How to: Poach Chicken Breasts
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!
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 106.1kcal
Ingredients
- 4 (6 ounces each) skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 4 lemon slices
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- Cold 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 to medium-low. The goal is a gentle simmer.
- Gently simmer until the chicken breasts are just cooked through and reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, 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 for about 10 minutes. 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
Serving: 0.5Chicken Breast | Calories: 106.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.2g | Protein: 18.9g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1.1g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 142.7mg
