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Crock Pot Shredded Chicken
How to make shredded chicken in your slow cooker.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 3 lbs
Calories: 525 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast¹
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in the basin of your slow-cooker.
- Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
- Chicken is finished when internal temperature has reached 165F (75C) and it can easily be shredded with a pair of forks. Remove chicken from crockpot and use two forks to easily pull apart and shred chicken.
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Notes
- ¹As per food safety guidelines, frozen chicken breast should be thawed before being cooked in a slow cooker and you should not cook chicken breast from frozen.
- This recipe can be scaled to make more (or less) shredded chicken.
- Cooked shredded chicken will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 3-4 days. It may be frozen for several months.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup shredded chicken
Calories
525kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
97g
(194%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
290mg
(97%)
Sodium
1395mg
(58%)
Potassium
1741mg
(50%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
136IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3lbs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 525
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup shredded chicken | |
| Calories | 525kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 97g | 194% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 290mg | 97% |
| Sodium | 1395mg | 58% |
| Potassium | 1741mg | 37% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 136IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.