Cooking Chicken Breasts in the Dcb

[babywings76]

If I want to cook 4 chicken breasts in the microwave in the DCB, how long should I cook it for?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Are the boneless, skinless?

If they are, then start at 8 minutes with the lid on, and then go from there. It sorta depends on how big they are.

 

[crystalscookingnow]

I've recently gotten some of the trimmed & ready boneless/skinless from Tyson & they only took about 6 minutes in the DCB w/lid. They are much thinner than your regular ones. Long suggestion short... keep in mind the thickness, too.

 

[babywings76]

Thanks, they were pretty thick. I ended up having to cook them for 10 minutes. I made the Jerk Chicken Nachos, so that's what the chicken was for. I was going to try using the salad choppers to chop the chicken but really struggled. I ended up just using the food chopper. The recipe turned out good, but I think I could have used half of the chicken and cheese mixture on the chips and had 2 batches. Very yummy though. I also thought it was just a tiny bit dry, so maybe next time I'll sprinkle on some addtitional cheese and it definitely was better with sour cream.

 

[ChefJWarren]

When you made the chicken in the microwave for this recipe, did you season it beforehand or just wait until you mixed it with the rub and cheese? How come it didn't work with the Choppers? Did you do this for a show?

 

[babywings76]

I did sprinkle just a tiny bit of the jerk seasoning on it. I have no idea why it didn't work with the choppers. It felt like they weren't sharp enough to cut through the meat. The meat kept getting stuck in them and they wouldn't cut all the way through. Maybe they were just too thick? The food chopper worked just fine on it though. I want to try again using the salad choppers with the fajita recipe, because I really wanted to do that for my upcoming shows.