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same bland and uninspiring chicken
recipes I know I am today I have five
unborn how fish go to chicken recipes
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interesting meal ideas and we'll go
ahead and get started with my first
recipe which is a healthier take on the
classic orange chicken I like to chicken
breasts into a bowl I've already cut
these into small cubes then I'll add 1
tablespoon of soy sauce and 1 tablespoon
of cornstarch the cornstarch will make
our chicken nice and tender I'll give it
a good mix and I'll let it marinate for
about 15 minutes while I work on our
sauce so I'm making an orange juice
slurry I'm adding 1 tablespoon of
cornstarch to half a cup of orange juice
and we'll mix until the cornstarch
dissolves then in my medium saucepan
I'll add a drizzle of olive oil then
I'll add 2 cloves of minced garlic 1
teaspoon of minced ginger stir fry it up
and let it get nice and fragrant next
I'll add 2 tablespoons of honey this
will add a beautiful sweetness 2
tablespoons of soy sauce our slurry and
give it a good mix keep it mixing keep
it moving and then add 1 tablespoon of
rice wine vinegar this will really bring
out the tang it is in our orange juice
now I'll just slowly mix everything
until the sauce becomes nice and
translucent this is because of the
cornstarch see how it's thickening up
once it's pretty much done I'm gonna add
a quarter of a teaspoon of sesame oil to
give it a nice Sheen give it another mix
and I'll remove it from heat and now
we're ready to cook our chicken in a
large pan I'll add a generous amount of
oil add our chicken and we'll pan fry it
for about 5 to 10 minutes until the
chickens cook through the cornstarch
will stick to the
and but don't worry once you add the
sauce back in it'll be clays the pan and
lift everything up
it'll add extra flavor once it's pretty
much done I'm gonna add the sauce our
orange glaze make sure each and every
chicken piece is coated give it a quick
toss and I like serving my orange
chicken in a rice bowl some brown rice
and steamed veggies let's get a generous
helping here this makes about four
servings garnish it with some sesame
seeds and what our two slices of orange
and let's dig in
open wide so what'd you guys think of
the healthier version of orange chicken
I love it in a rice bowl and this would
make the perfect meal prep for the week
all right next up I have a healthier
version of the chicken fingers or
chicken nuggets so I have two chicken
breasts that I've cut into strips now
I'm just gonna lightly seasoned it with
some kosher salt and it's really easy
guys you just dip the chicken into some
hummus I have about a cup of hummus here
and I'm using spinach artichoke hummus
and then I dunk that peas into some
panko and that's it I'll work on the
rest of the pieces
and I'll just lay them onto a baking
sheet and when I'm ready I'll bake them
off in the oven at 375 degrees for about
15 minutes or until they're golden brown
I like to serve these guys with the
salad today we're having caprese
mozzarella tomato basil so fresh pears
so nicely with this hummus chicken all
right let's show you how crisp it crack
it is I'll take a bite look at the steam
you get so many different layers the
hummus gives this meal extra protein and
it really walks in all the flavor and
juices from the chicken mmm all right
next up I have something even easier
than a sheet pan meal I'm cooking
everything in a foil packet we're making
Italian chicken with veggies and a
packet I have 1 teaspoon of Dijon
mustard 2 teaspoons of honey 1 teaspoon
of Italian seasoning 1 clove of minced
garlic 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce this will
be our yummy glaze mix it well mix mix
mix can't believe I haven't said that
yet all right now on a baking sheet I'll
lay down a sheet of foil add a raw
chicken breast season it with a little
bit of salt add whatever veggies you'd
like I have green beans carrots potatoes
these are my favorite but broccoli
zucchinis sweet potatoes those would be
good too
all right now we'll add about a
tablespoon of that glaze onto the
chicken and then grabbing each ends of
the foil
I'll just carefully wrap everything to
lock in the moisture all right and then
just rinse repeat with the next one this
sauce will cover about four chicken
breasts all right now I'll just bake it
in the oven at 400 degrees for about 15
minutes now check this out guys check
this out look at that
oh man it smells so good the chicken is
so tender and juicy because all the
moisture was locked in during the
cooking process
and then the potatoes Oh potatoes are my
favorite baking everything in this pouch
really locks in the flavor to man with
this meal you can make several and just
eat them heat them up as you go all
right the next one is my spin on the
tandoori chicken without the clay oven
but just as flavorful in a bowl I'll add
half a cup of plain yogurt one teaspoon
of freshly minced ginger 1 clove of
garlic minced half a teaspoon of paprika
1 teaspoon of turmeric 1 teaspoon of
cumin 1 teaspoon of garam masala juice
from half a lemon and mix it up all the
spices give it such a beautiful color
and love this yellow hue now I'll season
two chicken breasts with a little bit of
salt you can use chicken thigh if you
want to I'll completely submerge them
and I'll let them marinate for about an
hour if you can let them marinate
overnight so once you're ready to cook
them just add the chicken breast to a
baking sheet covered with foil and pop
them in the oven on the rack closest to
the heat at 450 degrees for about 15 to
20 minutes until they're nice and
charred for me I like serving them on
top of brown rice with some green beans
I'll garnish my chicken with some
cilantro and I have some raita
which is dill yogurt and cucumber to
make a cooling sauce
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look so yummy it smells incredible
I like covering it with a little bit of
right there the right to here really
cools everything down and the chicken
has so much flavor I really really
recommend you trying this all right
finally this is a very light meal if you
guys are feeling like you want something
just clean this is my ginger scallion
poached chicken I have two chopped
scallions that'll add to a bowl along
with one tablespoon of minced ginger a
little bit of salt and 1 tablespoon of
cooking oil make sure the cooking oil is
hot give it a stir
and I'll just let it sit to develop the
flavor in a big pot I'll add two
scallions roughly chop about 6 slices of
ginger 4 cups of chicken broth let it
get hot I'll bring it to a boil and once
it's boiling I'll add my chicken breasts
in I'll make sure they're completely
submerged and then I'll turn the heat
down to low and I'll simmer them
flipping them halfway through for about
20 minutes or until they reach 160
degrees this looks good
they're gonna continue cooking even
after you take them out I'll set the
chicken aside and then I'm gonna skim
off any scum from the broth it's like
I'm like a pool boy cleaning the water
okay so to serve I have some rice and I
like to top it with some kimchi sliced
tomatoes and cucumbers for a fresh
crunch and our poached chicken that I've
already sliced finally I'll just top our
chicken medallions with that ginger
scallion sauce and on the side I have a
cup of our broth that I'll garnish with
some cilantro and green onions
this is such a healthy and comforting
meal because we poached our chicken it's
so tender and juicy that's the name of
the game here guys no dry chicken
this was my twist on the classic Hainan
chicken and I think it turned out pretty
well all right guys
which chicken dish looked the most
delicious and which one would you
actually try making also if there's a
favorite chicken recipe that you love I
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