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Heart-Healthy Chicken Recipes

Updated March 26, 2010
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Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar Pan Sauce
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Keep your heart healthy with these main-dish chicken recipes that are low-fat, low-sodium, and low-cholesterol, but high in convenience and flavor.

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Grilled Chicken Thighs with Ginger Sauce

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Ginger Sauce
Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Lindsey Lower

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Ginger Sauce Recipe

Flavorful chicken thighs might just be our favorite cut. Here we dress them up with a simple ginger-scallion sauce.

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Grilled Chicken Thighs with Pineapple, Corn, and Bell Pepper Relish

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Pineapple, Corn, and Bell Pepper Relish
Credit: John Autry; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Pineapple, Corn, and Bell Pepper Relish Recipe

This grilled chicken recipe boasts phenomenal flavors from its savory-sweet relish and it's under 250 calories.

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Herbed Wheat Berry and Roasted Tomato Salad with Grilled Chipotle Chicken Breasts

Herbed Wheat Berry and Roasted Tomato Salad with Grilled Chipotle Chicken Breasts
Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Claire Spollen

Herbed Wheat Berry and Roasted Tomato Salad with Grilled Chipotle Chicken Breasts Recipe

The fresh flavors of the wheat berry tomato salad pair perfectly with the chipotle chicken in this dish. If preferable, you can substitute cooked farro or barley.

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Garlic-Sage Roasted Chicken with Kale and Radicchio Caesar Salad

Garlic-Sage Roasted Chicken with Kale and Radicchio Caesar Salad
Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Claire Spollen

Garlic-Sage Roasted Chicken with Kale and Radicchio Caesar Salad Recipe

Looking for heart-healthy? This roasted chicken caesar packs major health benefits and loads of flavor.

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Skillet Chicken with Seared Avocados

Skillet Chicken with Seared Avocados
Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Lindsey Lower

Skillet Chicken with Seared Avocados Recipe

The tiniest bit of sugar helps the avocado halves char in the pan, adding robust toasty flavor.

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Chicken Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Penne

Chicken Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Penne
Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Lindsey Lower

Chicken Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Penne Recipe

Multigrain penne is the perfect option for a hearty, heart-healthy dinner. The bite of the broccoli rabe elegantly contrasts the chicken sausage.

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Greek Slaw and Chicken Pitas

Greek Slaw and Chicken Pitas
Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Claire Spollen

Greek Slaw and Chicken Pitas Recipe

Rotisserie chicken fills this stuffed pita for a delightful dinner, table ready in just 15 minutes.

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Grilled Chicken with Mint and Pine Nut Gremolata

Grilled Chicken with Mint and Pine Nut Gremolata
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Grilled Chicken with Mint and Pine Nut Gremolata Recipe

These low cholesterol chicken recipes meet heart-healthy guidelines because they' all have less than 10 grams of total fat and 3 grams of saturated fat per serving. Plus, they don't have any trans fats other than those that might naturally occur in foods. All of the recipes have less than 500 mg sodium and 100 mg cholesterol per serving, and many of them feature other heart-healthy nutrients such as vitamin E, vitamin C potassium, fiber, and monounsaturated fat.

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Moroccan Chicken Thighs

Moroccan Chicken Thighs
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Cindy Barr; Sabrina Bone; Kathleen Kanen

Moroccan Chicken Thighs Recipe

The dark meat of chicken thighs is slightly higher in fat than chicken breasts but still meets healthy heart guidelines. This recipe has added health benefits from the fiber in the chickpeas and the beta carotene and vitamin C in dried apricots.

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Roasted Chicken with Lemons and Thyme

Roasted Chicken with Lemons and Thyme
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Roasted Chicken with Lemons and Thyme Recipe

Roasting chicken with lemon and fresh herbs is a great heart-healthy way to add flavor without relying on the addition of excess salt.

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Yogurt-and-Spice Grilled Chicken Skewers

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Credit: Tina Rupp

Yogurt-and-Spice Grilled Chicken Skewers Recipe

Marinate the chicken breast strips in a spiced yogurt mixture, grill and serve with a sweet mustard sauce for a high-flavor, good-for-your-heart main dish.

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Szechuan Chicken Stir-Fry

Szechuan Chicken Stir-Fry
Credit: Caitlin Bensel

Szechuan Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe

This Asian-style one-dish meal is brimming with flavor as well as heart-healthy nutrients due to the combination of lean chicken breast, bell pepper, snow peas, peanuts, fresh ginger and garlic and lower-sodium soy sauce.

