Crock Pot Shredded Chicken Breasts for Freezing - OAMC

WONDERFUL!!!! This is going to make weeknight recipes so much easier! I just finished packing my ziplocs & placing them in the freezer. I don't like it when people review a recipe without following it exactly, so I did my best, Costco was sold out of breasts so I had to go with thighs. That's the only change. It was SO EASY and it really did just fall off the bone, so there was very little labour involved. Thanks so much Babzy!!!!

*Update=I think I've found the perfect marriage for this recipe. I used it in Food Network's Chicken Tetrazzini By Jubal Harshaw from this site. It's the highest rated recipe on foodnetwork.com & this chicken is meant for it!

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What an easy and great way to prepare for other meals. I have already used my shredded chicken in chicken and noodles, chicken enchilada casserole, quesadilla's and made chicken salad for a lunch. Makes meals a lot easier

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I use this recipe at least once a month, and it makes my life so much easier. I use the shredded chicken in everything from enchiladas to chicken salad to empanadas to pasta bakes. Thank you!!!

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I've made this a couple of times now with boneless skinless breasts (which makes the shredding/bagging so easy), also to freeze in preparation for a soon-to-arrive baby. And I love that my latest Cooking Light has more than one recipe calling for shredded rotisserie chicken breast. This is so much easier than picking the meat off a bird, not to mention less expensive! Thanks!

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This was great, I filled my 6qt crock pot with boneless skinless chicken breast. I also seasoned the chicken directly and then added the water. We used some right away for chicken salad sandwiches and I am freezing the rest of it in 2 cup packages. This will come in so handy when the baby arrives. I didn't trim the fat first but it was so easy to clean it up as I was chopping/shredding the chicken.

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Great recipe. I did as another reviewer recommended, placing water in the bottom and directly seasoning the chicken, differing only in the fact that I added onion powder as well. It turned out great. I used some straight out of the pot into chicken enchiladas and it practically shredded itself! I'll be using this recipe again and again!

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Not sure why I haven't reviewed this, because I've used it several times with good success. I season the chicken directly with the salt, pepper, and garlic, then add the water to the bottom of the crockpot. (The last batch I did was close to overdone at 8 hours, so next time I'll check at 7.) It's so great to have already cooked chicken on hand for a quick dinner. Thanks for posting!

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I put a little over 10 lbs of split chicken breasts in my 6 qt crockpot for 8 hours & it worked great. The easy part was cooking it, the labor intensive part is shredding & bagging it all! (but it will make future cooking so much quicker/easier!) I ended up with 20 cups of shredded chicken (after a cup or two was eaten in the shredding process).

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So easy. Put in the crock pot before bed - put into the fridge the next morning and then shredded when cool. The only problem is my daughter who helps shred the chicken eats about as much as she shreds!

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I do this often with boneless skinless breasts. It works great and it is so handy to have cooked chicken in the freezer for quick weeknight meals.

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The chicken turned out delicious and very, very tender. It was falling apart under the knife. I don't think it's very suitable for green types of salads, where you just throw chicken strips on top. It crumbles by just handling it. On the other hand, it would be amazingly good for a chicken pâté.

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This recipe is easy and delicous! I cooked 18 boneless/skinless breasts in my crockpot from 9PM to 7AM. I added some chicken boullion and a little minced garlic. The chicken was fall apart tender! I used the broth the chicken made in a tortilla soup. Absolutely wonderful recipe~

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This was so simple, I can't believe I haven't done this before! I used four very large bone in/skin on chicken breasts, stuck them in my crock pot this morning, and by 5 they were perfect! I started using forks to pull it apart, once it cooled off I just used my fingers and it was great!! I yielded 4-2 cup baggies of shredded chicken! Thanks so much, I wish I knew about this before I had my kids when I worked all the time!! :)

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This was so simple even for someone that did not feel like cooking today...I used chicken broth instead of water and added some salsa too...

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OH MY! This was good and easy. I added onion powder with the other spices. Thanks for a great easy recipe!

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I do this ALL the time for ease of prep on those days that I dont seem to have enough time to make anything. I usually just do them without seasoning, but I am sure they are great with it too! Thanks!

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Easy to make and freeze. I used boneless skinless breast though. To make up for that I found that adding a drizzle of olive oil and 1/2 tsp of chicken broth base imparts a better flavor. Thanks!

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This was really fantastic and super easy. I used only 1 lb. of chicken breast with the same amount of ingredients above but since I was using a very small crock pot I added about 1/2 cup of more water to just completely submerge the chicken. It only took about 4.5 hours on low to be done but I suspect it was due to the small quantity of chicken I used. I also liked that the spices were enough to make it not smell like I was just cooking raw meat in water. It's also a mild enough seasoning that the chicken can work with any sort of dish and not overpower it.

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Tried this today for the first time and it will now be the only way I will fix shredded chicken. Very easy and the flavors are wonderful. To be honest, I thought maybe this would be bland but it isn't at all!

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I love this recipe/method for cooking shredded chicken! I used 3 skinless, bone-in breasts since I only needed 2 cups of shredded chicken for a recipe. I added the salt, pepper, and garlic powder without measuring, and included onion flakes since I wanted the onion flavor but couldn't find my onion powder. I cooked it on low for about 4 1/2 hours, and it came out perfect! The chicken was nice and juicy, and shredded easily. This recipe is definitely a keeper!

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