How Many Chicken Breasts Are From One Chicken?
                                
                                
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                                Chickens, anatomically speaking, have one large pectoral muscle known as the breast, which is divided into two separate halves by the breastbone. This means that from a single chicken, you can obtain two distinct pieces commonly referred to as 'chicken breasts' in culinary contexts, along with two attached tenderloins.