We all know that breast meat is lean and healthier in comparison to other parts of the chicken. Lean chicken meat is one of the best sources of protein and perfect for health freaks on a low-carb and low-fat diet. The problem with us is when we are served chicken, no one would touch the breast meat.
Below is a common sight whenever we have roast chicken.
I normally keep the breast meat and deep freeze them for ‘recycling’ at a later date. I use it in fried rice, fried noodles, fried vegetables, pizza, salad, sandwiches and wraps by shredding the meat.
These are my chives wraps with the ‘recycled’ chicken breast meat. I saved the sauce that came with the roast chicken and spread it on the wraps. Added fresh sweet corn kernels and a slice of cheese before baking it for 15 minutes in the oven.
Oops!! The toothpick from one of the wraps came off and I could not join both ends back as the baked wraps had turned crispy and was easily breakable. Alycia loved it anyway. Taste is all that matters, not the appearance 😀
A simple yet yummy lunch for the girls on a day when I was just too busy to crank up the stove…
In our household, the breast meat goes first! It is also the most expensive cut of chicken here. Another little idea to keep the wraps together, cut the tortilla shell into half, and put the second half on top of the fillings. The gooey cheese will keep everything together. Presentation will suffer as u can’t see the insides.
Chris, over here, breast meat is cheaper than thighs! My daughter actually prefers her wrap opened as she says that it is crispier this way 🙂