In several countries, chicken is one of the most widely liked meats. There are so many classic recipes for chicken that people do in order for them to satisfy their cravings. These include chicken curry, hunter’s chicken stew, herb and lemon roast chicken, chicken marsala, chicken and & sun- dried tomato orzo and the like. If you are a chicken- lover, you need to be diligent in looking for and learning about a wide collection of healthy chicken recipes. There are numerous cook books and websites that can provide you with these recipes. As much as possible, it is best for you to opt for those healthy ones for your family or loved ones. There are lots of them that you would love to give a try to like the following:
Try doing light chicken salad at home. The ingredients you will be needing are: ¾ cup light mayonnaise, ½ cup of broken walnuts, ½ tsp of ginger, 1/3 cup of sliced green onion, ½ tsp of salt, 1 cup of sliced celery, 3 cups of cooked chicken and 1.5 cup of red grapes without seeds. Firstly, you must mix ginger, mayonnaise and salt together. Secondly, mix grapes, celery, chicken, walnuts and green onion together and expect 5 ½ cups will be made. Lastly, serve this menu on lettuce leaf.
Why not give chicken curry rice salad a try? The ingredients include ½ cup of plain yogurt, ¼ cup of light Italian dressing, 3 tbsp of curry powder, ¼ cup of peanuts (chopped and unsalted), 1 clove of garlic (minced), 1/3 cup of raisins, ½ tsp of salt, 2 pieces of sliced green onion, ¼ tsp of red pepper (ground), 1 cup of snow peas (cut into long thin strips), 4 pieces of boneless and skinless chicken breast, ½ red onion (medium- sized and julienned), 3 cups of cooled cooked rice (it should be cooked in chicken broth) and 1 red pepper (medium- sized and julienned). Firstly, you have to stir in yogurt, garlic, salt, 2 tbsp curry powder and ground red pepper in a medium- sized bowl. Make sure that you have it mixed well. Secondly, coat chicken well with the mixture from no.1 step. Cover and marinate it from 4 to 6 hours in the fridge then broil or grill the chicken pieces, shred it and refrigerate. Thirdly, stir in peanuts, rice, remaining 1 tbsp of curry powder, raisins, green onions, red pepper, snow peas and red onion. You should mix it well, cover and refrigerate for one hour. Lastly, pour the dressing over the salad. Serve the menu placing chicken strips over the salad and expect that you can make 4 servings.
The next healthy chicken recipe in our list is the grilled chicken breasts with fresh herbs. Take note of the following ingredients: 2 cloves of garlic (sliced), 8 small chicken breast halves (boneless and skinless), ¼ cup of white wine (dry), salt and pepper ( proper amount), 5 tsp of olive oil, 1 tbsp of mint (finely chopped), 1 tbsp of fresh basil (finely chopped) and 1 tbsp of fresh oregano (finely chopped). Learn this short step-by-step procedure. Firstly, mix well pepper, salt, wine, garlic, herbs and olive oil together using a large bowl. Coat chicken pieces with this marinade. Cover and store in the fridge from 2 to 4 hours and turn it occasionally. Secondly, for cooking, you may choose between preparing the grill and preheating the broiler. Thirdly, grill or broil the chicken about 3 minutes on each side or until the center part is no longer pink. Before you slice it, let it cool down from 3 to 5 minutes. Finally, serve it in diagonal thin slices garnishing with lettuce.
The chicken recipes discussed above are three of the most widely chosen ones in several countries in terms of health benefits. There are a lot more healthy chicken recipes to choose from. Since they are economical, healthy and easy to prepare, more and more people are getting hooked on these recipes.