Frequently asked questions
We’ve figured out the trick to an ultra-moist piece of meat that melts in your mouth. Use this method and you’ll never have bland, boring chicken again! It’s perfect in a grilled chicken salad or chicken pesto sandwich. Every time we serve it, everyone raves. I am usually mumbling, “So good!” between bites.
Boneless skinless chicken breasts: Try to find organic chicken if at all possible, for the best flavor and most sustainable option. You can buy either chicken breasts and butterfly your own, or cutlets. Olive oil: Olive oil is our cooking oil of choice for grilling. Seasonings: Our seasoning blend includes garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Make sure to use smoked paprika (aka pimentón) if at all possible. It’s a type of paprika from Spain made of dried pimiento peppers that are smoked over a fire, then ground, which infuses it with smoky flavor. If you can’t find it, substitute sweet paprika.
You can buy a chicken breast already butterflied, which may be marked on the package (or it may be labeled as “cutlets”). If you buy regular chicken breasts, you can easily butterfly it yourself in just 2 minutes! See How to Butterfly a Chicken Breast. Per the USDA, organic chicken must be raised in living conditions that accommodate their natural behaviors (like grazing on pasture), fed 100% organic feed and forage, and not given antibiotics or hormones.
Add it to a main dish salad like Caesar salad or grilled chicken salad. Make it into a sandwich with pesto for a chicken pesto sandwich. Serve with salads like our top salad recipes, or this kale salad, apple salad, bell pepper salad, lentil salad or cauliflower salad. Add grains like quinoa, rice, couscous, orzo, and more Pair with grilled vegetables like grilled vegetables, grilled broccolini, veggie kabobs, grilled corn on the cob, or grilled zucchini. Add to tacos like chicken tacos. Add pasta like bow tie pasta salad, orzo pasta salad, or garlic butter noodles.
Make baked chicken thighs or pan fried chicken thighs. Opt for quick and classic chicken piccata, baked chicken breast, Tuscan chicken, or blackened chicken. Mix up chicken enchiladas with shredded chicken, or a batch of garlic parmesan wings. Try one pan garlic chicken, lemon garlic chicken, or pesto chicken. Make tasty chicken corn chowder or a rotisserie chicken (and learn how to carve it).
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