IT's 10:27 at night. Usually, at this hour, I am sleeping like a log. But! Tonight I am cooking chicken. You see, I am learning that I have to be prepared in order to eat healthy. Unfotunately, I ate the last of my pre-cooked tilapia today for lunch, and I am out of pre-cooked chicken, too!! So here is how I prepare and freeze chicken which I try to always have on hand.
Every time I cook chicken I try to do something a little different because i eat a LOT of chicken and I don't wanna get sick of it.
Tonight's recipe:
Well, this is not officially a recipe, just kind of a "how to".
I started by buying 2 packages of chicken breast tenders a few weeks ago. Then I froze it. Tonight, when I came home from work I stuck the chicken in the microwave and defrosted it. (I forgot to put it in the fridge ahead of time.) (Which makes me wonder, how do absent-minded people EVER lose weight??? Is there any hope for me???)
Anyway, while the chicken was defrosting, I multi-tasked. I preheated the oven to 350 degrees and checked Facebook. All at the same time!!! I put the chicken in a baking dish, sprayed it with butter-flavored Pam, and sprinkled a nice layer of ground red peppers on there. I put it all in the oven and set the timer for 30 minutes. VOILA! The chicken was almost done. So i set the timer for 10 more minutes and VOILA! It was finally done.
That's the basic recipe.
Sometimes I put different types of Mrs. Dash on my chicken instead of the red pepper. I like the Onion and Herb, and the Extra Spicey varieties of Mrs. Dash. But i never add salt!! My blood pressure is nice and low and I'd like to keep it that way. Besides, too much salt causes bloating and water retention. Ick.
While I write this, I am multi-tasking AGAIN!! This is amazing for me. I am multi-tasking more than once, in ONE night, AND at 10:30 at night when I am exhausted!! Wow!!
I am blogging and letting the chicken cool all at the same time!!
Next, I will divide the chicken into about 6 oz portions, roughly 3 tenders a serving, put the portions in baggies, and place them in the freezer. This provides a perfect serving of protein for my lunches, or for dinners too, sometimes. I usually take one baggie out of the freezer in the morning and pack it in my lunch box with a couple of fruits, a veggie of some sort, and some melba toast or Akmak crackers. I can usually get about 10 portions from 2 packages of chicken breast tenders. By the way, if you don't know how much is 6 ounces, weigh it (raw). I had to do this several times before I could finally "eyeball" six ounces of chicken.
So! That's basically how I cook chicken. Do you have any other fat-free, salt-free chicken recipes to share? I would love to hear them!! Please share!!
Good night! I am off to put chicken in baggies and then go to BED!!! HUGS!!!!

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