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How to Make Ground Chicken from Chicken Breast

Updated: May 3, 2024 · Published: Mar 1, 2022 by Nicole B. · Leave a Comment

4.23 from 9 votes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Learn how to make ground chicken from chicken breast, using either a food processor or a blender. (You don't need a meat grinder!)

Raw ground chicken breast in a food processor.

How to make ground chicken in a food processor:

Step 1. Using a sharp knife, remove and discard excess fat and cartilage from boneless, skinless chicken breast.

One raw chicken breast on a cutting mat.

Step 2. Cut the chicken breast into 1-inch cubes and add to the food processor. Use the standard, S-shaped blade in the processor.

Raw chicken chunks in a food processor.

Step 3. Pulse 3 times for about 3 seconds each. Check to see if the grind is fine enough or if it needs another pulse.

NOTE: You want the chicken to be ground to the size of rice grains. (As shown in the photo below with an inch ruler for scale.) If you grind the chicken much finer than that, it will turn into a paste.

Raw ground chicken breast on parchment paper with a ruler.

How to make ground chicken in a blender:

Step 1. Remove excess fat and cartilage from the chicken breast, then cut into 1-inch cubes. Add the cubes to the blender.

Raw chicken breast chunks in a blender.

Step 2. Pulse 4 to 5 times for 1 second each. Scrape down the sides of the blender after each pulse to make sure the chicken gets ground evenly.

Ground chicken breast in a blender.

Recipe notes:

  • I have found no advantage to freezing the chicken before grinding. I tested freezing the chicken cubes to firm them up before grinding but found that it was unnecessary and only added time.
  • Be sure to thoroughly rinse the food processor or the blender right away after transferring the ground chicken out of them. You don't want any ground chicken to dry in the appliances or it will become cumbersome to clean them.

How to store ground chicken:

Transfer the ground chicken to a resealable plastic bag. Store in the fridge or freeze.

Ground chicken in a resealable plastic bag.

Full Recipe

Raw ground chicken breast in a food processor.
Author: The Spice Train

How to Make Ground Chicken

4.23 from 9 votes
Learn how to make ground chicken from chicken breast quickly and easily with a food processor or a blender.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Total Time: 5 minutes mins
Servings: 2
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: World
Calories: 129
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients:
  

  • 8 ounces (½ pound) boneless, skinless chicken breast

Equipment:

  • knife and cutting board
  • food processor or blender
  • rubber spatula
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Method:
 

  1. Using a sharp knife, remove excess fat and cartilage from the chicken.
  2. Cut the chicken breast meat into 1-inch cubes.
  3. Add the chicken cubes either into the food processor or the blender.*
If using the food processor:
  1. Pulse 3 times for about 3 seconds each, then check to see if the grind is fine enough.** If it isn't, pulse another time.
If using the blender:
  1. Pulse 4 to 5 times for about 1 second each. Scrape down the sides of the blender after each pulse with a rubber spatula.**

Recipe notes:

*To ensure an even grind, it's important not to overfill the food processor or blender:
  • Grind no more than a single layer of chicken breast cubes in a food processor at a time.
  • Grind no more than two layers of chicken breast cubes in a blender at a time.
(If you want to grind a lot of chicken, I recommend to do it in batches.)
**You want the chicken to be ground to the size of rice grains. If you grind it much finer than that, it will turn into a paste.
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Nutrition (estimate only):

Serving: 4ouncesCalories: 129kcalProtein: 24gFat: 2.8gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 58mgPotassium: 420mgCalcium: 6mg

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