He's having a problem with diarrhea and the vet suggested a diet of boiled chicken breasts and rice for 5 days. My question is how long should I boil (or maybe simmer?) the whole chicken breasts so that they are fully cooked? Should I cut them into smaller pieces before, so they cook faster? Any suggestions would be great =)
2007-10-29 15:27:55 · 8 answers · asked by Lisa Marie 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Boil Chicken Breasts for about 30-50 minutes or until tender and when tested the meat should never be pink. Juices should be clear as well. If your worried the temperature of the chicken should be 165*F. You can cut the chicken up but it will shred easily after boiling, so there is really no need. You can add 1 chicken bullion cube to the water to add a bit of flavor.
Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then lower the heat and cook as gently as possible until the chicken is tender, 35 to 55 minutes. It may take less time depending on how many breasts you use.
My pets love this. Dog's like boiled ground beef as well as chicken mixed with rice.
This is how many cooks make Chicken for Enchiladas, Taco's or Fajitas. Hope this helps.
2007-10-29 15:55:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
boil them until the meat just comes apart with a very gentle prod from the fork. cook it thoroughly, don't rush it. let it cool down and push it through a mincer. Yes if it isn't to messy or hard before it is cooked by all means cut it into smaller pieces but make quite sure it is cooked right the way through and well cooled before mincing, on no account reheat it. also don't make the water too deep when boiling and mix the rice in withe the chicken or he may not like the rice (use a little bit of the water you cooked in to mix the bits up for him.) Hope he will soon be fighting fit and his bowels behave themselves as they should. (((HUG)))
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2007-10-29 15:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bring unsalted water to a low boil, and put in the chicken breasts. It should only take about 15 minutes for the breast meat to be fully cooked. If you want to really make sure (without a thermometer) pound the chicken flat and give it the same 15 minutes. For us, it would be dry, but it would definately be done..
Take care of kitty...=)
2007-10-29 15:32:52 · answer #3 · answered by melanerd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bless your heart! Ya'll have kinda painted yourself into a corner by catering to her..and it's dang hard to not cater to your baby! It's gonna be tough, but cut back on the people food and have her bowl of regular cat food available to her. She's going to fuss, and beg, and generally be a PIA (pain in the a$$) but she will choose to eat the stuff she's meant to when she gets hungry enough. As many a vet (and pediatrician) will tell you-"they will eat when they get hungry enough if you cut out the inappropriate foods" Meat isn't absolutely inappropriate, but it's what you need her weaned off of. You can try chopping up a small amt of the meat she regularly gets and mix it in with a bit of the dry food. Make it small/fine enough bits so she has to work hard to pick out the meat. Spoon it around in the bowl so the juices from the meat will get into the dry foods. Not a big bowl of it, but enough between the 2 foods to equal one meal. That way it won't spoil before she deigns to eat it all. She might try to stage a 'hunger strike', but stick to your guns on this. (Husband, this means you too!) Keep increasing the amt of dry and weaning off the meat until she is back to all dry. Check w the vet on just adding a bit of broth to the dry- I'm not sure if the salt content of broth will be good for her over long term. You can still give her a rare bite for reward treats, but I wouldn't start that reward until she is completely changed back to the dry stuff. Either way- she's going to protest the change in diet and be a real pest, but hang tough!! Ya'll are alpha cat, and the cost of spoiling does have it's limits. Probably a bit healthier for her also-the hard foods will be better than an all soft diet for her dental health!
2016-03-13 08:31:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make it easier, cut the raw chicken into strips then add to boiling water. 5 min. ought to do it for strips, or about 20 for whole breasts.
2007-10-29 15:31:37 · answer #5 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would cut them into smaller pieces it shouldn't take more that 30 mins when you cut them down!
2007-10-29 15:31:48 · answer #6 · answered by taken072304 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just until they reach 165 degrees the same as if you where eating the chicken
2007-10-29 16:05:38 · answer #7 · answered by roeman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cook them as long as you would for yourself..make sure they arent pink anymore..
2007-10-29 15:35:34 · answer #8 · answered by bailie28 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