My boneless chicken breast expires today and it has a couple of tiny blood

[DerangedBaboon]

spots. Is it safe to cook? I bought some boneless chicken breast some time ago that expires April 30th (today). I stuck it in the freezer, but removed it from the freezer yesterday and put it in the fridge so it could thaw in time for cooking today. While cutting it up I noticed that it had a couple of tiny spots of blood in it, and also the sheet on which the chicken was placed in the packaging was stained red, something I don't normally see. Is the chicken safe to cook and eat? It doesn't smell bad.

 

[Dottie R]

Since you had it in the freezer and thawed it in the fridge, it should be absolutely fine. Just wash the red spots off. I'm actually surprised you haven't seen it before.

By the way, the expiration date only means to use or freeze by that date. You could have kept the chicken frozen for quite a few more months and it would have been fine.

Enjoy your chicken!

 

[C7BEZ]

its fine... just wash it off... thats normal

 

[mtngigi]

It's fine ... just cut those spots of red off. When chicken is bad ... you know it!

 

[Rli R]

It's perfectly safe to eat. When meat is frozen (or even veggies), the cells, as they defrost, break and release fluid. The tiny spots of blood are nothing. If you've had it in the freezer it's fine.

Hope that helps.