moist chicken breast lefovers? Possible?

[Grace]

Hi all -
Ok, so I'm kind of embarrassed to ask because I used to own a restaurant....but it was a breakfast place

I can't seem to handle fats right now due to gallbladder surgery. Since I've been having this trouble for a while pre-surg and it will continue it seems for at least a while more I need help with low fat protein. I had a piece of fish with 10 gms of fat for dinner and I am suffering rather badly right now at 3:30 am.... so being a fix it kind of woman I am looking for solutions for cook ahead foods.
Cooking stuff on the spot isn't a problem. Next time I steam the fish.

I love chicken and had been eating rotisserie chicken for a long time (sans skin) as a short cut, but it's not sitting right now.
So far I have not come up with a way to cook up plain chicken breasts ahead and have them be moist or even just not a brick the next time I go to eat some.
I'm used to steaming them, which is fine the first time; and then using ranch, mayo, or gravy to make them moist the second or third time around.

So, bearing in mind I do not own an outside grill, but do own a foreman type one, a steamer, and other reg cooking stuff....and possess a fair amount of cooking skill....
give me some thoughts on how to cook them up low to no fat - and have them be ok to dig into for a couple days.... please
This old Italian only knows how to make saucy, fatty stuff best.

Oh and to make it worse I have to be very careful of msg and I detest teriyaki type flavoring or anything that even smells like a far east restaurant.
So, plain-ish and moist? Is it possible the second time around or do I just have to cook fresh every time? If so, I'll deal but hey if you have a whole bunch of folks to ask, why not?

Any thoughts?
thanks!

[flipflopgirl]

Sorry not much of a cook!!!!! I usually eat with my sister!!!!! She and I both have found that protein goes down easier IF ITS FRESH!!!!! It seems reheating dries it out and doesn't go down very well!!!!! She was sleeved 1/4/13 and my surgery was 2/1/13!!!!!! I've been taking cheese sticks and Greek yogurt to work and a friend of mine used to take beef jerky!!!!! But other than broth and low fat cream soups in a crockpot with chicken I just do t have any good ideas!!!!! Best of luck!!!!!!

[WayLessInNH]

For a quick wrap with no bread.....

Cut up previously cooked chicken breast into small pieces. Toss with diet/non fat ranch dressing. Wrap this in a lettuce leaf.

I've had my gallbladder out for almost 10 years now and fatty foods still bother me. Good luck on finding the right foods that work for you. If I choose to each something that I know will cause trouble (fatty foods), I will prevent some of the after-effects by taking Imodium AD before, during or right after.

[niamh]

I like to cook things in mediterranean sorts of flavours, so I cook chicken in a sauce of peeled tinned chopped tomatoes, garlic, some onion, and then various mediterranean herbs (sometimes use a pre-mix, other times throw in bits and pieces of my own) - bay, oregano, basil, and even some rosemary which I have fresh in the garden. I will dry cook in a non-stick pan for the first few minutes to get a little char-grill flavour on the outside, then put in with the other stuff to keep it moist and finish cooking more like a casserole. Sometimes add a splash of wine. I happily eat it then for leftovers because being in the sauce keeps it moist. I like cold chicken leftovers, so good in wraps etc for lunch too if you like.

[Grace]

For a quick wrap with no bread.....

Cut up previously cooked chicken breast into small pieces. Toss with diet/non fat ranch dressing. Wrap this in a lettuce leaf.

I've had my gallbladder out for almost 10 years now and fatty foods still bother me. Good luck on finding the right foods that work for you. If I choose to each something that I know will cause trouble (fatty foods), I will prevent some of the after-effects by taking Imodium AD before, during or right after.

Thanks for reminding me about lettuce rolls, I'll pick up some butter lettuce today. and thanks the imodium hint. I have IBS-C and so far no issues with needing that, I'm still as bound up as usual.... I'm using bile salts, mega-enzymes and probiotics along with milk thistle at this point. I was great all day yesterday and it was only a problem in the middle of the night when my stomach was really empty...so I'm hoping it's leftover yuck from the gallbladder being non functional for nearly 4 months but it's obvious I will need to eat low fat for a good while anyway, just because it seems to tweak the whole area when I don't. Since I already have to count every carb and protein gram for my hypoglycemia, it's just annoying. Fat WAS the one thing I could just eat. grr....

[Grace]

I like to cook things in mediterranean sorts of flavours, so I cook chicken in a sauce of peeled tinned chopped tomatoes, garlic, some onion, and then various mediterranean herbs (sometimes use a pre-mix, other times throw in bits and pieces of my own) - bay, oregano, basil, and even some rosemary which I have fresh in the garden. I will dry cook in a non-stick pan for the first few minutes to get a little char-grill flavour on the outside, then put in with the other stuff to keep it moist and finish cooking more like a casserole. Sometimes add a splash of wine. I happily eat it then for leftovers because being in the sauce keeps it moist. I like cold chicken leftovers, so good in wraps etc for lunch too if you like.

Sounds lovely - rather like cacciatore but less fatty. Yum

[Its_Me]

What about using a crockpot to cook your chicken in? I will throw 2 chicken breasts in there (and this is 4 meals for me) with either cream of mushroom soup, or crushed tomatoes with feta cheese, or bbq suace, or whatever you want to use.

[Truffles]

With leftover chicken breasts, you could make some chili or soups, like lentil.

I love chicken lentil soup. When I make chicken stock I use old laying hens, and I always reserve some stock for a lentil soup. There is not much tender meat on them but the bits of meat from those skinny girls sure do well in lentil soup. Do you need a recipe?