Name: The Best Shredded Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2-4 chicken breasts; 1 quart chicken broth or water; salt to taste; pepper to taste

The Best Shredded Chicken Recipe

The best shredded chicken recipe! Moist, tender, and full of flavor. Easy to make and have available for many of your favorite dishes. I like to make a big batch to have this step done ahead of time making dinners healthy, yummy, and fast during the week!

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Course: Basic

Cuisine: universal

Keyword: chicken, easy, kid friendly

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 76kcal

Equipment

Large skillet with lid
forks, mixer, or food processor

Ingredients

2-4 chicken breasts
1 quart chicken broth or water
salt to taste
pepper to taste

Instructions

Place chickenbreasts in large skillet with chicken broth to fully cover by approximately 1inch.
Bring liquid to a boil, then reduceheat to simmer for 20-25 minutes or until internal temp reaches 160° F.
Remove chicken from skillet. Reserve broth for later use.
Shred chicken using your method of choice. (Forks to pull apart, food processor, mixer,etc)
Once chicken isshredded to your preferred size pieces add salt + pepper to taste + a fewspoonfulls of the reserved broth for extra moist delicious chicken.

Notes

If you are following the Whole30 program, make sure the chicken broth you choose is compliant.

Shredding Methods:

Two Forks: Use one fork to hold the chicken in place while shredding the chicken with another fork. Use small, short movements as you shred the chicken.
Hand Shredding: Pieces can be any size you like so get in there and pull that chicken apart until the chicken is shredded to your liking.
Food Processor: Break the chicken up into manageable size pieces, working in batches. Add chicken to the processor and pulse until uniformly shredded. Be sure not to go overboard so you don’t end up with a mushy batch of chicken. Repeat until all chicken is shredded.
Stand Mixer: Use the paddle attachment on the mixer to mix on medium-low speed until chicken chunks are shredded.

Number of servings will vary depending on the number and weight of chicken breasts used. For the purpose of this recipe, the nutritional values shown reflect information for 1 serving out of 4 servings total when using 2 average size chicken breasts. Values may vary slightly depending on the specific brand and amount of ingredients used.

To determine the size of one serving, prepare the recipe as per instructions above, then weigh the whole recipe when done. Divide the total weight of ingredients only by 4, which will give you the weight of one serving size.

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