Please help me with chicken...

doxielove · 04-02-2012, 12:15 PM

I need easy and most importantly quick ways to prepare chicken. I just don't want to mess with a complicated recipe after teaching all day and taking my son to taekwando four nights a week. I'm not using Melba or grissini so no coating the chicken...just a straightforward way of cooking it so it doesn't taste like rubber or shoe leather! (So I may not be the world's greatest cook.) I really want to stick to plan this time and if meals are quick and easy I can do it...otherwise, I give up. Thanks so much! (PS - I tried it on the Foreman grill and didn't like the way it came out.)

Doing It Right · 04-02-2012, 12:29 PM

I seasoned mine after slicing into bite size chunks, then put it in the toaster oven for about 7 min on 350. Juicy every time! Good luck I hope you find a way to make & like it!

Tonya

CurveControl · 04-02-2012, 12:35 PM

Doxie I have to precook or I don't do well. Sadly I don't care for reheated chicken, so I often eat it cold.
What I do is cook my breasts in a skillet with some 'Better than bullion' and a bit of salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder, Then I store it. I make variety by using dips. But it depends on what dips you like. Franks red hot is good, so is NSA pizza sauce. Also I will toss it in with a big spinach salad with Walden Farms dressing. Lots of people don't like WF, But I like most of them enough to get thru P2.

I am just getting restarted so this is my plan for this week.

LaraSuzz · 04-02-2012, 12:39 PM

Costco makes this pre cooked chicken strips with no added stuff and its very convienient... just grab some strips even dip in mustard and youre done. I think it was foster farms but cant remember

sorenkkg · 04-02-2012, 12:45 PM

heat oven to 350
put chicken (breasts or thighs, doesn't matter) into an oven safe pan or glass dish (put a bit of oil in it first, spread that around)
spread some mayo on the chicken-- for food safety, scoop with one spoon and spread with another or your hand (don't double-dip from chicken back to mayo jar)
now sprinkle with ground pepper, and lots of grated parmesan

bake for about 30 min or until the chicken is done (cut into one piece in the middle and make sure it's only barely pink or not at all).

let set for maybe 5 minutes out of the oven, and eat.

works with pork chops too

eta: I've done this with frozen chicken, not even defrosting it, and let it cook longer, like an hour.

LaraSuzz · 04-02-2012, 12:59 PM

Im thinking that she meant P2 chicken...?

doxielove · 04-02-2012, 01:07 PM

Yes, I am looking for P2 ways to cook chicken - sorry that I didn't clarify that! But the Parmesan chicken sounds wonderful and I will definitely keep it in mind if/when I get to P3! i don't know why I'm having so much trouble getting motivated! Thank you all for your suggestions...

doxielove · 04-02-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CurveControl

Doxie I have to precook or I don't do well. Sadly I don't care for reheated chicken, so I often eat it cold.
What I do is cook my breasts in a skillet with some 'Better than bullion' and a bit of salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder, Then I store it. I make variety by using dips. But it depends on what dips you like. Franks red hot is good, so is NSA pizza sauce. Also I will toss it in with a big spinach salad with Walden Farms dressing. Lots of people don't like WF, But I like most of them enough to get thru P2.

I am just getting restarted so this is my plan for this week.

I actually prefer my chicken cold, so your ideas are great - thanks!

metqa · 04-02-2012, 01:17 PM

do you like chicken salad? you could make a salad out of your veggie of choice with some chopped apple, and an vinear based dressing wth ginger and other spices and then add your cold chopped precooked chicken to the salad. I used to do that with precooked shrimp. in the Simeon's recipe only thread I made a few delicious P2 salads with the meat , fruit and veggie that were very flavorful, easy and could be made ahead to marinate in the flavor till meal time.

