How to can Boneless Chicken Breast

Canning boneless chicken breast in a pressure canner is a great way to get the awesome deals year round. My family will price match the best deals during the year and can or freeze what we get. Essentially, we can the savings. This means we have $1.49 chicken years round instead of buying a little during the sale and a little during the rest of the year.

How much would you save if you purchased a pressure canner and jars and canned your own chicken?

Breakdown of Cost:
We purchased 108 Jars: $64.71
Pressure Canner: $142
Pounds of Chicken Breast: $108
Price Per Pound of Chicken Breast: $1.49

Total Cost to can 108 pounds of chicken: $368

Breakdown if you purchased canned chicken from the store:
Walmart Price for canned chicken per ounce: $0.219
Pounds of Chicken: 108

Total Cost of Walmart canned chicken: $378.78

Analysis Breakdown
Benefit:

• You save $11.16
•  + You get a Pressure Canner paid for with savings
•  + You get 108 jars also paid for with savings
• The savings is even more when the price of chicken goes up and you canned your prices earlier in the year.

Cutting the fat off the Chicken Breast:

Place the chicken breast in the jars:

Heat the new lids in a warm water bath:

Use a knife to release the air trapped in the jar. This will help you prevent broken jars during canning:

Clean the rims of the jars before placing the warmed lids on the jars:

This is the type of pressure canner we use:

We can chicken at 13 to 16 psi for 75 minutes:

What comes with the pressure canner: