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Shredded Chicken
This easy Shredded Chicken recipe makes moist, tender chicken that's perfect for meal prep, quick dinners, or adding to your favorite weeknight meals.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 4h 10m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 4h👤 Jess Rice📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●slow cooker
- ●pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Gather your ingredients.
2
Season the chicken
3
Rub chicken breasts with olive oil. Then, rub with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
olive oil ($0.19)1 Tbspsalt ($0.02)1 tsponion powder ($0.05)1 tspgarlic powder ($0.05)1 tsp
4
Add to slow cooker
5
Add chicken to slow cooker.
6
Cook on high
7
Pour chicken broth over the top and cook on high in the crockpot for ⏱️ 4 hours.
chicken broth ($0.20*)2 cups
8
Shred the chicken
9
Remove breasts from the crock pot and shred with 2 forks.
10
Freeze
11
To keep the meat moist, you can add back some of the seasoned broth from the crock pot, but I find soaking it in that much liquid after cooking results in mushy pulled chicken. Freeze any leftover broth for future recipes!
12
Serve warm in the crock pot or cold for chicken salad. This shredded chicken can be used however you prefer, and it’s great for meal prep!
Nutrition Facts
calories
248 kcal
fat Content
7 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.1 g
sodium Content
739 mg
protein Content
43 g
carbohydrate Content
1 g
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