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.Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.
Servings: 8 servings (1 cup shredded chicken each)
Ingredients
- 3.5-4 lbs chicken breasts boneless and skinless, $7.84
- 1 Tbsp olive oil $0.19
- 1 tsp salt $0.02
- 1 tsp black pepper freshly cracked, $0.08
- 1 tsp onion powder $0.05
- 1 tsp garlic powder $0.05
- 2 cups chicken broth $0.20*
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Rub chicken breasts with olive oil. Then, rub with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
- Add chicken to slow cooker.
- Pour chicken broth over the top and cook on high in the crockpot for 4 hours.
- Remove breasts from the crock pot and shred with 2 forks.
- 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!
- 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!
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Notes
*We like to use bouillon to make chicken broth to keep our costs low. Better Than Bouillon is our preferred brand in the Budget Bytes kitchen.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 7g | Sodium: 739mg | Fiber: 0.1g