Chicken breasts from my grocery store are pretty bland, regardless of how I prepare them, because their source isn’t good. If I get chicken breasts from Costco (they come vacuum sealed in their juices), I can oven bake with just some salt and olive oil and they’re still really good.
But also, learn some spice blends (or find some). The same chicken and rice can provide a bunch of different feeling meals with different seasonings.
My unpopular opinion: Chicken in general is bland.
Take ANY chicken-based dish that tastes good, and it’s because of the seasoning and the sause. Now, if you take the exact same recipe, but substitute chicken for pork, it instantly transforms the dish into something so much better.
But that’s my point. Good chicken doesn’t need seasoning.
If your chicken is bland, you’re probably getting ones bred/raised for fast mass at all costs. Chicken broth is used for flavor in other dishes just as much as beef or pork is, because chicken can have plenty of flavor.
It also tends to be leaner and better for you, though. I eat my share of beef, pork, chicken, shrimp, and occasionally various fish. I’m not bashing any of them. But cheap beef and pork can be just as bland as cheap chicken. It’s all about finding a reasonable source.
The quality of ingredients matters a lot.
Chicken breasts from my grocery store are pretty bland, regardless of how I prepare them, because their source isn’t good. If I get chicken breasts from Costco (they come vacuum sealed in their juices), I can oven bake with just some salt and olive oil and they’re still really good.
But also, learn some spice blends (or find some). The same chicken and rice can provide a bunch of different feeling meals with different seasonings.
My unpopular opinion: Chicken in general is bland.
Take ANY chicken-based dish that tastes good, and it’s because of the seasoning and the sause. Now, if you take the exact same recipe, but substitute chicken for pork, it instantly transforms the dish into something so much better.
But that’s my point. Good chicken doesn’t need seasoning.
If your chicken is bland, you’re probably getting ones bred/raised for fast mass at all costs. Chicken broth is used for flavor in other dishes just as much as beef or pork is, because chicken can have plenty of flavor.
It also tends to be leaner and better for you, though. I eat my share of beef, pork, chicken, shrimp, and occasionally various fish. I’m not bashing any of them. But cheap beef and pork can be just as bland as cheap chicken. It’s all about finding a reasonable source.