Just wanted to toss this out, as I wouldn't think it would work but....

If you have a home deep fryer, try frying your boneless, skinless chicken breasts straight from frozen. Whenever I want a quickie, no muss dinner, this is my go to choice.

Heat the oil to 375 degrees and slowly lower a frozen chicken breast in. There will be popping and sputtering from the ice and the oil will rise. Keep an eye on it and when the oil starts to bubble up, raise the fryer basket out of the oil and let it settle down. Slowly dip the basket back into the oil until everything is bubbling along and the chicken is submerged.

A regular boneless, skinless chicken breast takes about 8 minutes to fry from frozen! You can always tell it's done, as it will float when cooked properly. It is so juicy inside, with a nice little crunch on the outside.

I generally slice into bite sized pieces and toss with my favorite Buffalo sauce. Mmmmm, spicy goodness...

That's interesting. I guess the fact that it's frozen helps keep it moist...I'd be interested to know the internal temperature after cooking, and the (approximate) timing. Do you ever do more than one at a time? It likely cools the oil quite a bit?

Boneless skinless chicken breasts I am not to fond of, but I agree deep frying them helps in keeping them moister compared to most methods.

I never eat them, but they're one of the few things that my hubster loves.

I'm shocking myself by toying with the idea of getting a fryer. Just toying, mind you.

I have no idea on the actual temperature. Is yummy goodness an accurate temp reading?

The timing is obviously going to depend on the size of the breast in question. As I mentioned, it's generally around 8 minutes...but a better indication is when the breast floats. This will indicate doneness as well. I generally take the chicken out of the oil and slice through the largest area of the breast. If it is still undercooked, I just drop it back into the oil for a minute or two.

In my younger years I worked at a Long John Silvers and when I wanted to watch my weight I would do this exact thing. Skip the batter and just drop the frozen chicken in the fryer...my fellow co-workers thought I was crazy but I liked it.

Thanks for reminding me of this....I am going to have to go get a deep fryer and some chicken..lol

I did this last night and tossed them in buffalo sauce with >1 carb and it was great.

crunchy on the outside, moist on the inside....


Good call.

bob