The expectations of amateur cooks to enjoy the delicate taste of white poultry meat in the finished dish are often a fiasco. This is because understanding how to make chicken breast soft and juicy comes with experience. But first, of course, you need to study the theory. Namely, the rules for selecting, processing and delicate products.
How to choose the right chicken breast?
In stores, poultry breasts are sold completely filleted, on the bone (keel) or on the bone with skin. It is advisable to choose different options for different cooking techniques.
So, bone-in breast with skin is most suitable for cooking. The broth from such a product turns out rich and moderately fatty. For frying and baking, it is better to take a bone-in chicken breast without skin. Fully filleted meat is suitable for both frying and baking. The advantage of fillet is that it is completely ready for processing. The disadvantage is the price, which is an order of magnitude higher than meat on the bone.
The freshness and quality of the product is determined by the following indicators:
- The meat is elastic; when pressed with a finger, there are no dents left on it. Pink colour.
- The fibers are dense, without defects, foreign inclusions, hematomas, or breaks.
- The breast is medium in size, with smooth edges. If the fillet is too large, growth hormones were most likely added to the chicken's feed.
- The flabby appearance of the chilled fillet indicates that it was previously frozen.
Sale of chilled chicken meat is allowed within 5 days provided it is stored in the refrigerator (temperature from 0 to +2 degrees). If the shelf life of the product exceeds 5 days, it means the meat has been treated with preservatives. It's not worth buying such a breast.
Ways to make breast meat juicy
Cooking juicy chicken breast
Let's start with the basics. Frozen meat must be completely thawed before cooking. But not in the water and not on the table. Moreover, there is no need to defrost chicken in the microwave. The delicate product requires appropriate handling and, when quickly defrosted, becomes hard and rubbery. The correct option is to defrost the chicken breast in advance by placing it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
The second rule for cooking juicy breasts. If cooked in small pieces, be sure to lightly beat the meat. For this purpose, use a culinary hammer with a smooth (this is important) side. You only need to cut the chicken breast into pieces across the muscle fibers.
Third rule. The whole chicken breast, which is to be baked in the oven or fried in a frying pan, must first be kept in a salty solution with spices and marinated. Thanks to the marinade, white dietary meat after heat treatment will remain just as tender, soft, and juicy.
The easiest way is to salt the chicken. The task is this:
- A deep cut is made in the thickest part of the breast. This will ensure that the meat is salted evenly.
- Place the chicken in a deep container and fill it completely with water.
- The water is poured into a saucepan. Salt and sugar at the rate of 45 g of salt and sugar per 1 liter of liquid.
- The brine is cooked after boiling for a couple of minutes. Cool.
- Pour over the chicken breast and leave to salt for 3 hours in the refrigerator.
Drain immediately before cooking. Dry the meat with a paper towel.
Various sour or sweet and sour marinades help prepare soft, juicy breasts. They are prepared from citrus fruits (lemon, grapefruit, lime, orange), sour berries (gooseberries, currants), pineapple, etc. A successful marinade for chicken is made from soy sauce and wine vinegar.
White poultry meat goes well with fermented milk products. To marinate chicken, you can use sour cream, yoghurt, kefir, yogurt and even fresh milk. You can get a tender chicken breast if you cook it in a creamy or cheesy, sweet tomato sauce.
Breast fried in a frying pan will remain juicy if large pieces are breaded. The breast, divided into portions, is dipped in eggs beaten with salt and pepper, then in flour and breadcrumbs.
How to properly cook tender chicken breast?
Tips: How to Make Chicken Breast Tender and Juicy
The main methods of cooking dietary meat are boiling, steaming, frying and baking. The most convenient method is steamed. Depending on the size of the pieces, steam the chicken for 15–25 minutes, no longer.
You also need to know how to cook chicken. Ideally, the meat is placed in boiling vegetable broth. But regular salted water will do. Provided that the chicken will be placed in the pan after the liquid has boiled.
Cooking tender breast takes no more than 10 minutes. Then turn off the fire under the pan and leave the meat in hot water (broth) for another 15–30 minutes.
The main rule of frying chicken breast in a frying pan is not to delay the process. This type of meat needs to be cooked quickly over high heat. Depending on the thickness of the pieces, fry the chicken in vegetable oil on each side for 3-4 minutes, without covering with a lid. Then reduce the heat to medium, cover the pan and simmer the breast for 6-8 minutes.
At the end of frying, you can season the meat with butter and add garlic, thyme, and rosemary for flavor. Pepper and enhance the taste with your favorite spices.
Place the finished fried breast on a plate and cover loosely with foil. After 5–7 minutes, when the meat has rested, you can begin serving the dish.
Chicken breast is baked according to the same principle - very quickly, at high temperature. To make the end result juicy and tender in taste, it is best to bake the breast in foil or a sleeve.
In the oven, seasoned and oiled meat is cooked for 12–15 minutes at a temperature of 160–180 degrees. Before serving, the baked breast, as after frying, is allowed to rest a little.
Marinade for chicken breast with lemon
Methods for marinating chicken breast
The lemon marinade gives the chicken breast tenderness and juiciness. To prepare it use:
- lemon – 1 pc.;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- a pinch of salt and pepper;
- onion – ½ head;
- greenery.
