3 Ways to Steam Chicken Without a Steamer

1. Create a Makeshift Steamer

If you don't have a vegetable or rice steamer, not to worry. Create your own steamer using a large pot with a tight-fitting lid.

  1. Put a colander in the pot and the chicken slices in the colander. The pot should be filled with enough liquid to almost come up to the bottom of the colander but not quite.
  2. Turn on the stove burner to medium.
  3. When the liquid starts to boil, cover with the lid and turn the heat down to low. The liquid should barely boil.
  4. Steam until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Place Into the Oven

Put your oven to work steaming the chicken and freeing up the stove for other dishes. It's as simple as putting a cake or cookie cooling rack inside the baking pan. The rack keeps the chicken up and out of the water.

  1. Cover the pan with aluminum foil before you put it in the oven.
  2. If you want to jump-start the steaming process, fill the pan with boiling water or liquid.
  3. If your racks aren't high enough, scrunch up rolls of aluminum foil and place on top of the rack.
  4. Then, put the chicken on the rolls of foil.

3. Wrap It Up

Steam the chicken wrapped in microwave-safe plastic wrap and aluminum foil. You have your choice of two ways.

  1. Wrap each piece of seasoned chicken legs, drumsticks and half breasts tightly in plastic wrap and then in aluminum foil.
  2. Place in an oven preheated to 300 degrees Fahrenheit and bake until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. The plastic wrap steams the chicken in its own juices. The aluminum foil protects the plastic wrap from melting. You could also wrap a whole chicken and use this same method.
    3. The second method is to place the chicken in a baking pan with a cup of water. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and then with aluminum foil.

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