[header] How to cook a chicken breast [title] Pound the chicken breasts with a meat mallet inside a large, plastic, zippered bag. [step] They need to be about ½ inch (1.27 centimeters) thick. Focus on the thicker areas so that the chicken breasts are all the same thickness by the time you are done.
Do not rinse the chicken beforehand; you can, however, trim away any excess fat. [substeps] If you don't have a meat mallet, you can use a rolling pin or a jar instead.