Poached chicken is a classic dish that is both simple to prepare and incredibly versatile. Whether you are looking for a healthy weeknight meal or an elegant dish for a special occasion, poached chicken can be tailored to suit your needs. The key to a great poached chicken is to use high-quality ingredients and to cook the chicken gently so that it remains moist and tender. With just a few simple steps, you can create a delicious and flavorful poached chicken that will impress your family and friends.
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POACHED CHICKEN BREAST
Poached chicken has much more flavor and a better taste than boiled chicken. If you want to eat more lean protein, give this recipe a try. I like to eat the veggies!
Provided by Ace
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine chicken stock, water, yellow onion, celery, carrots, tomato paste, salt, peppercorns, and bay leaf in a large pot; bring to a gentle simmer. Decrease heat to medium-low and simmer, checking the flavor occasionally, until vegetables are slightly tender, 30 to 45 minutes.
- Bring stock to a boil and add chicken, pouring in more water if chicken isn't completely covered in liquid. Bring poaching liquid to a boil; remove pot from heat and cover tightly with a lid until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 322 calories, Carbohydrate 14.4 g, Cholesterol 132.5 mg, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 55.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 2786.5 mg, Sugar 7 g
POACHED CHICKENS
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Time 1h45m
Yield about 8 cups
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place the chicken in a very large stockpot or divide by poaching the chickens in 2 pots. Add the peppercorns, garlic, bay leaves, carrots, celery, onions, lemon slices and herb bundle tied with string. Sprinkle with salt. Cover the chickens with water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, a rolling simmer. Simmer 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, then cool the chickens in their stock. Strain the stock. Remove the skin and bones from the chickens and pull the meat into bite-size pieces.
BASIC POACHED CHICKEN
Cooking chicken breasts gently in a flavorful broth makes them moist, tender -- and healthy!
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large, straight-sided skillet or pot, combine all ingredients except chicken; cover with water by 1/2 inch. Bring to a boil over high. Add chicken and return to a boil. Cook 3 minutes, then cover skillet and remove from heat. Let stand until chicken is cooked through, 15 to 18 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove chicken from poaching liquid immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 243 g, Cholesterol 2 g, Fat 5 g, Protein 46 g
POACHED CHICKEN
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h15m
Yield 3 pounds meat, plus 2 to 3 quarts stock
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the chicken in a large stockpot. Add the celery, carrot, onion, garlic, lemon, bay leaf, peppercorns and the herb bundle; season with salt. Cover the chicken with water and bring to a boil; reduce the heat to a low, rolling simmer. Simmer 60 to 75 minutes, then cool the chicken in its stock. Strain the stock. Remove the chicken in large pieces from the skin and bones. Cut half of the meat into bite-size chunks. Thinly slice or pull the remaining meat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 413 calorie, Fat 28 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Cholesterol 140 milligrams, Sodium 290 milligrams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fiber 1 grams, Protein 35 grams, Sugar 1 grams
POACHED CHICKEN BREAST
Cook a chicken breast in an infused liquid for a beautifully tender, lightly seasoned piece of meat that's perfect for adding to salads, soups and sandwiches
Provided by Esther Clark
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Tip the carrot, celery and garlic into a large saucepan. Tie the herbs together in a bunch with a piece of kitchen string, then add to the pan with the chicken breasts, water and 2 tsp salt (adding a little more water if it doesn't quite cover the chicken). Bring to the boil, then immediately lower to a simmer and cook over a very low heat for 10-12 mins, or until the juices run clear in the thickest part of the breast.
- Remove the pan from the heat and scoop out the chicken breasts from the poaching liquid. Slice or tear the chicken into pieces and use in salads, soups or sandwiches.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 133 calories, Fat 1 grams fat, SaturatedFat 0.4 grams saturated fat, Protein 30 grams protein, Sodium 0.31 milligram of sodium
POACHED CHICKEN
Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, main course
Time 35m
Yield One cooked three-pound chicken
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan. Cover and bring to the boil. Let simmer 30 minutes.
POACHED CHICKEN FOR CHICKEN POTPIE
Used this poached chicken to fill our Healthy Chicken Potpie.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken
Yield Makes enough for 1 pot pie
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place chicken in a large stockpot. Add remaining ingredients and enough water to cover chicken. Bring to a boil over high heat. Skim off any foam; discard. Reduce heat to low; simmer until chicken has just cooked through, about 25 minutes.
