If a recipe calls for ground chicken that is ground and you only have chicken breasts you're in luck. You can grind it in a food processor. Of course, you can always just buy the meat already ground up in the store but this is a quick hack or tip to do to save a quick trip to the store.
I admit, that I have a meat grinder attachment for my Kitchen Aid mixer and I NEVER use it. Got it as a gift from someone years back. Using a food processor to grind meat is so much easier and MUCH easier to clean. Have you ever tried to clean one of those meat grinder attachments? It's not fun.
Grinding meat in a food processor is really easy. I have only ever done this with chicken breasts before but you can definitely use whatever type of meat you like.
What types of meat to Grind
Chicken, Turkey, Fish
Use a dark cut of meat or just a regular chicken breast. You can use ground chicken or turkey for tacos, salads, chili, burrito bowls, or make chicken burgers or patties. If salmon burgers are your thing you can grind that up in the Food Process as well.
Pork, Beef, and Lamb
When buying this type of meat, I always look for 80/20. They don’t contain as much fat parts to cut off.
Tips for Grinding Meat in a Food Processor
- Keep all the meat an even size. Preferably 1 in size cubes.
- Freeze the cubes of chicken or meat on a large baking sheet in a single layer for no longer then an hour. If you're in a hurry this step isn't necassary. You can still grind it without freezing.
- Do not over process the meat.
- Make sure to clean the food processor after using it. Especially if you’re grinding chicken up.
Equipment Needed
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Hamilton Beach Food Processor & Vegetable Chopper for Slicing, Shredding, Mincing, and Puree, 10 Cups - Spiralizing, Silver
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How to Grind Chicken in a Food Processor
- Yield: 3 1x
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 medium sized chicken breasts, cut into to large chunks
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into even size cubes. About 1 in size. Add to a food processor.
- In a food processor, pulse the chicken until it resembles ground chicken. If you have more than the recommended amount, process in batches.
- See the post above for more details.
- Category: Easy
- Method: Food Processor
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: how to grind chicken in a food processor
Amy says
This is AWESOME! I never thought to grind meats in the FP for some reason! I'm making knock-off P.F.Chang's lettuce wraps tonight and this means I can use chicken I already have on hand. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
★★★★★
Jenna says
Yes definitely!
Lee says
I don't use my food processor much and I certainly never thought to use it to grind meat.
Many thanks for explaining how to do this! Gotta try it now.
Jenna says
Thanks for letting me know. I don't know why Google is showing it that way. I have fixed the title since then.
WP says
Hi - haven't tried this, but just wanted you to know that you spelled chicken wrong in the title of the recipe, so when you Google how to grind chicken, it comes up misspelled. (fee free not to post - I just thought you might like to know)
Tracy says
what is wednesday's recipe you referred to?
Jenna says
That is good to know! Thanks for the tip.
Granny m says
I clean my food processor blades with a clean toothbrush