Chicken is something that can be used to prepare meals that are low in fat and lower in calories than many other types of meat. In fact, once the skin has been removed and any fatty areas have been cleaned, chicken is nearly as healthy as fish is.
With so many remarkable ways to cook chicken, including some extraordinary gourmet dishes and treats, you are going to find that you simply will not tire of the dish as you might other types of meats as well. Chicken can be anything from oven fried or baked, which tends to eliminate the excessive fat and calories, add it to casseroles that will offer full meals for those days that you are running short on time and energy.
In fact, keeping a little chicken breast meat cooked and diced in the freezer means that you can take it out, microwave defrost it and have the means to make a wonderful dinner casserole or a lunch dish at literally a moment's notice. When it comes to meal preparation, white meat chicken can offer you low calorie, tempting meals that are quick to fix and use just one dish.
One of our favorite chicken meals is Mexican chicken, which is remarkably easy to prepare.
Mexican Chicken for Two
What You Need:
3 chicken breasts, cut across the grain in thin slices
2 tbsp oil
¼ cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup crushed tomatoes-
1 cup tomato juice
¼ cup chopped celery hearts
2 chopped green onions
salt and pepper to taste
1/3 cup shredded Colby jack cheese
2 cups of White rice-prepared as directed.
How to Make It:
Lightly brown the chicken breasts, seasoned with salt and pepper. Remove the chicken breasts to a platter and add the chopped peppers, celery, and onion to the pan, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.
Add ¼ cup of water to the pan once the vegetables have begun to brown and allow them to become crisp tender.
Add your crushed tomatoes to the pan, heating them thoroughly. Combine the vegetables with the rice and toss lightly until they are blended and all of the rice is coated thoroughly with tomato.
Lay the chicken over the top of the rice and press down slightly to make sure chicken stays moist.
Pour the tomato juice over the top of the chicken, then sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
Bake for about 30 minutes on 350 oven. Remove the chicken and over all sprinkle the grated cheese. Return to the oven for ten minutes and remove once cheese has melted.
To find outstanding and healthy chicken recipes, including some delicious recipes for chicken cordon bleu and a wonderful chicken parmesan recipe.
BonelessChickenRecipe.com - Chicken so delightfully moist, you can almost smell it through your monitor.
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