The recipe is:
- The chicken breast is cut into portions or left whole, making cuts in the thick parts.
- The meat is salted and rubbed with pepper. Place in a deep plate.
- Sprinkle chicken on top with finely chopped onion and chopped herbs.
- Lemon is cut into thin circles. Place on the breast.
- Cover the meat with a lid. Marinate for 30 minutes.
If you don't have time to wait, you can simply rub the breast with spices and seasonings, and then generously pour in lemon juice. Then immediately place it on a hot frying pan. The lemon juice will mix with the hot oil and form a thin crust, which will keep all the juices inside the fibers of the meat. The chicken will be tender and very soft.
Recipe for orange filling for baked chicken breast
Baked chicken breast with orange dressing
White poultry meat turns out to be incredibly tasty and tender when baked with oranges. For filling you need the most ordinary ones.
- 100 ml low-fat yogurt;
- 2 oranges;
- 4 egg whites;
- 1 tsp. lemon juice;
- A pinch of salt.
What to do:
- The breast is prepared for baking as usual. Place in a baking dish greased with butter.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff with a hand mixer. Halfway through the process, add lemon juice and add salt.
- One large orange is peeled and the pulp is crushed. Mix with yogurt.
- Carefully combine the protein foam and the orange and yogurt mixture.
- The chicken breast is generously poured with the prepared dressing. Place in an already hot (200 degrees) oven. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, the second orange is peeled and cut into thick rings.
- Take the meat out of the oven. Lay out on top.
- Return the dish to the oven. Bake for 10 minutes at 150 degrees.
If desired, the chicken breast can be stuffed with garlic before baking. This will give the finished dish an incredibly appetizing aroma. You can also use spices and seasonings for poultry, but without fanaticism.
You can find out another recipe for making juicy and tasty chicken breast by watching the video:
What is best to serve with and how to serve chicken breast?
Methods for serving chicken breast
If boiled chicken is not part of a multi-component dish (salad, sandwich, etc.), the best side dish for it would be rice or mashed potatoes. Dietary meat goes well with grilled vegetables and light casseroles.
You can serve fried or baked chicken breast with potatoes (boiled, fried, fried), rice with vegetables, stew, pasta, cereal porridge, legumes and vegetable purees. Meat cooked with cheese or cream goes well with pasta, potato pancakes, and pancakes. An excellent addition to juicy chicken breast are light summer salads of vegetables and herbs.
Serve the boiled breast on portioned plates. A piece of warm meat is placed next to the side dish and/or salad and poured over with sauce. Decorate with chopped herbs.
Baked and fried chicken can be served the same way. The only difference in presentation is that before placing it on a plate, a piece of meat is cut crosswise at an angle. Place next to or on top of the side dish, cut side up.
Chicken breast pieces cooked in a frying pan or in the oven can be served on one large platter. The meat is laid out in a pyramid and decorated with herbs. and refills are served separately.
As you can see from the above, making chicken breast juicy is not that difficult. You just need to remember about the limited time of heat treatment of a capricious product, never overexpose the meat to the fire. And marinades, sauces and fillings, for which there are many recipes, will help you prepare a wide variety of delicious dishes from white poultry meat.
Wash the fillet well under running cold water, trim off any fat, bones, membranes, hanging pieces of meat and dry with a paper towel.
If fillet is not available, you can use bone-in breast, freeing it from skin and bones. By the way, chicken breast on the bone is cheaper.
Using a sharp knife, cut each fillet lengthwise into 2 flat plates, preferably of the same thickness. Try to ensure that the thickness of each piece of meat is at least 3 millimeters. 
Heat a grill pan over high heat without greasing anything. Place the chicken breast plates on a frying pan that is as hot as possible. Fry over high heat until browned.
On a note
If you don't have a grill pan, fry in a simple frying pan.
Then turn the meat over to the other side and fry over high heat until browned. 
Place the required amount of butter in a small saucepan, melt it over low heat, add salt and season with ground coriander and a mixture of peppers, which includes: ground red hot pepper, ground black pepper, ground sweet paprika. Mix.
On a note
If desired, you can use 2 types of oil– creamy and vegetable – in equal proportions.
Place the fried chicken breast slices into a saucepan with aromatic butter, cover with a lid and simmer over low heat for about 15-20 minutes, turning over from time to time to the other side.
Be sure to use good quality butter.
As a result of simmering, the breast will brown even more and acquire a more appetizing color. 
Remove the meat to a platter, sprinkle with finely chopped green onions and serve. Bon appetit!
Chicken breast is a fairly versatile product. You can prepare many delicious and healthy dishes from white chicken meat. In addition, chicken meat is a fairly dietary product and many girls who are watching their weight prefer to eat it. Some people consider chicken breast meat to be tasteless and dry, but this is completely wrong because properly cooked chicken breasts are very soft, tender, juicy and absolutely delicious.
How to cook juicy chicken breast in sour cream
Even a small child can prepare chicken breast according to this recipe, and the result of the finished dish will pleasantly please you.
