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Chicken Breast Recipes in Your Diet Plan

 Chicken is perhaps the most popular meat across non-vegetarians. And despite the craving in some for chicken lollipops and roast chicken, chicken breast recipes remain the most popular section of this bird.

 Nutritional Value

 Let’s first take a look at the nutritional value of chicken. This is a white meat and healthier than any form of red meat such as beef, mutton or pork. It is also rich in protein and Vitamin B.

 However, dieticians always caution against cooking and eating chicken skin, no matter how delicious it tastes when fried to a crisp.

 That’s because chicken skin is high in saturated fat, the unhealthiest kind of fat you can eat. Saturated fat is high in cholesterol and increases the risks of cardiovascular disease. Always remove the skin while cleaning and washing your chicken meant.

 What is its nutritional value or calorific content? Chicken contains 150 calories for very 100 grams; it is a low-carb food and overall low-fat. Chicken as also healthy as it contains many of the vitamins in the Vitamin B family, especially B3.

 Easy To Cook

 Of all the chicken breast recipes ever written, chicken breast fillet is the most popular in a weight-loss plan. The advantage is that chicken breast recipes are easy to prepare, and chicken breast is soft and delicious.

 Among the easy to make chicken breast recipes is Parmesan chicken. Use mustard, apple juice, Parmesan cheese and garlic as a crispy coating for the chicken pieces. It’s a baked dish, and takes 15 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.

 If you want something sweet and tender, try something called Sticky Chicken. The ingredients you need are vinegar, low sodium soy sauce, sugar, brown sugar, honey, minced garlic, fresh ginger root, pepper and, of course, boneless, skinless chicken breasts.

 Mix it all in a marinade and refrigerate for 24 hours. Then put the mixture in a skillet, add water and bring to a boil. Lower the flame and seek stirring till all that sweet stuff dissolves.

 No frying, no oil. That means healthy cooking.

 Pre-Cooked Chicken

 But you must be careful if you’re buying pre-cooked chicken. Let’s say you have decided to make a tossed chicken salad. You either boil fresh chicken at home or buy pre-cooked chicken.

 You may be shocked to know that you may end up consuming more calories from this lean meat than if you chomped on a hamburger. Why? Because, manufacturers of pre-cooked chicken usually fry the chicken.

Also careful you don’t use too much salad dressing as they are very high in calories.

 So putting chicken breast recipes in your nutritional plan is a great idea. But it’s what you do with this portion of chicken that will determine whether you’re eating healthy or not.