Grilled fillet is healthy, natural and has a special taste.
It is this method of cooking that is chosen by supporters of a healthy lifestyle, athletes and people who watch their figure.
There are different types of grill: frying pan, grill in the oven or in the microwave, convection oven, barbecue grill.
But in any of them you can make tasty and healthy fillet.
Chicken fillet
Chicken fillet cooks very quickly in an electric grill - no more than 15 minutes. At the same time, it turns out well-fried, tender and juicy.
Composition of ingredients
To cook chicken fillets on an electric grill you will need the following ingredients:
| Ingredient | Quantity |
| Fillet | 4 things. |
| Mayonnaise or sour cream | 5-8 tbsp. l. (the amount of mayonnaise or sour cream can be increased or decreased, depending on the amount of meat) |
| Ground black pepper | 0.5 tsp. |
| Ground red pepper | 0.5 tsp. |
| Dried ground garlic | 0.5 tsp. |
| Salt | Taste |
Step-by-step cooking process
- First you need to rinse and dry the chicken fillet.
- Next, you need to prepare the marinade: to do this, mix mayonnaise or sour cream (you can make a sauce from half mayonnaise and sour cream), add spices.
- Each chicken fillet should be generously coated with sauce, then several small cuts should be made on each piece of meat for better soaking and left to marinate in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours (the longer the marinating time, the juicier the meat will be).
- After this, you need to preheat the grill (it is recommended to fry the chicken fillet at medium power) and fry the pieces of meat for 7-10 minutes.
- Place the finished chicken fillet on a plate and serve hot.
What can I add?
This recipe is “basic”, that is, it can be modified. For example, you can add more types of spices (paprika, curry, coriander) to the marinade. You can also replace mayonnaise or sour cream with kefir to make the marinade less greasy.
How to serve a dish
Dishes cooked on an electric grill, the recipes of which are not particularly complex, are best served hot - they are tastier this way. It is recommended to place fried chicken fillets on lettuce leaves - this way the dish will look more beautiful and interesting, and the salad itself can be eaten as an appetizer with meat.
Chicken goes well with white wine - so it is better to serve Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc wines at the table.
Recipe 1: Grilled chicken fillet with rosemary (in a frying pan)
To prepare this chicken fillet you will need a grill pan. The dish can be classified as very fast; everything will take no more than 12 minutes. It does not require dressings or sauces, and the chicken does not lose its characteristic taste.
Ingredients
• 1 tsp. rosemary;
• a little olive oil;
Preparation
1. Take both fillets and rinse well under the tap. Then dry it. Now use a sharp knife to cut lengthwise. You should end up with four flat pieces.
2. Rub the chicken pieces with salt and pepper on all sides.
3. Heat the grill pan, do not add oil. But sprinkle the dried rosemary evenly. If you use fresh twigs, you can chop them.
4. Don’t wait for the rosemary to start frying, and immediately place the fillet pieces on top of it.
5. Fry the pieces for exactly two minutes, during which time we do not touch the chicken or lift it.
6. Turn over to the second side and grease the fried top with olive oil. Just a little, use a few drops. It is convenient to do this with a silicone brush.
7. After a couple of minutes, turn it over again and now grease this side. We repeat this two more times. That is, fry on each side two more times for 2 minutes and remove.
Chicken fillets in Greek marinade
The Greek marinade of olive oil, lemon and paprika is very light and gives chicken meat a delicate sour-spicy flavor.
Preparation next.
Composition of ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
| Chicken fillets | 4 things. |
| Olive oil | 100 ml |
| Lemon | 1 PC. |
| Garlic | 2 cloves |
| Paprika | 0.5 tsp. |
| Freshly ground black pepper | 1/10 tsp. |
| Salt | Taste |
Step-by-step cooking process
Chicken meat in Greek marinade is prepared as follows:
- First, you need to squeeze the juice out of the lemon manually or using special devices, set aside the pulp and zest (they will not be needed later).
- Next, prepare the marinade by whisking for 15 seconds. olive oil with spices, salt and lemon juice. For whipping, it is better to use a mixer; the speed should be set to minimum.
- Wash and dried chicken fillets must be poured with marinade, mix everything thoroughly with your hands and put in the refrigerator for 6-8 hours (make cuts on the pieces of meat for better soaking).
- After the specified amount of time, you need to remove the meat from the refrigerator and fry it on the grill at medium power.
How to serve a dish
Chicken fillet prepared according to this recipe can be served with honey - it should be poured over the meat, but in small quantities so that it does not overshadow the taste of the main dish. As a decoration, you can place 1-2 lemon mugs on a plate with fillet.