- chicken breast fillet – 700 gr.;
- sour cream – 300 gr.;
- cheese – 100 gr.;
- garlic – 3-4 cloves;
- vegetable oil – 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
- salt, pepper, seasonings - to taste.
Cooking process:
- First of all, prepare the sauce; to do this, squeeze the garlic into the sour cream, add salt and pepper to taste. If desired, you can add your favorite seasonings to the sour cream sauce.
- In a prepared baking dish, greased with vegetable oil, place well-washed chicken fillet and generously pour sour cream sauce over it.
- Grate the cheese on a fine grater and sprinkle it on top of the chicken breast in sour cream.
- Place the chicken dish in a well-heated oven at 200 degrees for 40 minutes.
- The finished dish can be served with any side dish.
How to cook juicy chicken breast in a sleeve with mustard-honey sauce
Chicken breast prepared according to this recipe turns out juicy, tender and literally melts in your mouth, and the spicy mustard-honey sauce unusually reveals the taste of chicken meat.
- 2 chicken breasts on the bone;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. spoon;
- liquid honey – 1 tbsp. spoon;
- mild mustard - 1 tbsp. spoon;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Cooking process:
- In a separate bowl, mix a tablespoon of honey, mustard and vegetable oil.
- Peel the skin from the chicken breasts; if desired, you can separate the fillets from the bones.
- Carefully coat each chicken breast with the prepared sauce and place in a baking bag.
- Place the baking bag with chicken breasts in the oven preheated to 200 degrees for 30-40 minutes. 10 minutes after the chicken is in the oven, pierce the bag and bake the dish until done.
The finished dish goes well with any vegetable side dish.
How to cook juicy chicken breast “A la Caprese”
Chicken “A la Caprese” is a dish that is not a shame to put on any holiday table, because it turns out very tasty, appetizing and satisfying. This dish can be served with any side dish.
Necessary products for cooking:
- chicken breast fillet – 3 pieces;
- tomatoes – 1-2 pieces;
- mozzarella cheese – 100 grams;
- vegetable oil – 4 tbsp. spoons;
- seasonings, salt, pepper - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Rinse the chicken fillet well, peel off the films and make small cuts in it, without cutting through it all the way.
- Season well with salt and pepper and sprinkle the fillets with your favorite seasonings.
- Place a piece of fresh tomato and cheese in each cut.
- Place the prepared chicken breasts in a greased ovenproof dish and coat them well with vegetable oil.
- Place the dish in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 30 minutes.
Breast meat is one of the most popular dietary products.
With its low calorie content, it saturates well and contains a lot of protein. And it is simply necessary when losing weight. But you shouldn’t hide the fact that often the fillet after cooking turns out to be quite dry and tasteless. But this is only for those who do not know how to properly prepare dietary breast.
Dietary breast - general principles of preparation
The main task when preparing dietary breast is to make it soft and juicy. And one of the main secrets is not to overcook it. The longer you cook white meat, the tougher and tasteless it will be. Of course, stuffing with butter or bacon will help solve the problem, but then the meat will certainly not be low-calorie.
Dietary ways to cook juicy breast:
Pickling. Makes meat more tender and juicy. You can use various products and ready-made sauces.
Batting. Destroys hard fibers, makes meat more porous and soft.
Cutting against the grain. Also promotes fiber breakdown.
Cooking in lezone, breading. They will not allow the juices to escape from the meat.
Using all kinds of sauces.
Preparing a dish from dietary breast, minced into minced meat.
Whatever method of preserving juiciness is chosen, dietary breast will not turn out tasty and soft if it is stale. Meat that has been frozen is more difficult to make tasty. Therefore, it is better to purchase chilled breasts.
You can cook not only diet chicken breast, but also turkey. The second has lower calorie content than the first (85 versus 115). When preparing, you should avoid frying in oil and give preference to boiling (in water and steam), baking, stewing and grilling. Before cooking, be sure to remove the skin, which is an accumulation of fat cells.
Recipe 1: Diet breast in kefir “Spicy”
Delicious dietary breast in kefir sauce, which is also very easy to prepare. For marinating, it is better to use kefir 0.5 or % fat.
Required ingredients:
0.5 kg breast;
100 gr. kefir;
3 cloves of garlic;
Salt, dill.
Cooking method
Cut the chicken breasts into strips, always against the grain of the meat. Pour kefir, add chopped garlic, salt and marinate in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours. You can leave it overnight. Then place in a frying pan and simmer for 15 minutes over low heat. At the end add dill. If you don’t like the aroma of garlic, you can replace it with onions.
You can also bake marinated diet breasts with garlic and kefir in the oven. To do this, place the meat in a mold, preferably non-stick, and bake for 20 minutes at 200 °C. Sprinkle the finished dish with herbs.
Recipe 2: Diet breast with buckwheat in a pot
Buckwheat and diet breasts are two of the most popular foods for weight loss. So why not cook them together? This recipe is good because it immediately solves the issue of side dish. In addition, you don’t need to stand at the stove and spend a lot of time cooking. The active process will not take more than 10 minutes.
