IMO one of the hardest, but most valuable skills to learn as a home cook is knowing how to make a variety of meals on the fly with limited ingredients depending on what you have in the pantry, fridge, and freezer, so hopefully sharing my thought process behind this is helpful to some of you. Here are a bunch of recipes that you can start to practice: www.cookwell.com/discover/collection/creating-healthy-meals-from-one-chicken-breast Also let me know what recipes, tests, or concepts you want to see this summer!

@lexistential

8 күн бұрын

I learned this by just simply not being able to afford an alternative. it was get creative or don't eat. which I wouldn't recommend, don't get me wrong, but it's amazing what you can do when you're more or less forced to

@johndherzog

2 күн бұрын

You should switch the w/ to the word

@sandasturner9529

2 күн бұрын

Thank you very kind soul

Please no matter what don't leave this project, hands down one of the most educational, benefiting and entertaining videos in KZread 👏

@Cookwelldotcom

9 күн бұрын

Thank you! We are just getting started ❤

As someone who "knows" a lot of this stuff. I realize how good it is and hope that more viewers find this channel so they can learn how to better themselves and their families. There is so much great educational information in this channel.

I love that Ethan's refrigerator is full of condiments, it looks like a real person's fridge, not some " influencer's " staged fridge with everything decanted into special plastic containers. This are such great videos and Ethan makes cooking accessible.

@Aaron-sv4zx

Күн бұрын

which influencers have fridges like you described?

Runs out of salt. Pulls out open bag of mystery chile powder. So relatable.

No-nonsense, "how to actually cook the food you have at home" advice like this new channel is why you're my favorite foodtuber.

Hello Ethan. I just wanted to take a moment to echo what many others are saying. Somehow, or another, the KZread algorithm never showed me your main channel so I was unaware of your existence until a few days ago when your Shallot/Oklahoma Onion burger video popped up on my home page and I am so glad it did! I have watched all the videos on this channel already and these videos are a real pleasure to watch. I love how chill the feel is. You have somehow captured the essence of the feeling of a friend inviting me over and we are just hanging out in the kitchen while they cook the meal (albeit I'm usually helping!). I love the pace, I love this mistakes, I love the ambience, and I find myself exited and waiting for the next video. Cheers, man. This is phenomenal content.

@Cookwelldotcom

8 күн бұрын

This is so cool to hear! I was just wondering what percentage of people on this channel have never seen my main channel. Glad to have you!

I've been watching for years. This is what I came for. Keep up the deep dives, do the regular consice stuff. But this is EXCELLENT.

I appreciate how you always take super big bites out of your sandwiches, burgers, etc, it's so relatable when I'm hungry 😄

I really enjoy the videos from the original channel, but those are something else man. Real time cooking, limited ingredients, healthy, and close to our day to day lives. Keep the good work man, u're really bringing more people into cooking delicious food themselves.

I learnt so much about cooking from the main channel. I usually use forks to shred chicken breasts after frying and add them back to whatever pasta I feel like making. Super easy way to add more protein in my meals.

I love this! I use a similar strategy to meal - prep when im in the mood. Make multiple breasts or cuts in different seasonings, then keep them in the fridge until I'm ready to eat or use them. Another thing I do is to do the plain salt and pepper chicken (similar to your salt only chicken), keep it in the fridge, then it can be used as a quick meal supplement, or another vessle for something like your pasta salad, quesadilla or something similar.

Made the torta tonight. With variations of course, but the method rocks. Sometimes you just need a reminder that delicious food often doesn’t take more than 30 minutes.

the birdies/epic gardening shout made me smile

Bro this is really underrated content ngl

Great content as always Ethan! I try to eat healthy and I count my calories, but most of the times I really don't have a lot of time to cook diner. Because of that, meal prepping protein was BIG help for me. It takes very little time and i mostly do big batches of chicken breast, thighs or ground meats with various seasoning in the oven. Yes, I miss some of that maillard, but it saves me time. Some of the cooked meat I leave in fridge, other i slice thinly and freeze. And boom, that's one to two weeks worth of protein for you, mix a quick side dish and dinner is ready. Definitelly a game changer!

Love the shout-out to Epic Gardening.

