Poached Chicken Breast In Slow Cooker
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Poached chicken breast in slow cooker. I chop the chicken and lay it flat in small freezer bags. Notes 1 serve whole sliced or shredded depending on how you wish to use it. Place the chicken in the slow cooker and pour over the broth. Slow cooker poached chicken.
Not only is the meat breast included wonderfully. I came across the idea to poach a whole chicken in a slow cooker on the old bbc food chat discussion boards a couple of years ago and since then have used the technique regularly as an alternative to roasting and other recipes. Adapted from one pot. Add all of the aromatics to a 5 to 6 quart slow cooker a smaller slow cooker will be too small place the chicken on top breast up.
Cover and cook on low for 1 1 2 2 hours or until cooked. It can also be served whole or it can be sliced or shredded as per your recipe. Poached chicken can be served hot room temperature or cool. By using this method you can break off any amount of chicken that you need and it thaws out quicker.
1 place chicken fillets into slow cooker. Slow cooker soups taco soup tomato soup. Cover and cook until the chicken is tender and registers an internal temperature of 165 f 4 to 5 hours on the low setting or 2 to 3 hours on the high setting. Place the chicken and stock broth or water in a 4 quart or larger slow cooker.
Poached chicken breasts are succulent and tender making them a great alternative to store bought rotisserie chicken which can sometimes be dry and high in sodium this basic recipe illustrates the proper technique for poaching chicken. If you cooked your chicken with the bones you can pull or cut away the bones return them to the pot with the poaching liquid and simmer until the liquid is reduced. April 13 2012 7 comments. Cover and cook on low until the chicken registers 155 on an instant read thermometer about 40 minutes.
The chicken will keep frozen for 3 months. Using tongs carefully lower the chicken into the warm oil. 1 of 7 poached chicken breast. 4 i turned mine half way during cooking.
2 combine all other ingredients and pour over. 3 cook on high for approx 90 mins or until cooked through for the amount of chicken you use see notes. Serve or store the chicken.