Required ingredients:
1 glass of buckwheat;
0.4 kg breast;
Bulb;
Carrot;
3 tomatoes;
50 gr. sour cream;
Salt, spices.
Cooking method
Cut the breast into thin layers and lightly beat. Then chop into strips. This way it will turn out more tender and softer. Rinse the buckwheat and drain the water. Finely chop the onions, carrots, tomatoes and mix together. Place the breast on the bottom of the pots, then the vegetable mass, and buckwheat on top. Pour in salted water so that it is 3 cm above the food. If you have low-fat broth, you can fill the pots with it. Place a spoonful of low-fat sour cream on top. You can use cream. Cover the pots with lids. Cook the diet breast with buckwheat porridge in the oven for an hour at medium temperature.
Recipe 3: Diet breast with champignons
Slimming meals can be amazingly delicious. And dietary breasts with mushrooms confirm this. Incredibly juicy and appetizing rolls can become a table decoration. The main thing is to cook them according to all the rules and without extra calories.
Required ingredients:
Breast 0.7 kg;
3 cloves of garlic;
Champignons 0.3 kg;
2 onions;
Pepper, salt;
0.1 kg sour cream;
Oil for greasing the pan.
Cooking method
Finely chop the champignons and onions, add pepper, salt and squeeze in a lightly greased frying pan for a minute, then pour in a little water and simmer for another 5 minutes. At this time, cut the breasts into plates and beat them. Sprinkle salt on top, grate with chopped garlic and pepper, you can use any mixture of spices, this will only make the rolls tastier.
Place mushroom filling on each piece of diet breast and roll it up. Tie the top with thread or pin it with a toothpick. Place the rolls in a baking dish. Add sour cream, add a little pepper, stir. Grease the rolls with the resulting sauce and bake in the oven for half an hour at medium temperature.
Recipe 4: Diet breast with cabbage “Hedgehogs”
A recipe for light and very juicy cutlets with breast, which can be cooked both in the oven and in a slow cooker. As a complement to dietary breasts, white cabbage and carrots are included.
Required ingredients:
Breasts 0.4 kg;
Cabbage 0.3 kg;
1 carrot;
Egg white;
An incomplete spoon of flour;
Broth 0.2 l.
Cooking method
Twist the breasts into minced meat. Chop the cabbage and carrots, simmer in a frying pan with a small amount of water for just a few minutes, so that the vegetable mass becomes more pliable and future hedgehogs turn out neater. Now you need to cool, mix with minced meat, salt, pepper, add raw egg white. Wet your hands and form small balls from the mixture. Place in a baking dish. Add meat broth, mix with flour and pour over the hedgehogs. Place in the oven for 40 minutes. Ready-made hedgehogs can be served with any side dish. If desired, you can use tomato juice or milk instead of broth.
Recipe 5: Diet breast in foil with lemon and tomato
A dish for those who don’t like to stand at the stove or don’t know how to cook at all. A simple recipe for dietary breast with a minimum amount of ingredients.
Required ingredients:
Breast of any size;
1 tomato;
. ½ lemon;
Cooking method
Place the chicken breast on a cutting board, large side down, with the bump on top. Make vertical cuts at a distance of 1-2 cm from each other, without cutting 1 cm to the end. You should get a kind of accordion, which you need to salt, pour in lemon juice and insert a tomato slice into each cut. Wrap the diet breast in foil and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes, depending on the size of the piece.
Recipe 6: Diet breast with beans
Two protein products that will provide satisfying and tasty weight loss. It is important not to replace boiled beans with canned ones. The marinade contains sugar, which a thin waist is not friendly with. You can use any beans, but white beans are more tender.
Required ingredients:
0.4 kg fillet;
0.2 kg dry beans;
Bulb;
0.5 liters of tomato juice;
1 spoon of oil;
Salt, spices.
Cooking method
Soak the beans in plenty of water in advance, preferably overnight. Then rinse, add new water and boil until soft. Drain the water. Also cut the fillet into pieces. About the same size as beans. Grease a frying pan with oil, fry a finely chopped onion, add fillet and simmer for 10 minutes under the lid. Then place in a saucepan with boiled beans, add salt and any spices as desired. Pour in tomato juice and simmer everything together for 10-15 minutes.
This is the basic recipe. To which you can also add any vegetables: zucchini, eggplant, bell pepper, cabbage. This will only make the dish tastier. And the calorie content is lower.
Recipe 7: Boiled sausage from dietary breast
You can make tender and juicy homemade sausage from dietary breast meat. And, importantly, it will be without dyes and preservatives. Therefore, you can safely give it to children. There are two ways to cook sausage.
Required ingredients:
0.5 kg fillet;
0.1 kg milk;
1 tsp. gelatin;
Salt, spices.
Cooking method
Mix gelatin with milk and let it brew for 15-30 minutes. Scroll the fillet through a meat grinder 2 times or grind in a blender. Add whipped egg white, salt, spices. There is no need to skimp on spices; you can use any: curry, suneli hops, various types of pepper, coriander. Add dissolved gelatin and stir. The minced meat is ready.
