9 Different Ways I Use Shredded Chicken to Make Simple & Easy Meals

I LOVE to eat. Who doesn’t? When it comes to cooking however, let’s just say, I am not overly enthusiastic about it. There are some things people are naturally talented at, I personally am rather computer nerdy, but cooking for me, well, it’s a practiced art that I am constantly practicing 🙂 God bless my husband for sticking it through some of my epic fails throughout the years lol.

The good news is not one of these recipes was created by me. I have, however, made all of them and they all completely rock and are not time consuming. I love shredding chicken and putting it into meals because

it’s super simple
somehow I never manage to mess up recipes with shredded chicken
shredded chicken freezes well
I am not a huge chicken fan, but I do really like shredded chicken
the chicken is already cooked, so the meals are usually done in 30 minutes or less

The easiest thing you can do is pick up a rotisserie chicken from your grocery store and shred it yourself. If you have never shredded chicken, the most common way is to take 2 forks and simply shred the meat apart. You can also try one of these quicker methods below:

If you would prefer to use chicken breast or cook a whole chicken at home, I have used both of these methods below and like them both.

Easy All Purpose Crock Pot Shredded Chicken

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Easy Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

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As promised, here are my favorite recipes that I like to use shredded chicken in. You will probably notice that not all of these recipes call for shredded chicken. I usually just substitute whatever cut of chicken they ask for with the same amount of shredded chicken, however I add the shredded chicken in the last 7-10 minutes of the recipe. The shredded chicken is already cooked, so it really just needs to be heated up again.

Chicken Pot Pie Casserole