Chicken breast in the oven in foil

Many housewives love to cook first courses, salads, meat or cold snacks from chicken breast. Indeed, based on this part of the chicken carcass, each woman can feel like a creator. Today there are a huge number of different recipes for cooking chicken breast. You can safely express your imagination, add various spices and herbs, experiment with marinade. Delicate and juicy taste gets chicken breast in the oven.

In this article we will consider the best recipes for its preparation.

Tips from experienced chefs

In order for the breast to preserve all the juiciness and tenderness of white meat, it is perhaps best to cook it in the oven. You can bake the fillet in its pure form, with various seasonings and sauces, with vegetable garnishes and even in the form of rolls.

Regardless of the recipe you choose, while cooking chicken breast in the oven, you should consider some rules:

• To chicken breast retains its juiciness, it is best to choose a slightly chilled filet, but the frozen should not be taken.
• For baking in the oven is best to use parchment paper or food foil. With their help, the fillet will retain its original taste and will not turn out dryish.
• You can use various seasonings and dry herbs. Very good chicken fillet combined with basil, fennel, dill, parsley, cilantro.
• To make the chicken breast juiciness, use marinades or sauces, for example, honey and mustard.
• Before cooking, it is necessary to make longitudinal cuts all over the breast, so it will be better roasted and will not lose its taste.

The recipe for cooking chicken breast in the oven in foil

To make the chicken breast juicy and fragrant, it is best to use foil for baking. Chicken breast in foil in the oven is a favorite dish of many housewives. Very often, chicken fillet is used to prepare various dietary dishes.

Composition:

• chicken fillet;
• tomatoes;
• hard or processed cheese - 100-150 g;
• onion - 1 pc .;
• garlic - 2-3 cloves;
• mayonnaise or sour cream - 2-3 tbsp. l .;
• a mixture of peppers, salt, seasonings;
• mustard - 1 tsp;
• lemon juice - 1 tsp.

Cooking:

1. First you need to wash the chicken breast thoroughly and remove the film from it.
2. Next, you need to make seasoning. To do this, take a separate dish and mix mayonnaise (sour cream), lemon juice, mustard, chopped garlic and seasonings. You can use any olive or spicy seasonings, dried greens.
3. In the next step, take the chicken breast, make several longitudinal cuts and salt it well. Then coat the chicken fillet with the prepared mixture and leave to marinate for 30-40 minutes.
4. Next, put on the table foil (it is best to roll it in two layers) and chicken breast.
5. Top on the chicken fillet lay sliced ​​onions, tomatoes and chopped cheese.
   
6. Cover the breast with foil so that there are no gaps. Place the breast in the foil on a baking sheet and send it to the oven for baking.
7. Bake should be at a temperature of 180-200 ° for one hour. Check the readiness of the breast, you can use a toothpick. This dish can be served with any side dish.

Delicious chicken breast with zucchini

Squash - seasonal vegetables, so it is best to cook this dish in the summer. There are many options for cooking chicken fillet with zucchini in the oven. Most often, housewives try to cook a hot meat dish, so all the ingredients are ground and mixed. But for cooking snacks, you can choose an unusual way, for example, make zucchini plates and wrap them in chicken breast. Get delicious and original rolls.

Let's look at the classic recipe for cooking chicken breast with zucchini in the oven.

Composition:

• chicken breast;
• tomatoes;
• onion;
• zucchini;
• garlic;
• salt, pepper and various spices;
• mayonnaise or sour cream - 3-4 tbsp. l .;
• Kefir - ½ st.

Cooking:

1. As usual, at the initial stage, the chicken breast should be washed and peeled.
2. Courgettes should be peeled and cut into small cubes.
3. Crush tomatoes.
4. Onions can be cut into half rings or small squares, depending on your preferences.
5. Garlic must be cleaned and chopped (can be cut into small pieces with a knife or skipped through a press).
6. Chicken fillet must also be cut into equal portions.
7. All of the above ingredients while set aside and proceed to the preparation of marinade sauce.
8. In a separate bowl, mix ½ tbsp. kefir any fat content and mayonnaise. Salt the sauce and season with spices. In order to dissolve everything better, you can beat the sauce with a mixer or an ordinary whisk.
9. Cover parchment paper or food foil on a baking sheet, which must be greased with butter or sunflower oil.
10. In a separate bowl, mix courgettes, tomatoes, onions and chicken breast. All pour cooked marinade.
11. All components must be thoroughly mixed and put on a baking sheet.
12. Bake should be in the oven at 180 °. After about half an hour the dish will be ready.
13. At the end of cooking, add chopped garlic and mix. Baking tray can be sent to the oven for a few more minutes.

Delicate chicken meat with potatoes

If you do not have time to cook a meat dish and a separate side dish for it, then you can always bake the most delicious chicken breast with potatoes in the oven. The dish is prepared very quickly and does not require much effort from you.

Composition:

• potatoes;
• chicken fillet;
• onion;
• hard or processed cheese;
• garlic;
• sour cream or mayonnaise - 2-3 tbsp. l .;
• sunflower oil;
• seasonings, herbs, salt and seven peppers - to taste.

Cooking:

1. As in previous recipes, chicken fillet must first be washed and the film removed from it.
2. Next, the breast should be cut into portions and folded into separate dishes.
3. Season the chicken breast with salt, pepper and other spices, and then add mayonnaise.
4. Mix everything thoroughly and leave to marinate for half an hour.
5. While the chicken breast is marinating, you need to peel potatoes and onions, cut it all. Potatoes can be cut into rings or cubes - it all depends on your preferences.
6. After half an hour to the pickled chicken fillet you need to add potatoes and onions. All should be thoroughly mixed.
7. All components must be placed on a baking sheet, pre-lubricated with sunflower oil.
8. Sprinkle with grated cheese on top.
9. Bake in the oven for less than one hour at 200 ° C.

What other dishes can be cooked from chicken breast?

Chicken breast is considered a dietary meat, so it can be added to various dishes. Chicken fillet can be prepared:

• salads;
• cutlets;
• chops;
• rolls;
• cold snacks;
• soups.

Chicken breast can be served with any side dish: pasta, potatoes, vegetables or cereals. For cooking, you can use a variety of sauces and marinades:

• creamy;
• honey;
• mustard;
• cheesy;
• citric;
• onion;
• wine;
• ginger;
• sesame and others

Chicken fillet can be baked in the sleeve, in a barbecue oven or in a frying pan. Very often housewives cook it in clay pots. Dietary meals can be steamed or in a slow cooker.

To date, there are countless different recipes for cooking chicken breast. If you want the dish turned out juicy and fragrant, be sure to bake the fillet in the oven. You can choose any sauce to your liking. Believe me, your household will not remain indifferent. And if the chicken breast is not only tasty cooked, but also to decorate, then this dish will perfectly complement the festive table.