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Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa

Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro

Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa Recipe

A three-minute dip into a pungent, low-fat, low-sodium cilantro-lime marinade is all that's needed to deliver big flavor to chicken breasts.

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Grilled Chicken Breasts with Plum Salsa

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Plum Salsa
Credit: Randy Mayor; Melanie J. Clarke

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Plum Salsa Recipe

The American Heart Association recommends that you protect your heart by eating more fruits and vegetables. We think adding a tangy fresh fruit salsa to your grilled chicken is an ideal way to follow that advice.

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Grilled Chicken Tostadas

Grilled Chicken Tostadas
Credit: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Grilled Chicken Tostadas Recipe

A small amount of avocado adds heart-healthy mono- and polyunsaturated fat to these tasty grilled tostadas.

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Grilled Chicken and Lemon Salad

Grilled Chicken and Lemon Salad

Grilled Chicken and Lemon Salad Recipe

Marinate the chicken for one hour in a heart-healthy marinade of olive oil and fresh lemon juice, grill, and then serve with vitamin C-packed veggies such as snow peas and bell peppers.

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Lemon and Oregano-Rubbed Chicken Paillards

Lemon and Oregano-Rubbed Chicken Paillards
Credit: Howard L. Puckett; Melanie J. Clarke

Lemon and Oregano-Rubbed Chicken Paillards Recipe

Add flavor to chicken with a low-sodium, low-fat mixture of lemon rind, oregano, black pepper, and garlic. Serve with fresh garden veggies and steamed rice for a heart-healthy meal. To increase the fiber, use brown rice.

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Grilled Herbed Chicken

Grilled Herbed Chicken
Credit: Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Grilled Herbed Chicken Recipe

In addition to providing great flavor with no fat, fresh herbs are also a source of heart-healthy antioxidants that may help fight heart disease.

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Roast Chicken Provençale

Roast Chicken Provençale
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Roast Chicken Provençale Recipe

Cooking a whole chicken with fresh herbs tucked between the flesh and the skin allows all the flavor of the herbs to infuse the chicken while it's roasting. Be sure to remove the skin before serving because the skin is where most of the fat is located.

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Summer Chicken Salad with Garden Herbs

Summer Chicken Salad with Garden Herbs
Credit: Karry Hosford

Summer Chicken Salad with Garden Herbs Recipe

Cooking your own chicken for a salad instead of using a rotisserie chicken from the deli is a good way to cut back on sodium. And, you'll have the bonus of some homemade stock to use in place of high-sodium canned chicken broth.

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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

These chicken-filled lettuce leaves are popular as appetizers in Asian-style bistro restaurants, but two wraps make a satisfying main dish. Go ahead and add the chopped peanuts because they offer monounsaturated fat–a kind of fat that's good for your heart.

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Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar Pan Sauce

Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar Pan Sauce
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar Pan Sauce Recipe

A little bit of butter goes a long way in this recipe. Using only 1 tablespoon adds to the richness of the balsamic-honey sauce and creates a notable flavor without significantly increasing the saturated fat.

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    1 of 22 Grilled Chicken Thighs with Ginger Sauce
    2 of 22 Grilled Chicken Thighs with Pineapple, Corn, and Bell Pepper Relish
    3 of 22 Herbed Wheat Berry and Roasted Tomato Salad with Grilled Chipotle Chicken Breasts
    4 of 22 Garlic-Sage Roasted Chicken with Kale and Radicchio Caesar Salad
    5 of 22 Skillet Chicken with Seared Avocados
    6 of 22 Chicken Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Penne
    7 of 22 Greek Slaw and Chicken Pitas
    8 of 22 Grilled Chicken with Mint and Pine Nut Gremolata
    9 of 22 Moroccan Chicken Thighs
    10 of 22 Roasted Chicken with Lemons and Thyme
    11 of 22 Yogurt-and-Spice Grilled Chicken Skewers
    12 of 22 Szechuan Chicken Stir-Fry
    13 of 22 Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa
    14 of 22 Grilled Chicken Breasts with Plum Salsa
    15 of 22 Grilled Chicken Tostadas
    16 of 22 Grilled Chicken and Lemon Salad
    17 of 22 Lemon and Oregano-Rubbed Chicken Paillards
    18 of 22 Grilled Herbed Chicken
    19 of 22 Roast Chicken Provençale
    20 of 22 Summer Chicken Salad with Garden Herbs
    21 of 22 Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
    22 of 22 Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar Pan Sauce

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