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 tempurature will continue to go up after removed from the oven. Sometimes as much as 8 degrees.