Best South Beach Chicken Recipes

SOUTH BEACH CHICKEN-PISTACHIO SALAD

Steps:

• To make the salad:.
• Preheat the oven to 375. Mix the nuts in a pie plate with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Press the chicken into the nuts. Heat 1 Tbs of the oil in a skillet and cook the breasts, 2 min per side. Place the breasts in a baking dish and bake for 15 min or til thermometer registers 160 and juices run clear.
• Heat the remaining Tbs of oil in a nonstick skillet over high heat. Add the diced onion, 1/4 tsp salt, and a pinch of pepper. Cook til the onion is browned.
• Line 4 serving plates with lettuce. Slice the chicken breasts and arrange 1 breast on top of the lettuce on each place. Serve with the dressing.
• To make the dressing:.
• Puree the onion, avocado, oil, lime juice, and water in a blender.

BROCCOLI CHICKEN DIJON (SOUTH BEACH DIET)

Steps:

• Mix chicken broth and soy sauce; set aside.
• Cook and stir broccoli and garlic in hot oil in large skillet on medium-high heat until crisp-tender.
• Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• Add chicken to skillet; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until cooked through.
• Add broth mixture; mix well.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Stir in mustard until well blended.
• Return broccoli mixture to skillet; mix lightly.
• Cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.

INDIAN SPICED GRILLED CHICKEN (SOUTH BEACH DIET PHASE 1)

Steps:

• Whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, garam masala, paprika, salt, black pepper, and cayenne in a small bowl.
• Divide mixture between 2 large resealable plastic bags.
• Place 5 chicken breasts in each bag, seal bags, and turn to coat chicken with marinade.
• Lay bags flat in the refrigerator.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high.
• Remove chicken from bags.
• Brush grill with oil and grill chicken until cooked through, about 7 minutes per side.
• Serve warm.
• * make-ahead: Chicken can be marinated in resealable plastics bags in the refrigerator up to 1 day.

SOUTH BEACH PARMESAN GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Cut Chicken to make 12 pieces Mix cheese, garlic powder, and salad dressing mix
• 2. Moisten chicken with water; coat with cheese mixture
• 3. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through

SPICY MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP (SOUTH BEACH STYLE!)

Steps:

• Cut your chicken breasts into small strips about 2 inches long.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and jalapeño; cook, stirring often, until vegetables are tender, 5 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and cumin; cook 30 seconds more.
• Add broth, increase heat to high, and bring to a rapid simmer. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Stir the pan making sure to get all the bits of onion, jalapeño and cumin are well mixed into the soup and not stuck to the bottom of the pan.
• Stir in salsa (don't drain), bring back to simmer, season with salt and pepper to taste and top with cilantro if desired.

SOUTH BEACH BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Combine the rosemary, garlic, pepper, and salt in a small bowl and mix well. Place chicken in a large bowl. Drizzle with the oil, and rub with the spice mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450. Spray a heavy roasting pan or iron skillet with cooking spray. Place chicken in pan and bake for 10 minute Turn chicken over. If drippings begin to stick to the pan, stir in 3-4 Tbs water or wine if using.
• Bake about 10 min til thermometer registers 160 and juices run clear. If the pan is dry, stir in another 1-2 Tbs of water or wine to loosen the drippings. Drizzle the vinegar over the chicken in the pan.
• Transfer the chicken to plates. Stir the liquid in the pan and drizzle over the chicken.

SOUTH BEACH INDIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Salt and pepper the chicken breasts. Lightly brown the chicken for 5 minutes over medium-high heat with the oil then set aside on a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add onion, garlic, curry powder, and the ginger. Cook for 2 minutes. Add the califlower, coconut milk and broth or water. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes until the vegetables are crisp-tender. Add the chicken back and cook until sauce is thickened and reduced (about 5 minutes.

