Pressure Canning "Pretty" Chicken-Not Official Canuary!

Today we are Pressure Canning "Pretty" Chicken. What is Pretty Chicken? Pretty Chicken is delicious chicken that has been cooked in the instant pot before pressure canning in its own beautiful broth.
Pint time for canning is 75 minutes and the Quarts process for 90 minutes.
Side Note: This is NOT my official Canuary Video, as part of the Suttons Daze collaboration. That will be coming next week!
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[@celestejohnson9227]

Great to see another canner that cares about the appearance of the food. We really eat with our eyes first. I’m also one of those that has to line up my lids with my jars. Very nicely done, I’ve been canning for 50 years and started when I was 15. Fantastic to see a younger generation taking pride in home food preservation.

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thank you for the kind words! I have helped a few friends locally get started, and I hope my generation takes hold of the idea that we need to be able to prepare our own food. My age group of women is pretty reliant on the grocery stores, and 2020 taught me that they are not a guarantee. We are actually going to raise our own meat chickens this spring, and I plan to put a lot do it on the shelf. Thank you again for watching, and I appreciate your kind words! Hope to see you back again soon!

[@AngiesPantry58]

Beautiful looking Chicken in a jar.. Love that your a clean canner. Your canner is clean stove is clean unlike the "Give A Way" Canuary ones. Thanks for sharing.

[@PattyMarino-mr1fb]

I love the idea. Pretty chicken will appeal to all the non-canners! The instapot makes things easier!

[@BeckyPalmer-u9t]

I admire you for being able to do all this canning with your little helpers!

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thank you! It’s just “normal” life around here. 💕

[@BeckyPalmer-u9t]

@@thehometownhomestead 🥰

[@dianegeilenfeldt5452]

I love canning chicken. It’s a must in my pantry..

[@thehometownhomestead]

I agree! We use it often!

[@FarmhouseHarvest]

Very pretty chicken!

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

[@janicejames9350]

I think I will canning chicken this way from now on! Thank you for sharing this video!!!

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thank you for watching, and thank you for the kind words!

[@cherylspeed7950]

Instant pots sure are handy aren't they? I like the tip about cutting up the chicken with scissors ✂️. ☺️ Thank you for the tip!!

[@helenkliewer2189]

This looks good. I do like the ugly chicken because it is so easy but I will try this too. Love the Forjars lids. Thank you for participating.

[@longarmsupplies]

Too cute at the end...nope Mommy, I didn't touch it. Thanks for the video..I'll give this a try next time. I just used the last jar of my raw packed chicken and I must say, it's the smell that gets to me. I hid the chicken in some corn chowder and tricked my hubby into eating it. LOL. He keeps telling me he hates canned meat...He just ate three bowls of the chowder so I guess I win!

[@thehometownhomestead]

I didn’t like the raw pack smell either, so I feel you there. I also find these chunks of meat are much better in the end product. Baby girl likes to be involved, even behind my back! 😝 Thank you for watching! 💕

[@landoflincoln2336]

It is pretty chicken! Thanks for the video with all of your little canning helpers!

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! I hope to see you back soon, and Happy Canning!

[@lindaweber3083]

I am enjoying your channel.

[@thehometownhomestead]

I'm so glad! 💕

[@tammyharder7488]

Any protein in a jar is a welcome sight to a quick delicious meal. Chicken is definitely one of those comforts thanks for sharing.

[@thehometownhomestead]

I totally agree! It makes a quick chicken noodle soup, or chicken salad for sure, plus many more. Thanks for watching!

[@user-fc2bt7ku3xmarjoryobrien]

I love to can chicken, it’s a family favorite

[@natalia199301]

Thank You for sharing….great information!🎉

[@thehometownhomestead]

You are so welcome, and thank you for watching! 💕

[@natalia199301]

It was my pleasure!

[@AngieMcCarty-t7u]

This is the way I do my chicken too❤,thank you for sharing ❤😊

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thanks for watching!