For the first method, you will need parchment and a baking sleeve. Place the minced meat on parchment in the form of a log, wrap tightly. Tie the ends with a thread and wrap it around the entire length of the sausage so that when cooking it is the same thickness. Now you need to place the workpiece in a sleeve or baking bag, tie the ends tightly and also wrap it with thread so that the film does not inflate. Cook in a saucepan for 1 hour. Then cool and remove all shells.
The second method is simpler, but the sausage is short. You need cylindrical cups. They are greased inside with oil, filled 2/3 with minced meat, placed in a saucepan with water on a cloth and the sausage is cooked until done. The cups need to be covered with lids. As water evaporates, you need to add water to the pan. Carefully remove the finished sausage from the diet breast from the cups.
Recipe 8: Dietary breast with stuffing in a double boiler
Recipe for spicy dietary breast with olives and bell peppers, cooked in a double boiler. A large number of spices are used, which add aroma and rich taste.
Required ingredients:
2 breast halves, that is, one from a chicken;
12 olives;
1 bell pepper;
Spices, maybe Korean;
Soy sauce.
Cooking method
Make a horizontal pocket in the breasts, the larger the better. Generously coat the inside and outside with soy sauce. Let marinate for an hour. Cut the olives into small pieces, bell peppers into cubes, after removing the core and seeds. Mix together. Add spices to the filling. Fill the fillet pockets with the mixture, place in a steamer, and sprinkle with spices on top. Cook for half an hour.
Recipe 9: Diet breast pate with nuts
This dietary breast pate will be an excellent addition to bread and diversify a boring menu. It turns out incredibly tender and airy, even those who are not losing weight will like it. Walnuts are high in calories, but there is no need to be afraid of that. This fat is beneficial to the body, and the calorie content of the finished pate is only 214 kcal per 100 grams.
Required ingredients:
Breast 0.3 kg;
Walnuts 0.1 kg;
Salt pepper;
Bulb;
A clove of garlic.
Cooking method
Boil the breast and leave to cool. Chop the onion and garlic and simmer in a frying pan with a little water. At this time, cut the meat into pieces and pour into a blender bowl. Add walnuts and stewed onions. Salt and pepper. Grind thoroughly. If the mass turns out to be thick, you can add a little broth in which the diet breast was prepared.
If you need to beat the diet breasts with a hammer, it is more convenient to do this through cling film. This way they will not lose juices, will remain intact and will be more even.
When marinating fillets, large pieces need to be pierced in several places with a fork or knife. This way they will be better soaked and juicier. The dish with meat must be covered with a lid or film.
The meat will be tastier and more tender if you add a little sugar or a spoonful of honey to the marinade. Mustard also softens fibers well. These ingredients can be added to any sauces and marinades, even dairy ones.
Soy sauce is a wonderful product for marinating fillets, and it is low in calories. If there is nothing else at hand, then you can fill the diet breasts with it. But it is important not to overdo it, as it is quite salty.
As it turns out, diet breasts can be amazingly tasty. And our wonderful recipes confirm this. Let the path to slimness be easy and the menu varied!
After the timer sounds to indicate that the cooking time has expired, remove the lid or foil from the pan and cook the chicken for about twenty minutes until it is browned. How to cook juicy You just need to add vegetables to the dish! Open the package with the frozen mixture and pour it into the pan with the chicken, add salt and pepper, and leave in the oven for 10-15 minutes.
While the chicken and vegetables are cooking, you need to cook the rice. It's best to use a rice cooker for this, but a regular saucepan will work too. Add salt, a couple of black peppercorns, and a spoonful of chopped garlic to the rice. It is better to do this at the very beginning of cooking so that the rice absorbs the aromas of the seasonings. As soon as the fillet is ready, remove it from the oven, cool slightly, and cut into small slices. Place the rice on a plate, place fillet pieces and vegetables on top, sprinkle with sesame seeds. That's it, you can serve it to the table!
Breast in the oven is delicious, but how to fry a juicy chicken breast in a frying pan? Quite simple! You need breast or prepared fillet, spices or fresh herbs, seasonings, garlic, salt. Take a chicken, if it is a breast, then carefully separate the meat from the bones and rinse in water, then cut into cubes. Peel two or three cloves of garlic, chop with a knife or use a garlic press. Heat a deep frying pan with oil, add fillet cubes and garlic. And how to cook juicy chicken breast in a frying pan without it actually being dry? Fry over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, making sure nothing burns. If you are unsure whether the chicken is ready inside and do not want to take risks, add half a glass of water, cover and simmer the dish for 10-15 minutes. For flavor, you can add fresh herbs or aromatic seasonings. The finished dish is best served with vegetables or rice, beautifully decorated on a plate.
Now you know how to cook juicy chicken breast and you can always please your family with a delicious and healthy dinner.
Chicken breasts are an indispensable product for dietary nutrition. Their white meat is considered the healthiest, as it contains a minimum of cholesterol. Chicken breast fillets are quick and easy to prepare. They can be fried, boiled, baked, stuffed, etc. They can be either a dish for a festive table or a delicious everyday meal.
But not all housewives turn out juicy chicken breasts. To avoid such an incident, before cooking, you can wrap them in fatty bacon, or put a few onion rings or a slice of lemon in them. There are other tricks too. The chicken breasts, the recipe for which is offered below, will meet all your expectations!