Recipe 4: Filipino Grilled Chicken Adobo
An elementary dish with a very interesting name. Classic adobo is made by simmering ingredients. This is an improved version of preparing a dish with grilled chicken fillet.
Ingredients
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice;
• 1 spoon of olive oil;
• 1 spoon of chopped cilantro;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
Preparation
1. Take a plastic container or just a thick bag. In the second case, it is important that it is intact.
2. Chop the garlic and throw it into the container. Add cilantro and chopped onion into small pieces. Add oregano and other spices, add oil with lemon juice and salt.
3. Cut the chicken fillet into pieces one centimeter thick and add to the rest of the ingredients.
4. Shake the container or bag vigorously for a few seconds and place it in the refrigerator for four hours. Shake periodically.
5. Take out the pieces, shake off the remaining marinade and vegetables.
6. Place on a preheated grill and cook for 6-7 minutes, periodically turning over to the other side.
Chicken fillet puffs
Grilled dishes (some of the recipes may not be suitable for a conventional oven) are sometimes distinguished by their originality. Chicken fillet puffs are one of these dishes, as they have a non-standard preparation recipe. But at the same time, the dish turns out to be very satisfying and juicy.
Composition of ingredients
To prepare chicken puffs, you will need the following products (from the specified amount of ingredients you will get 2 puffs):
| Ingredient | Quantity |
| Chicken fillets | 6 pcs. |
| Soy sauce | 3 tbsp. l. |
| Vegetable oil (olive or sunflower) | 1.5 tbsp. l. |
| Garlic | 2 cloves |
| Chili pepper (necessarily in the form of flakes) | 1 tsp. |
| White sesame | 1.5 tbsp. l. |
Step-by-step cooking process
- First you need to prepare the marinade: mix vegetable oil, soy sauce, sesame seeds and chili pepper flakes.
- Next, you need to squeeze out the garlic and add it to the marinade, mix the mixture thoroughly.
- Then you need to wash and dry the meat, after which each fillet is beaten through a plastic bag or film (so that the meat does not turn into porridge).
- After this, you can start making puff pastries. To do this, coat 1 chicken fillet with marinade and place on a plate. Next, place 1 more coated fillet on top, then 3 in the same way. Thus, you will get a layer of 3 chicken fillets - it should be coated with marinade again with a brush, wrapped in cling film and marinated in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- According to the recipe described above, make 1 more puff pastry and remove from marinating.
- After 1 hour, remove the puff pastries and grill them on both sides until golden brown. If the grill is closed, the cooking time will take about 8 minutes, if open, then 15 minutes.
What can I add?
You can add onions cut into rings between the layers of meat. It should first be kept in the marinade in which the meat was cooked.
How to serve a dish
Grilled chicken fillet puffs are recommended to be served with fresh vegetables and herbs. Parsley and green onions are ideal for the dish.
You can serve ketchup as a sauce, but even without it the dish will not be dry at all.
Recipe 7: Grilled chicken fillet in the microwave
Many microwave ovens have a built-in grill, but who uses one? This is actually a very convenient thing. And cooking chicken fillet on the grill will not take more than 15 minutes. It is better to use chicken fillet with skin, the dish will be juicier.
Ingredients
• 1 tsp. seasoning for chicken;
Preparation
1. Take a microwave-safe container and pour oil into it, add chicken spices and mix. It is better to use a glass and shallow bowl.
2. Coat the fillet with the mixture. Seasonings usually already have salt in them. But if it’s not enough, then add more.
3. Leave the fillet for 20 minutes.
4. Now put it in the microwave, install the microwave and grill. Cook for 15 minutes. Periodically you need to press pause, open the door and turn it over.
Chicken breast in wine with white sauce
Chicken dishes are varied. Breasts cooked on an electric grill in a white wine marinade turn out very soft and aromatic, and they do not smell of alcohol at all.
Dishes on the electric grill. Recipe for chicken breast in wine with white sauce.
Creamy cucumber sauce is ideal for this recipe.
Composition of ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
| Chicken breast (or fillet) | 4-5 pcs. |
| Dry white wine | 150 ml |
| Vinegar | 50 ml |
| Garlic | 4 cloves |
| Dried basil | 1 tsp. |
| Salt and ground black pepper | Taste |
| For the sauce: | |
| Cream cheese (can be replaced with full-fat cottage cheese) | 200 g |
| Classic yogurt without additives | 125 g |
| Cucumber (medium size) | 1 PC. |
| Dill | 1 sprig |
| Garlic | 2 cloves |
| Vinegar | 1 tsp. |
Step-by-step cooking process
- The washed and dried breasts need to be salted and peppered, then set aside.
