I have a pound of chicken thawed for dinner. What should I do with it?

[CubsFan1982]

I've got a couple of chicken breasts thawing for dinner. Keeping in mind that I'm a novice cook with no supervision, does anyone have any ideas for something pretty simple and easy, with minimal risk of burning down the house?

Edited to be more specific.

[Cuban_Liberal]

1. When in doubt, bake.

Pyrex dish, salt and pepper, 350 for 1 1/2 hours, basically.
:)

[toddzilla]

2. cook some rice,

slice into strips, stir-fry with some pea pods, water chestnuts and almonds with teriaki sauce..


mmmmm!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Bone in or deboned and what spices and vegetables are handy?

[CubsFan1982]

8. Boneless chicken breasts...

Basically salad greens and carrots is all I have available.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

4. Here you go

Melt a stick of butter over low heat in a small pan.

Chop up three or four cloves of garlic, throw them in the butter, saute them for about five minutes, over low heat.

Put the chicken, skin side up, on a rack in a pan (line the pan with foil - makes cleanup easier).

Rub the butter-garlic mixture into the chicken skin, and stick into a pre-heated 350 degree oven.

Every fifteen minutes or so, baste the chicken with the drippings. If there aren't enough, use white wine.

Bake for an hour.

Fix some broccoli (nuke whatever vegetable you've got on hand or in the freezer) and some rice, drink the rest of the wine with dinner, and enjoy.

Now I'm hungry...........................

[hickman1937]

5. I make dinner for my dad every sunday,

and he loves oven baked chicken. Put 2-3 tablespoons oil and 2 tablespoons butter in a large baking dish and stick it in a 350 oven for 10 minutes. Put 1 cup flour in a plastic bag with salt and pepper(my dad likes Lawreys too) put in the chicken and shake to coat. When the butter and oil is bubbly, take the dish out and lay the chicken in. Bake at 375 for about an hour, turning once. This is a little greasy for me, but my Dad loves it.

[trof]

6. I've always like the alliteration of Chicken Fricassee.

Say it a few times.
;-)

[EC]

7. If it's cut up, dip each piece in melted butter,

coat in a mix of bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic and oregano, bake at 350 until nice and brown on both sides. Serve with Fettuccine Alfredo or spaghetti. Easy way to make Fettuccine Alfredo, if you don't have a package mix, is to after draining macaroni, (you can use fettuccine or angel hair, whatever you prefer or have on hand) add milk, butter and Parmesan cheese, stir and heat until nice and creamy. It's delicious...I'm making scallops the same way tonight, when I get home from work, they are in the fridge now soaking in wine and lemon...

[Zomby Woof]

9. Whatever you do

Have sage and rosemary handy. And marjoram.

Also, a small roasting pan is good to have. White wine is good for a marinade.

Good luck... I never tire of chicken!

[Lady Freedom]

10. Make some chicken soup then come and..

feed me.

[Jackpine Radical]

11. Feed it to the dog & order out for pizza.

[KT2000]

12. Easy easy

sprinkle with Old Bay seasoning (Costco has a giant container of it for cheap!)
quarter an onion and place between the breasts. put in some small potatoes and bake in the oven!
fabulous dinner in one dish.

[EstimatedProphet]

Blackened chicken

Get a skillet (preferably black iron, but other ones will work) and melt 1/4 stick of butter.
Season the butter with: 1/2 tsp crushed garlic, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/4 tsp seasoned salt, salt and pepper to taste. (It's easiest to just estimate these, really)
Get the pan HOT. Set your stove at upper medium. Turn on your oven fan.
When the seasonings begin to smoke, slap the chicken breasts in the pan. Leave 3 minutes, then turn them over and cook another 3 minutes. You may need to flip them again one or two times before they are done, depending on how thick they are.
Serve with rice.

[Robb]

13. I printed out a great thread:

This one here is a winner. :thumbsup:

[Lady Freedom]

14. I liked my idea better

[Mojambo]

15. Cook it THOROUGHLY

I'm just coming off of a bout of food poisoning due to some yahoo not cooking the chicken well enough.

No fun.

[CubsFan1982]

16. All good suggestions!

Can't decide, but when I do, I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks! :D

[Paranoid_Portlander]

17. Mix with Okra. Chicken Gumbo.

I just did this a few hours ago. Chop the chicken and okra into pieces and boil in water. I'm not a very good cook, but I was pleasantly surprised how it turned out. The flavors of okra and chicken blend beautifully, and it's healthy eating

[HeyManThatsCool]

18. Does the chicken have large talons?

In all seriousness.....

Salsa & cilantro.
Add rice & yummmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Kathy in Cambridge]

19. I'm making pressed chicken sandwiches w/My George Foreman grill

:9

tomato, cheese, and chicken to be precise.

[ladeuxiemevoiture]

20. Well,

if it were me, I'd debone them, cut them into bite-size pieces, fully saute the pieces in some olive oil and set the pieces aside on a plate. Drain the oil off, put the saute pan back on the burner and add a half glass of white wine, or even water, and add some salt, pepper and maybe some tarragon or rosemary to the liquid, scraping the brown residue from the pan, and heat the liquid 'til you have a thick kind of gravy/glaze for the chicken. Serve with buttered rice and something green, like buttered peas, and some white wine, and you have a great meal! :hi:

EDIT: Oh, I see you only have salad greens and carrots. So slice the carrots into kind of token/quarter sized slices, steam them, and top with butter. Yummy. (I love butter...)

[MissMarple]

21. Cover with a can of cut up tomatoes and bake in oven for maybe

30 minutes at about 350. If no juices run pink, are clear, then the chicken is done. It depends on the size of the chicken breasts. Bone in takes longer. And you can add different spices to the tomatoes, I like allspice, ginger, garlic, thyme, etc., 1/4 teaspoon is a lot of dried spice. This is good for pork chops, too. And if you line the pan with tin foil, clean up is much easier.

:bounce:

[u4ic]

22. Next time you're shopping

pick up a bottle of Montreal Steak Spice. Yes, it's also great for chicken (though I use both MSS and Cajun seasoning on mine).

Just a few quick shakes of each...so much flavour so easily. It's great in a pinch.

Here's my chicken recipe, IF you like mushrooms:

breast meat, cubed
lots of mushrooms, sliced or if small, quartered
bunch o'spinach
1 small onion, diced
4 green onions, chopped including greens
1-4 garlic cloves (depending on your garlic preferences)
apprx 1 c milk or milk substitute
apprx 1 tsp flour, arrowroot or cornstarch
herbs of your choice, if you wish (I use a bit of Italian seasoning)
salt and pepper


Saute meat in olive oil over medium heat. When done, remove and set aside.

Saute diced onion. When translucent, add mushrooms and saute them well. (you may need to add some more olive oil, or a bit of butter, at any given time). Then add spinach, and saute until they wilt. Keep stirring all the while.

Meanwhile, take about 1/8 c of the milk aside and add flour. Whisk well, so there are no clumps.

Re-add chicken, then add green onion, and lastly, garlic (garlic will turn bitter if browned too much). Keep stirring, and add salt, pepper and herbs. Turn down heat, and add milk (not the floured milk). Continue stirring, and remove from heat. Add floured milk, stir well and put back on heat.

Keep stirring until it thickens up. Taste, and add more spicing if need be.

Serve over wild rice.