white meat

noun

: meat that comes from the breast or other thick parts of a chicken, turkey, etc., and that is lighter in color than the other parts when cooked
also : meat (such as pork) that is lighter in color than beef when cooked

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The Fan Favorite’s Box ($25): Four pieces of chicken on the bone drizzled in Mike’s Hot Honey, a 12-piece order of white meat nuggets, Secret Recipe Fries, four biscuits, and your choice of four sauces. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 Remove the chicken when white meat registers 155°F to 165°F, and remove dark meat around 170°F. Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025 It is made with crispy white meat chicken, lettuce and tomato in a soft tortilla. Peter Burke, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024 My weeknight move for making satiating meals in shockingly little time is the other other white meat—cheese. Chris Morocco, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for white meat

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white meat

noun
: meat that comes from the breast or other thick parts of poultry and that is lighter in color than the other parts when cooked
also : meat (such as pork) that is lighter in color than beef when cooked
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