04-02-2012, 12:15 PM	#1
doxielove Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 720 Gallery: doxielove Stats: 172.0/172.0/120 WOE: LC Start Date: Restart: 04.08.13	Please help me with chicken... I need easy and most importantly quick ways to prepare chicken. I just don't want to mess with a complicated recipe after teaching all day and taking my son to taekwando four nights a week. I'm not using Melba or grissini so no coating the chicken...just a straightforward way of cooking it so it doesn't taste like rubber or shoe leather! (So I may not be the world's greatest cook.) I really want to stick to plan this time and if meals are quick and easy I can do it...otherwise, I give up. Thanks so much! (PS - I tried it on the Foreman grill and didn't like the way it came out.) __________________ Keep calm and carry on! Diabetes type 2

04-02-2012, 12:35 PM	#3
CurveControl Formerlychubchick Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 77,025 Gallery: CurveControl Stats: 200/176.0/130 WOE: LC JUDD/TOPS	Doxie I have to precook or I don't do well. Sadly I don't care for reheated chicken, so I often eat it cold. What I do is cook my breasts in a skillet with some 'Better than bullion' and a bit of salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder, Then I store it. I make variety by using dips. But it depends on what dips you like. Franks red hot is good, so is NSA pizza sauce. Also I will toss it in with a big spinach salad with Walden Farms dressing. Lots of people don't like WF, But I like most of them enough to get thru P2. I am just getting restarted so this is my plan for this week. __________________ *Molly* 1793/359 ☆•¨•.¸¸¸.•¨•☆ Sweat is fat crying "We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." Dr. Seuss ~♥~ ~♥~ ~♥~ ~♥~

04-02-2012, 12:45 PM	#5
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,590 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	heat oven to 350 put chicken (breasts or thighs, doesn't matter) into an oven safe pan or glass dish (put a bit of oil in it first, spread that around) spread some mayo on the chicken-- for food safety, scoop with one spoon and spread with another or your hand (don't double-dip from chicken back to mayo jar) now sprinkle with ground pepper, and lots of grated parmesan bake for about 30 min or until the chicken is done (cut into one piece in the middle and make sure it's only barely pink or not at all). let set for maybe 5 minutes out of the oven, and eat. works with pork chops too eta: I've done this with frozen chicken, not even defrosting it, and let it cook longer, like an hour. __________________ --Soren Jan 1 - 253.4 Feb 3 - 243.6 Mar 9- 236.8

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04-02-2012, 12:29 PM	#2
Doing It Right Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 535 Gallery: Doing It Right	I seasoned mine after slicing into bite size chunks, then put it in the toaster oven for about 7 min on 350. Juicy every time! Good luck I hope you find a way to make & like it! Tonya

04-02-2012, 12:39 PM	#4
LaraSuzz Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,777 Gallery: LaraSuzz Stats: baby steps WOE: Dr. Atw Simeons Protocol Start Date: restart 3/5/2012 multiple rounds	Costco makes this pre cooked chicken strips with no added stuff and its very convienient... just grab some strips even dip in mustard and youre done. I think it was foster farms but cant remember

04-02-2012, 12:59 PM	#6
LaraSuzz Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,777 Gallery: LaraSuzz Stats: baby steps WOE: Dr. Atw Simeons Protocol Start Date: restart 3/5/2012 multiple rounds	Im thinking that she meant P2 chicken...?

04-02-2012, 01:07 PM	#7
doxielove Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 720 Gallery: doxielove Stats: 172.0/172.0/120 WOE: LC Start Date: Restart: 04.08.13	Yes, I am looking for P2 ways to cook chicken - sorry that I didn't clarify that! But the Parmesan chicken sounds wonderful and I will definitely keep it in mind if/when I get to P3! i don't know why I'm having so much trouble getting motivated! Thank you all for your suggestions...

04-02-2012, 01:17 PM	#9
metqa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 11,497 Gallery: metqa Stats: 134/134/122 WOE: Indecisive LOL Start Date: November 2003	do you like chicken salad? you could make a salad out of your veggie of choice with some chopped apple, and an vinear based dressing wth ginger and other spices and then add your cold chopped precooked chicken to the salad. I used to do that with precooked shrimp. in the Simeon's recipe only thread I made a few delicious P2 salads with the meat , fruit and veggie that were very flavorful, easy and could be made ahead to marinate in the flavor till meal time.