macro (and family!) friendly simple chicken recipes you can make
Prices still dictate chicken breast is one of the cheapest cuts of meat you can buy. It also packs a ton of protein for the price. And its low calorie. Making it not only budget friendly but macro friendly. Combined with these simple chicken recipes, how can you beat something that is so cheap, quick, and easy?
You can’t! So try these 5 delicious macro and family friendly simple chicken recipes to bolster up your chicken game. Once you cook these and see how easy and tasty they are, you’ll never go back to making complex dinners again.
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5 Delicious Macro and Family Friendly Simple Chicken Recipes
Balsamic Basil Marinated Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
10 steps to a delicious, easy dinner! Marinate these chicken thighs the morning of with two simple, cheap shelf stable ingredients that you always have on hand!
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Dried (or Fresh) Basil
- Salt
- Pepper (I prefer restaurant style pepper)
Instructions
- Remove any excess fat from the chicken thighs with kitchen scissors, if desired
- Place chicken thighs in gallon ziploc bag
- Pour balsamic vinegar, basil, salt, and pepper into the bag. Be liberal with the basil!!
- Marinate all day, or at least a couple hours
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees farenheight
- Dump bag into a casserole dish
- Bake for 30 minutes
- Check internal temperature - at 165 degrees farenheight or above it is cooked
- Let rest for 5 minutes
- ENJOY!
Notes
Serve with roasted baby potatoes, tricolor quinoa, or quick homefries (dice potatoes, season with a little oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and parsley) and bake at 400 or 425 for 15 minutes, mix, then another 10-15 minutes and and a side green salad, green beans, or asparagus.
BBQ Marinated Leg Quarters or Chicken Breast
BBQ Marinated chicken leg quarters are excellent on the grill but BBQ marinated chicken breast is good in the oven when the weather doesn't cooperate
Ingredients
- Chicken leg quarters or chicken breast
- Homemade BBQ sauce or your favorite BBQ Sauce
- Salt
- Pepper
- Smoked Paprika (optional)
- Maple Syrup (optional)
Instructions
- Remove any excess fat from the chicken breast if desired
- Place meat into a gallon ziploc bag
- Cover in your favorite BBQ sauce
- Add salt and pepper, and some maple syrup and/or smoked paprika if desired
- Marinate all day, or at least 2 hours
- Cook chicken leg quarters on medium high grill for 45 minutes to an hour. Occasionally turn and baste with the BBQ from the bag.
- Dump chicken breast and marinade into casserole dish
- Bake at 400 for 30 minutes and check for internal temperature above 165 degrees farinheight
Notes
Serve with baked sweet potatoes and green salad.
Baked "Surprise" Chicken Breast
I finally found the recipe to my grandma's surprise chicken. I LOVED this meal she would make. It's so easy and so delicious.
Materials
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/8 cup water
- 1/8 cup vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees farinheight
- Mix the ingredients together well in a small bowl
- Cut the chicken breast into reasonable sized pieces if desired or if they are very large
- Spoon the sauce over the chicken breast pieces
- Bake for 30 minutes or until internal temperature is 165 degrees farinheight
Notes
Serve with mashed potatoes and green beans.
Terriyaki Chicken Thighs
Delicious and yummy homemade Terriyaki Chicken Thighs are so simple and easy!
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
- Soy Sauce
- Maple Syrup
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Pepper
Instructions
- Cut any excess fat off the chicken thighs if desired
- Place chicken in a gallon ziploc bag
- Cover with soy sauce, maple syrup, pepper, grated ginger (keep in the freezer, peel and grate into the marinade), and grated garlic
- Marinate all day, or at least two hours
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- Pour chicken into casserole dish
- Bake for 30 minutes or until internal temperature is 165 degrees farinheight
Notes
Serve with white rice and thai cucumber salad
Buffalo Shredded Chicken Breast
This crockpot shredded buffalo chicken breast is versatile and amazing in tortillas with homemade blue cheese sauce, shredded cheese, and sliced celery
Ingredients
- Boneless skinless chicken breast
- Franks Red Hot Sauce
- Salt
Instructions
- Toss trimmed chicken breasts into the slow cooker
- Lightly cover with Franks Red Hot
- Cook 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low
- Remove chicken breast, reserve liquid
- Shred meat, putting back some buffalo sauce to moisten meat to your liking
- Eat!
Notes
Homemade Blue Cheese Sauce - Mix Greek Yogurt, Lemon juice, and blue cheese crumbles
Serve shredded chicken on a toasted tortilla with homemade blue cheese sauce, shredded cheese, and sliced celery.
enjoy a simple chicken recipe for dinner tonight!
Getting creative in the kitchen just requires a few staple meats and ingredients and you can be on your way to being the scratch cooking chef you’ve always wanted to be. Try one of these simple chicken recipes and you’ll be hooked on easy, quick, cheap dinners.
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