How long does cooked chicken or turkey pieces keep?
Cooked chicken or turkey pieces: 3 to 4 days in the fridge and 4 months in the freezer.
Freezer times are for best quality. Food kept frozen at 0°F stays safe indefinitely, but its taste and texture fade.
- Fridge
- 3 to 4 days
- Freezer
- 4 monthsFor best quality
- Reheat to
- 165°F
Storage tips
- Pull the meat off the bones if the bird is large, and refrigerate it in a covered dish.
More poultry
Chicken nuggets and patties
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 1 to 3 months
Raw ground meat and ground poultry
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 3 to 4 months
Raw whole chicken or turkey
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 1 yearRaw chicken or turkey pieces
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 9 monthsRaw stuffed poultry or chops
Fridge: 1 day
Raw sausage
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 1 to 2 months
Deli salads
Fridge: 3 to 5 daysChicken (whole)
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 12 monthsSources
- USDA FSIS cold food storage chart Storage times
- USDA FSIS safe minimum internal temperature chart Cooking temperature
General U.S. guidance from public USDA data. It is not a promise that a food is safe: if it smells, looks or feels wrong, throw it out.
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