- After this, you need to make a marinade: mix white wine, vinegar, basil and chopped garlic. Marinate the meat for 1 hour.
While the breasts are marinating, you can make the white sauce:
- Peel the cucumber, chop it and grind it in a blender to a paste.
- Add cream cheese (cottage cheese), yogurt, vinegar, dill and chopped garlic to the cucumber. Beat the mixture with a mixer - it should be slightly liquid in consistency. If the sauce turns out too thick, it is recommended to dilute it with kefir.
- After this, you need to grill the marinated breasts and, while they are still hot, pour the sauce over them. Serve hot.
What can I add?
Regular yogurt can be replaced with Greek yogurt in the recipe, as it has a pronounced sour-milk taste. However, due to the thicker consistency of Greek yogurt, the finished sauce may turn out to be just as thick, so you need to take 60-80 g of product rather than 125 g of product (as indicated in the recipe).
How to serve a dish
You can use parsley, dill and cucumber slices to decorate the dish. This option for preparing chicken goes well with rice - it is recommended to serve it as a side dish.
Grilled chicken fillet - useful tips and tricks
• Chicken fillet loves all kinds of spices and marinades. Therefore, you can marinate it the day before, but do not forget to put it in the refrigerator.
• To make the fillet juicy, you can stuff the flesh with pieces of butter. It must first be cut into small pieces and frozen.
• To give the fillet pieces a golden brown crust, you can brush them with a thin layer of melted honey. Its mixture with diluted mustard is often used.
• You don't have to grill just the fillets. Place eggplants, zucchini, tomatoes and other vegetables nearby. The issue with the side dish can be resolved very simply!
Many housewives refuse to cook chicken breast because it turns out dry, but with an electric grill you can forget about this. In addition, many recipes have been developed for preparing this dish using an electric grill, which will surprise all family members with something new every time.
Spicy chicken wings
Chicken wings prepared according to this recipe have a distinct spicy taste.
However, the amount of ingredients can be varied to make the dish more or less spicy.
Composition of ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
| Chicken wings | 1 kg |
| Ketchup (can be replaced with tomato paste) | 2 tbsp. l. |
| Tabasco sauce | 2 tbsp. l. |
| Dried ground garlic | 1 tsp. |
| Paprika | 1 tsp. |
| Coriander | 1 tsp. |
| Dried ground chili pepper (ground red pepper) | 1 tsp. |
| Salt | Taste |
If you don’t want the wings to be too spicy, you can remove the chili pepper from the recipe.
Step-by-step cooking process
Spicy wings are prepared as follows:
- Wings should be washed and dried with a paper towel.
- Then you should put the wings in a large bowl and add all the other ingredients to them, mix the mixture well.
- After this, the wings must be left to marinate for at least 3 hours in the refrigerator.
- After 3 hours (if necessary, the marinating time can be increased), you need to remove the wings from the refrigerator and place them on a preheated grill, fry for 7-10 minutes.
- It is recommended to place the finished chicken wings on a plate and sprinkle with Tabasco sauce for a spicy taste.
What can I add?
This recipe is also suitable for cooking chicken legs and thighs. In addition to the indicated seasonings, you can add black pepper and dried ground ginger to the marinade. If you want to cook a very spicy dish, it is recommended to add jalapeno pepper to the marinade - it will give the meat a hot taste.
How to serve a dish
It is recommended to serve spicy chicken wings with parsley and dill, as well as with kebab ketchup.
Pork with onions in honey mustard sauce
Pork prepared according to this recipe has an interesting sweet-spicy taste and is easy to prepare.
Preparation next.
Composition of ingredients
To cook pork meat in an electric grill you will need:
| Ingredient | Quantity |
| Pork | 500 g |
| Onion | 3 pcs. |
| Dijon mustard (can be replaced with regular mustard) | 5 tbsp. l. |
| Liquid honey | 5 tbsp. l. |
| Salt pepper | Taste |
Step-by-step cooking process
- First you need to cut the pork into large steaks, no more than 1 cm thick.
- After this, cut the onion into rings and mix it with pieces of meat.
- Next you need to prepare the marinade: mix mustard, honey, salt and pepper.
- After this, you need to marinate the meat and onions for at least 2 hours (the more the pork is marinated, the juicier and tastier it will be).
- After a few hours, remove the meat and onions from the refrigerator and grill for 5-8 minutes until golden brown.
What can I add?
To obtain a slight sourness in the dish, add 0.5 tsp to the marinade. lemon juice - it goes well with honey and mustard, without darkening their taste.
How to serve a dish
Pork in honey mustard sauce is recommended to be served with fresh vegetables and white wine. You can decorate the dish with lemon slices.
