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Someone butterflying a chicken breast.

How to Butterfly a Chicken Breast

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  • Author: Erin Jensen
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 butterflied chicken breast 1x
  • Category: How-To
  • Method: Counter Top
  • Cuisine: American

Description

How to Butterfly a Chicken Breast – learn how to butterfly a chicken, an easy way to split a chicken breast so it cooks faster!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 or more large skinless boneless chicken breast
  • sharp paring knife
  • cutting board

Instructions

  1. Lay chicken breast down flat on a cutting board.
  2. Place one had flat on the chicken breast holding a sharp knife in the other

Notes

  • Uniformity: the goal is to pound the chicken down until each piece is approximately the same thickness, this way they will all cook evenly and be done at the same time.
  • Chicken Cutlets: if you simply cut all the way through the chicken breasts you will have chicken cutlets instead of a butterflied chicken breast.
  • Storage: store raw chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 days.