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Chicken Schnitzel From Scratch
Chicken Schnitzel From Scratch

I don't eat a whole lot of bread but when I do buy it, it's that really dense, unprocessed, expensive stuff that's low GI goodness. Particularly on a weekend, I love grabbing an avocado and a couple of boiled eggs and popping them onto two pieces of rye toast. That there is my porn! "Get a life, Jason" . Washed down with a long black or two, that to me is perfection. I'm a simple guy...

But what do I do with the rest of the loaf? It will be stale bread by next weekend so it usually ends up in the freezer. But wait, I have an idea...

If you know anything about me, you'll know I LOVE chicken schnitzel. The problem is when you get it from the pub, it's deep fried and calorie-laden. That's why I prefer to make and bake it in the oven at home where I can eat more chicken and less shitty, cheap oil.

Usually I use just inexpensive, white breadcrumbs. I see them as a commodity that's like flour or sugar - "just get the cheap one". But would my schnitties taste better if I was to use a healthier bread? At minimum, it helps me use up the left over and I'm all about trying to use fresh ingredients I already have rather than buying more and more stuff. 

Well guys, I've got to tell you, the outcome was tremendous. It's hard to get baked schnitzels to taste exactly the same as their fried cousins but these were the bomb. Super-moist, it's almost as if somehow the home-made crumbs kept the chicken more succulent.

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Healthy RecipesJason Stuartchickenrecipes, chicken, chickenschnitzel, mens, menshealth, diet, health, healthyrecipes, men, weightlifting, weightmanagement, paleoComment
Panko-Crusted Stuffed Chicken Breast
Panko-Crusted Stuffed Chicken Breast

"PROTEIN-BIRD" - such an ugly creature that provides so much love to humans, chicken is just the tits! Low fat, high protein - it's the perfect choice food for those wanting to manage their weight without eating cardboard. Blokes generally don't like eating cardboard. 

Our favourite fowl is so versatile and I recon we should take a moment to appreciate just how lucky we are to have this god-given creature for our consumption. I say that with a half-tongue in cheek, but with also a serious belief that we as humans, should aim to connect more with our food. Where it comes from, how it's farmed, how it's treated. Having this consciousness makes you appreciate meal times that much more!

So this dish was a very simple, on-the-spot idea! So that means you too can whip it together in less than 10 minutes prep time and about 20 minutes of cooking. I am always worried about cooking chicken and making sure it's not still pink. Yet at the at same time, make sure you pull it out after 20 minutes in a pre-heated oven so your perfect little chicken pocket doesn't become dry!

Enjoy it guys...

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Nutrition + SupplementingJason Stuartchickenrecipes, chicken, men, mens, menshealth, weightmanagement, manfood, salads, healthyrecipesComment
Coriander and Lime Slow-Cooked Chicken Wraps
Coriander and Lime Slow-Cooked Chicken Wraps

Sure, slow cookers tend to be the domain of winter. True! But for some reason, I woke today and just felt like slow-cooked chicken wraps. By now, you're probably aware that I love lime and coriander as a combo and here's just one more example. 

Slow-cooked dishes are just so easy. Get a bunch of ingredients, tip them all in the cooker, cover and walk away Then, 6-8 hours later, come home and smell the deliciousness wafting up the stairs. Too bloody good! 

Slow-cooked dishes can also be super-healthy if you are using decent cuts and trimming some of the excess fat. In the case of chicken, simply trimming the visible white fat does the job and you're left with a tasty-as, shredded meat that can be eaten freely with rice or added to a wrap. 

The best part? As the left-over shredded meat soaks in its juice for a day or so, it just gets better. This recipe gives you enough for a good few sessions!

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Healthy RecipesJason Stuartchicken, chickenrecipes, menshealth, men, weightmanagement, health, healthy, healthyrecipesComment
Lime and Chilli Chicken With Black Rice
Lime and Chilli Chicken With Black Rice

I don't know what it is, but the combination of lime, chilli and coriander gets me juicy! It smells like summer, feels fresh and healthy, and tastes the tits. 

The cool thing is that these three ingredients go so well with any "meat dish" - pork, lamb, beef, chicken, prawn or fish! I even had it with kangaroo a few nights back. You just marinade whatever meat you choose in these three ingredients plus some garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper and BANG, you're on! 

In this recipe, I've used chicken and matched it with an avocado and tomato salad and some deliciously healthy black rice! Gosh, I guess this is a sign I'm getting old! Saturday night in with a meal for one?? haha! 

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Healthy RecipesJason Stuartchicken, chilli, lime, tomato, mens, menshealth, weightmanagement, taste, healthyrecipes, food, foodpornComment
Grilled Chilli Lime Chicken
Grilled Chilli Lime Chicken

Monday night, I'm home late from work, my mind switches to dinner. I'm exhausted and looking for a quick meal. And then I dream up this bad boy - Grilled Chilli Lime Chicken! In the words of Borat... "Great Success!"

Laid over a simple, green salad consisting of kale, spinach leaves, cherry tomatoes and avocado, it took only 15 minutes to do up and tasted a dream. 

PLEAASEEEE try this one next time you're feeling take-out but want to keep on "the health train". 

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Healthy RecipesJason Stuartchicken, food, healthy, yum, men, menshealth, weightmanagement, loseweight, tasty, nutrition, saladsComment