If a recipe calls for chicken breasts, how do I know how much canned chicken to replace it with?

check out the average size of a chicken breast online


read the can and see the amount ... then do some math


wait, i'll get the facts for you...


ok average chicken breast fillet is 100g


average can of chicken is about 20g, but just read the label





here are some good, quick recipes for canned chicken breast


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You can get canned chicken??????????? OMG I cant even begin to think how they would be able to can it and not have it grow all those lovely bacterias that come with Chicken - what must they add to it??





I know thats a product I have never seen (Im in Australia - I guess we like it fresh!)If a recipe calls for chicken breasts, how do I know how much canned chicken to replace it with?
If it tells you how many 'cups' of cut up meat, then measure out the same amount. If it says 'average size' chicken breast, boneless...go to your local grocery store and just make a note of the weight of their packages of boneless chicken meat...and if your can of chicken is about that same weight (or half, whatever your recipe calls for) just use that same amount. It's not going to be a real critical ingredient-if you like a lot of chicken meat, add more!
An ';average'; chicken breast half (they are usually half rather than whole breasts) weighs about 8 ounces before you cook it and ~6 ounces afterwards. I would replace ';one chicken breast'; as specified in most recipes with about 3/4 cup of canned boneless chicken.
Don't use canned chicken! Have you ANY idea what goes in those cans? Do yourself a favour, use fresh FREE RANGE chicken.
In this case I would recommend going out and getting the chicken breasts, as canned chicken is somewhat different in quality and taste from the fresh meat available in the refrigerated section of your local retailer. Fresh chicken isn't adulterated by the preserving and canning process. Fresh chicken is also available in whole breasts, which is what this recipe is likely calling for. Unless the recipe calls for serving the breasts sliced on top of something else, you're substantially better off getting chicken breasts from the grocery store instead of using pieces from a can.





That being said, if fresh chicken isn't an option, then a half breast of chicken has a precooked weight of roughly 6-8 ounces each. A full breast of chicken usually weighs in at 10-14 ounces. make certain that you rinse the chicken from the can before use to remove any substances from the canning process.
The other answers are sound here. Tinned chicken is a far cry from fresh chicken, let alone free-range or organic birds. The main problem, aside from equivalent amount, is texture and liquid. If you'd have said what sort of recipe you were following, we could have been more helpful. Chicken chili, with beans, onions, etc., could probably disguise the tinned chicken, incorporated the (salty) liquid, etc. Or maybe a pasta dish. But it's useless for most other sorts of chicken dishes.


This is one of those cases where substituting is not being resourceful but, well, compromising.
ugh! canned chiken!? do yourself a favour and don't buy that battery farmed garbage.


oh...and the recipe should call for a certain ammount of chicken, usually indicated by a weight. The cans will have the ammount of chicken, in weight, on the label. Add the ammount of weight tht the recipe requires and hey presto... disgusting meal!