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Super-Easy Shredded Chicken
Make your meal prep or weekday night dinners even easier with this super-easy shredded chicken. Perfect for your Crockpot or Instant Pot, it’s great make it in advance or freeze for future meals in a pinch.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
6
hours
hours
Total Time
6
hours
hours
5
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
servings
Author
Jessy Freimann
Ingredients
3
Boneless skinless chicken breasts
frozen or thawed
Water
(enough to cover the chicken)
Instructions
Slow Cooker Instructions
Place the chicken breasts into slow cooker pot.
Cover chicken breasts with water.
Cover and cook on high for 4-6 hours.
Remove the chicken from the water and lightly shred (make sure you don’t over-shred the meat!).
Freeze or add it to whatever recipe you’re making.
Instant Pot instructions
Place the chicken breasts into the Instant Pot.
Cover chicken breasts with water.
Cover and set the Instant Pot to manual high pressure for 10 minutes. Make sure the steam release is set to sealing.
When the time is up, allow it to natural pressure release for 10-15 minutes and then do a quick release.
Remove the chicken from the water and lightly shred (make sure you don’t over-shred the meat!).
Freeze or add it to whatever recipe you’re making.