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Chicken Dressing Casserole..How do I cook the Chicken?

OK here is my recipe Ingredients: * 3 cups cooked diced chicken * 1 can cream of mushroom soup * 1 can cream of celery soup * 2 cups chicken broth * 1/2 cup melted butter * 1 package herb-seasoned stuffing mix, (6 to 8 oz) * 1 cup shredded cheese, Swiss or Cheddar Preparation: Combine soups and chicken broth; add diced chicken to the mixture. Add butter to dressing mix. Combine chicken mixture with the dressing mixture. Place in a 2 to 2 1/2-quart casserole and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Top with shredded cheese during the last 5 minutes if desired. Serves 6. OK my ?tion is how do I cook the Chicken? Fry it,bake it,grill it...if anyone knows please let me know im making it for Thanksgiving and it calls for 3 cups diced cooked chicken...and idk how it wants me to cook the chicken (boneless skinless breast) if that makes a difference... Thanks!!!

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1. You could likely cook it a number of ways. One of the easier ways I would do it would be to poach it. You can simply poach in water, but it will be more flavorful if you poach it in chicken broth and seasonings. I would bring a saucepan full of a mix of broth and water (if you don't have broth, you can use water, but you might want to put some salt in it, maybe throw in a half of an onion, a garlic clove or two, a celery stalk...) to a boil and add the chicken breasts. Once it's boiling again, reduce to a simmer and allow to cook for 20 minutes or so, until cooked through. Remove from broth/water and let cool for a bit. Then dice and use in your recipe.
2. Baking or roasting will be best (I prefer bone in breasts, myself). If you're REALLY in a time crunch, get a rotisserie bird that is already DONE at the grocery store. All you have to do is take the skin off the bird and shred the meat off it. Takes about 10 minutes. And you don't have to wash/cook a thing this way. Great time saver: Costco chickens are my GO TO source when I need chicken in a flash. They're $4.99 and are GREAT timesavers.......... Christopher K.