Chicken for Dinner??

Updated on February 07, 2012
C.D. asks from Saint Louis, MO
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I am currently in the dog house and I would like to make my husband a nice dinner tonight. I have boneless skinless chicken breast thawing and I need some ideas what to do with them. My husband loves food so much and he is a great chef. I would like to make something good enough that he will be impressed. The only problem is I have to start cooking in 30 min and I have about 45 min to make it
Thank you for any help you can give

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C.L.

answers from Minneapolis on

Do you have any veggies on hand? Carrots, peppers, onions, mushrooms, zucchini or anything? How about sauces? I put a chicken breast in aluminum foil with some cut veggies and a stir fry or teriakyi sauce, fold up the foil and bake it in the oven until the chicken breasts are cooked through. Serve with rice or rice noodles. The foil and sauce keep the chicken very moist and flavor the veggies. Good luck.

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M.G.

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Tonight I'm making chicken Parmesan. Take chicken breasts coast in breadcrumbs, either fry or bake til almost finished. Transfer breasts to baking dish ____@____.com bottom with marinara sauce. Top with Parmesan and mozzarella cheese. Serve atop any type of noodles with a side salad and bread.

You can also make simple bbq chicken, dijon mustard chicken, chicken salad.

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T.M.

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I cook my chicken cubed with some chopped onion and olive oil, then add milk, butter, chicken broth and thicken it with flour (salt and pepper). I pour this mixture over noodles. You can also put in baking pan and top with stuffing then bake. Another one is to add veggies and turn it into a pot pie. They are all delicious :)

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E.S.

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Hi! Make sausage. Grind it up (you can do it in the food processor if you don't have a chopper. Then put in whatever you have. Tonight we had dill. I think it was dill and garlic and salt and pepper. Sometimes I make cilantro and feta. You can make fennel sausage. Just pick a herb/spice plan and go with it. You don't have to put it in casing, just make patties and cook like a burger. The hard part about sausage is the casing and you don't need it! You can make something with any flavor profile you want. Really, this is easy and I promise you won't wreck dinner. Just don't overcook them!

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J.✰.

answers from San Antonio on

Well I am sorry I am late. Perhaps you can use this for next time:

Put frozen chicken breasts (boneless skinless) in a 9x13 pan. Try to cram them on one side of the pan. (4-5 breasts) Add a large drained can of green beans to the other side of the pan. Put slices of peeled potatoes around the edges of the pan. (maybe 1/4" thick. Thicker and they'll not cook all the way. So when in doubt go thinner). Pour one stick of melted butter all over the top. Sprinkle the whole dish with one dry packet of Ranch salad dressing. Bake one hour. Yummy moist dish.

Added: Someone PMed me asking if it needs to be covered or not. I have made this dish once. I did not cover it until the second half of cooking probably. I flipped the potatoes a time or two so they'd get coated in butter and seasoning on both sides. So cover if you want, but it's not necessary unless your chicken isn't covered with butter in which case I'd likely rotate the chicken mid-way and/or cover. I made the mistake, when I made it, of sprinkling the green beans over the whole pan of chicken. I see why instructions say to separate the beans from the chicken, because when you go to serve it , you can't scoop out a spoonful of green beans b/c they're all over the pan. But hey - tasted good no matter how it's divied up. I plan to make this dish this week too. I got extra green beans and will cut my potatoes thinner. Other than that - I just keep an eye on it so it doesn't get dried out. But the butter helps keep it moist! Yumm.

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C.O.

answers from Washington DC on

in a skillet cook the chicken breasts. Add Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing and continue to cook. Turning about every 5 minutes.

Make rice or noodles while cooking.

What's his favorite veggie? I do spinach, asparagus, broccoli, peas, etc. Carrots would be good too. Steamed.

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J.S.

answers from Minneapolis on

Get online to a recipe website and start typing in chicken with other ingredients you might have... you haven't given us enough information to go from here...

Do you have pasta? Rice? Could you make a stir fry or a tasty chicken pasta dish? Is it warm enough in MO to grill?

J.

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C.B.

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Chicken fajitas
Fetucini alfredo with chicken

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K.P.

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Chicken Alfredo over pasta with steamed broccoli, carrots, and snap peas.
Along with a salad, and cheesy garlic bread.

Or cut up the chicken into bite size pieces and cook them in olive oil with spices and then add a can of cream of mushroom soup, and pour over rice and serve with sides.

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T.F.

answers from Dallas on

I'm too late. However, I made chicken Kiev tonight. Not too difficult but looks like it! Tasty too!

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R.J.

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I would do chicken fajitas or chicken cordon bleu or chicken marsala

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A.F.

answers from Houston on

Easy and super guy-friendly:

Pan sear the breasts until almost done. Top with cooked bacon, BBQ sauce, and cheddar cheese. Pop in the oven until cooked through and cheese is melted.

To make extra fancy (haha) add chopped tomatoes and thinly sliced green onion/chives.

Not healthy, but I don't know any guy (except my dad, I guess) who doesn't like bacon and cheese!

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S.A.

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Chicken Marsala with potatoe/rice/noodles and a salad
Chicken Parmesan Bake " "
Lemon Chicken " "

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S.L.

answers from Green Bay on

I am grilling chicken right now that I marinated. I plan to serve it with bow tie pasta with pesto sauce and a cesar salad.

Don't know what ingredients you have at home.....but hopefully you can work with one of the ideas you have so far :)

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