Chicken / How long to cook chicken
breast
Chicken breast depending on how big they are and how the are
cut and prepared will require different cooking times. If you
grill, fry or bake the chicken breast also will effect how long
you need to cook them. The best way to determine how long to cook
a chicken breast is to follow the recipe you have and use a meat
thermometer. A boneless chicken breast will have an internal temperature
of 170 degrees F. when fully cooked.
Below is a chart for approximate times for how long to cook chicken
breast and other chicken cuts and temperature.
Chicken Cut |
Internal Temperature |
Approx. Roasting Time (350°F) |
Approx. Grilling Time |
|
Bone in , leg quarters
4-8 oz. each |
170 degrees F. |
40-50 minutes |
10-15 minutes/side |
|
Bone in, thigh
5-7 oz. each |
170 degrees F. |
30-40 minutes |
10-15 minutes/side |
|
Boneless, thigh
3 oz. each |
160 degrees F. |
20-30 minutes |
6-8 minutes/side |
|
Bone in, breast
6-8 oz. each |
170 degrees F. |
30-40 minutes |
10-15 minutes/side |
|
Boneless, breast
4 oz. each |
160 degrees F. |
20-30 minutes |
6-8 minutes/side |
|
Whole Chicken
3-5 lb. broiler
6-8 lb. roaster |
180 degrees F. |
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours - broiler)
1 1/2 - 2 1/4 hours - roaster) |
1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hours
on revolving spit |
|
Patty, ground chicken
6 oz. each |
165 degrees F. |
20-30 minutes |
10-15 minutes/side |
All times and temperatures are approximate for how long to cook
chicken because internal temperature is how to make sure chicken
is properly cooked. Also keep in mind that the chickens internal
temperature will continue to go up after removed from the oven.
Sometimes as much as 8 degrees.
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