Shredded Chicken

Overhead view of a bowl of pulled chicken.

5 from 5 votes

This easy Shredded Chicken recipe makes moist, tender chicken that's perfect for meal prep, quick dinners, or adding to your favorite weeknight meals.

Prep Time10

Cook Time4

Total Time4 10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: $8.43 recipe / $1.05 serving

Servings: servings (1 cup shredded chicken each)

Calories: 248kcal

Author: Jess Rice

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

3.5-4 lbs chicken breasts boneless and skinless, $7.84
1 Tbsp olive oil $0.19
1 tsp salt $0.02
1 tsp black pepper freshly cracked, $0.08
1 tsp onion powder $0.05
1 tsp garlic powder $0.05
2 cups chicken broth $0.20*

Instructions

Gather your ingredients.
Rub chicken breasts with olive oil. Then, rub with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
Add chicken to slow cooker.
Pour chicken broth over the top and cook on high in the crockpot for 4 hours.
Remove breasts from the crock pot and shred with 2 forks.
To keep the meat moist, you can add back some of the seasoned broth from the crock pot, but I find soaking it in that much liquid after cooking results in mushy pulled chicken. Freeze any leftover broth for future recipes!
Serve warm in the crock pot or cold for chicken salad. This shredded chicken can be used however you prefer, and it’s great for meal prep!

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Notes

*We like to use bouillon to make chicken broth to keep our costs low. Better Than Bouillon is our preferred brand in the Budget Bytes kitchen.

Nutrition

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