Chicken meat is rich in elements such as phosphorus and potassium. They help the bones of the human skeleton to remain strong. Among other things, it also has many vitamins and groups B, A and even E. But there is almost no fat in chicken, however, it is very rich in carbohydrates. Therefore, dishes from it charge the body with energy for the whole day.
Boiled chicken is especially useful. Dishes from this product are healthy food and even help to lose weight. And there are plenty of delicious recipes.
Boiled Chicken in Salad
Preparing a puff salad is very simple. It is enough to take boiled chicken fillet (400 g), 100 g canned mushrooms (or any other mushrooms are suitable), 2 boiled eggs, 4 carrots and 3 potatoes (boiled), 100 g cheese, walnuts and mayonnaise. Separately, grate carrots, cheese, potatoes and eggs. Half the vegetables should be put in layers, which are necessarily coated with mayonnaise. Only then lay chicken slices , mushrooms and nuts. Then all remaining vegetables are again laid out in layers. Ready salad is refrigerated for several hours.
Pilaf
Cooked chicken recipes are very diverse. Among them there is even pilaf. To make it, you need to take 2 boiled chicken breasts, red onion, one and a half glasses of rice, carrots and salt. Chicken meat is cut into pieces, and onions are chopped into cubes. In a cast iron or, in extreme cases, in a saucepan over high heat, cooked chicken meat and onions are fried in vegetable oil. Finely grated carrots are added there. It is necessary to stir everything constantly so that nothing burns.
As soon as the vegetable juice stands out, and the carrots with onions are browned, well-washed rice is launched into the saucepan. It must be leveled and pour boiling water. On a small fire, the future pilaf should be kept until all the water is absorbed and the rice becomes soft.
Delicious pilaf in a portioned plate can still be poured with vegetable oil. And if you wish, you can even sprinkle the dish with chopped herbs.
Chinese boiled chicken
A hot dish can be made if you prepare a piece of ginger, 1 chicken, special pepper (Sichuan), black pepper, salt, green onion feathers, chili, icing sugar, dry wine (white), vinegar, soy sauce, cilantro and lettuce. The chicken should be boiled in water, where a small piece of ginger was added in advance. As soon as the meat is soft, you should let it cool, but do not get out of the water. Only after the chicken is cut into slices and laid out on a large dish.
Sauces are prepared separately, in which it is then customary to dip the chicken. The first is done in a pan. To do this, spread Chinese Sichuan pepper on it and thoroughly calcine on fire. Then it is thoroughly pressed and mixed with salt. The second sauce is easier to prepare. Shredded green onions, ground ginger and soy sauce are mixed immediately in a bowl. Finally, the third sauce is a mixture of chili, icing sugar, vinegar and white wine.
You can decorate chicken pieces with beautiful leafy lettuce and cilantro sprigs. If desired, garnish best served with traditional Chinese rice.
Steamed Chicken with Mushrooms
A healthy dish will be a chicken cooked in a double boiler. To do this, you need a pound of chicken, dry wine (preferably sherry), a spoonful of soy sauce, salt, sugar, chicken stock, mushrooms (must-have), green onions and ginger (several small slices). First, a special chicken sauce is prepared . To do this, all the liquid ingredients of the dish (wine, soy sauce, broth and mushroom marinade) are mixed in one bowl. Sugar and salt are added here. Everything is thoroughly mixed. Chicken meat is cut into pieces, watered with the resulting sauce, grated ginger and chopped green onions. In this form, the chicken enters the double boiler. 10 minutes is enough for the meat to cook. They take it out and pour out all the remaining liquid into the pan. About 3 minutes it should boil. Before serving, chicken slices must be watered with saturated broth and decorated with various greens.
Cooked Chicken for a Sandwich
Sandwiches are also made dietary, if instead of sausage or fatty bacon there is chicken there, especially boiled. You will need 400 g of boiled chicken, 2 cucumbers (pickled), 1 boiled carrot, greens, mayonnaise, bread, mustard. Slices of loaf or bread are well lubricated with mayonnaise. Pieces of boiled chicken are stacked on top, followed by another thin mayonnaise layer. You need to decorate the sandwich with slices of carrots and cucumber, and lay a sprig of greens on top.