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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Those all-white meat chicken nuggets are plain by design, seemingly created as a vehicle for getting sauce in your mouth. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 26 May 2026 One large rotisserie chicken will give you the right amount of white meat. Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 24 May 2026 Even McDonald’s boasted about how their chicken nuggets, which first hit the market in 1981, were (and still are) made with all white meat. Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2026 They’re made with white meat topped with a slight drizzle of a spicy poblano sauce. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026 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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