Properly salted and seared chicken doesn’t get enough love

Thanks for this second channel and this video in particular. As someone who grew up in a house where nearly every meal came in a box that sat in the pantry or freezer and is learning to cook more food that is better for me that I'll also enjoy beyond the absolute basics, this video in particular is a game changer. I often start a week realizing I forgot to plan to make this and that recipe and make sure I have what I need. This really opened my mind to the possibility that with some chicken and some stuff I usually have on hand around I can be 30 minutes or less away from a good enough meal without endlessly scrolling through recipes trying to find one that doesn't call for ingredients I don't have on hand.

Would love to see this as a series of how to turn X into infinite healthy meals!

Ill say just like others, love this content and I know it will build over time. Please keep it going

Once I get into a living space where I have a functional kitchen, I'll finally be able to put what I learn through these videos to the test.

Love the knowledge Ethan! Keep going!

great video. i'm gonna chime in with the rest of the choir to say that this format is a winner.

I've never done a mayo marinade before. I do Greek Yogurt marinades a couple times a week though.

This video series is just great Ethan! Good tips, so well presented and inspirational on how to think about the ingredients! Thanks!

Love the protocol! I've been cooking chicken breast and thighs sous vide for a few months now, next level juicyness and tenderness. Definitely will be adapting the seasoning methods and different forms from your protocol to mix things up a bit.

Can you please have more vegetarian/vegan recipes? It's very easy to turn meat into a nice, filling meal

@PaulyJaureguy

8 күн бұрын

I sub chickpeas or tofu as my protein for most of my vegetarian dishes. They both carry flavor very well.

Would you consider doing a video on this channel or the main one. On some sauces or spice mixes you make and framework on how to go about making your own. I feel like IF could figure out how to nail making those it would help a lot with my cooking.

You make incredible videos, and this one is no exception. This is so so helpful!

this is EXACTLY what I needed to see. picked up a wok and been looking into healthy meals that are easy to prep using the new kitchen toy

i love this kind of video, i find im terrible at remembering recipes and ill miss things out or forget to buy stuff ahead of time~ but just looking at the methods and seeing as many different examples is a great way for me to learn. please keep up the good work :D

Love your videos; always well put together, narrated and informative. I'd love to see something about what to prepare with a bunch of frozen ingredients. I never think or take time to slice the meat before freezing it; I know I should. I often find myself with a freezer full of stuff that I'm not sure how to use the day of, if it's still frozen.

Shout out to HEB & their Mi Tienda lineup of products! Love the content and how it reminds us to think creatively in the kitchen within a tried and true framework.

Don't store opened cans in the fridge, Ethan. Numerous reasons why this is bad, put it in a plastic box. Other that that - great video!

The crema bottle trouble was so relatable 😂

Thank you for these videos 🙌🙌🙌

The salt/slice and toss in the fridge step is also a good time to throw in some baking soda to velvet in a lot of recipes.

this was the first one that actually matches how I cook

I just found out about this second channel of yours and I'm loving it

Great video. I learned something new and useful today. Just preparing the chicken with just salt. I like to cook extra for leftovers, and in the past had to be married to the one kind of seasoning I used when I made it. I for sure will implement this tip in my near future. Also thanks for keeping it real. The struggles with opening seals, running out of something but finding a substitute, a fridge that looks as if a real person uses it (not like those fridge restock videos out there), and mostly - taking little snack bites of things that did not make it into the bowl. 😅 I was hoping you would go for that big piece of blackened chicken you had just sitting there. You must have taken it when there was a cut at the end 😊 Also want to thank you for a tip I learned from you. I have been moving over to the deli style containers. My family was always struggling to find the right lids for the containers we had. It's almost completed.

Incredible work as always! I have one question about heat regulation. You began searing the chicken at 400 degrees and blackened it. Should the goal be to always keep the surface at around 400, and if it gets too hot to drop the heat back? Or should the idea be to keep the burner on high?

Quick question about the seasoning process: wouldn’t it be better to season the chicken beforehand if you’re storing it in the fridge so it can marinate?

Hey Ethan, how often do you clean your above the stove camera?

Ethan, I'm so glad you started this channel. I love that you keep it PRACTICAL (though idk if most of us have gas ovens. pls use stainless steel more often!) for your viewers. Just some feedback though -- the intro music is giving WikiHow. It's too serious and spooky and doesn't match the quality of your content. Cheers.

