I have two boneless chicken breasts. How should I cook them?

They will be unthawed, but I am a bad cook and don't have special shit that you people always talk about.

I like pretty much any kind of food, but will not have an opportunity to go to the store, so I can't buy things out of the ordinary to marinade the chicken with, etc.

What is a bad cook to do?

shove it up your faggot ass.

Originally posted by Geek USA
shove it up your faggot ass.

Who's trolling Geo tonight? Whoever it is sucks at it.

If you have an unsweetened cereal like, rice crispies, crush it up and add some favorite seasonings to taste. Dredge the chicken a little bit of margarine, then coat in the cereal mixture. Bake at 350 for about fifteen to twenty minutes.

Or, if you have any ham or cheese, pound the chicken thin and place a slice of ham and a slice of cheese on it, then roll it up and stick it with a toothpick so it stays and bake for about the same amount of time.

wash 'em under warm water so they thaw out a bit. sautee them in some olive oil, butter, salt, garlic...uhm. what kind of spices do you have? lemon pepper is always good.

Originally posted by Sepiae
If you have an unsweetened cereal like, rice crispies, crush it up and add some favorite seasonings to taste. Dredge the chicken a little bit of margarine, then coat in the cereal mixture. Bake at 350 for about fifteen to twenty minutes.

Or, if you have any ham or cheese, pound the chicken thin and place a slice of ham and a slice of cheese on it, then roll it up and stick it with a toothpick so it stays and bake for about the same amount of time.

The last one sounds doable. I have no idea what any of that first paragraph means, dear. :)

OK, so this pounding thing. How would I pound it flat? And how do you "roll" a piece of chicken ... you know, it's fairly thick?

Originally posted by mewl
wash 'em under warm water so they thaw out a bit. sautee them in some olive oil, butter, salt, garlic...uhm. what kind of spices do you have? lemon pepper is always good.

I don't have any olive oil. I don't have many spices because I don't cook things much, but am eager to learn. I just can't get to a store this time to do it.

I have pickle relish!$%! haha :erm

wrap the chicken in wax paper and pound it with a mallet...

Originally posted by mewl
wrap the chicken in wax paper and pound it with a mallet...

No mallet, will a hammer do? :)

The first one is easier.

My mom has a mallet that she pounds out chicken with. And the chicken rolls easily once is thin...you just have to make sure you stick it with the toothpick so it doesn't unroll.

Originally posted by sppunk


No mallet, will a hammer do? :)

Probably, as long as you have a covering over the chicken so you don't get raw chicken nast on your hammer.

Originally posted by sppunk


I don't have any olive oil. I don't have many spices because I don't cook things much, but am eager to learn. I just can't get to a store this time to do it.

I have pickle relish!$%! haha :erm

you don't have to use oilive oil...i just prefer it to corn oil and the like. do you have flour, bread crumbs, eggs, and milk? you could make a chicken schnitzel.

Dredge the chicken a little bit of margarine

I have no clue what that means?

haha and because what the you are rookie and noob. haha, to make the taste entree is that for never without profession is to do.

Originally posted by mewl


you don't have to use oilive oil...i just prefer it to corn oil and the like. do you have flour, bread crumbs, eggs, and milk? you could make a chicken schnitzel.

Yes, I have all of those things.

Originally posted by sppunk
Dredge the chicken a little bit of margarine

I have no clue what that means?

Melt some butter or margarine, then dip the chicken into it so that a coating will stick to it.

Originally posted by sppunk


No mallet, will a hammer do? :)

what actually works better is to not use wax paper at all,or a hammer.
use your fly swatter instead.:)

Originally posted by aspecialkid


what actually works better is to not use wax paper at all,or a hammer.
use your fly swatter instead.:)

I don't have one! I can't even see flies! :)

Originally posted by Sepiae
If you have an unsweetened cereal like, rice crispies, crush it up and add some favorite seasonings to taste. Dredge the chicken a little bit of margarine, then coat in the cereal mixture. Bake at 350 for about fifteen to twenty minutes.

why would you do that to a nice piece of chicken?

Or, if you have any ham or cheese, pound the chicken thin and place a slice of ham and a slice of cheese on it, then roll it up and stick it with a toothpick so it stays and bake for about the same amount of time.

that one just sounds nasty.

sorry i guess we just don't have the same taste...

i say cut it in big dices and stick it in a pan with onions and peppers (or more vegetables, according to what you've got) and make some rice to go with that.

Originally posted by sppunk


Yes, I have all of those things.

kickass. it's easy to make. pound the chicken and season them with a little salt and pepper. coat them with flour and then shake off the extra flour. then brush the chicken with egg and finally coat with the bread crumbs. heat some oil and butter in a skillet and then cook the breasts for like 3 minutes on each side. cut open the inside to see that it's not still pink and voila. if you've got a brown gravy mix, that's really good with it. and lemon juice.

if you have italian dressing, it works well for a marinade.

