Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

This is the easiest way to make juicy, flavorful Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken with broth, a few key spices, and nothing else! Great for a meal, soup, salad topper, tacos, burrito filling and so much more. 

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe: Having a tasty, simple pulled chicken in our recipe repertoire is a must, and this nicely seasoned recipe calls for just five ingredients, is mostly hands-off and SO delicious. 

Pulled chicken is a staple food in my house. There are so many dishes where it can be the star. This slow cooker recipe is not BBQ, but rather it’s flavored with lemon pepper seasoning. This means it is tasty, flavorful and you can add it to your favorite salad, soup, sandwich, or even pasta.

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How to Make Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken

Thanks to your slow cooker, this recipe is largely hands-off. All you need to do is add the broth, stir together your seasoning and sprinkle on the chicken breasts.

Add the lid, and let the chicken cook for six hours on low or four hours on high. 

When you return, you can shred the tender, juicy chicken and enjoy. 

How to Shred Chicken

I like to shred the chicken in a separate bowl to avoid damaging the nonstick coating on my slow cooker.

I’ll transfer it to a big mixing bowl and use an electric hand mixer or my stand mixer to shred the chicken. You can also use two large forks. 

FAQ

Storage Suggestions

You can freeze or refrigerate leftover shredded chicken. In the fridge, it will last for up to four days in an airtight container. In the freezer, up to six months. Defrost the chicken in the fridge overnight, then enjoy!

Recipes to Use Pulled Chicken

Here are some of our most popular recipes that use pulled chicken:

• Chicken and Cheese Taquitos are a fun and crunchy appetizer for a party or game day. 
• Lemon Chicken Orzo soup is light, satisfying, and full of herby goodness.  
• Thai Chicken Burritos are fully loaded with major Southeast Asian flavor.
• Puff pastry Pot Pie has a beautifully golden woven crust that the entire family loves. 

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Yield: 4-6 Servings

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes

Slow cooker shredded chicken with lemon pepper seasoning is a great meal prep solution that's healthy, flavorful and hands-off.

Ingredients

• 2 ½ pounds of chicken breasts, skinless, boneless. (Approximately 3 large breasts or 4 regular size)
• ½ cup chicken broth (I chose low sodium, but you can choose regular)
• ½ teaspoon celery seeds (this seasoning is my favorite as it brings freshness and subtle celery taste)
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt (you can substitute with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon garlic powder)
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning

Instructions

1. Unpack your chicken breasts. Pat dry with a paper towel and place them into the slow cooker.
2. Pour the chicken broth.
3. Sprinkle the seasoning, celery seeds, garlic salt, and lemon pepper.
4. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours.
5. Once cooked, it is time to shred. This step can be done in different ways. I like to carefully take the chicken breast out of the slow cooker into a deep bowl and shred using 2 forks. You can also shred in the slow cooker but be careful as there is hot liquid. Also, another technique is to take the chicken breasts out and place in a bowl and for shredding you can use a hand mixer.
6. Once the chicken has been shredded, place back into the slow cooker and mix well with the remaining liquid. Set aside until ready to serve.

 

 

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