Poaching is a great way to prepare chicken since the nutritional value is preserved well and the Chinese medicine qualities are nourishing, as opposed to roasting or baking (which are drying). It’s really easy as well. Put a few of the following ingredients (celery, carrot, onion, green onion, leek, shiitake mushroom, fennel, peppercorns, parsley, thyme, cloves, garlic, ginger, etc.) with water and bring to a low simmer. Immerse chicken breasts or legs and cover. Breasts take about 10 minutes, legs take about 15 minutes. The chicken can now be eaten as is or can be further prepared as chicken salad.  
But wait! Save that poaching liquid! Strain the ingredients and now you can use this for a soup base. What I did last night was use this liquid for a yummy shiitake mushroom-thyme risotto topped with fresh black and white truffles.