Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

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Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 5 hrs
Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 6 (6 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  2. ½ cup water
  3. ½ large white onion, diced
  4. 3 large cloves garlic, minced

Instructions

  1. Combine chicken, water, onion, and garlic in the bottom of a slow cooker.
  2. Cover and cook on Low until you can press on the chicken with the back of a fork and it falls apart and is no longer pink in the center, about 5 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
  3. Pull out each piece of chicken and shred in a large bowl with 2 forks.
  4. When all chicken is shredded, combine with any water remaining in the slow cooker–this keeps the shredded chicken moist.
  5. I freeze this in ice cube trays and transfer to a big plastic bag once frozen. I then just defrost what I need. One of my favorite ways to use it is warm it up on the stove with a couple of tablespoons of Italian dressing and some bottled barbecue sauce to make chicken barbecue sandwiches.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 197 kcal
Carbohydrate 2 g
Cholesterol 97 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 36 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 86 mg
Sugars 1 g
Fat 4 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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