It also goes well with orange sauce, prepared as follows:
- In a saucepan you need to mix 1 glass of orange juice, 2 tbsp. l. honey, 1 tbsp. l. soy sauce and a little chopped fresh garlic.
- The mixture should be put on low heat, and when it begins to thicken, add 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil and 1 tsp. dried ground ginger.
- Next, you need to cook the sauce for another 3-4 minutes, then remove it from the heat and cool.
Recipe 8: Grilled chicken fillet with mushrooms
Another version of grilled chicken shish kebab. For this, it is advisable to use small-sized greenhouse champignons.
Ingredients
• 1 spoon of mustard;
Preparation
1. Mix mustard with honey and vegetable oil, add any seasonings and salt to taste. Grind until smooth.
2. Cut the fillet into cubes, the size should approximately match the mushrooms.
3. Wash the champignons, combine with the fillet and stir with the sauce. Marinate for an hour.
4. Cut the bell peppers into large pieces and string them onto wooden skewers along with mushrooms and chicken pieces.
5. Transfer the kebab to the grill or place it under the oven grill. Bring until done, turning every two minutes.
Pork in double marinade
Grilled recipes that can sometimes seem complicated are actually quite easy to prepare.
This option for cooking meat is not at all complicated, despite the increased marinating time.
Composition of ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
| Pork | 500 g |
| Sesame oil | 3-4 tbsp. l. |
| Lemon juice | 1 tbsp. l. |
| Tomato paste | 2 tbsp. l. |
| Garlic | 2 cloves |
| Salt and pepper | Taste |
Step-by-step cooking process
Pork in double marinade is prepared in 2 stages.
Stage 1:
- First you need to dissolve salt (amount to taste) in lemon juice and add sesame oil.
- Then you need to rub the pieces of meat with the sesame-lemon mixture, place them in a bag and pour the remaining marinade on top. The bag of meat needs to be tied and then put in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours to marinate.
Stage 2:
- Mix tomato paste, chopped garlic, pepper.
- Coat the meat again with the resulting mixture and marinate for another 1-1.5 hours.
- After this, you need to heat the electric grill (at medium power) and fry the pieces of meat for 5-6 minutes. Then it is recommended to reduce the power of the device to minimum and keep the meat in the grill for another 2-3 minutes.
- Garnish the finished meat with dill.
What can I add?
It is recommended to add a very small amount of oregano to 1 marinade to make the meat taste slightly spicy. In combination with lemon and sesame, oregano will make pork very aromatic and tasty. If you add a little adjika to the 2nd marinade, the meat will have a pungent taste. Instead of adjika, Satsebeli sauce is also suitable. It is not recommended to replace sesame oil in a recipe with any other - it is this product that gives pork a unique nutty flavor.
How to serve it
In addition to dill, grilled pork can be garnished with cilantro and green onions. This dish does not need additional sauce - thanks to the double marinade, it turns out very juicy and acquires an unusual taste. Rice with fresh vegetables is suitable as a side dish for this dish.
Beef steaks with spices
Beef steaks, rubbed with spices and grilled, turn out very juicy and aromatic.
Preparation next.
Composition of ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
| Beef steaks | 6 pcs. |
| Dried basil | 1 tsp. |
| Thyme | 1 tsp. |
| Paprika | 2 tbsp. l. |
| Salt | Taste |
Step-by-step cooking process
Beef steaks are prepared as follows:
- First you need to mix all the spices and rub them on each piece of meat on 2 sides.
- After this, the meat should be left for 15-20 minutes so that it is saturated with the aroma of spices.
- After the specified amount of time, you need to preheat the grill and grease the panels with a small amount of oil (to avoid drying out the meat, since beef is very easy to dry out).
- Steaks should be fried for 10-12 minutes.
- After this, the finished steaks must be wrapped in foil and left in this form for 5 minutes. After the specified amount of time they can be served.
What can I add?
The types of spices in the recipe can be changed - oregano, sage, rosemary, and marjoram go well with beef.
Spices can be mixed with vegetable oil and the resulting mixture can be rubbed onto the meat. In this case, there is no need to additionally lubricate the electric grill panels with oil.
How to serve it
It is recommended to serve fried beef with stewed vegetables or warm salads.
You can also prepare a light, tasty sauce consisting of the following ingredients:
- 2 tbsp. l. Dijon mustard;
- 100 g sour cream;
- salt.
Pinot noir wine goes well with beef. You can cook any meat using a variety of recipes on an electric grill. If the dish is being cooked on an open grill, you should not turn it too often to avoid drying it out. And for a closed grill, it is better not to make thick pieces of meat so that they have time to fry inside.
