How to: Poach Chicken Breasts
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How to: Poach Chicken Breasts
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Poached chicken is fantastic to have on hand for salads, pastas and sandwiches. This tutorial will show you how to poach chicken breasts in minutes!
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Ingredients
- 4 (6 ounces each) skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoons ground pepper
- 4 lemon slices
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- water
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in a single layer in the bottom of a large saucepan. Season with salt and pepper. Top with lemon slices and fresh thyme and rosemary sprigs.
- Fill the saucepan with cold water until it reaches 1 to 1 ½ inches above the chicken breasts. Stir in the soy sauce.
- Bring the water to a boil, then cover the saucepan and reduce the heat to low.
- Lightly simmer until the chicken breasts are just cooked through, about 15 minutes. The cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the chicken breasts.
- Remove the chicken from the saucepan and let the chicken cool. Slice or shred the chicken. Serve right away or refrigerate, covered, for 2 to 3 days.
Notes
- Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I provide nutritional information for my recipes as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using the LoseIt! calculator. While I attempt to provide information that is as accurate as possible, you should calculate the nutritional information independently before relying on it.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
0.5Chicken Breast
Calories
106.1kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
0.2g
(0%)
Protein
18.9g
(38%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1.1g
(6%)
Cholesterol
0.2mg
(0%)
Sodium
142.7mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1061 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5Chicken Breast | |
| Calories | 106.1kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.2g | 0% |
| Protein | 18.9g | 38% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.1g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 142.7mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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