Chicken fillets are commonly used in low-calorie dietary meals. However, there are a lot of recipes that will allow you to create a juicy, tasty and original dish for a festive table from a dryish breast. Chicken fillet can be baked in the oven with vegetables, mushrooms, various sauces and other additives.
Chicken fillet baked with potatoes in the oven: a classic recipe
The simplest way to cook chicken fillet allows you to quickly get a satisfying and tasty dish.
You will need:
- 580 g chicken fillet,
- 220 g mayonnaise
- 3-4 onions,
- 7-8 potato tubers,
- 140 g of hard cheese
- salt and any seasonings to taste.
Preheat the oven. Wash and peel all vegetables, rinse and chop the chicken fillet. Put thinly chopped onion rings in layers in a baking dish, put chicken fillet on them, chop the slices lightly.
Season with salt on top, sprinkle with your chosen chicken seasoning and brush with mayonnaise of your choice. Cut the potatoes into slices.
Spread a layer of potatoes on the chicken and also cover it with mayonnaise, salt and sprinkle with grated cheese on top. If you have more products, the layers can be repeated again.
Bake the dish in the oven until the potatoes are soft for about 1 hour at 200 ° C. To prevent the products from drying out in the process, you can add a little broth to the baking sheet, and cover the form with foil on top for the first half hour of baking.
Oven chicken breast casserole
You will need:
- 2 boiled breasts,
- 3 chicken eggs
- 1 onion
- 2 tomatoes,
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 cup boiled rice
- a pinch of turmeric
- vegetable oil,
- salt to taste
- a pinch of rosemary.
Boil chicken fillet and rice in advance and cool at room temperature. Peel and chop the onion. Wash the tomatoes and peel them off by cutting and scalding them with boiling water. Peel the bell peppers and cut them into slices at random.
In a frying pan in vegetable oil, first fry the onions, then add chopped peeled tomatoes to the mass, put slices of sweet pepper and salt everything. Stir and fry the food together for another 2-3 minutes.
Combine fried vegetables with boiled rice. Beat eggs with spices and salt. Place small pieces of chicken breast in an oiled baking sheet and place vegetables and rice on them. So repeat layers until you run out of food.
Pour the egg mixture over the casserole and cook in the oven at 180 ° C for 25 minutes. When the beaten eggs are curdled and ready, serve hot.
Chicken fillet in the oven in French
In order for the chicken fillet to really get a subtle French flavor, it is necessary to use dry Provencal herbs in the recipe.
You will need:
- 850 g chicken fillet,
- 280 g of hard cheese
- 3 tomatoes,
- dry provencal herbs to taste,
- salt to taste.
Rinse the chicken fillet, pat dry with a paper towel and beat with a hammer, then place on a greased baking sheet. Salt the meat and rub with aromatic herbs.
Pour boiling water over the tomatoes, remove the skin from them and cut the flesh into thin slices. Instead of regular tomatoes, you can use a small cherry variety.
Top the meat with tomato slices. Grate the cheese. Sprinkle generously with grated cheese and bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 200 ° C.
Oven baked chicken fillet in a creamy sauce
According to this recipe, you need to prepare a special delicate sauce for fillets, which goes well with mashed potatoes, boiled pasta and with any vegetables.
You will need:
- 900 g chicken fillet,
- 1 cup medium-fat cream
- 110 g of hard cheese
- 3-4 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- a pinch of thyme
- salt to taste.
Rub salt into each chicken fillet thoroughly with your hands, then put in a preheated pan and quickly fry on both sides in hot oil.
Combine the cream with mustard, garlic and thyme, peeled and crushed in a press. Salt the mixture to taste if necessary. Place the meat on a baking sheet and top with the prepared sauce.
Bake the dish in a preheated oven for 40 minutes at 200 ° C. Sprinkle the grated cheese on the creamy chicken about 5 minutes before cooking.
Chicken fillet baked in the oven in foil
When using foil, the usually dryish chicken breast is especially juicy.
You will need:
- 650 g chicken fillet,
- 45 g butter
- a pinch of dried basil.
- sea salt to taste.
Rub the softened butter over the breast on all sides. Combine sea salt with dried basil and rub the chicken meat with the resulting mixture, rubbing the seasoning with your hands.
