Searching for a no-fail method to cook juicy, succulent chicken breasts? Look no further than this Sous Vide Chicken Breast recipe. Easy and effective, cooking sous vide-style ensures moist and tender chicken every time. Serve your Sous Vide Chicken Breasts with a salad, some crusty bread or any of your favorite sides, and you've got a well-rounded, go-to lunch or dinner any day of the week.
Sous Vide Chicken Breasts
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 4
Ingredients
Chicken
- 4 bone-in skin-on chicken breasts (10 to 12 oz each) or boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 to 8 oz each)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Special Equipment
- Stockpot or deep polycarbonate food-safe container (minimum 12-quart capacity)
- Sous vide machine
- 4 heat-safe quart-sized plastic vacuum storage bags for sous vide
- Vacuum sealer
Instructions
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Step1Fill stockpot or deep polycarbonate food-safe container with hot tap water according to sous vide machine’s manufacturer’s instructions. Set sous vide machine temperature to 165°F.
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Step2Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place 1 chicken breast in each bag. Seal each bag with vacuum sealer according to manufacturer’s instructions. Refrigerate chicken until ready to use. Once water reaches sous vide machine’s set temperature (165°F), lower prepared bags into water bath, and continue to cook at least 1 1/2 hours and up to 2 1/2 hours or until chicken breasts reach 165°F. Carefully remove bags from water bath. Cut open bags, and transfer chicken breasts to plate; discard remaining liquid in bags, and pat chicken breasts dry.
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Step3If desired, to sear breasts after sous vide cooking: Rub chicken with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Heat 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add chicken; cook 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes on each side, until just browned.
Nutrition
310
Calories
15g
Total Fat
42g
Protein
0g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Chicken Breast
- Calories
- 310
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 115mg
- 39%
- Sodium
- 390mg
- 16%
- Potassium
- 280mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 0g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 42g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 6 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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