Recipe for Chicken Breasts “Ruddy Crust”
After marinating, chicken breasts turn out aromatic, juicy, with a golden brown crust.
Ingredients:
- 1 chicken egg
- 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp. l. wheat flour
- chicken seasoning
Preparation:
The first thing you need to do is prepare a marinade for chicken breasts: to do this, beat an egg in a container with a fork, add mayonnaise, flour, salt and seasoning. Mix everything well. Wash the chicken breasts and remove the skin. Depending on the size of the breast, you need to divide it into several parts. Then place the chicken breasts in the prepared marinade sauce. Cover the container with a lid and leave for two hours. After finishing marinating the chicken breasts, heat the frying pan and fry them on both sides in vegetable oil. The dish is ready.
Chicken breasts with mushrooms
The proposed recipe for preparing delicious chicken breasts will appeal to even the most picky gourmets.
Ingredients:
- 400 grams chicken breasts
- 100 grams of butter
- juice of half a lemon
- 300 grams of fresh mushrooms
- 1 clove of garlic
- 100 grams of heavy cream
- salt - to taste
Preparation:
Wash the chicken breasts, season with salt, sprinkle with lemon juice and fry using half the butter. Peel the mushrooms, rinse and simmer with garlic and adding oil, then transfer them to the prepared breasts. Pour cream into the frying pan where the oil remains from frying the mushrooms and let it thicken without bringing to a boil. Pour the resulting sauce over the mushrooms on the chicken breasts and serve, sprinkled with chopped herbs if desired.
Chicken breasts with potato crust
Chicken breast fillet chops in potato batter cook quickly and turn out very juicy and tasty.
Ingredients:
- 4 things. chicken breasts
- 2 eggs
- 2 potato tubers
- salt, pepper - to taste
Preparation:
Cut the chicken breasts in half, pepper, salt and lightly pound. Beat the eggs. Peel the potatoes and grate them on a coarse grater. Then proceed with the chicken breasts as follows: first dip each of them in the egg, then in the grated potatoes. Next, they should be fried in vegetable oil in a well-heated frying pan. Chicken breasts prepared according to this recipe are good served as a side dish with rice or stewed vegetables.
Juicy chicken breast chops
The chicken breast, the recipes for which are offered here, turns out really juicy and appetizing. Everyone who tries it will be satisfied.
Ingredients:
- 500 grams chicken breast fillet
- mustard
- spices, salt
- dry herbs
- vegetable oil
Preparation:
Cut the chicken breasts into portions and beat well. Next, brush each piece of chicken breast with a mixture of mustard, dry herbs and spices. Let stand for 30 minutes. Then fry the chicken breast chops on both sides in vegetable oil until cooked. They will definitely turn out soft and juicy.
Chicken fillet in sour cream sauce
We suggest preparing baked chicken breasts in sour cream sauce with garlic. Delicious! It is good to serve boiled rice as a side dish for this dish.
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breast fillets
- 300 grams of sour cream
- 3-4 cloves of garlic
- 150 grams of cheese
- salt, pepper - to taste
Preparation:
For chicken breasts, prepare the sauce: add garlic, passed through a press, to the sour cream, add salt, pepper and stir. Place chicken breast fillets in a baking dish and completely cover with sour cream sauce. Sprinkle grated cheese on top. Place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 45 minutes.
Chicken breasts baked in foil
To prepare this delicious dish, you do not need to have high culinary skills.
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breast fillets
- 4 things. kumquats (small oranges)
- 1 red onion
- 2 small red peppers
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil
- 1 tsp. honey
- 2 tsp. soy sauce
Preparation:
Wash the hot peppers and kumquats and cut them into two parts. Separate the rosemary into leaves. The onion must be cut into rings. Beat the soy sauce with the addition of vegetable oil and honey until smooth. Cut chicken breast fillets in half lengthwise. Make 4 squares from foil, the side of each of which is 20 cm. In the center of such a square place a portion of chicken breasts, two halves of a kumquat, half a hot pepper, and onion mugs. Sprinkle all this with rosemary and pour over the sauce. Wrap the foil tightly and place in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 20 minutes. As a side dish for chicken breasts prepared according to this recipe, you can serve boiled rice on a common plate.
Tea smoked chicken breasts
Ingredients:
- 6 chicken breast fillets
- 2 tbsp. l. dry white wine
- 2 tbsp. l. soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil
- 0.5 tsp. fresh grated ginger root
- 1 tbsp. l. black peppercorns
- 1 tsp. salt
- 0.3 cups black loose leaf tea
- 0.3 cups rice
- 3 tbsp. spoons of brown sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1.5 tbsp. l. olive oil
Preparation:
Wash the chicken breast fillets, dry with a paper towel and cut into 2 parts. In a separate container, mix soy sauce, wine, grated ginger and vegetable oil. Place chicken breast fillets in the same container. Mix everything thoroughly: the breasts should be completely covered with the marinade. Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours. After this, dry the fillet again with a paper towel.
