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Trying to improve boneless chicken breast
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Hook_emHornsfan_74
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Trying to eat a little less red meat these days so I thought I would cook some boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Rubbed them in salt, pepper and garlic powder. Had some home made salsa from the weekend. Decided to spread the breast in salsa then some hatch Chile cheese. After I pulled them off I added some sliced avacado. I know the plating is sloppy but it was really really good. Don’t know why the pics ended up in the middle and out of order. Thanks for looking.
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Love chicken breasts! Never understood why they get such a bad rap. Season well, but mostly... don't overcook. Easy. Like the avocado idea.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Thanks @Carolina Q the salsa was really spicy so the avacado helped. Used peppers from the garden. Underestimated how hot they were.Midland, TX XLBGE
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Nice, hot peppers are a go to item in our house. We usually cook a whole package of the breast at a time, later used for wraps, salads, sandwiches, pot pies. They freeze well.
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Skip the cheese and you'd have a downright healthy (and still delicious) meal.
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My suggestion is to leave the bs breast at the store and buy the bs thighs. Instant upgrade! Yours do look quite nice however. Enjoy!
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pgprescott said:My suggestion is to leave the bs breast at the store and buy the bs thighs. Instant upgrade! Yours do look quite nice however. Enjoy!
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dmchicago said:pgprescott said:My suggestion is to leave the bs breast at the store and buy the bs thighs. Instant upgrade! Yours do look quite nice however. Enjoy!
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Looks good. I make them fairly often. I coat with my favorite rub for max flavor and pull at the optimal internal temp and they turn out really well.Packerland, Wisconsin
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Nice cook. Chicken breast is good eats when embellished.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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That looks really good, and most importantly, healthy. I have got to get busy eating better and doing more meals like this. The lower-carb approach works for me if I can just get disciplined to adhere to it.
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I cook them Dixie style. Marinade in Italian Dressing beforehand. At the end of the cook, add Honey Mustard, Cheddar Jack Cheese, and Bacon.Charlotte NC - Large Big Green Egg (2009) w/Nest and Handler
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Thanks everyone! I prefer dark meat (insert pun) but the boss lady like the breast. What can I say. So that’s what I grabbed. Trying to go low carb.Midland, TX XLBGE
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drumdudeguy said:I cook them Dixie style. Marinade in Italian Dressing beforehand. At the end of the cook, add Honey Mustard, Cheddar Jack Cheese, and Bacon.
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Biggest improvement would be to add bone and skin.
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Three good slits, stuff with a relish made from chopped garlic, picadillo peppers, sun dried tomatoes and top with a little mozz. Lots of flavor in there, you just can't flip them on the grill. -
Legume said:
Three good slits, stuff with a relish made from chopped garlic, picadillo peppers, sun dried tomatoes and top with a little mozz. Lots of flavor in there, you just can't flip them on the grill.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga -
My biggest boob enhancement, was sous vide.BrandonQuad Cities
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Chicken breast is kinda like mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini etc.. It all depends on the real taste, what you put on it. We like breaded and cheese.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Focker said:My biggest boob enhancement, was sous vide.
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Eggcelsior said:
Raw chicken is the scariest thing in most kitchens, bug wise, but a breast gets hammered at 165. The SV allows you to kill bugs just as dead but more slowly by holding a low temp for a long time (140 in this case). This also applies to whole turkey breasts, depending on how big an SV you have.(now only 16 stone)
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Boneless, skinless, tasteless. Give me the thighs!Signal Mountain, TN
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Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:Trying to eat a little less red meat these days so I thought I would cook some boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
The breast look outstanding. Be careful what you say around here.....if word gets out about "less red meat", you might get kicked out of Texas.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
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Second biggest boob enhancement if not using sous vide...
Cooking them gently, lower and slower, raised direct.
High heat and boobs do not play well together, causing them to dry out/firm up.BrandonQuad Cities
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bgebrent said:Focker said:My biggest boob enhancement, was sous vide.
Chicken breasts are one of the best uses for SV IMO.BrandonQuad Cities
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To each his own. Tried 140-145° (I forget which) SV breasts once, but won't be doing it again. Center was far too cool and the texture was like chewing on a wet sponge. Not an enhancement at all. Much prefer traditionally cooked 165° breasts.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
They look good, but, erm, avocados are kinda pure fat. Not that fat is bad. And, uh, cheese, depending on the kind can be just a hard form of butter.
FWIW, I've come across some good Asian marinades and rubs that do wonders for bland. Lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, ginger, rice vinegar, etc. Might just be because its different, but the zing is good.
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I like to use Caesar dressing as a marinate for chicken breasts. Leave it on thick and grill it nice and brown. Yum!Michiana, South of the border.
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Grab a pork tenderloin instead.
It takes flavor better, cooks faster, and it stays moist.
Its also as good or better in in terms of fat and calories against a B/S less breast
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