Originally posted by the souvenir


why would you do that to a nice piece of chicken?



that one just sounds nasty.

sorry i guess we just don't have the same taste...

i say cut it in big dices and stick it in a pan with onions and peppers (or more vegetables, according to what you've got) and make some rice to go with that.

God, rice is so good. OK, but how would I cook it in said pan? :)

Originally posted by the souvenir
i say cut it in big dices and stick it in a pan with onions and peppers (or more vegetables, according to what you've got) and make some rice to go with that.

yeah. stir fry is super easy and good, too. just add some soy sauce!

god i'm getting hungry...

Originally posted by mewl


yeah. stir fry is super easy and good, too. just add some soy sauce!

god i'm getting hungry...

Want to come cook for me? I'll provide the food if you provide the cook-ery. :)

Oh, and how much of the egg should I rub on the chicken? Just break one and rub the yolk on it?

Originally posted by sppunk




Oh, and how much of the egg should I rub on the chicken? Just break one and rub the yolk on it?

You're scaring me.

Originally posted by Sepiae


You're scaring me.

You know I can't cook. I've always had people to do this type of thing for me!

Originally posted by sppunk


You know I can't cook. I've always had people to do this type of thing for me!

Food Network is your friend. Love it and treat it well.

Originally posted by Sepiae


Food Network is your friend. Love it and treat it well.

I only watch Iron Chef. Everything else bores me.

Um, I have some pork chops too. What is cooL to do with those things?

Oh, and you never answered the egg question!

Originally posted by sppunk
Oh, and how much of the egg should I rub on the chicken? Just break one and rub the yolk on it?

that i dunno for sure. i've seen recipes that call for one whole egg per cutlet but i think that's just wasteful. so just go with how much you think you should use, ya know, depending on how big your breats are MUWAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!1

ps: i'd love to cook for you! :eek:

i would use one egg, btw

Originally posted by sppunk


You know I can't cook. I've always had people to do this type of thing for me!

mix an egg up in a bowl, dip the meat into the egg, then put meat in flour or whatever you got. put some spices on it.

put whatever oil you have into a pan and get it hot.

throw the chicken in the pan.
throw veggies in if you want.
cook chicken untill the center is white.

done.

Originally posted by sppunk


I only watch Iron Chef. Everything else bores me.

Um, I have some pork chops too. What is cooL to do with those things?

Oh, and you never answered the egg question!

You should watch 30 Minute Meals. And they have a website full of recipes and cooking terms and how-tos.

Originally posted by sppunk


I only watch Iron Chef. Everything else bores me.

Um, I have some pork chops too. What is cooL to do with those things?

Oh, and you never answered the egg question!

use the pork instead of the chicken for the schnitzel.

i wanna know how dinner turned out.

you just throw the chicken on a big peice of tin foil, season with something yummy.. salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, lavendar, bbq sause.. wahtever flavour you like on your chicken. fold sides of tin foil up, crimp edges so the whole things in a sealed package and bake at 375 for 40 minutes.

tender, wonderful, easy perfect chicken every time.

but it's too late

Originally posted by mewl


use the pork instead of the chicken for the schnitzel. blasphemy. original wiener schnitzel is made from veal.

Originally posted by Geek USA
shove it up your candy ass.

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This is for lunch tomorrow actually ... I am planning ahead!

I might try a few of the ideas tomorrow actually since I have the day off and no plans.

Damn, did I miss this?

1. Put the chicken breast flat on a cutting board. Take a sharp knife, and cut into the the chicken laterally. In other words, from the side. Keep going towards the other side of the breast, but don't cut all the way through. Then open the chicken up like a book. You should have one piece of chicken that is twice as big surface wise, but half as thick.

2. Get a large saute pan, and put in just enough extra virgin olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. If you don't have olive oil use what you have. Get the pan hot, until the oil is almost smoking. You want to see the oil shimmering.

3. Season the chicken AGRESSIVELY with salt and pepper. We're talking a good healthy pinch of salt on both sides. Put the chicken in, with the pretty side (the side that you didn't cut open) down. The pan should sizzle and pop, if it doesn't, take the chicken out and try again in a minute or so.

4. Leave the chicken alone. Make sure it isn't burning or anything, but otherwise just leave alone. Depending on how big your breast is, this should take 3 - 5 minutes.

5. Flip the chicken. Use tongs. Don't be afraid. Make sure its nice and golden brown on that side. Cook it for another 2-4 minutes. Cut a slice into the thickest part and make sure there is no pink.

6. If you want to get really fancy, and if the stuff left in your pan isn't burned up, take about a 2 inch square of butter and throw that in the pan, and swirl it around until it melts and gets light brown. Pour that over the chicken and you have an instant brown butter sauce.

That shouldn't be as hard as it looks in writing.