Difficulty level: easy
Duration: 10
Number of servings: 3
Grilled dishes have a specific taste and texture that you can't get by baking, frying, or boiling. Whether you cook on a classic wood or charcoal grill or in a grill pan, the dishes acquire unique flavors. You can cook both vegetables and meat this way. Chicken is one of the most popular choices. You can grill drumsticks and wings, but the best part you can put on a grill is the breast. Fleshy and dense, the breast keeps the juices inside and gets the right texture to give you the best sensations. However, if you don't prepare it properly, the chicken breast can become stringy and dry. That's why you need to learn how to prepare it. Don't worry, it's not hard at all. And so you can take our word for it, we will show you step by step what you need to do.
Ingredients for the best grilled chicken breast
What is wonderful about grilled meat is that you don't need a bag of ingredients, complicated sauces, and complicated cooking techniques. A few spices, a bit of oil, and salt are enough to get a dish that makes you lick your fingers. Here is what you need for grilled chicken breast:
- 1 package of Fragedo boneless and sliced chicken breast;
- coarse salt;
- freshly ground pepper;
How to prepare the best grilled chicken breast
As short as the list of required ingredients is, making grilled chicken breast is just as simple. Here are the steps you need to follow:
- Place the chicken breast slices on a cutting board. The breast is already boneless and sliced, so you don't have to stress about removing the skin, cutting, and other things. You don't even need to pound them anymore, because they are ready to cook.
- Season them with coarse salt on both sides. Scatter the freshly ground pepper on both sides of the slices.
- Heat a grill pan. The heat should be medium. Place the chicken breast slices and leave them for 2 minutes. Turn them over to the other side and leave them on the grill for another 1 minute.
- Serve the juicy, golden chicken breast with a side dish or on its own.
Serving suggestions for grilled chicken breast
Grilled chicken breast is delicious and simple, but for an extra boost of flavor and nutritional balance, we recommend serving it with a side dish. The versatility of chicken makes it suitable for all kinds of pairings. Here are some of the ones we consider ideal:
- Baked potato wedges. Serve the chicken breast with a portion of wedges topped with crushed garlic, parmesan, salt, pepper, and olive oil. You're definitely salivating at the image of potato slices that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
- Red cabbage salad with tomatoes and sweet pepper slices. A portion of fiber aids digestion and enhances the appearance of the plate. Red cabbage salad with tomato slices and sweet pepper topped with an olive oil and vinegar dressing is a delight that perfectly complements grilled chicken breast.
- Grilled zucchini slices. Since you've already heated up the grill pan, it's worth grilling some zucchini slices. For an extra boost of flavor, serve them with a generous layer of Greek yogurt and garlic sauce.
- Coleslaw. Salad with carrot slices, finely shredded cabbage, and mayonnaise goes with anything, including roasted chicken. You can also add a few onion slices to the salad if you like.
- Watermelon salad. The salad of watermelon, red onion, arugula, feta, and strawberries might seem strange to the foodie who hasn't tried it, but it is delicious. Balsamic vinegar is the element that brings the flavors together.
What kind of chicken breast should you choose?
To cook the best grilled chicken breast, you need quality meat. Not just any chicken has the right qualities. Some have too little meat on the breast, others have fibers that are too tough, and others have bland or too lean meat. In obtaining the right meat for delicious dishes, both the chicken breed, as well as the feed and raising conditions matter. The higher the standards in raising them, the better the results.
For example, Fragedo chickens are raised with care, respecting clear rules for healthy growth: top-quality feed, exceptional raising conditions, and development at a natural pace. That is why their meat is tender, tasty, and rich in nutrients. Therefore, for your grilled dish to be delicious, always choose premium quality chicken breast, as close as possible to the standard described above.
Other delicious chicken dishes
In addition to today's recipe, we also recommend:
- Chicken sausage with stir-fried vegetables;
- Chicken meatballs;
- Chicken burger with yogurt sauce;
- Chicken schnitzel;
- Chicken stew.
Grilled chicken breast is a delicious dish that you can make too. Choose quality meat, cook with pleasure and enjoy the result!
