They’re convenient and, we’re told, more healthy. But there are few things quite as boring or more difficult to prepare well than boneless skinless chicken breasts (BSCBs).

Here’s the problem: Chicken skin helps keep the chicken moist, and the bones add flavor.

Remove both and what do you have? The potential for dry, tasteless, tough chicken.

But not to worry. Here are two foolproof methods to prepare BSCBs so they come out tender every time -- provided you follow these instructions exactly.

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This will be the method of choice if you are preparing BSCBs for chicken salad or other recipes where you want perfectly prepared tender and moist pure white chicken.

Place chicken breasts in a wide, shallow pan that has a lid, and add enough chicken broth (or a combination of chicken bro

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