What to make with chicken breast

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 500g
• eggplant — 2
• tahini — 2 tbsp
• garlic — 1 clove
• lemon — 1
• pita bread — 4

Method

1. Char eggplant whole under the grill or over a flame until collapsed and smoky, about 15 min.
2. Scoop out flesh, mash with tahini, garlic and lemon juice.
3. Season chicken and pan-fry or grill until cooked through.
4. Warm pita.
5. Serve chicken with baba ganoush and warm pita.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 500g
• hot sauce — 1/3 cup
• tortillas — 6
• cos lettuce — 1
• sour cream — 1/2 cup

Method

1. Pan-fry chicken, slice, toss through hot sauce.
2. Warm tortillas.
3. Assemble wraps with chicken, lettuce and sour cream.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 400g
• tortillas — 8
• cos lettuce — 1
• parmesan — 50g
• caesar dressing — 1/2 cup
• bacon — 4 rashers

Method

1. Cook chicken and bacon, slice.
2. Assemble wraps with lettuce, parmesan, dressing.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 500g cooked and shredded
• tortillas — 8
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• cheddar — 200g grated
• sour cream — 1/2 cup
• mild chilli powder — 1 tsp

Method

1. Simmer tomatoes with chilli powder to make a quick sauce.
2. Fill tortillas with shredded chicken, roll and place in a baking dish.
3. Pour sauce over, top with cheese.
4. Bake 180°C 20 min until bubbling.
5. Serve with sour cream.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 500g
• tortillas — 8
• capsicum — 2
• onion — 1
• fajita seasoning — 1 sachet
• sour cream — 1/2 cup

Method

1. Slice and sear chicken with seasoning.
2. Add capsicum and onion.
3. Serve in warm tortillas.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 4
• breadcrumbs — 1.5 cups
• eggs — 2
• plain flour — 1/2 cup
• japanese curry roux — 1/2 packet
• rice — 2 cups

Method

1. Flatten chicken breasts, crumb through flour, egg then breadcrumbs.
2. Shallow-fry until golden and cooked through, rest then slice.
3. Simmer curry roux with water per packet instructions until thickened.
4. Cook rice.
5. Serve sliced katsu over rice with curry sauce.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 4
• breadcrumbs — 1.5 cups
• eggs — 2
• passata — 1 cup
• mozzarella — 200g
• parmesan — 50g
• mixed salad leaves — 1 bag

Method

1. Flatten chicken breasts to an even thickness.
2. Crumb through egg then breadcrumbs.
3. Shallow-fry until golden on both sides.
4. Top with passata, mozzarella and parmesan.
5. Bake or grill until cheese is melted and bubbling.
6. Serve with salad.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 4
• breadcrumbs — 1.5 cups
• eggs — 2
• plain flour — 1/2 cup
• mixed salad leaves — 1 bag
• cucumber — 1

Method

1. Flatten chicken, crumb via flour-egg-crumbs.
2. Shallow fry until golden.
3. Serve with salad.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 500g
• stir-fry vegetables — 500g
• soy sauce — 3 tbsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• ginger — 1 knob
• rice — 2 cups

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Stir-fry chicken until golden.
3. Add veg, garlic, ginger, soy.
4. Serve over rice.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 400g
• mushrooms — 300g
• penne — 400g
• cream — 300ml
• garlic — 2 cloves
• parmesan — 50g

Method

1. Cook pasta.
2. Sauté chicken then mushrooms and garlic.
3. Add cream, toss with pasta and parmesan.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 500g
• peanuts — 1/3 cup
• capsicum — 1
• soy sauce — 3 tbsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• rice — 2 cups

Method

1. Cube chicken, stir-fry until browned.
2. Add capsicum and garlic, stir-fry 2 min.
3. Add soy sauce and peanuts, toss to coat.
4. Cook rice, serve chicken over the top.

Ingredients

• prawns — 400g
• chicken breast — 300g
• laksa paste — 4 tbsp
• coconut cream — 400ml tin
• rice noodles — 250g
• bean sprouts — 200g
• fish sauce — 1 tbsp
• lime — 1

Method

1. Fry laksa paste in a splash of oil until fragrant, about 3-4 min.
2. Add coconut cream and 2 cups water, bring to a simmer.
3. Poach chicken breast in the broth until cooked through, about 12 min, then slice.
4. Add prawns, cook until just pink.
5. Season broth with fish sauce and a squeeze of lime.
6. Soak and blanch rice noodles separately.
7. Divide noodles into bowls, ladle over broth with chicken and prawns.
8. Top with bean sprouts to serve.

Ingredients

• rice — 3 cups cooked
• chicken breast — 300g
• eggs — 2
• kecap manis — 2 tbsp
• spring onion — 3

Method

1. Fry chicken until cooked, set aside.
2. Fry rice with kecap manis.
3. Return chicken, push aside and fry eggs.
4. Top rice with egg and spring onion.

Ingredients

• rice noodles — 250g fresh
• chicken breast — 400g
• chinese broccoli — 1 bunch
• eggs — 2
• soy sauce — 2 tbsp
• oyster sauce — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Stir-fry chicken until cooked.
2. Push aside, scramble eggs.
3. Add noodles, broccoli, soy and oyster sauce.
4. Toss until noodles are charred in spots, serve.

Ingredients

• rice noodles — 250g
• chicken breast — 400g
• eggs — 2
• bean sprouts — 200g
• peanuts — 1/4 cup crushed
• tamarind paste — 2 tbsp
• fish sauce — 2 tbsp
• spring onion — 3

Method

1. Soak rice noodles in warm water until pliable, drain.
2. Slice and stir-fry chicken until cooked, push to the side.
3. Crack eggs into the pan, scramble briefly.
4. Add noodles, tamarind paste and fish sauce, toss to combine.
5. Fold through bean sprouts and spring onion.
6. Serve topped with crushed peanuts.

Ingredients

• rice noodles — 250g
• chicken breast — 300g
• carrot — 1
• cabbage — 1/4 head
• soy sauce — 3 tbsp
• lemon — 1

Method

1. Soak noodles until soft.
2. Stir-fry chicken until cooked, add carrot and cabbage.
3. Add noodles and soy sauce, toss through.
4. Serve with a squeeze of lemon.

Ingredients

• potatoes — 800g
• chicken breast — 500g
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• smoked paprika — 2 tsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• mayonnaise — 1/3 cup

Method

1. Roast or fry potato chunks until crisp.
2. Pan-fry chicken, slice.
3. Simmer tomatoes with paprika and garlic for the sauce.
4. Serve potatoes and chicken with sauce and a dollop of mayonnaise.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 400g
• penne — 400g
• pesto — 1/2 cup
• cherry tomatoes — 250g
• parmesan — 50g

Method

1. Cook pasta.
2. Pan-fry chicken, slice.
3. Toss pasta with pesto and halved tomatoes.
4. Top with chicken and parmesan.

Ingredients

• tortillas — 8
• chicken breast — 300g cooked and shredded
• cheddar — 200g grated
• capsicum — 1
• sour cream — 1/2 cup

Method

1. Fill tortillas with chicken, cheese and sliced capsicum, fold.
2. Pan-fry until golden and cheese melts.
3. Cut into wedges, serve with sour cream.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 500g
• cashews — 1/2 cup
• capsicum — 1
• oyster sauce — 3 tbsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• rice — 2 cups

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Stir-fry chicken until browned.
3. Add capsicum, garlic and cashews, stir-fry 2 min.
4. Add oyster sauce, toss to coat, serve over rice.