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National Diabetes Month

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November is National Diabetes Month.  People often ask about a “diabetic diet.”  The reality is there is no such thing as a “diabetic diet.”  Rather, people with diabetes should follow a meal plan approved by their healthcare provider which focuses on a variety of healthy foods with the right amount of carbohydrates…

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How to Boil Chicken

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Boiling can be a great way to cook chicken while saving time during preparation. Boil your chicken at home to have plenty ready for many different recipes. Follow these simple steps the next time you need cooked chicken for a recipe

How to Boil Chicken:

  1. After your water comes to a full boil, turn it down to a simmer.
  2. Set a timer for about 30 minutes.
    • Pro Tip: While it is boiling, you might notice some foam that comes to the top. You can remove this with a spoon and discard it.
    • Pro Tip: While the chicken is boiling, you can prepare all the other ingredients in the recipe you are making.
  3. Check the temperature of the chicken to make sure it is cooked before you use it in your dish. Pull one piece of meat out of the water and use a meat thermometer. The temperature of the chicken breast should be at least 165° F.
  4. Once the chicken has reached temperature, remove from water and let cool enough to handle to finish preparing your recipe.

Not sure how much chicken you need to boil for a specific recipe? Follow this guide!

Check out our whole collection of recipes that use chicken! 

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How Much Chicken?

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When you have a recipe that needs cooked, deboned chicken, how much chicken do you need to buy and cook? Avoid buying too little or too much with these helpful tips.

 

 




 

 

 

One cup cubed or shredded chicken:

  • 1 cup of cubed or shredded chicken is about 5 ¼ ounces of cooked, deboned chicken.
  • 1 cup of cubed or shredded chicken is also about 1 boiled chicken breast.

Using a whole chicken:

When using a whole chicken, 1 pound of uncooked chicken is about 1 cup of cooked, deboned chicken. For example, a 2 ½ to 3 pound whole chicken, or fryer, will produce about 2 to 3 cups of cooked, cubed chicken.

Using a rotisserie chicken:

You can also purchase a rotisserie chicken to use in your recipe. The average rotisserie chicken is about 2 pounds. The whole chicken will make about 3 cups of chicken- this is about 2 cups of white meat and 1 cups of dark meat. White meat comes from the chicken breast and wings. Dark meat comes from the thighs and drumsticks.

Download this infographic as a PDF or a picture.

(Information from: http://www2.ca.uky.edu/poultryprofitability/Cheeps_and_Chirps/Trivia_question_chicken_wings.pdf)

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