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Updated Jan 4, 2024
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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
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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

  • Step 
    1
    Fill 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.
  • Step 
    2
    Season 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.
  • Step 
    3
    If 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
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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