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To debone a chicken breast, place the chicken on a cutting board with the skin facing up. Use a chef’s knife to cut lengthwise into the thickest part of the chicken, then use your fingers to peel the skin away from the chicken breast. Slide your knife into the cut you made and use a scraping motion to cut the meat away from one side of the breastbone, then the other. You will then have 2 chicken breast halves. If there are any extra skin, fat, or any other unwanted parts left on the chicken, cut them off to finish preparing the breasts. Read on to learn how to debone a chicken breast while leaving the skin on!