SOUTH BEACH DIET OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Whole wheat bread crumbs:.
• Use 2 slices whole wheat bread, toast them until lightly brown, then pulse in a food processor. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Pound the chicken breasts to a 1/2 inch thickness and cut them into 12 pieces.
• In a medium bowl, stir bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, almonds, parsley, garlic, salt, thyme and pepper until mixed.
• Pour oil onto a plate.
• Dip the chicken into the oil and then into the bread crumb mixture to coat.
• Place chicken on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until juices run clear when the thickest part of the chicken is pierced with the tip of a knife. (Do not turn chicken over).
• Serve immediately. Nutrition facts per serving 383 calories, 16 g total fat, 4 g saturated fat, 15 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 41 g protein.

SOUTH BEACH SUMMER CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Stir together avocado, lime juice and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
• Heat oil over medium-high in a large saucepan. Add vegetables, chili powder, chiles and cumin. Cook until vegetables are soft for 5 minutes.
• Stir in broth, beans and tomatoes then simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add chicken and remaining salt. Simmer until chicken is cooked through (7 minutes).
• Top with avocado.

CHICKEN AND LENTIL STEW (SOUTH BEACH DIET PHASE 2)

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, basil, oregano, pepper, and a pinch of salt; reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirrring occasionally, 4 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste and cook 3 minutes longer.
• Stir in chicken breasts and cook for 1 minute. Add lentils, tomatoes, and their juices, and broth. Bring to a gentle simmer, reduce heat to low, cover and cook until chicken is cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in spinach, cover, and cook 1 minute longer or until spinach wilts. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve warm.

SOUTH BEACH COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 5 minutes per side, or until browned and no longer pink in the center. Remove the chicken to a plate and set aside.
• Heat the broth in the same skillet. Add the onion, garlic, cilantro, ginger, lemon peel, cumin, and turmeric and cook for 5 minutes, or until the onion is tender but not browned. Stir in the coconut milk, nuts, sugar substitute, and red pepper. Return the chicken to the skillet, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
• Remove the chicken to a plate and keep warm. Do not discard the sauce in the pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the tamarind paste and water. Stir into the sauce in the skillet and gently boil until thickened and the mixture measures about 1/2 cup.
• Evenly divide the chicken among 2 serving plates. Top with sauce and garnish with the scallion. Recipe from The South Beach Diet® Cookbook.

SOUTH BEACH BALSAMIC CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• 1. Clean mushrooms and slice in thick slices. Heat a little of the olive oil in heavy frying pan and saute mushrooms 4-5 minutes, until starting to slightly brown. While mushrooms brown,then pound chicken until it is about 3/8 inch thick. (Put chicken in a small, heavy duty ziploc bag and use a rolling pin or meat mallet to pound one chicken breast at a time.) Mix flour and poultry seasoning on a plate. Remove mushrooms from frying pan and put in small bowl. Add a bit more olive oil to pan and heat. Coat each chicken breast in a very thin layer of flour/poultry seasoning mixture, then add to pan. Saute over medium heat until quite brown on each side, about 6-7 minutes total. While chicken cooks, puree the garlic combine balsamic vinegar, Dijon, and garlic puree. When chicken is browned on both sides and done, remove from pan and put on serving plate. Add chicken stock to hot pan and deglaze, scraping browned bits off the bottom. Cook 1-2 minutes, until stock is slightly reduced. Add balsamic vinegar mixture, and mushrooms, cook 1-2 minutes more. Pour over chicken and serve immediately.

SOUTH BEACH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the ricotta with the oregano, salt, and pepper. Blend together.
• Pretreat a large baking dish with PAM or rub the bottom with some olive oil so it doesn't stick.
• Rub the chicken with the garlic powder. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes per side. You'll be tempted to move the chicken around but don't for at least 7 minutes, then check to see that it's not burning. Turn it over and do the same on the other side. Place the chicken breasts, side by side, in a lorge baking dish and allow to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Spoon 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture and 1/4 cup tomatoes onto each chicken breast. You can be liberal. Top each chicken breast with 1 slice mozzarella. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the chicken registers 170°F.

