What's the secret to moist and flavorful chicken? Poaching it! Chicken breasts contain very little fat; this method keeps the meat from drying out.
Poaching instead of roasting or sauteeing the chicken for this salad keeps the outside soft, allowing the crunch to come from the almonds and sweetness from the snow peas and edamame. Chicken thighs are an equally lean choice without the skin and are higher in iron than the breast meat. While this is excellent warm, leftovers are just as good the next day and are great stirred into rice.
Modified from Cuisine
Here's how to poach chicken breasts that are never dry or boring
chicken, veggies, and couscous
This chicken is elegant and moist yet simple to make. Try it with my Balsamic Onion Relish recipe!
Bobby Flay's recipe. Should be topped with Green Chile Hollandaise.
The simplest way to prepare chicken and once it's cooked you can use it in a variety of ways.
Cut for salad
Chicken breast poached in marinara sauce, then shredded.
Easy to make. Calculate one meaty thigh per person.
Healthy, yummy and quick chicken salad
Can multiply by number of people served, or make planned left overs.
Wonderful tender juicy chicken breast that is perfect for salads or sandwiches without loading up on calories
Chicken with garam masala sauce
Copied from Reader Digest Diet
From Low-Calorie Dieting for Dummies
The chicken meat comes out very juicy and flavorful with out using salt. I use the cooked chicken for salads, soups or sandwiches. Plus I then have a great low sodium stock for soups.
A delicious low sodium, low-fat meal for two.1 serving = 6 WW points