Easy Shredded Chicken in the Slow Cooker

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
5 min 4 h 4
Easy Shredded Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Health Highlights
This is a basic slow cooker/crock pot recipe for shredded chicken. You can make this one time a week and use it throughout to add to salads and quick dinners!

Ingredients


4 breast Chicken breast, boneless, skinless (if frozen, thaw for 1-2 hours first)
1 cup Chicken broth (stock), low sodium (or water)

Instructions


  1. Add the ingredients to the slow cooker: Place the chicken and stock or water in the bowl of a 4-quart or larger slow cooker.
  2. Cook the chicken: Cover the slow cooker with the lid. Cook until the chicken is tender and registers an internal temperature of 165°F, 4 to 5 hours on low, or 2 to 3 hours on high.
  3. Frozen chicken will take longer, about 5-6 hours, depending on size of chicken. Check at 4 hours.
  4. Shred the chicken: While the chicken is still warm, transfer it to a cutting board or large plate and use 2 forks to shred the meat.

Notes:

Ways to use slow cooker chicken throughout the week:

Add to any kind of salad for extra protein!

Make some quinoa or cauliflower rice. Stir in soy sauce, hot sauce or other seasonings. Add in chicken for a quick lunch! 

Season with taco seasonings and make lettuce wrapped tacos or taco salad! 

Great topper for baked sweet potatoes!

Add to curry! 

Make pesto zucchini noodle pasta!

The possibilities are endless! 


Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 266
Calories from fat 55
Calories from saturated fat 11.8
Total Fat 6.1 g
Saturated Fat 1.3 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.6 g
Cholesterol 170 mg
Sodium 139 mg
Potassium 776 mg
Total Carbohydrate 0.3 g
Dietary Fiber 0
Sugars 0.3 g
Protein 53 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Meat 2.6

Energy sources


Pygal0%381.0452505991834107.2562255702154921%434.5667653600932126.27932903313279%326.2556851439933264.3657777341133521%79%CarbohydratesFatProtein

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