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Shredded Chicken- Easy Meal Plan

By Michelle Myers 7 Comments

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Shredded chicken is a staple in meal planning and helps get dinner on the table fast. This chicken can be used in tons of recipes in a variety of ways.

I’m not the best at sitting down and planning out my family’s meals each week. I’m pretty good at pulling together dinner in 30-45 minutes if I have a well stocked pantry and refrigerator. About 3 times a month, I’ll cook a couple pounds of chicken breasts and have them chopped or shredded, ready to toss in whatever I’m cooking up that evening. It has tremendously helped me in the battle to keep dinner from being a string of frozen pizzas and easy mac.

Shredded Chicken For Meal Planning

Poaching, cooking in water, has been the most effective way for me to keep the chicken train moving. I fill a stock pot with water, some spices, occasionally vegetables, and of course, chicken breasts.

Shredded Chicken- Easy Meal Plan
 
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Author: Kira and Michelle at sunshineandhurricanes.com
Ingredients
  • 1-2 lbs. of chicken
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 T salt
  • 1 T pepper
  • 1 T garlic powder
  • Optional: onion, celery, roughly chopped and added to water. If I do add the veggies, I keep the water afterwards because you've just made homemade chicken broth! Bonus!
Instructions
  1. Fill a stock pot ⅔ full of water
  2. Add the chicken & all the other ingredients, stir well
  3. Bring water to a boil. cover and reduce to a simmer for the next hour or until meat is thoroughly cooked. I cook for that length so the meat easily shreds for me when I remove it from the water.
  4. Take chicken from pot, place in a deep bowl and use 2 forks to pull the meat apart until it is fully shredded.
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I use the shredded chicken in tacos, casseroles, sandwiches, soups, and more! You can also cook the chicken for slightly less time and then just chop into chunks or tear into chunks, depending upon what you’re going to do with the meat. I think the reason poaching has worked so well for me is that I can be preparing one night’s dinner, while the chicken is cooking on the stove for the next night’s dinner. That way, I’m spending less time on meal prep on future evenings.

Filed Under: Meal Plans, Recipes Tagged With: chicken, dinner, easy eats, Meal Plan

About Michelle Myers

Michelle Myers is mom to four kiddos ranging from elementary thru high school, each with strong opinions and a flair for the dramatic. In other words, they're a lot like her. Former educator and lover of learning, she divides her time between carpool and Starbucks by reading voraciously and giving TED talks to herself at red lights. A Floridian for almost 40 years, Michelle loves the beach, making people laugh, and date nights with her hubby of 25 years...and yeas, they clearly married at age 7.
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Comments

  1. Madaline says

    March 24, 2015 at 7:28 am

    This is genius. Seriously thank you! I’ve been wanting to make chicken salad for weeks and I (ok, I hate admitting this) but I have NO clue how to cook meats of any kind. Doing this literally right now!

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  2. Kalyn Brooke | Creative Savings says

    January 14, 2015 at 12:20 pm

    Mmmm…..I never thought about adding spices to the chicken while it’s boiling. I’m always on the lookout for shortcuts when it comes to making dinner, so I’m definitely going to try this! Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Heather M. says

    January 13, 2015 at 7:36 am

    Love this…I do the same thing, only in the crockpot and then the chicken just falls apart!

    Reply

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