Drive by snack at 19:10 too smooth. Can tell hes a vet behind a granite counter top

Ethan is the GOAT

Did you link to the diagram anywhere? I just see recipes, not the flow chart you followed

should we be using soap to wash knife and hand like @2:09 ?

Will you release a copy of the infinite healthy meals protocol chart?

Just commenting for a bit of algorithmical magic

Hey Ethan, just wondering. Do you do a room tone for your videos? The few times you went silent to eat it feels like someone hits the mute button and it’s too quiet. Maybe something to add to this moments if you’re trying to remove the sound of your chewing

World hunger solved

sick stuff

Ethan is the Jesus Christ of healthy cooking 🌱

Hi Ethan, I'm only 2 minutes in but want to ask before I forget. You're demonstrating "butterflying" the chicken breast to make it flatter so it cooks evenly. I usually pound the chicken breast with a meat mallet to do this. Does slicing produce better results?

@WayStedYou

9 күн бұрын

The only time I ever pound chicken out is for schnitzels or simliar otherwise butterflying it

@Cookwelldotcom

9 күн бұрын

It's likely negligible! The key is to get it an even thickness, you could try a slice vs pounded side by side and see if you notice a significant different though!

@mattbow_

9 күн бұрын

Slicing can just be easier and quicker as well. Just one quick slice and you're done

@chariot2523

9 күн бұрын

If you plan on cutting it anyway, just butterfly it but if you want to use it whole,it could be a good option.

@mattofsmegpoop3027

2 күн бұрын

Just faster the cut it

Woo! New Mexico Chile! :D

Did anybody see how he cleaned his hands off of the spices from the first breast? Almost seemed like cut footage

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Why not salt in the pasta salad?

@nixi-bixi

5 күн бұрын

Erm cuz he used all of the salt when he salted the chicken breast and said that he was out of salt even in his pantry. Can't magic extra salt from nowhere.

@Douglas-bg1qt

4 күн бұрын

@@nixi-bixi Good point 👍🏽

155… I thought you said 135/40 a while back in a video. Am I misremembering?

He just cut the cherry tomatoes in quarters willynilly. I never in my live have cut a tomatoe not throuhg the stem and then again right in the middle to have each quarter bit have the stem and the end in either side of the quarter piece. I never even thought of just cutting it randomly. And it almost hurt to watch him do it.

is it safe to just rinse the knife with water after touching RAWWRRR chicken?

Gotta wash your hands better fam lmao.

420 nice

Man you didn't wash any of the vegetables

Dude rarely and barely washes his chicken hands

Ethan has discovered an infinite chicken glitch?

The wrapping part, can you explain it to me from an environmental standpoint? Seriously. Love your channel, but useless waste is a shame

Nice tips, but this video gave me so much anxiety. It just has a stressful, frazzled mood to it. Maybe that's just me

This is super great but not washing hands after touching raw chicken is a huge no no. And then used the same paper towel used to absorb raw chicken juices is also used to wipe the counter? Basically contaminated the entire kitchen. Maybe it was done off camera (I hope?). Great recipe but should also show a better example of food safety.

@AlergicToSnow

2 күн бұрын

You do you. It’s annoying have people constantly bring this up. He knows what he’s doing and assumes you know how to manage your own kitchen.

love ur channel and recipes but.. damn man... clean the cutting board . make it in a clean environment. my god.

@nashjonas

9 күн бұрын

Lol, what are you talking about? His kitchen looks psychoticly clean.

@jeansos25071969

9 күн бұрын

@@nashjonas I'm not talking about the kitchen. I specifically mentioned the cutting board. you can re watch and see what I mean.

@johnm4550

9 күн бұрын

If it bothers you, ignore that part ... just learn what he's trying to teach us. Besides, you're not eating the meal he's making so it can't hurt you.

@nashjonas

9 күн бұрын

@@jeansos25071969 idk it seems like everything on the cutting board is cooked, so there's no chance of cross contamination.

@_SurferGeek_

9 күн бұрын

He cut the raw chicken on a secondary board and put the cooked chicken on the large wood board.