Comments on: Can you boil chicken breast before you barbeque them on the grill?

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:29:59 +0000

Yes you can- boil for the same amount of time that you normally do - this can actually be a good method. You are cooking the chicken in virtually the healthiest way. Also, this way you will have reduced BBQ cook time. When you put in on the grill, add sauce to have flavor- you will also have nice grill marks on your chicken.
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By: Robert S

Robert S — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:07:59 +0000

I guess so, but why would you?
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By: babydoll_tjh

babydoll_tjh — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:59 +0000

Yes, about 25 minutes for fully cooked. Less if you want to finish cooking them on the grill. For perfect chicken breasts (boneless skinless) on the grill, put the (raw) chicken on the grill and set a kitchen timer for 8 minutes for each side. Duing the last minute on each side, brush it with the BBQ sauce.
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By: peridotbeauty

peridotbeauty — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:52:59 +0000

yes, about 20 minutes, this will make the chicken more tender, it will be falling off of the bone. I boil my chicken before I fry it too-- In my opinion it taste better and batter sticks better, happy grilling!
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By: bubbles

bubbles — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:45:59 +0000

sure, they will get done faster but chicken breast cook pretty fast anyway. Over cooking makes them dry and tough so a good thing would be a food thermometer. 165 degrees in the thickest part and thats all the cooking they need.
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By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:16:59 +0000

if it’s boneless then you don’t need to it’ll cook really fast

if it’s bone in then i would boil at about 20 mins
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By: wantingtobedead

wantingtobedead — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:59 +0000

Yes you can but cut down the grill time so as not to dry out the chicken.
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By: Rli R

Rli R — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:20:59 +0000

Boneless chicken breasts take so little time to cook that it would be overdone if you did that – and dry. But, if it’s the full breast with the bone in, then yes, you can boil them first – I’d do it for 10 minutes only – once they’ve been added to the boiling water. But your skin won’t crisp up if you boil them.
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By: Sugar Pie

Sugar Pie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:41:59 +0000

I suppose you could, but why suck out all the flavor? Instead, grill them first to give some color and flavor, then finish cooking in the m/w oven. M/w ovens cook from the inside out, so the inside will get done since that is the part left undone by grilling.
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