If you’ve ever ended up with dry, rubbery chicken, you’re not alone. Learning how to grill chicken breasts can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be.

This simple guide will show you exactly how to grill chicken breasts so they turn out juicy, tender, and full of flavor every time.

Step-by-Step: How to Grill Chicken Breast

1. Prep the Grill: Preheat grill to medium-high heat (400–450°F).
2. Prep the Chicken: Pat the chicken dry and pound it to even thickness.
3. Add Flavor: Season or marinate (see section below for ideas).
4. Grill: Oil the grill grates, and grill the pieces for 5–7 minutes per side depending on thickness (see chart below).
   • PRO TIP: Don’t move the chicken once you place it on the grill!
5. Flip Once: Flip the chicken and cook to an internal temp of 165°F, use a meat thermometer.
6. Rest: Remove from the grill and allow the chicken to rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

How Long to Grill Chicken Breast

Chicken breasts take an average of 8–14 minutes total on a grill over medium-high heat, depending on thickness.

Cooking filet mignon can feel a little intimidating because no one wants to mess up an expensive steak. But here’s the truth: once you know how to cook filet mignon the right way, it’s actually one of the easiest, most forgiving cuts of beef you can make at home.

No grill required, no fancy chef skills needed, just a simple method that works every single time. Tender, juicy, restaurant-quality filet mignon made right in your own kitchen.

In college there were only a couple of restaurants and quickly Texas Roadhouse became my favorite. A Dallas filet, loaded baked potato, no sour cream and house salad with ranch. It was my go-to and I’ve never forgotten that Dallas filet!

Over the years, I have become such a home body though. Is that normal? Once you become “middle-aged”, hitting the town starts to lose it’s appeal? Is that thing? Well, it’s a thing for me, and going out for Valentine’s Day along with every other human just sounds blah! So I’m cooking a fancy (but so easy) dinner at home again this year. Filet mignon it is! All the fancy restaurants can eat their heart out!

What You Need to Cook Filet Mignon at Home

You only need a few simple ingredients to add flavor to the filets, a good cast iron skillet and a pair of tongs. It really is that easy! Oh, a meat thermometer is very helpful too if you have one!

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Filet Mignon: A tender, buttery cut of beef that cooks quickly and stays incredibly juicy.
  • PRO TIP: Look for evenly sized steaks so they cook at the same rate.
• Kosher Salt: Enhances the natural flavor of the steak and helps create a beautiful crust.
• Ground Black Pepper: Adds just enough warmth and bite to balance the richness of the filet without overpowering it.
• Oil: Used to get a hot, even sear. Choose a neutral oil with a higher smoke point so the steak browns beautifully without burning.
• Unsalted Butter: Melted into the pan at the end for basting, adding richness and that classic steakhouse flavor.
• Garlic: Cloves infuse the butter with savory flavor as the steak finishes cooking.
• Fresh Rosemary: A

How to Carve a Spiral Ham

Spiral sliced ham can be tricky to remove from the bone and serve without tearing the spiral-cut slices into tiny bits. Below, I have broken it down into four easy steps, so now you will know what to do after the glaze has set and the ham has been removed from the oven.

A bone-in ham with some scalloped potatoes is the perfect dish for Christmas or Easter. When you place ham in the center of your dining table, you want the slices to be quick and easy for your guests to grab, not fight to tear it off the bone. Keep reading below so that you can host the perfect dinner party.

The first time I made a spiral ham I thought, “Well that was easy!” until I started to carve it. I needed to know how to carve a spiral ham. That darn bone in the center and all of the layers, with incredible smoky flavor, falling forward was creating a problem for me. Sure the ham was easy to make, put it in a pan, tent with foil and bake, but now how was I to serve it? And boy did I wish that I had those delicious dipping sauces that I posted last week. Pina Colada dipping sauce and sweet honey mustard? Booyah!

Carving a spiral ham is quite easy. I’ve never had a bone so perfectly in the center of the ham like this one, but it was fine by me.

How to Carve a Spiral Ham

1. Turn the ham on its bottom, as shown in the picture.
2. Find the bone, and using a large knife and fork, cut around the entire bone.
3. There are natural breaks in the ham, generally where a line of fat is, cut through those breaks as shown in the picture.
4. Lay the slices of ham out on a platter for serving.

What Side of The Ham Do You Put Down When Carving?

The fat side of the ham, which is typically the smaller side. You know you have it right when you are looking down on the first, big slice of ham, that is full of that irresistible flavor. 

What Are The Best Spiral Cut Ham Recipes?

• World’s Best Brown Sugar Ham 
• Honey Baked Ham Copycat
• How to Make Ham in a Slow Cooker or Crockpot<