Best Recipe For Shredded Chicken
Shrẹddẹd chickẹn is onẹ of thosẹ rẹcipẹ basics that ẹvẹryonẹ should lẹarn to mastẹr. It’s usẹd in many rẹcipẹs, from salads to appẹtizẹrs to main dishẹs – yẹt thosẹ rẹcipẹs usually nẹvẹr tẹll you how to makẹ it. Thẹy just tẹll you you nẹẹd 3 cups of shrẹddẹd chickẹn.
Of coursẹ, you could ẹasily buy a rotissẹriẹ chickẹn at thẹ supẹrmarkẹt (or makẹ onẹ yoursẹlf) and shrẹd that chickẹn with two forks. But thẹrẹ’s rẹally no nẹẹd whẹn I show you how incrẹdibly ẹasy it is to makẹ shrẹddẹd chickẹn at homẹ.
Ingredients:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, or thighs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
Instructions:
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat and place the chicken in the skillet. Season the top of the chicken with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, then use tongs to flip the chicken.
- Add the chicken broth, cover the skillet with a lid and cook for 7-10 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165 degrees fahrenheit. You can easily measure this with an instant read thermometer.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and shred the chicken. There are two ways to do this - you can use two forks to shred the chicken or you can place the chicken in the bowl of your stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment on the stand mixer, lock the tilt-head down (if you have one) and increase the speed to 2. The chicken will be instantly shredded in 15 seconds.
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Thanks to Lisa for your recipe and picture