Meals With Breaded Chicken

Breaded chicken can be included in larger dishes or eaten as a meal element on its own.

Breaded chicken can be used in many ways for a tasty and nutritious meal. Breading and cooking many chicken breasts at the beginning of the week can provide convenient lunches and dinners for an individual or a family. These premade breaded chicken breasts can be served alongside side dishes or included into a larger dish.

Chicken Tenders

One of the most instantaneously recognizable dishes made with breaded chicken is a meal of chicken tenders and fries. The paring of thin strips of breaded and fried chicken breast with deep-fried potato pieces can be found on boardwalks, in fast food restaurants, at classic Americana restaurants and at home. Any variety of sauces can be served along with the chicken tenders and fries, including ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise and barbecue sauce.

Chicken Sandwich With Sides

Another meal found at fast food and Americana restaurants is the chicken sandwich. The breaded chicken patty, layered on a bun with lettuce and tomato, can be paired with a variety of sides to create an entire meal. French fries, steamed vegetables such as broccoli, corn or asparagus, and cooked rice are all possible side dishes to serve with a chicken sandwich.

Chicken and Vegetables

A breaded chicken breast can be served as a dish on its own, along with a variety of side dishes. Steamed broccoli, asparagus, corn, Brussels sprouts and carrots are all good pairings. Fried, mashed or baked potatoes are also possibilities. Cooked rice or quinoa and even side salads are all dishes that can be seasoned to match the particular flavor profile desired for the meal.

Italian

Cook any variety of pasta, add your favorite pasta sauce and throw in pieces of breaded chicken and you have another fast, easy and flavorful meal. The meal changes in density with the change of pasta and pasta sauce. Spaghetti and tomato sauce can be paired just as easily with breaded chicken as penne and pesto. Add mozzarella cheese for an extra layer of Italian influence.

Thai

Mix a Thai peanut sauce together in a blender with 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, 1/3 cup water, 2 tbsp. soy sauce, the juice of a lime, 1 tbsp. brown sugar and a pinch of ginger. Chop up the breaded chicken and cook it with the sauce for a change in flavor. Include your favorite side such as a steamed vegetable or salad and you have an entire meal.

References

• New York Daily News; "How to make three meals out of breaded chicken breasts"; Rosemary Black; 2009

Resources

• Food Picker; Healthy Choice Meals - Country Breaded Chicken; 2011
• Food Network; Breaded Chicken Strip