Poached Chicken Recipe. This is the best Poached Chicken Recipe ever! Poaching your chicken breasts will result in a tender, juicy chicken breast that can be used in many delicious recipes, or eaten alone. Poached chicken is much more flavorful than plain boiled chicken. Versatile, easy to make poached chicken freezes well and is great to have on hand for lunch, dinner, or just a wonderful protein filled snack.