[@christyjarnigan5450]

Love the video! Cooking in instant pot first is a great idea. Thanks for a good video. God bless❤

[@thehometownhomestead]

Same to you, and thanks for watching!

[@dsr8223]

Nice video. I agree with the other commenters who don't like "ugly chicken." To me, It's well worth the extra trouble to pre-cook it a bit. I only pre-cook mine about half-way, but that's enough to keep that gross-looking stuff from forming during canning.

[@thehometownhomestead]

Definitely worth it. I find it easier to pack once I’m not touching raw chicken as well. Thanks for watching, and I hope to see you back soon!

[@letssummondinner]

I got some chicken breast to can for the first time. I was going to raw pack it but I had some concerns about whether my family would get weirded out by the way it looks. THIS method however looks fantastic in jar. I think I will try it this way to get them used to eating the home canned meat before I raw pack lol.

[@thehometownhomestead]

Raw pack was a bit off putting to our crew, but they eat this often! I used it a couple of times in my Pantry Challenge Week 1. Failure is in the title, so look for it, because I used it for chicken salad and chicken noodle soup. Thanks for watching, and good luck!

[@letssummondinner]

@@thehometownhomestead Absolutely going to check that out. I LOVE chicken salad lol.

[@carmenfringer4740]

Very good ideas and a pretty product. Thank you for sharing.

[@thehometownhomestead]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@jimjordan5630]

❤ 😂 ❤. Precious!❤. And that liked really good! And your video was very well done as well!

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thank you! Editing videos isn’t the fun part, but getting them done in a way that I like always feels good!

[@jimjordan5630]

@@thehometownhomestead You do very well with it!

[@lizmusquiz221]

Love this.

[@renitameares3838]

Good idea using your Instant Pot.

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thank you! 😊

[@apriltaylor3338]

I like this way better than ugly chicken. Great video. Ty!

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thank you!

[@tammym110]

Your chicken turned out so well. I love my pampered chef salad chopper or whatever it’s called. I have a brand new one as a backup just in case.

[@thehometownhomestead]

I use term for chicken most, but they’re awesome for chopping chives right out of the garden, and salad too! Thanks for watching!

[@BlessedbyJesus1000]

I'm looking forward to canning this!! Thank you!

[@thehometownhomestead]

Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for watching!

[@martharayon7194]

Great video!! And great tip on the PC salad scissors, I just deboned and cubed chicken today to freeze dry so next time I am going to use my salad scissors.❤

[@thehometownhomestead]

Love that you already have some! They're a well-loved tool around here! Also, thanks for subscribing, and I hope to see you back soon!

[@cindypye578]

I’m going to have to do chicken like this sometime. It looks so good. I have an All American, too, and I love it.

[@thehometownhomestead]

It’s hard to convey what a workhorse the All American really is for our kitchen, but I can’t go without it for sure! Thanks for watching!

[@citygirlhomestead]

that is really pretty chicken

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thank you!

[@JenB.188]

This was a great video! I love canning chicken but I’ve never tried it this way.

[@thehometownhomestead]

It's so good! Let me know what you think if you give it a try!

[@vickikenton5439]

Ooh I would love this as a carnivore meal in a jar! Thank you for sharing your instructions!

[@thehometownhomestead]

You are so welcome! It’s an awesome way to have a quick meal. I actually pulled a jar of pork off the shelf and just added salt the other day. It was phenomenal, and took no time at all. Total win! Thanks for watching!

[@J_LOVES_ME]

Looks good!! I'll try this next time.

[@thehometownhomestead]

Let me know what you think!

[@leewillis2908]

Beautiful family and nice looking chicken. Thank you for the title stating that this is not an official Canuary video. Maybe next year it will be. I appreciate your safe canning practices, as well. One question, does the chicken come out of the jars as tender as with raw pack?