- Transfer chicken to a plate, and let cool slightly. Pour stock through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Set aside 1 1/2 cups stock for potpie; reserve remaining stock for another use. Remove skin from chicken; discard. Remove meat from bones, and tear into bite-size pieces. (You should have about 4 cups.)
POACHED CHICKEN
You can't beat poaching for chicken that is moist and tender. Once it's cooled, store extra in the freezer for quick meals.-James Schend, Taste of Home Food Editor
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a skillet or saucepan just large enough to hold chicken in one layer, combine chicken, wine, aromatics and salt; add cold water to cover by 1 in. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, until a thermometer reads 170°, 15-20 minutes. Serve warm, or cool completely before refrigerating.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 192 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 141mg sodium, Carbohydrate 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 34g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
POACHED CHICKEN
Make and share this Poached Chicken recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dancer
Categories Chicken
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place chicken in a large saucepan; add water and remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until chicken is done.
- Remove from heat, let stand, uncovered, 20 minutes.
- Place chicken and poaching liquid in a large bowl; cover and chill, or, put just the chicken in freezer bags and freeze for another time.
BASIC POACHED CHICKEN
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories main course
Time 1h40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Remove the gizzards, heart, neck and liver from the chicken. Pull off any excess fat from the edges of cavity. Rinse the chicken in cold water, pat dry on paper towels and rub with the lemon juice. Place in a large, deep pot and cover with cold water to a depth of two inches. If necessary to fit the chicken comfortably in the pot, it can be split in half. Rinse the gizzards, heart and neck and add them as well. Reserve the liver for another use. It should not be added to poached chicken, because it will make the stock bitter. It can be frozen. The excess fat can be sauteed slowly in a small skillet to use for frying or it can also be frozen for future use.
- Bring the water with the chicken to a boil.
- While the water is coming to a boil, cut the root and top ends off the onions but do not peel them. The skin will enhance the color of the soup. Trim the roots and most of the green off the leeks and trim the root ends off the carrots. Cut or break the celery if necessary to fit it into the pot. Add the garlic. Tie the parsley and dill together in a piece of cheesecloth.
- When the chicken has come to a boil, reduce the heat to a steady simmer and skim the surface of the water, removing the scum as it accumulates. Do this for at least five minutes, until relatively little scum reappears.
- Add the vegetables, herbs and peppercorns. Continue simmering the chicken and vegetables slowly, skimming the surface from time to time, for one hour, until the juices of the chicken run clear when the thigh is pricked with a sharp fork. If necessary, additional water can be added to the pot during the cooking.
- Remove the chicken from the pot, allowing it to drain well. Set it aside, covered, in a shallow bowl.
- Pour the contents of the pot through a colander set into another large pot or a deep bowl that holds at least six quarts. Clean the original cooking pot. Pour the soup through a large, very fine strainer into the cooking pot. If you do not have a large very fine strainer, use a large strainer with a coarser mesh and line it with a clean linen napkin.
- Bring the soup to a gentle simmer and allow it to cook for 20 to 30 minutes, until it has reduced and concentrated somewhat. Do not allow it to come to a boil or it will turn cloudy. When the soup tastes rich enough, season it with salt.
- While the soup is simmering, retrieve vegetables you wish to serve with it and cut them into one-inch pieces. Remove the skin from the chicken and cut it into serving pieces.
- Serve the chicken and vegetables in bowls, with the hot soup spooned over them. If desired, noodles or rice can be cooked separately and added to the soup as well.
Tips:
- Choose the right chicken: For best results, use a whole chicken that weighs between 3 and 4 pounds.
- Prepare the chicken: Rinse the chicken inside and out and pat it dry. Remove any excess fat or skin.
- Season the chicken: Season the chicken generously with salt, pepper, and any other desired seasonings.
- Bring the poaching liquid to a boil: Bring the poaching liquid to a boil in a large pot or Dutch oven. The poaching liquid can be made with water, broth, or a combination of both.
- Add the chicken: Carefully lower the chicken into the boiling poaching liquid. Bring the liquid back to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10-12 minutes per pound, or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Check the chicken: To check if the chicken is cooked through, insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh. The chicken is done when the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove the chicken from the poaching liquid: Once the chicken is cooked through, remove it from the poaching liquid and let it cool slightly before carving.
Conclusion:
Poaching chicken is a simple and healthy way to cook this versatile protein. With just a few simple ingredients and steps, you can create a delicious and satisfying meal that can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. Whether you're looking for a classic comfort food dish or a healthy weeknight meal, poached chicken is a great option.
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