes on each side, depending on how big the chick was (chicken tenders take only 2 minutes per side), and voila! Take it out of the GF and let it rest.

Always juicy & tender!

**The marinade never really covered the whole piece of chicken. I would place the chicken in the bowl, pour in the EVOO & vinegar, season one side, then turn the piece and season the other.

[Harpa]

I should add that whenever I do my chicken in the oven, I always place the pieces in a little river of EVOO & melted butter, along w/ sherry, seasoning the same way....season one side, turn over in the liquid and season the other side.

And never over-bake. Usually an hour to an hour & 15 minutes for a whole pan of chicken, depending on the sizes of the meat. (My mom always baked, baked, baked, and her chicken was dry as dust.)

[mousiegirl]

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@BunSnoop wrote:

Anytime I grill a chicken breast outside on the grill or inside using my George Forman Grill my chicken is always so tough and dry.  I read once to use a marinade of olive oil and some black pepper on chicken that has been flatened using a mallot, but that chicken was a tiny bit better, but still left a lot to be desired.

Went to Denny's yesterday for dinner.  Had a grilled chicken breast and it was so moist and tender.

What am I doing wrong?  Any suggestions would be much appreicated.

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@BunSnoop  Chicken breasts cook very quickly.  I do flatten a breast somewhat, just to make an even thickness so it cooks evenly and baste it with whatever I like.  It's all about watching it so that it doesn't overcook which is very easy to do.

[151949]

I usually only turn on the flames on one side of the grill, then I put the chicken on the other side. Basically you are then roasting the chicken and it stays moist, at the end, after it is cooked, I move it to the hot side just to get the grill marks and brown the outside. This takes about 25 to 30 min to cook a chicken breast but it's worthwhile.