[@thehometownhomestead]

I put that in the title because I actually AM official Canuary this year! This is just in addition to my 2 for Leisa. I did a seared pork, which is love, and will have a grape jelly with honey coming next Friday. It comes out amazingly juicy and tender. Thanks for watching, and I hope you enjoy the Canuary lineup this year!

[@conniecrews8462]

Still learning to pressure can food. Still very nervous during process!!! Putting up more protein is my goal this year!!! Great video!

[@thehometownhomestead]

You can absolutely do it! Thanks for watching.

[@juliabrown5948]

Same here! I'm nervous but I know we need to do it. Let's do it, Connie,we got this. We will be so glad to have it!

[@sherryrains9906]

I like my chicken pretty on the shelf to

[@thehometownhomestead]

I love that canning offers the flexibility to preserve in different methods. The same thing just doesn’t work I’m every household. Thanks for watching!

[@lindayoung2959]

I just canned my shredded chicken! 17 pints. I made some sweet and sour.

[@thehometownhomestead]

That sounds awesome! Chicken on the shelf is so dang good. Thanks for watching!

[@lindayoung2959]

@@thehometownhomestead love your videos. I'm not worried about pretty, I get that from the jars that are colorful, like peaches or carrots. Or some nice white potatoes.

[@susanlizottealbert3825]

That is why I don’t plan on getting this canner. Have the same problem with my mixer and that was very frustrated. Don’t need that with a canner either.

[@michellegousios566]

New subscriber here!! I just bought a pressure canner haven’t used it yet but chicken is gonna be my first project. Thanks❤. Canning is my new obsession 😂

[@thehometownhomestead]

Can I offer a tip? Grab one flat of pints and one of quarts per month until you have as many as you’d like. It definitely helps to not have to buy all at once! Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you back soon!

[@michellegousios566]

@@thehometownhomestead Great that’s what I did last week at Walmart lol. I water canned strawberry jam last summer and I loved it! Last week I canned apple sauce. But it’s gonna be my first time using the pressure canner but I’m excited thanks

[@thehometownhomestead]

@@michellegousios566 it’s a whole new world!

[@MsGumflip]

Thanks, I’d like to try this method. I think it probably works best with dark meat. I don’t have an Instapot so I’ll have t o research other cooking methods. I enjoyed your video !

[@thehometownhomestead]

I’ve seen people do this with whole chickens, shredding and deboning before canning the entire chicken. I’d say more broth will come from the dark, but both should work. Thanks for watching!

[@dawnsparrow2311]

We are thankful for our ugly chicken on the shelves BUT we don’t love the taste of it. I will definitely need to try this to see if the taste is better. Thank you for sharing.

[@thehometownhomestead]

I enjoy this flavor better. Smoked is also fabulous, but this is quick, easy, and tastes great! Thanks for watching!

[@jimjordan5630]

When you can't your chicken did you add any seasoning to the jar? I canned my first chicken breast several months ago and added 1 different seasonings to to each of 12 jars (not all in one jar) to see which seasoning tasted better or which I liked better, though I live alone. I have some to my sister and so far she's tried the one with Dan-O's and she said she really likes it. I was just wondering. But they do seem to be great for those quick dishes.

[@thehometownhomestead]

@@jimjordan5630 I have done with and without seasonings. I prefer to keep my seasoning simple in the jar, and spice it later to the recipe where I’m using jt, simply to keep the flexibility in tact. Sometimes I want Mexican, sometimes Thai. Other times I want a nice chicken salad. Sticking to salt and pepper leaves all options on the table. Thanks for watching, and I hope to see you back soon!

[@ruthjames4299]

I’m not an ugly chicken fan but I will give this method a try. Hopefully it tastes as good as it looks. 🇦🇺

[@thehometownhomestead]

The broth takes it over the top, and the instant pot keeps it SIMPLE! Good luck, and thanks for watching! Let me know how it goes!

