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Put one chicken breast inside a sturdy ziplock bag and squeeze out most of, but not all, of the air.
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You want to unfold the chicken breast so that it is as flat as possible inside the bag.
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Take a heavy metal skillet, or rubber or cooking mallot (do not use a metal hammer) and pound each chicken breast (you have to hit it pretty hard) so that you flatten the piece evenly to between 1/4 and 1/2 inch.
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You do not want to keep pounding until the chicken starts to fall apart.
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When you are finished, the chicken will be flattened, and twice the size of the piece you started with.
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The amazing thing is, when you cook this chicken, it expands and you would never know that you flattened it to begin with.
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I also find that it tenderizes the chicken.
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Cut the chicken into strips with scissors to quickly make chicken fingers or chunks for your favorite recipe.
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You can try this for yourself and see if it doesn't give you the feeling that you are feeding the multitudes with mysterious multiplying chicken!
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I find that I can use two chicken breasts where I used to use five.
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Your chicken will cook faster because the meat is now even thickness.
