Have chicken? Salmon? Here's some ideas.

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I clearly need a cooking icon. Some of these recipes are really simple, some of them more complex. They're all tested and scored well with my roommate and me. All high on flavor. ^__^

Chicken recipe dump, GO!


Sweet Orange Chicken
Orange juice, mustard and onion aren't flavors one would necessarily think to put together, but in reality, they're kind of awesome.

Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 teaspoons (20mL) Dijon mustard
1/2 medium white onion, diced
1 cup (250mL) orange juice
2 teaspoons (10mL) butter
2 tablespoons (30mL) brown sugar

1.Preheat oven to 350F (180C)
2.Place chicken in ovenproof dish and spread mustard evenly over each piece. Sprinkle onion over chicken and pour the orange juice over all. Place 1/2 teaspoon morsels of butter near each piece.
3.Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
4.Flip the chicken and sprink brown sugar evenly over each piece. Cook uncovered for an additional 10 minutes, or until no pink shows in middle.


Honey-Mustard and Garlic Chicken
High on flavor and low on preparation time. Feel free to add more garlic if you're like me and love garlic like it's the only thing saving you from a sparkly vampiric fate. (Every little bit helps.)

Ingredients:
1/4 cup (50mL) honey
1/2 cup (125mL) Dijon mustard
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 clove of garlic (or more, if you like your garlic), cut into slivers

1.Preheat oven to 350F (180C)
2.Combine honey and mustard in a small bowl
3.Make four small cuts in each piece of chicken, then arrange chicken in a baking dish. Insert a sliver of garlic into each cut, then spread the honey-mustard mixture over each piece of chicken.
4.Bake for 30 minutes, basting the chicken once or twice with sauce from the pan. Without removing the chicken from the oven, turn the oven temperature up to broil for 5 minutes, then serve.


Crispy Cracker Chicken
Surprisingly moist and flavorful. It takes a bit of effort to crush Wheat Thins into small enough pieces, but it's well worth it. As a whole, this recipe takes very little time to do.

Ingredients:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 egg white, beaten
1/2 cup (125mL) crushed low-fat wheat crackers (Wheat Thins work best)
1/2 cup (125mL) grated Parmesan cheese

1.Preheat oven to 350F (180C)
2.Pat chicken dry, then coat with egg white.
3.In a wide, shallow bowl, mix cheese and crushed crackers, then roll the chicken in the mixture until well-coated.
4.Place chicken in an oven-proof pan and bake for 35 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the cracker coating is crispy.


Cilantro Chicken from MyRecipes.com
Delicious grilled or baked, in case you're like me and don't have a grill.

Ingredients:
4 boned, skinned chicken breast halves (2 lb. total)
1/4 cup (50mL) lime juice
1/2 cup (125mL) chopped fresh cilantro
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon (15mL) honey
1 tablespoon (15mL) olive oil
1/2 teaspoon (2.5mL) salt
1/4 teaspoon (1.25mL) pepper


1.Pound the chicken breasts to an even thickness (about 1/2 in.) and place in a shallow baking pan.
2.In a small bowl, mix lime juice, cilantro, garlic, honey, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Pour over chicken and turn pieces to coat evenly. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes or overnight.
3.Lay chicken on a grill over medium heat (you can hold your hand over the surface only 4 to 5 seconds) and cook, turning once, until no longer pink in the center, 4 to 6 minutes per side.


Honey Mustard-Glazed Salmon with Sweet-and-Sour Relish from MyRecipes.com
Dude. MAKE THIS. It is amazing. The complementing flavors and textures are simply brilliant.


Ingredients

Relish:
1tablespoon (15mL) white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon (30mL) water
2 teaspoons (10mL) sugar
1/4 teaspoon (1.25mL) salt
1/2 cup (125mL) chopped red onion
1 tablespoon (30mL) minced fresh parsley
1/2 cup (125mL) chopped yellow squash

Salmon:
6 (6-ounce) salmon fillets, skin on (1 inch thick)
1/4 teaspoon (1.25mL) salt
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons (60mL) Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons (60mL) honey


To prepare relish:
1.Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium glass bowl.
2.Microwave at high 30 seconds or until sugar dissolves.
3.Cool, then stir in onion, parsley, and squash. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 4 hours.

Prepare grill, or preheat oven to 400F.

To prepare salmon:
1.Sprinkle fillets with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
2.Place fillets, skin sides down, on grill rack coated with cooking spray, or on an oven-proof pan.
3.Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
4.Combine mustard and honey in a small bowl; brush over fillets.
5.Cover and cook 4 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve with relish.