Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Recipe

Chicken breasts, slowly cooked for several hours with a handful of spices in nourishing stock, is an utter revelation - why haven't we thought of it as a kitchen staple before?

It is simply amazing, and it turns out that the humble and oft-used chicken has, even more, to offer by way of taste/texture than the standard grilling, baking, or frying. So get all the ingredients in the slow cooker; it takes less than 20 minutes, and wait and see for yourself what it is all about.

And you will want to cook chicken this way; we know it! This coming weekend is the perfect time to try it out.

You can make a protein base of a week's worth of lunches - for example, you can add it to a Paleo burrito bowl, you can whip up a quick chicken salad with any ingredients that you have on hand and stuff it in a lettuce wrap, it is divine as a topper on BBQ-chicken baked sweet potatoes, add it generously to your cauliflower crust pizza, perhaps with some chunks of fresh pineapple...

And don't forget about the pad thai salad, with the chicken already shredded; dinner will be ready in just a few minutes.

Tips for shredded chicken success: use approximately half a cup of chicken stock, or water, for every pound of chicken; shred the chicken while it is still warm with two forks; experiment with spices or make it "plain" with just chicken and stock, so you can adjust the spices later.

Now you can (you must) add slow cooking of chicken to your collection of versatile, repeatable foods.

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Recipe

Serves: 4 Prep: 20 min Cook: 8 h

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
• 1 tbsp. paprika
• ½ tbsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. onion flakes
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 cup chicken stock
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. Place the chicken in a slow cooker and lightly brush it with olive oil.
2. Coat the chicken with all the spices and generously season with salt and pepper.
3. Pour the chicken stock into the slow cooker and cook for 6 to 8 hours on low or until the chicken easily shreds.
4. Shred the chicken breasts with two forks, mix everything, and cook another 10 to 15 minutes on high.
5. Serve as the main course or over a salad.

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Recipe

This simple recipe of slow cooker shredded chicken is much more than it appears at first glance - it is a time, money and life saver for weekday lunches!

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 8 hrs

Total Time 8 hrs 20 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 398 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 4 chicken breasts skinless and boneless
• 1 tbsp. paprika
• ½ tbsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. onion flakes
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 cup chicken stock
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Place the chicken in a slow cooker, and lightly brush with olive oil.
  4 chicken breasts
• Coat the chicken with all the spices and generously season with salt and pepper.
  1 tbsp. paprika, ½ tbsp. chili powder, 1 tsp. onion flakes, 1 tsp. garlic powder, 1 tsp. dried oregano, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, 2 tbsp. olive oil
• Pour the chicken stock in the slow cooker and cook 6 to 8 hours on low, or until chicken easily shreds.
  1 cup chicken stock
• Shred the chicken breasts with two forks, mix everything, and cook another 10 to 15 minutes on high.
• Serve as the main course, or over a salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 398kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 56gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 148mgSodium: 247mgPotassium: 674mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 2427IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 4mg

Keyword shredded chicken, slow cooker

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