Feb 13 2009
Chicken Recipes: Baked Chicken Breast with Apples
Published by Foong at 2:42 am under Healthy food, Recipes |
Chicken Recipes Series
Putting apples and chicken may seem a tad weird but I have good reason to use apples. For one thing, apples are healthy and they are one of the fat burning foods you should have in your diet. For another thing, do you know that apples could act as a natural tenderizer for meat? It is true. Especially if you use green apples where the acid content is higher. Apple juice has been used to season meat overnight for really tender meat so I figured, using fresh apples to bake it with chicken should do the trick too.
Earlier, I’ve posted a recipe for some warming, comforting baked chicken breast recipes under this chicken recipes series, now, it is what I would call a refreshing baked chicken breast recipes with apples. So, in all manner of the ways, this recipe is as healthy as it can be!
The best part about this healthy baked chicken recipe is that it requires very minimal preparations. Meaning, you only need a few minutes to prepare it and then it is all up to the oven to do the rest of the work! You can count on Foong for simple and easy to prepare recipes since I am always short of time when it comes to cooking, especially on evenings after rushing back from work.
Here it is:
Baked Chicken Breast Recipes with Apples
Ingredients
250g chicken breast meat, cut into strips for easy cooking.
2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
4 tbsp fresh mixed herbs, chopped finely
4 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp sea salt
Instructions
1. Rub the chicken pieces with garlic powder and sea salt, then place it on a casserole dish.
2. Place the apples and mixed herbs on top of the chicken
3. Bake the whole dish in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes then turn over the pieces and bake for another 15 minutes. (the baking time really depends on your oven’s wattage so you will need to check on the chicken. It is cooked when it has turned white and the juice runs clear)
4. And you have your simple baked chicken breast with apples! No sweat.
And by the way, the gravy is also really good as it has the sweetish sourish tang of the apples mixed with the juices from the baked chicken. So, still think combining chicken and apples as weird? Try it and you won’t think its that weird after all.
I have other chicken recipes and baked chicken recipes coming up soon.
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This sound interesting…just like you mentioned, chicken and apple. Will keep this recipe and try cooking it one fine day.
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I cook often a similar recipe is so delicious!!
Sometimes I put a dry wine also to the same
Happy V Day Foong!!
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I have never cooked apples in much of anything but a dessert, but I would be willing to try!
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