In a small frying pan, heat two tablespoons of salt and a little black pepper for 3 minutes. Rub the fillet with this mixture and let stand for an hour at room temperature. Then cover the bottom of the pan with foil in two layers. Mix dry tea with rice, cinnamon and sugar, pour it all into the bottom of the frying pan, and place a small wire rack on top.
Heat olive oil in another frying pan and fry chicken breast fillets in it on each side for 3 minutes. Place the breasts on a rack in the pan and place over high heat. Without covering, heat for 7 minutes. Then reduce the heat to medium and cook for 8 minutes with the lid closed. After this, remove the pan from the heat and do not open the lid for another 10 minutes. Next, transfer the breasts to a plate, cover with foil and let stand for another 10 minutes. The dish is ready, you can take it to the festive table!
Breasts baked with pineapples
Chicken breasts prepared according to this recipe turn out beautiful, tasty and very juicy!
Ingredients:
- 2 large chicken breast fillets
- 150 grams of hard cheese
- 1 can of canned pineapple
- mayonnaise, soy sauce, chicken seasoning, salt
Preparation:
Cut frozen chicken breast fillets lengthwise. Prepare the marinade: to do this, mix soy sauce, mayonnaise and seasonings. Pour the marinade over the chicken breasts and leave in it for an hour. Then beat them lightly, place them in one layer on a baking sheet and pour over the remaining marinade. Add salt if necessary.
Place pineapple slices on chicken breast fillet slices and lightly sprinkle with syrup from a jar. Next, place everything in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for 20 minutes. Then sprinkle the pineapple breasts with grated cheese and put them back in the oven until browned. Cool the finished breasts slightly and cut into portions. Serve with boiled rice, garnished with herbs and fresh vegetables.
Bon appetit!
Poultry meat is a tasty, healthy product and, most importantly for you and me, dietary! Chicken breast will become an excellent basis for the diet of a girl who is losing weight; all that remains is to cook it correctly and tasty.
1. The most optimal way to cook chicken breast is boiling. But here there is a danger of making the meat dry and tasteless. It is best to cook the breast in vegetable broth with the addition of spices to your taste. Place the meat in an already boiling salted broth; the scale should be removed in the first few minutes as soon as the meat begins to boil. Then reduce the heat, close the lid and cook for 20-40 minutes. The time varies depending on whether the original product was frozen or just chilled; if it is a broiler chicken, then it will cook in 20-25 minutes, but if it is a domestic adult chicken, then it will have to be cooked for an hour and monitored for readiness. When you are sure that the meat is cooked, turn off the heat and leave it in the broth for some more time so that it is saturated with liquid and the aroma of spices.
2. Another great way to cook fillets is on a grill rack in the oven. You take a whole, unfrozen fillet, you can prick it with a fork in several places, add salt, season and put it on the grill, not too high, so that it has time to bake without burning. If you sprinkle the fillet just before going into the oven, the taste will be even more tender and piquant. Meat prepared in this way is especially tasty and does not contain a single gram of excess fat.
3. Another great way to deliciously cook dietary meat is to bake it in foil. Fillet or other part of the chicken (first remove the skin and remove all visible fat, remember!) salt, pepper, season with your favorite herbs and spices, you can coat it with mustard - this will give the meat an indescribable aroma, wrap it in foil and put it in the oven for 20-30 minutes . Meat pre-marinated in honey turns out very tasty; the taste and aroma are magical. Meat in foil is particularly juicy and delicate in taste and, again, is cooked only in its own juice, without additional fat.
As you can see, there are many ways to cook chicken deliciously. A diet based on chicken will allow you to lose weight and at the same time eat tasty and nutritious food. Love yourself and be beautiful.
Chicken meat has millions of fans. If we don't know what to cook, we opt for chicken. Why not? Chicken breast never gets boring and can serve as the basis for many recipes. It can be boiled, fried, steamed, baked. This product is relatively cheap and does not require fancy add-ons. In addition, its unsurpassed delicate taste will be the highlight of any dinner (including a holiday one).
However, preparing meat dishes, even the most simple ones, requires compliance with certain rules. You may make the wrong choice of manufacturer when buying a product in a supermarket; it may be overcooked, dried out or overcooked. Despite the fact that it is very difficult to spoil chicken, we hasten to warn you against some common cooking mistakes.
You remove bones and skin
Boning the breast is not always the best option. According to Rick Martinez, associate editor of Bon Appétit magazine, skin and bones are very important in cooking. If you don't like baked skin, simply remove it before eating. During the cooking process, it acts as a protection and prevents meat juice from escaping. Bones help give the meat juiciness by releasing fat. This is why you don't need to pour a thick layer of vegetable oil into the pan. The bones and skin themselves will give the meat an excellent taste. If you're throwing chicken deboned into the frying pan, be prepared to put sticky, dry pieces of food in your mouth at dinner. 
You ignore the marinade
If you're planning to whip up a quick meal, you'll often ignore the marinade (although it's something you can think about ahead of time). Chicken breast is extremely dry, which means 30-40 minutes of “bathing” in a spicy brine will do it good. You can use whatever you like as ingredients for the marinade: from kefir to mayonnaise. An ideal sauce would be ginger, chili pepper, brown sugar (to caramelize the meat), vinegar (to soften the elastic fibers), and, of course, salt. Some people do not add salt to the marinade, citing the fact that the substance draws precious moisture from the chicken meat. Our expert assures that this theory has no basis. If you exclude salt, you risk deteriorating the taste of the finished dish. 
