It\u2019ll help you become a better home cook, I promise!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nOn average, a chicken breast can weigh around 6 ounces. However, once again, it can be difficult to predict how many ounces of meat there can be in each piece. Chicken breast typically weighs anywhere from 4 ounces to 10 ounces. A 4-ounce serving will contain around 110 calories, while a 10-ounce serving will have around 275 calories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A tenderloin can be anywhere from 1\/5th to 1\/2 of the size of the chicken breast. Due to this, it can be difficult to determine how many ounces each tenderloin weighs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Again, the easiest solution is to buy a kitchen scale. Take the guesswork out of your cooking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding Shrinking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n All meat shrinks during the cooking process, including chicken tenderloins<\/strong>. As the meat is warmed, juices are expelled, which shrinks the meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, even if you dredge the tenders in bread crumbs before deep frying them, the chicken is likely to shrink as it loses moisture. On average, the tenders will reduce about 25 percent in size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, why is this important for you to know? Well, this piece of knowledge ensures that you take shrinkage into consideration when you are buying your tenderloin or breast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the raw meat maybe 4 ounces of chicken, the cooked result may be about 3 ounces or less. It is always best to err on the side of caution. If you want to guarantee that everyone has enough to eat, then always buy about 2 ounces more of meat per person. This way, each individual will still end up with about 4 ounces of chicken on their plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note: if you are cooking the chicken in a lot of liquid, like a stew or in a slow cooker, then the shrinkage will be minimal. The chicken will absorb any lost liquid.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nWrapping It Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n There you have it – you now know how many chicken tenderloins in 4 ounces! On average, it will take 2 tenders to weigh 4 ounces, as tenders weigh around 2 ounces each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Again, these weights are estimates.<\/strong> You should always check the weight listed on the packaging before making your purchase to ensure you buy the correct amount of food you need. Remember, chicken, like all meat, has a tendency to shrink as you cook it. Take this into consideration when determining how much chicken to buy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"About 2 chicken tenderloins weigh 4 ounces. Keep in mind that this is an estimate – the exact number can vary depending on the weight of each chicken tender! It was only after I got to culinary school that I realized just how important weight is when it comes to cooking. It can determine the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7756"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7756"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20269,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7756\/revisions\/20269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7756"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=7756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}