Substituting Chicken - Ask Extension
I'm new to pressure canning, I'm looking for information on adjustments that can be made to tested recipes. I have allergies to red meats I was wonder...
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Substituting Chicken #924093
Asked January 31, 2026, 2:46 AM EST
I'm new to pressure canning, I'm looking for information on adjustments that can be made to tested recipes. I have allergies to red meats I was wondering if I could use chicken breast instead of beef in a tested recipe.
Portage County Wisconsin
Expert Response
Hi there, glad you have jumped into the preservation world. We have some resources that I do hope you can utilize to enhance your knowledge and skills:
When you go to prepare a dish, you can at that point substitute the canned chicken for the canned red meat in the recipe, but there are specific processing times for preserving poultry that must be followed. I hope this makes sense, but if you have further questions, please respond with them.
Thank you,
- We have created short videos around preservation practices that might help you - please scroll down to find them: https://www.canr.msu.edu/search?tag=safe%20food%20%26%20water&county=&contentTypeOption=VideoObject&tagUsage=or&searchType=searchBar&hideHomePage=true#results
- Our free, online Preserving MI Harvest classes are held on Thursdays at 1:00 & 6:00, to find the list of classes and to register, see: https://www.canr.msu.edu/search?tag=food%20preservation&county=&contentTypeOption=calendarEvent&tagUsage=or&searchType=searchBar&hideHomePage=true#results
When you go to prepare a dish, you can at that point substitute the canned chicken for the canned red meat in the recipe, but there are specific processing times for preserving poultry that must be followed. I hope this makes sense, but if you have further questions, please respond with them.
Thank you,
