Learn our secret for cooking tender, juicy boiled chicken.
Jake Sternquist
Boiled vs. Poached Chicken
The terms boiled chicken and poached chicken are interchangeable.
Skin-on, bone-in breasts are ideal for boiling if you want the cooking liquid to become a tasty broth.
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Opt for skinless, boneless chicken breast halves for a shorter cooking time.
For the quickest cooking time, use cut-up chicken breast.
you could cut the chicken at home or ask your butcher to cut it for you at the store.
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After you boil chicken breast, you’re able to use it in various recipes.
How Long to Boil Chicken Breasts
So, how long do you boil chicken for optimal tenderness?
That depends on the size of the breasts and whether they have bones.
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To thaw, leave chicken breasts in the fridge for at least nine hours.
You should never cook frozen chicken in a slow cooker or microwave.
Be sure to take the internal temperature to ensure it’s cooked.
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Here’s how to boil chicken breasts.
Then discard the liquid.
If you’re keeping the poached chicken liquid, drain the chicken through a sieve into a bowl.
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Doing this will make the broth more translucent by removing any larger bits.
Remove the chicken from the sieve and discard any vegetables and seasonings.
Serve as desired in your favoritechicken breast recipes.
For torn or pulled chicken pieces, let the chicken breast cool until easy to handle.
Pull off any chicken skin with your fingers and discard.
Then, tear off or shred the chicken with your fingers or two forks.
Use torn or pulled chicken pieces as you would chopped chicken.
Try it in one of our favoriteshredded chicken recipes.
Just don’t leave the paddle on for too long; you don’t want to liquefy your chicken!
Knowing the steps to make boiled chicken breast will makeweeknight dinnersa breeze.
Try it in our favorite,Million Dollar Chicken Casserole.
If you’re looking for bolder-flavored chicken recipes, you might always cookchicken in a skilletorgrill.
Trybaked chickenfor a mildly-flavored option.
