cooking chicken

[low_trigger]

how do you guys cook your chicken and what spices? do you guys buy the boneless breast?

[StoneGRMI]

On the grill. Yes, even in the winter. Usually just salt, pepper and some sort of spicy cajun mix but I do venture off to a lot of crazy recipes. Check out this one in my blog: http://forums.steroid.com/blog.php?b=82

It may seem like a lot of work but soon as you have the ingredients it's easy. Make sure to buy a meat thermometer so you can get your chicken at the right temp. Most people tend to overcook therefore making the chicken dry and miserable. Yes, I and most people here use the boneless/skinless breasts but it's not uncommon for myself to make a whole chicken.

[Mbuffguy]

iu sually go with some good old bbq sause

[low_trigger]

up here in Toronto, you cant really grill outdoors. do you guys boil your chicken at all?

[StoneGRMI]

up here in Toronto, you cant really grill outdoors. do you guys boil your chicken at all?

Hey man I'm in Michigan. Not much of a difference in weather and I still grill outdoors! I never boil because you can't season it that way and it turns out like rubber. If you must cook inside try an inside grill like a George Foreman or bake your chicken.

[Tbucket]

Baked, usually cook about 15 or so at a time, thaw them out, cut several deep slices across each one, I coat with seasoned salt, crusped peppers as well as lemmon pepper...sometimes throw some fajita seasoning on them......375* around 20 mins

[ultra40]

Invest in a little grill pan for the kitchen, 15 or 20 bucks, and grill it up if you like....I either use the grill, or a throw a piece of chicken on a very hot pan to seal in the seasoning and form a nice crust, then either transfer it to a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or turn the heat down and continue cooking it. For a great tasting marinade i use fat free italian dressing, and low amounts of worchestshire with cajun seasonings and garlic. I use this same marinade on steaks and it can turn even the dryest tasting Round cuts into delicious strips of meat..... Just see whats best for you and your taste bud, diet, etc... mix it up so you don't get tired....This is when most diets fail

[naturalsux]

i usually cut em up put em in a ziplock with some light italian or cesar dressing, let marinate for at least 2 days then grill. slice and make fajitas. or mash up some red taters with butter and sour cream and add the meat. its like a stuffed baked potato.

[StoneGRMI]

i usually cut em up put em in a ziplock with some light italian or cesar dressing, let marinate for at least 2 days then grill. slice and make fajitas. or mash up some red taters with butter and sour cream and add the meat. its like a stuffed baked potato.

Sounds like one of the things I make ALL the time. I don't cut them up though I just butterfly them then lightly pound them to the same thickness. Grill up some onion and green peppers to put in a WW shell and you've got a great meal. I'll also make the salsa/guacamole (see my blog for recipes) to put in my fajitas.

[naturalsux]

Sounds like one of the things I make ALL the time. I don't cut them up though I just butterfly them then lightly pound them to the same thickness. Grill up some onion and green peppers to put in a WW shell and you've got a great meal. I'll also make the salsa/guacamole (see my blog for recipes) to put in my fajitas.

i just cutem up so they have more area for marinating and they cook quicker, less chance of over cooking. dry chicken sux!

i like your jerk recipe but its so many ingredients.

i also do boneless pork chops this way too. beef is a little different.

[M302_Imola]

I marinate the chicken breast in reduced sodium Dale's seasoning for a day or so then grill it up. The more you marinate the more tender the chicken becomes.

[Fordfan01]

[QUOTE=low_trigger;3865409]up here in Toronto, you cant really grill outdoors. do you guys boil your chicken at all?[/QUOTE]

yep fast and easy...can also u a foreman grill if ud rather grill it

[Baxter]

I microwave plain chicken breast with no season. i dont care too much about taste. its all protein at the end of the day. thats all i care about.

[rocket22]

cover with olive oil and apply fajita seasoning, i love em that way

[cslade305]

This isn't very gormet, but I buy the Perdue brand "Perfect Portion" with italian seasoning. They are individually packaged. I poke a few holes in it and then nuke for 2 1/2 minutes. Its more about ease than overall taste for me.

[Mbuffguy]

try a george foreman grill i love them

[jethro1]

I microwave plain chicken breast with no season. i dont care too much about taste. its all protein at the end of the day. thats all i care about.

Damn Bro, that's hardcore. I have to mix it up during the week to keep my sanity.

[Tock]

These counter-top ovens are great:

The Flavor Wave Oven -- $99
http://www.thane.com/products/housew.../fw-deluxe.php


Sunpentown Oven -- these come in a number of configurations
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...rocess=default

and can be found at Amazon, eBay, and lots of other places. After reading the reviews, I got a Sunpentown version with glass sides (a glass bowl, actually) instead of a plastic one. I got a model ($78 including shipping from Amazon) with a mechanical instead of electronic timer.
It's pretty cool; cleans up easily, the glass part fits in my dishwasher, and works well on chicken and steak. I like it a lot better than the Foreman grill.