Always make sure your chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees for safety. We love our Crock Pot slow cooker for this recipe! We store cooled chicken in a Pyrex container or Stasher Bag (a reusable, dishwasher-safe alternative to ziploc bags).Ĭhicken cuts: We use boneless, skinless chicken breasts in this recipe, but you can also use boneless skinless chicken thighs or bone-in chicken if you prefer.
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VIDEO: HOW TO MAKE SLOW COOKER SHREDDED CHICKENĮquipment. You can also freeze shredded chicken - I like to throw a cup or two at a time in a reusable silicone Stasher Bag so I can defrost just what I need! Shredded chicken will keep in the freezer this way for 3-4 months before it starts losing flavor. When shredded chicken has cooled completely, transfer it to an airtight container (we love our Pyrex!) and store in the fridge for 3-4 days. Easy Lemon Orzo Soup with Pesto and shredded crock pot chicken.30 Minute Chicken Spinach Alfredo (with no heavy cream!).Chicken, Pear, and Arugula Salad with Walnuts.Need some weeknight chicken dinner inspiration? Here are some of our favorite shredded crock pot chicken recipes: This crock pot chicken is perfect for meal prep (great if you're cooking on a budget!), and it's an ultra-easy way to make shredded chicken for a crowd (hellooooooo, game day chicken nachos!) We recommend using the slow cooker setting if you'd like to use an Instant Pot here!) How to use shredded chicken: (PLEASE NOTE: If you want to make shredded chicken with an Instant Pot, you WILL need liquid in the bowl to allow the pot to come to pressure. Using a nice, long, low-and-slow cook time helps chicken breasts retain plenty of moisture - but you can certainly opt to add a splash of water or chicken stock to the crockpot if you like! If you're worried about dry chicken, you can also swap boneless skinless chicken thighs in for a bit of extra moisture. The chicken releases quite a bit of liquid as it cooks, and we didn't notice enough of a taste difference in our testing to justify the extra step and extra ingredients! We're making this slow cooker chicken without broth or extra liquid.
Throw it all together in a slow cooker (I love my Crock Pot!), let it cook away for a few hours, and BEHOLD: the most perfect blank canvas for lunches and dinners and sandwiches and salad and anything else you can think of ALL. If I had to choose the ONE TRUE WEEKNIGHT HERO of my meal prep routine, it would be this easy shredded chicken.Īll you need is salt, pepper, olive oil, and a few pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs.
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