How To Boil Chicken To Shred (Boiled Shredded Chicken)
Learn how to boil chicken to shred in easy steps, this recipe is very simple, quick, and flavourful. Boiled shredded chicken breast is versatile and can be used in many recipes such as salads, appetizers, sandwich spreads, and many more.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breast boneless and skinless
- salt and black pepper
- ⅓ cup white onions chopped optional
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika optional but recommended for flavour and colour on the chicken
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme substitute with dried parsley or cilantro
Instructions
How To Boil Chicken Breast On The Stove Top
- Add the chicken breast to a large saucepan, season with salt, pepper, smoked paprika, dried thyme, chopped onions, and enough water to cover the chicken by 1-2 inches.
- Cover the pot and let it simmer for about 15-20 minutes on medium heat or until the chicken is fully cooked and the internal temperature registers 74℃/165℉. The amount of time it takes to cook chicken breast is determined by its size, however be careful not to overcook it, or the meat will become rubbery.
- Remove the chicken from the broth and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes before shredding.
Crockpot (Slow cooker) Boiled Chicken Instructions
- Add chicken breast and the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker and add water just enough to cover the chicken and stir to combine.
- Cover and cook until the chicken is fully cooked and tender, cooking on low heat for about 4 hours or on high setting for 2 to 3 hours or until fully cooked.
Instant Pot Instructions
- Add fresh or frozen chicken breast in the instant pot with the rest of the ingredients and 2 cups of water. Close the lid securely and make sure it’s in the sealing position.
- Cook for 10 minutes (15 minutes for frozen chicken) on high pressure, after the cooking cycle is complete, leave it for 5 minutes to come to natural pressure, then carefully do a quick release.
- Remove the chicken breast from the instant pot (pressure cooker), rest for another 5 minutes before shredding or dicing into cubes.
How to shred chicken 3 ways (shredding chicken hack)
Two forks instructions
- Transfer the cooked chicken to a large plate and, while it's still warm, use one fork to hold it in place while using the other fork to pull the chicken apart into shreds.
Stand mixer instructions
- Place the cooked chicken in the stand mixer, no need to let it cool (one of the beauty of this hack)
- using the paddle attachment, turn on the stand mixer to low and watch the chicken shred to pieces in 15 seconds or so.please bear in mind that the time will depend on how powerful your stand mixer is
Hand mixer instructions
- Place the chicken in a bowl and press the hand mixer into the chicken, turn it on to low and carefully shred the chicken to pieces. This is my least favourite method as it can be messy.