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Shredding Chicken – Foodie Friday.

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 It’s Foodie Friday which means it’s that time for another food tip, recipe, etc.
One of my pet peeves used to be shredding chicken.  You’d have to first cook it, then let it cool, then take two forks and then shred it, then clean up, OYE.  Then it always ended up tasting rubbery anyway.  It was such a time consuming, laborious process that I would just pass a recipe over if it called for shredded chicken.  
One day I happened to be making a recipe in my crock pot that called for chicken.  (The recipe went seriously awry) but I discovered my chicken was so moist and tender from cooking all day that it fell apart as I used some tongs to remove it.
Now once a month I slow cook 6-8 chicken breasts in the crock pot, shred them all up, put ’em in baggies, throw ’em in the freezer and grab a bag whenever a recipe calls for shredded chicken.  You won’t believe how easy it is to shred and how moist your chicken turns out.
Here’s my process:
I first put several (frozen or thawed) chicken breasts in a crock pot (as many as you’d like) then cover with water.  Season with whatever you want…salt, pepper, garlic…I sometimes throw onions in.  Like I said, whatever suits you.
 Turn on the pot and let it cook on low all day (6-8) hours.
Take the chicken out and let cool.  
You will be shocked how easily this falls apart with little effort.
 Within seconds your chicken will be shredded right in the bag.
That’s right, no forks needed…no cleaning up your hands or cutting board.  
It really is SO simple.
Next time you have a recipe that calls for shredded chicken pull a bag right out of the freezer and you’re good to go.

   

Comments

  2. This is great! I normally make a big mess when I shred my chicken or I refuse to shred chicken because of the fact that I hate messes. Thanks for the post!

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  3. I do this all the time 🙂 It is my favorite way to freeze chicken for recipes. We get it from zaycon foods, and I do several crock pots at once. I am a crock pot chicken junkie 🙂

  10. Cooking chicken in the crock pot has seriously saved my life. So much easier, and your house doesn’t get that boiled chicken smell – ick.

    I usually shred mine in my KitchenAid mixer using the paddle attachment, but this is even easier…fewer dishes to wash.

  11. Michelle, try cooking a whole chicken in the crock pot, too. You’ll save a lot of $ and still yield fall-off-the-bone chicken.

  15. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I had already discovered the crock pot genius for cooking chicken but your last 2 steps are just BRILLIANT!! This is right up there with the discovery of cooking Minute Rice like pasta!

  16. To shred chicken or beef or pork, I always remove the meat from the liquid and then use my hand mixer for about 10 seconds. Literally 10 seconds is all it takes to shred 8 chicken breasts. Try it and you will NEVER go back to the old fashioned way!

  20. another way if you have a Kitchen Aid Mixer is to cook the chicken in boiling water and then throw it in the mixer while its still hot and – Ta’Da!! The mixer does all the work for you! I will never shred chicken with a fork again.

  21. I love this! I really hate touching chicken, so this is a great solution for me! As soon as I can, I’ll be cooking up some shredded slow cooker chicken for recipes. Thanks for posting!

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