Chicken Cooking Times

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Chicken cooking temperatures are important to monitor in order to insure meat is safely cooked to the proper temperature. When preparing chicken, use the chart below as a guide to check doneness when the meat is oven baked, stewed, grilled, and cooked in a bag.

CHICKEN Cooking Temperatures and Times
Oven Cooked			Approximate Cooking Time
Type	Temp.	Weight	Unstuffed	Stuffed
Chicken	350°F	2 1/2-3 lbs 3-4 lbs 4-6 lbs	1 1/4-1 1/2 hrs 1 1/2-1 3/4 hrs 1 3/4-2 hrs	1 1/2-1 3/4 hrs 1 3/4-2 1/4 hrs 2-2 1/4hrs
Cornish Hen	350°F	1-2 lbs	1-1 1/4 hrs	1 1/4-1 1/2 hrs
Capon	325°F	5-6 lbs 6-8 lbs	1 3/4-2 hrs 2 1/4-3 1/2 hrs	2 1/2-3 hrs 3-4 hrs
Start with meat at refrigerator temperature. Remove from oven when meat thermometer reads 175°-180°F; temperature will continue to rise as it stands.

Stewed		Approximate Cooking Time
Type	Weight	Unstuffed	Stuffed
Whole broiler fryer	3-4 lbs	1-1 1/4 hrs	1 1/4-1 3/4 hrs
Whole roaster	5-7 lbs	1 3/4-2 hrs	2-2 1/2 hrs
Whole cornish hens	18-24 oz	35-40 min	50-70 min
Breast half, bone-in	6-8 oz	35-45 min
Breast half, boneless	4 oz	25-30 min
Leg or thigh	8 or 4 oz	40-50 min
Drumstick	4 oz	40-50 min
Wing or wingette/drumette	2-3 oz	35-45 min
Grilled		Approximate Cooking Time Internal Temp. 180°F
Type	Weight	Unstuffed	Stuffed
Whole broiler fryer (indirect heat)	3-4 lbs	60-70 min	1 1/4-1 3/4 hrs
Whole roaster (indirect heat)	5-7 lbs	18-25 min/lb	23-55 min/lb
Whole cornish hens (indirect heat)	18-24 oz	45-55 min	1-1 1/2 hrs
Whole capon (indirect heat)	4-8 lbs	15-20 min/lb
Breast half, bone-in	6-8 oz	10-15 min/side
Breast half, boneless	4 oz 6-8 oz	8-10 min/side 10-15 min/side
Leg or thigh	8 or 4 oz	10-15 min/side
Drumstick	4 oz 8-16 oz	8-12 min/side 10-15 min/side
Wing or wingette/drumette	2-3 oz	8-12 min/side

Cooked at 350°F in Oven Bag		Approximate Cooking Time
Type	Total Weight	Regular Size 10" x 16"	Large Size 14" x 20"	Turkey Size 10" x 23 1/2"
Chicken pieces	2-2 1/4 lbs 2 3/4-3 lbs	45-50 min	45-50 min
Chicken thighs	1/2-1 1/2 lbs 1 1/2-2 1/4 lbs	35-40 min	35-40 min
Chicken drumsticks	1-1 1/2 lbs 2-2 1/2 lbs	35-40 min	35-40 min
Chicken breast half, bone-in	1 1/2-2 lbs 2-2 1/2 lbs	40-45 min	40-45 min
Chicken breast half, boneless	3/4-1 lbs 1-1 1/2 lbs	25-30 min	25-30 min
Whole chicken	3 1/2-4 lbs 5-7 lbs	1-1 1/4 hrs	1 1/4-1 1/2 hrs
Cornish hens	1 1/2-3 1/2 lbs 4-7 lbs	40-45 min	55-60 min
Preheat oven to 350°F. Add 1 Tbsp. flour to oven bag. Brush the chicken with vegetable oil or butter. Remove chicken from oven when meat thermometer reaches 180°F. If using a Turkey Size oven bag for foods smaller than 12 lbs., gather oven bag loosely around food, allowing room for heat circulation, close with nylon tie and cut away excess oven bag.