[@kellydice1723]

The chicken does look a lot better cooked this way.

[@thehometownhomestead]

Thanks! I find the favor better also, but everyone is different in that regard.

[@pacoswifemarg]

What if I don’t have an Instapot? Can I roast a chicken and cut it up - use my homemade canned broth to top them? And your daughter is so dang cute. What a big helper.

[@thehometownhomestead]

Yes! You can do it however you’d like. The Instapot just takes it off my mind because it’s a really hands off process. If you’re curious about one, always check the FB marketplace. They’re often super cheap, because some people don’t use them after they make the initial purchase. That said, we use ours 5x a week, at least. I actually have visions of a 2nd to make processing chicken faster. 😬 Thanks for watching, and the kind words! Let me know if you have any additional questions!

[@BH-gr2ds]

I've done it that way and it works well.

[@robertasmith7780]

lol I actually measured my finger! Yes, it’s 3 inches 😂

[@thehometownhomestead]

Yes! Isn’t that a great piece of knowledge to have in the back of your mind??? 👍

[@katriciabillings8897]

Was wondering why you donyou cook it first just wondering it will cook during process?

[@thehometownhomestead]

I like the taste and texture better this way. It’s just personal preference. You can slightly under cook it, and it finishes in the canning process.

[@dawnharding9923]

Do you find that the chicken this way is drier than a regular raw pack method? I am terribly afraid of making dry chicken because I have a hard time swallowing drier foods like white meat chicken and bread. This does look so much better than the raw pack meat though!

[@thehometownhomestead]

Not at all. If that is a concern, you can always cut your chunks smaller to get more broth to each piece in the jar. This chicken remains super moist though.

[@jbcox1776]

Does the chicken come out mushy, being cooked twice? I'd like to try this but also like chunk chicken 😉

[@thehometownhomestead]

Not at all! I used a jar to make a chicken salad in my week one Pantry Challenge. If you’d like to see what it looks like, check it out. Thanks for watching!

[@janolson4579]

How long to cook it if you don't have an Instapot?

[@thehometownhomestead]

You can par cook, meaning not fully cook it, and do the same thing. You can also do smoked chicken in a similar fashion. It doesn’t have to reach 165 internal to be done, since it’s going into the canner, where it can finish up.

[@happinessishomemade6242]

Why did you can those for 90 minutes? I was always told to can pints for 75 minutes.

[@thehometownhomestead]

Because I used the quart time instead of the pint. Kiddos running around while I was verifying times, and I definitely went over instead of under, which is the side of caution that I tend to err on. Thanks for watching!

[@happinessishomemade6242]

@@thehometownhomestead oh I get it, I was just confusing myself and over thinking it. Thank you for the great video.

[@thehometownhomestead]

I snipped the audio and corrected in the description. I actually DID process for 75, but that was last week, so I looked up the time before recording the audio and read off the wrong time. Thank you again for the correction! I appreciate the ability to make it right for all of those that came after you in viewing/ 💕

[@BlessedStacy]

Thank you for the pretty chicken. I dont mind the ugly version, but some family members are so picky. If they saw the ugly chicken in the jar, they wouldn’t eat it. God bless you.

[@LRChilders]

Love the idea of “pretty chicken”!! I’ve been hesitant on canning chicken due to the appearance. But now I can’t wait to try it!

[@melodycrapser-cy5eh]

I just did this in the instapot and saved the broth but had to freeE the freeze the chicken. I did get several meals out of it which was nice and the broth turned out good. Can’t wait to try canning it this summer! Do you know if I would be able to can after it’s frozen?

[@thehometownhomestead]

I wouldn’t think it would be a problem, but I’m not sure.

[@elsybesma2001]

That is a great way of doing it. I have been avoiding chicken, but this is so easy, it’s now on my list. Thanks

[@thehometownhomestead]

You are so welcome! It’s super easy and delicious. Let me know what you thinks after you give it a try!