Best way to cook chicken breasts

JIL

I chargrill mine, I put them in a bag, flatten them with a rolling pin and chargrill. I sometimes marinate first, although lately I have been giving them a squirt of clover chilli or garlic. They cook quickly and as someone else said you can check by cutting them.

I also cook them in the oven, in a roasting bag or stuffed with goats cheese and wrapped in bacon.

suki1964

Either grill or poach

Poach in water seasoned however you like either in the oven covered in foil or in a pan on the stove - low simmer

Grill by butter flying the breast first then battering it out so even thickness. Flavour and grill for a few minutes each side

Chargrills are made out of reformed chicken so a lot of other things added to glue it all together

melanzana

When I'm just cooking for me, I often cut a chicken breast into strips and stir fry with other stuff like mushrooms, onions etc. Add a bit of soy sauce and on a high heat, as long as you are moving the strips around it takes no time.

And the chuck stays nice and moist too. Which can be a problem with a chicken breast done in the oven.

Thrift

I often split the chicken breast so that it is flatter then place a wedge of cheese in the centre, wrap the chicken around that and then wrap the whole thing in bacon. Generally cook for around 25 minutes and then if I am not sure things are cooked through I cut the whole portion in half to check. Wrapping it in bacon keeps the chicken moist and it is a very tasty meal with roasted veg (potatoes, carrots, parsnip, etc) which cook at the same time. To make really good use of the oven try cooking a pudding at the same time - perhaps a fruit crumble or apple sponge fo example.