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Say you were to cook some sliced chicken breast, with the slices being maybe about a centimetre (note the crazy European measurement) thick, in an oven at 200 Celcius (and again), how long would you give them? They'll be spaced out, not stacked or anything.
Not long I'd imagine, but they'll be covered in gunk, so it'll be hard to judge how long they're needing, and I'll have other stuff to do. Just need a rough ballpark, and I'll toss in a slice that isn't covered in anything to measure by, but it'll be nice to have a rough idea of time needed.
Heh, by gunk I basically mean something along the lines of a barbecue marinade, nothing too severe/thich. I was thinking 25-30 minutes, so I guess I'll test one at around the 30 minute mark.
I'd generally not use the 'just taste' approach with chicken, though.
I'd agree with with Cat, if you have a grill go for it.
However, if you're dead set on the oven - I'd say check at 20-25 minutes and cut open a slice.
For comparison, when I make potatoes au gratin in the oven, I stick whole chicken breasts in there (like 1.5 -2 inches thick) and cover them with the raw potatoes and sauce. I only cook that for 25 minutes. So 20 should be enough for just some thin slices with some marinade. Just let the oven pre-heat first and still check for pink, you never know
I wouldn't slice the chicken before you cook it. I think thin strips would dry out in the oven really fast. Can you cook the breasts whole and slice them after they are done?
I slice them all the time. It saves an enormous amount of cooking time. The window of perfectness is of course shortened though, as the whole cooking process gets condensed.
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MichaelLCIn what furnace was thy brain?ChicagoRegistered Userregular
edited April 2009
If they're marinated before, that would help with the drying out. I agree with Cat; does your oven have a Broiler setting?
I'd grill that sort of thing. 7 minutes a side, max. Probably more like 5.
Grilling is great, but if the chicken strips have some kind of sticky coating then grilling might not be the best choice.
I often get this spicy peanut bake mix from a local store. It's like shake 'n bake with a Thai twist, it's really tasty. We'll cut chicken into strips, toss 'em in the peanut bake mix, put 'em on a cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes in an oven preheated to 350F. I'd never put these on the grill, it'd sticky up the grill something fierce and much of the tasty coating would end up under the grill and not in my mouth.
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Kinda need to know what you're putting on them, but it'll probably be somewhere between 35-50 minutes, depending on what's on them.
not really sure.. but that's what i'd be aiming for. perhaps a bit less if you preheat the oven
usually with oven dishes: if it looks edible, go for it. Just pop one of the slices out, cut it open on a plate and give it a look/ taste.
I'd generally not use the 'just taste' approach with chicken, though.
However, if you're dead set on the oven - I'd say check at 20-25 minutes and cut open a slice.
For comparison, when I make potatoes au gratin in the oven, I stick whole chicken breasts in there (like 1.5 -2 inches thick) and cover them with the raw potatoes and sauce. I only cook that for 25 minutes. So 20 should be enough for just some thin slices with some marinade. Just let the oven pre-heat first and still check for pink, you never know
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Basically the above is what I do. When the meat is white and the juice coming out of it is clear (non-pink) you're good to go
I often get this spicy peanut bake mix from a local store. It's like shake 'n bake with a Thai twist, it's really tasty. We'll cut chicken into strips, toss 'em in the peanut bake mix, put 'em on a cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes in an oven preheated to 350F. I'd never put these on the grill, it'd sticky up the grill something fierce and much of the tasty coating would end up under the grill and not in my mouth.