STIR FRIED CHICKEN WITH SOBA NOODLES (SOUTH BEACH DIET PHASE2)

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Cook noodles according to package directions.
• While noodles are cooking, in a medium bowl, combine chicken with scallion whites, garlic, ginger, and pepper flakes; season lightly with salt.
• Drain noodles and transfer to another medium bowl. Add scallion greens, soy sauce, and sesame oil.; toss to combine. Season lightly with salt.
• In a large nonstick skillet or wok, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and cook, stirring constantly, until just cooked through, 4-5 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Return the pan to the heat. Add cabbage, mushrooms, and water. Cook, stirring until vegetables are wilted, about 4 minutes. Return chicken and noodles to the pan, stir, and cook to heat through, about 1 minute. Toss with lemon juice and serve warm.

CHICKEN PICCATA (SOUTH BEACH PHASE 1)

Steps:

• Pound the chicken pieces to flatten them slightly. Season them with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat an empty pan on high heat, then add the oil and one tablespoon of the margarine and allow that to get hot (but not smoking). Then carefully add the chicken, making sure the oil doesn't splatter. Doing this process will prevent the chicken from sticking. If you heat the oil and pan together, or if the pan isn't hot enough, the chicken will stick.
• Sauté the chicken pieces for 1 minute on each side, or until they are cooked through. Transfer the chicken with tongs to a platter and cover it loosely to keep it warm.
• Pour off any remaining fat and oil from the skillet.
• Return it to the stovetop and add the remaining 1 tablespoon margarine, the sherry, and the lemon juice, and bring the mixture to a boil.
• Stir in the capers, the parsley, the paprika, and salt and pepper to taste, and spoon the sauce over the chicken.

PATRICK'S SOUTH BEACH LOW-CARB CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• In a medium frying pan, saute chicken breast in olive oil until fully cooked and lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix together cheese, mayonnaise and cream of chicken soup.
• In a medium casserole dish, layer first the broccoli florets, then the cooked chicken, then give the mixture a good squeeze of lemon juice for flavor.
• Continue layering with the cheese sauce mixture and top with chopped almonds and parsley flakes until fully covered.
• Bake casserole at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Enjoy!

SOUTH BEACH PEANUT CHICKEN AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions, run under cool water and drain.
• Season Chicken with S & P and toss with 1t of the sesame oil. Heat grill pan or skillet over medium heat; cook chicken until browned and cooked throough. Transfer to a cutting board.
• Wisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, water and remaining oil in a large mixing bowl. Thinly slice chicken and add to peanut butter mixture. Add noodles, cabbage and scallions; toss gently to combine and serve.

SOUTH BEACH CHICKEN SKILLET

Steps:

• Brush the entire bottom of a large nonstick skillet with the olive oil using a pastry brush.
• Cook the garlic for about a minute over a medium heat then add the chicken, stirring as required to cook all the sides of the chunks.
• Sprinkle the paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper over the chicken and stir to evenly coat.
• Add the onion and cook for a minute or two before adding all the peppers.
• Cook stirring occasionally until the peppers are tender and the chicken is done.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and stir well to mix.

CHICKEN SALAD SOUTH BEACH FRIENDLY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, scallions, parsley, lemon peel, and salt and pepper to taste. Toss well to blend.
• Add the chicken and toss to coat.
• Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves.

SOUTH BEACH CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• 1 Trim excess fat from chicken; season with salt and pepper. Heat 3 teaspoons of the oil in a large heavy saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown chicken, 3 minutes per side; transfer to a plate. Reduce heat to medium; add mushrooms and 2 tablespoons of the broth. Cook 4 minutes, stirring often to prevent scorching; transfer to a plate. 2 Heat remaining 1 teaspoon of the oil in the same pan; add onion, celery, and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, tomatoes, and oregano. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently. 3 Return chicken and accumulated juices, mushrooms, and remaining 6 tablespoons of the broth to the pan, nestling chicken under vegetables. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat until just simmering; cover and cook, about 6 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon juices over chicken before serving.