What is Poached Chicken?

Poached chicken is just a fancy way to say boiled.

When I poach chicken I use the same base ingredients.

Garlic cloves- although I buy the chopped garlic and just put in some heaping spoonfuls

Onion

Bay Leaf

Salt

Water

Just put the chicken in a pot (or crockpot). Chop the onion into 4 big pieces. Add 2 or more spoonfuls of garlic (or just smash a few cloves and throw it in). Add a couple of bay leaves. Add water to cover and boil away. Usually takes 20-30 minutes. You can do it in the crockpot. I did 5 chicken breasts 4 hours on high and it was perfect.

The best thing about this chicken is you can use any kind of chicken, but boneless is definitely suggested unless you want to fish out the bones.

When you are done, you can save the liquid and you have homemade broth. I always boil it for about 10-15 minutes after I removed the chicken so I know that I know there is nothing raw in the broth. After the broth cools, you can place it in a freezer bag and freeze it.