SF recipe challenge- Breasts!

[Alter]

Just pulled some chicken breasts out of the freezer for tomorrow's dinner and I am musing what to do with them.

I open up the challenge to the steez.

Parameters:
1. I have 16 hours until I have to have dinner on the table.
2. The diners are my 6-year old son, my wife and myself. I am relatively handy around the kitchen and can get most ingredients (keeping in mind I am in Japan).
3. My wife says she doesn't want anything "saucy" or "creamy" ( I feel some jokes coming).

Hit me with some recipes, gents.

 

[cheessus]

I made chicken Kiev for dinner last night following the recipe off saveur.com. It was simple and delicious.

 

[thekunk07]

grab a large freezer bag. put in chicken breasts with 1 tsp rice wine vinegar, 2 tspn soy, 1 clove chopped garlic, 2 tsp cilantro, 1 tsp fresh chopped ginger and 1 tsp sesame oil. serve wiuth rice and brocolli.

i know she does not want, but i do have a great creamy recipe too. in a saucepan, sautee some garlic and red onion. add 1 shot of sherry, 1 handful of sun dried tomatoes and one roasted red pepper. add a can of crushed tomatoes and a pinch of salt and sugar. grill the chicken breasts separately, cut into 1.5 inch cubes. cook the sauce for 20 mins, add 1/2 container of sour cream and the chicken. serve over ziti.

here's another:

spicy cashew crusted chicken

place breasts in egg wash with 2 eggs, water, 1 shot of hot sauce and crushed red pepper. then dredge in flour mixed with brown sugar. then roll them in crushed cashews. use the drip[pings mixed with butter and a bit of sherry as a pan sauce.

Originally Posted by Alter

Just pulled some chicken breasts out of the freezer for tomorrow's dinner and I am musing what to do with them.

I open up the challenge to the steez.

Parameters:
1. I have 16 hours until I have to have dinner on the table.
2. The diners are my 6-year old son, my wife and myself. I am relatively handy around the kitchen and can get most ingredients (keeping in mind I am in Japan).
3. My wife says she doesn't want anything "saucy" or "creamy" ( I feel some jokes coming).

Hit me with some recipes, gents.

 

[paeday]

^ Those sound great. I got a huge bag of chicken brest that I did not know what to do with....gotta try these......thanks

 

[thekunk07]

^np. the creamy and tomatoey one is great, filling, relatively cheap ingredient wise and is one of the few things my 3 picky children will eat.

 

[Thomas]

I am all over kunk's chichen recipes.

 

[Bhowie]

Originally Posted by Thomas

I am all over kunk's chichen recipes.

Booze still affecting you?

 

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by Bhowie

Booze still affecting you?

No, I've run it all out of my system. Considering drying out for a while.

 

[DNW]

I don't like cooking chicken breasts, but when I do, I make this:

Poke holes in the breasts with a fork, put in a zip loc bag with the following marinade: oyster sauce, minced garlic, a bit of fish sauce. Marinade for a couple of hours. Pan fry in a skillet with a little oil until a nice crust is form and the meat is cooked through. If the breasts are a bit thick, finish in the oven until done

Make a light dipping sauce with light soy sauce, rice vinegar, cracked pepper and garlic chili sauce. Eat with white rice and some steamed veggies.

This was one of my favorite meals growing up.

 

[gdl203]

How about a super easy classic shogayaki but using chicken instead of pork?

 

[Milhouse]

I generally find chicken breasts to be somewhat dry and boring. I prefer thighs for any real cooking.

Here is a good lunch recipe for chicken breasts.

Rough cut some celery, onion, and carrot. Add that and the chicken to some hot water and poach the chicken lightly.

When it is done, let it cool. Then, cut the chicken into little cubes, add some slivered celery, chopped onion, and maybe some shredded carrot. For a change, mandarin oranges are good too. For more crunch, slivered almonds can be used. Add mayo, salt, pepper, and a touch of dill.

Serve with croissants. It is my favorite way to make chicken salad.

 

[Alter]

Some great recipes here guys. Many thanks!
I am going to throw the breasts into a simple brine for a couple of hours and think about the next step after that. My wife is likely to change her mind on her requests (women, eh!) so it will hopefully match one of the recipes above.

 

[Xiaogou]

Maybe chicken yakisoba?

 

[Concordia]

Chicken piccata.

Slice into thin cutlets, coat with flour, salt, & pepper. SautÃ

in olive oil and butter until light brown.

Deglaze pan with some combination of white wine, chicken stock, and a spoonful or so of lemon juice. Capers are allowed. Add fresh Italian parsley at the last minute.

Pour sauce over chicken and angel hair pasta. Serve with more white wine.

 

[Alter]

The Picatta is a good idea! I was thinking about making a Salsa Verde with capers, anchovies and herbs but the picatta just may be simpler. Let me run it by the boss*.

*Please not that I am not usually so *****-whipped as to slavishly follow my wife's orders but I had promised her to make something especially for her this week.