Do you prefer to cook the breast?
Do people still boil chicken breast? Of course, we are not talking about broth for soup. When choosing cooking methods, Rick Martinez recommends opting for the oven. Increasing the temperature during cooking enhances the taste of any product. For example, remember that cauliflower tastes much better when it's baked in the oven. If you want to score a few bonus points and pleasantly surprise your household, give the meat a quick fry in a pan before putting it in the oven. Let's throw away the stereotypes that everything fried is harmful. We assure you that this is not the case. Place the breast in a heated frying pan, skin side down, and fry until golden brown. The same can be done in reverse order. If your preference is in favor of frying in a frying pan, then a few minutes before serving, send the finished meat to simmer in the oven. 
You get dry meat
If the meat turns out dry, you can fix it with homemade sauce. Your task is to deliver some moisture inside the meat. Place the dried breast in the pan and pour in the sauce, which can be made from mayonnaise, Greek yogurt or sour cream. If you are an opponent of creamy taste, then replace these ingredients with meat broth. The main thing is not to turn the heat back on, just let the moisture soak into the meat. In this case, additional heat treatment will further aggravate the situation.
Chicken fillet is considered not only nutritious, but also dietary meat. In addition, it is very tasty, of course, if it is prepared correctly. There are many different ways to cook chicken. It can be boiled, stewed, baked or fried. Today we will look at how to cook chicken fillet in a frying pan.
At first glance, it seems that frying chicken fillet is quite simple. However, many housewives are faced with the fact that meat becomes dry and tough after frying. That is why, before you start cooking, you need to figure out how to cook chicken fillet so that it is not dry. The advice of experienced housewives will help us with this:
- To make the chicken breast juicy, it should be cut into thin pieces, and then beat a little, salt, season with pepper and leave for half an hour;
- Chicken fillet turns out juicy if it is fried in batter;
- To prevent the meat from turning out dry, use sour cream or any other sauce when frying it;
- After frying, the chicken breast can be lightly stewed - then it will be juicy and soft;
- Before frying the chicken fillet in a frying pan, you can boil it.
As you can see, there are many ways to prepare juicy and tasty chicken breast. Let's look at a few simple and affordable recipes.
Cooking chicken breast in soy sauce with vegetables
If you like savory and slightly spicy dishes, then try frying chicken fillet according to this recipe. It can be served with almost any side dish.
Compound:
- 500 g chicken breast;
- soy sauce (add to taste);
- 2 onions;
- 200 g zucchini;
- mixture of peppers (black and red);
- 3-4 tbsp. l. sesame oil;
- red bell pepper – 2-3 pcs.;
- 2-3 garlic cloves;
- 1 carrot;
- fresh or dried herbs (you can take parsley, rosemary and basil);
- lemon (can be replaced with lime);
- salt.
Preparation:
This recipe can be modified. So, it will be very tasty if you add green beans or canned corn. To make the dish colorful, take bell peppers of different colors.
Tender chicken fillet in sour cream sauce
Now let's cook chicken breast in sour cream sauce. This dish will be very tender and juicy. By the way, sour cream can be replaced with cream.
Compound:
- chicken fillet – 600 g;
- filtered or boiled water – 150-200 ml;
- sour cream – 400 g;
- butter – 40 g;
- 3-4 cloves of garlic;
- 1 onion;
- sunflower oil – 4 tbsp. l.;
- fresh cilantro (you can take dill or parsley) – 25-30 g;
- spice mixture and salt.
Preparation:
Recipe for chicken stewed in a frying pan
Compound:
- 500 g chicken fillet;
- 1 head of red onion;
- white wine – 40-50 mg;
- lemon;
- pepper mixture;
- 4 bay leaves;
- dried cloves;
- olives (preferably green, pitted) – 12-15 pcs.;
- fresh or dried greens (any);
- 2-3 garlic cloves;
- salt;
- olive oil.
Preparation:
- The chicken fillet should be cut into small cubes, and the onion should be finely chopped.
- We cut the olives into rings.
- Pour oil into a hot frying pan and, as soon as it is hot, add the onion. Fry it until it becomes translucent.
- Now you need to add the chicken fillet and cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Pour wine into the pan, add bay leaves and cloves.
- Cover with a lid and simmer our fillet for 20 minutes. Don't forget to stir periodically.
- After the specified time has passed, put the olives in the frying pan and season the dish with spices and salt.
- Simmer for another 2-3 minutes and then remove the pan from the heat. Add herbs and garlic (you need to squeeze it out), and then pour in lemon juice. The meat can be served.
So we got acquainted with the most popular recipes for cooking chicken fillet in a frying pan. As you can see, they are all easy to implement and do not require much time. Experiment, don’t be afraid to add new ingredients – and you will definitely prepare a real culinary masterpiece. Cook with pleasure and bon appetit!