Wrap each piece of fillet in foil and place on a baking sheet. Bake the meat in the oven for 60-65 minutes. 5-7 minutes before the end of baking, remove the baking sheet and open the chicken fillet in the oven by cutting the foil. This will help to evaporate the excess liquid and give the meat the desired shade of the oven baked dish.
Chicken fillet baked in the oven with pineapples
This recipe is another French variation of baked chicken fillet with an exotic addition.
You will need:
- 2 large chicken fillets,
- 1 can of canned pineapples,
- 1 onion
- 220 g of hard cheese
- mayonnaise,
- salt.
Cut each chicken fillet in half and beat lightly with a kitchen hammer, then season with salt to taste and brush with mayonnaise. Peel and chop the onion into thin rings.
To make the chicken especially tasty, grease each piece of fillet with vegetable oil. Place the fillets in an oiled pan, cover with onion rings and pineapple rings.
Lastly, sprinkle the grated cheese on the meat and bake in the hot oven for 35 minutes. The temperature should be medium, 180-190 ° C. Serve hot.
Chicken fillet in soy-honey sauce in the oven
This unusual dish will be appreciated by those who love meat with a sweetish flavor.
You will need:
- 850 g chicken fillet,
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- a pinch of white sesame,
- vegetable oil,
- salt and pepper mixture to taste.
Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces. Combine salt with soy sauce and pepper mixture. Lubricate the meat with the resulting marinade, then leave it at rest for 45 minutes at room temperature.
Pour a small amount of vegetable oil into the pan and add honey to it. Watch, as soon as the honey begins to caramelize, send the pieces of marinated chicken fillet into it.
Fry the slices for 12 minutes over medium heat with constant stirring. At the very end, sprinkle the dish with white sesame seeds.
Oven baked chicken fillet with mushrooms
The mushroom version of baked chicken turns out to be hearty and nutritious.
You will need:
- 630 g chicken fillet,
- 220 g champignons,
- 2 onions
- 12 small potatoes
- 140 g mayonnaise
- 170 g cheese
- salt to taste
- a pinch of Provencal herbs.
Beat the chicken fillet with a hammer, salt, sprinkle with aromatic herbs. Peel and slice the potatoes. Put thin slices of potatoes on an oiled baking sheet, salt. Spread the prepared chicken fillet on top, brush with mayonnaise.
Next, lay out thin slices of champignons, also sprinkle them with spices and brush with mayonnaise. Place thin onion rings on top of the mushrooms. The last layer will be grated cheese. Bake the chicken fillet in the oven with mushrooms for 45 minutes until cooked at a temperature of 190 ° C.
Chicken fillet baked in the oven with vegetables
This dish is served without any additional side dish. It is a great substitute for baked vegetables.
You will need:
- 550 g chicken fillet,
- 1/2 small vegetable marrow
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 140 g cheese
- 1 medium onion
- 1 carrot,
- 150 g cherry tomatoes,
- 130 g green beans
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- salt and aromatic herbs to taste.
Cut the chicken fillet in half lengthwise, beat, salt and sprinkle with seasoning and crushed garlic. Place prepared chunks in a greased baking dish.
Finely chop all vegetables, salt, stir and place on top of the meat. Pour a small amount of water over the edge of the baking sheet. Sprinkle everything with grated cheese and cook in a preheated oven for 45 minutes at 200 ° C. Serve the chicken fillet with vegetables with any garlic sauce.
Oven baked stuffed chicken breasts with cheese
It is convenient to stuff chicken breasts with a variety of fillings. Hard cheese goes well with tender poultry.
You will need:
- 1 chicken egg
- 3 chicken fillets,
- 3 slices of cheese
- 120 ml cream
- 1 handful of bread crumbs
- 1 handful of flour
- salt to taste.
Rinse and dry the chicken breasts, and cut them down the middle but not all the way. You should have pockets for the cheese slices. Securely fasten the cheese and meat structure with skewers or toothpicks so that the filling does not leak out during baking.
Mix flour and salt for breading. In a separate cup, beat the egg with any seasonings. Dip each breast in flour first, soak it in an egg and sprinkle with breadcrumbs on top. After that, lightly fry the fillets in a skillet in hot oil.
Put the semi-cooked meat in a mold, cover with cream and place in a preheated oven to bake for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of 180 ° C. Serve the breasts with any side dish. For a more sophisticated flavor, you can add canned or fresh peach or apricot pieces to the dish.
