Yogurt Chicken Recipes

The live cultures contained in the yogurt break down the proteins and tenderizes the chicken pieces, leaving them juicy and tender. Yogurt makes a wonderful marinade for all meats.

Once I learned about using yogurt for marinating meats I started cooking with yogurt a lot more. You'll really notice a difference. It's certainly given my husband a new appreciation of yogurt.

The following recipes are easy to make dinners that my family loves.

I use the homemade yogurt that I have on hand, which is usually whole milk yogurt, but all of the recipes work well with low fat yogurt or even non fat. As long as it is a plain yogurt, it will turn out great.

Grilled Yogurt Chicken with Mint

• One of my favorite yogurt chicken recipes!
• This is the most tender grilled chicken! The live cultures and lactic acid in the yogurt break down the proteins and tenderize the chicken.
• Ingredients:
• 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• Zest (rind) of one lemon
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
• Directions:
• Make the yogurt chicken marinade by combining the yogurt, olive oil, garlic, lemon zest, mint leaves, cumin, cayenne pepper, and salt in a shallow pyrex dish just large enough to hold the chicken breasts.
• Add the chicken to the yogurt marinade, turning to coat both sides; cover with plastic wrap and let marinade in the refrigerator overnight.
• Remove the chicken pieces from the marinade and grill. We usually do this on the barbeque grill--very yummy!

Yogurt and Peach Chicken

• Ingredients:
• 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
• 3 cups dried seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 5 ripe peaches, peeled and sliced
• Cinnamon and sugar
• Directions:
• Preheat oven 375 degrees F.
• Thickly coat pieces of chicken with yogurt, then cover with bread crumbs. Lay chicken in an oiled baking dish. Cover with peach slices. Sprinkle peach slices with cinnamon sugar. Bake for about 20 minutes or until cooked through.

Yogurt Breaded Chicken

• Ingredients:
• 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
• 1 (6 ounce) container plain yogurt
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 cup dried seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• Directions:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place yogurt in a small bowl and stir until creamy smooth. Add lemon and stir together. In a separate shallow dish or bowl combine the bread crumbs, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• In a 9x13 inch baking dish place a pat of butter for each chicken breast. Dip each chicken breast in the lemon and yogurt mixture, then in the bread crumb mixture.
• Place coated chicken in the baking dish and top each breast with a full pat of butter or margarine. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool. Slice into thin strips and enjoy!

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