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How to Butterfly Chicken Breasts
Learn how to butterfly chicken breasts, a simple technique for splitting chicken so it cooks quickly or holds a filling. Or, cut chicken breasts all the way through to make cutlets.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 10 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cover a cutting board completely with a piece of plastic wrap or parchment paper. Add chicken breasts. Working with one breast at a time, place your palm on top of the breast and slice in half horizontally taking care to not slice all the way through. Repeat with the second breast.
2
Arrange chicken breasts in a single layer on the plastic wrap-covered cutting board. Cover with a second piece of plastic wrap or parchment paper. Pound chicken breasts to an even thickness, about 1/4-inch. Remove top layer of plastic wrap.
Nutrition Facts
calories
129 kcal
fat Content
3 g
serving Size
6 oz
sodium Content
132 mg
protein Content
24 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
73 mg
saturated Fat Content
1 g
unsaturated Fat Content
2 g
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