Diced Chicken Recipes
Keep shredded, sliced, cubed, or finely diced chicken ready so you can whip out easy chicken dinner recipes in a rush saving time and money. No more stressing out about last-minute weeknight dinners while the entire family is hungry. Oven-baked or roasting is so easy to do at home and elevates all your recipes into deliciousness.
Servings: 8
Calories: 324kcal
Ingredients
- 5 pounds chicken breast skin on split breasts
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
Instructions
- Line a large rimmed baking sheet pan with parchment paper for easy clean-up. Place 4 pieces of chicken (split breasts bone in) and season with salt and pepper on both sides. you can trim any big pieces of visible fat from the chicken. Put your salt and pepper in each in a small bowl so you don't cross-contaminate as you season.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees, and bake small breasts for 45 minutes and larger ones for 50-55 minutes. Make sure to check the internal temperature with a good meat thermometer, it is cooked at 160 degrees.
- Let the pieces rest until cool enough to handle, remove skin and bones (save those for stock), and cut into a large dice for recipes.
Notes
When you go to the store, there are several choices of packaged poultry:
- raw whole (cut into pieces)
- boneless skinless thighs
- boneless thighs skin on
- bone-in breasts (also labeled split breasts)
- boneless skinless breasts (boneless breasts)
- They are a great value price-wise per pound.
- The bones and skin keep the meat moist and full of flavor.
- I often wait until they are on sale, and buy in bulk. In my area in Southern California, $.99/pound is a great bargain!
Nutrition
Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 60g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 181mg | Sodium: 910mg | Potassium: 1056mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 88IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg