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Can you freeze stuffed, raw chicken breasts?

Yes, you can freeze stuffed, raw chicken breasts

Best quality within 9 months.

Stuffed, raw chicken breasts

Up to 9 months

What the freezer time means

Freezer times from USDA FoodKeeper are about quality, not safety. Food kept frozen at 0 F (-18 C) stays safe indefinitely; what changes over the months is texture, moisture and flavour. Wrap stuffed, raw chicken breasts tightly, press out air, and label the pack with the date so the window above is easy to track.

Thaw in the fridge, not on the counter. Anything that thawed in the fridge can be refrozen, with some further loss of quality; anything left at room temperature for more than 2 hours should not go back in.

Storage habits that make the difference

Refrigerate stuffed poultry immediately after purchase and cook it within a day or two, since the combination of raw meat and filling spoils faster than plain meat. Use a food thermometer to confirm the centre of the stuffing reaches a safe temperature. Freeze uncooked portions tightly wrapped if you need to store them longer.

Can you freeze other poultry: stuffed or assembled?

Source: USDA FSIS FoodKeeper dataset (public domain). How we decode the data.