It's easy to make poached chicken breasts to use in salads, sandwiches, tacos and more. The poaching liquid only needs a few ingredients and the poached chicken comes out very tender and juicy.
1 large high sided skillet with lid at least 4" high and about 8-10" wide
Ingredients
1pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
½lemonsliced
½onionsliced
4sprigsparsley
1teaspoon whole peppercorns
1 ½cups chicken stock(low sodium if store bought)
waterenough to cover the chicken by about 1 1/2-2"
Instructions
Place the chicken breasts in the skillet. Add the sliced lemon, onion, parsley and peppercorns. Pour the chicken stock over the chicken. Add enough water to cover the chicken breasts by 1 1/2-2".
Turn the heat onto medium and heat the water just until you start to see a few small bubbles appear around the edges of the pan.
Turn down the heat to a bare simmer -- you shouldn't have any bubbles breaching the surface of the poaching liquid. Place the lid halfway onto the skillet and poach for 10-12 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through (use an instant read thermometer to ensure it gets to 165° F.)
Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and slice or dice as needed. If you're poaching the chicken for later, let it cool for 8-10 minutes, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.