Smoked Chicken Breast Recipe - Three Ways

Smoked chicken breast three ways: Okaayy! So I realize that my blog was looking like a boring old only photos and recipe blog with no excitement, from this post forward I will try and spice things up a bit. Chicken is a very common ingredient in every household, in this post I have brought to you three delicious ways of using it. You can cook one whole fancy meal or three separate meals using just chicken breast as the main ingredient!!!

Cheat's Chicken Caesar Salad


Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken breast
• Iceberg lettuce
• Multigrain bread(I use this for more flavor ,regular bread would do just fine)
• Bell peppers
• Carrots
• Olive oil
• Fresh parsley springs (for garnish)

Method:

1. Chop the carrots and bell peppers into really really thin slices for best results,then mix them in a bowl along with the lettuce and caesar’s salad dressing(you could make your own or buy a bottle ,its available everywhere.)
2. Slice the chicken breast into 1 cm thick slices.
3. Heat some olive oil on a pan and cook these slices on either side for two minutes.(or until cooked through)
4. Now, in the same pan, (after removing the chicken safely into a separate bowl) heat some more oil and cook the diced multigrain bread until golden brown and crispy on each side.
5. On the plate assemble the salad by placing the vegetables first then adding the croutons and chicken and topping it off with a kick of pepper.
6. Garnish with fresh parsley springs and enjoy!

Crumbed and fried chicken:


Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken breast
• Breadcrumbs
• Dried oregano, parsley and thyme
• Paprika
• Salt
• Pepper
• Eggs
• Milk
• Olive oil

Method:

1. Flatten the chicken breast by placing it between two sheets of cling film and hitting it with a meat tenderizer (yes, a rolling pin will also do!).
2. Now, in a bowl, crack the eggs with some milk and some salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.
3. In another flat bottomed dish, mix the breadcrumbs with the dried herbs, paprika, salt and pepper (make sure not to add too much salt because the eggs also have salt!)
4. Now place the bowl and the dish next to each other, then dip the flattened chicken breast into the eggs first ,followed by the breadcrumbs.(make sure to let excess eggs and breadcrumbs fall off)
5. In a pan, heat a good quantity of olive oil and gently place the crumbed chicken in it.
6. Cook on both sides till golden brown and serve hot (make sure to remove excess oil).

Pan fried stuffed chicken breast:


Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken breast
• Mushrooms
• Garlic
• Basil
• Parsley
• Celery
• Dried oregano and thyme
• Paprika
• Salt and Pepper

Method:

1. In a pan heat some oil and add finely chopped garlic to it.
2. Add the mushrooms(thinly sliced) salt, pepper ,paprika ,parsley ,celery and basil and cook till all the excess water from the mushrooms evaporates.
3. Remove from heat and let it cool.
4. Place some of the stuffing on one side of the chicken breast and cover it with the other end of it, sandwiching the stuffing in the middle of the chicken.
5. Now, here’s the tricky part, using a needle and thread(make sure you use cotton thread, don’t want to eat plastic do we?) join the two ends of the chicken breasts so that they prevent the stuffing from falling out.
6. After you’ve successfully stitched the chicken up, heat some oil in a frying pan and cook the chicken on either side for about 5-6 minutes or until slightly golden.(ensure the chicken is cooked by inserting a toothpick , if there is a lot of resistance it still needs some time.)
7. Serve hot with a mushroom béchamel sauce.(just your regular white sauce mixed with the some of the extra mushroom stuffing mixture) and enjoy!