How to Make Shredded Chicken

Name: How to Make Shredded Chicken
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 to 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (8 to 12 ounces each); 1/2 tsp Kosher salt; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Easy recipe to make shredded chicken that's moist and flavorful! Use this fast, versatile method anytime a recipe calls for shredded chicken.

⏱ 20 min 🔨 Prep 2min 🔥 Cook 15min 📊 Easy 🍽 1 servings ⭐ 4.8 (175) 👁 9

Ingredients

1 servings

1 to 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (8 to 12 ounces each)
1/2 tsp Kosher salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of a large pot, then season them lightly with salt and pepper. The amounts in the recipe are just a suggestion, so don't feel pressured to measure. Give each breast a nice sprinkle. If you are cooking a lot of chicken breasts, you can overlap them slightly. If you have a lot of overlap, use a larger pot.
Cover the chicken with 1 inch of water.
Place the pot on the stove and bring the water to a boil. Once the liquid is boiling, reduce the heat and let simmer until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer or is no longer pink in the center, about 8 to 16 minutes, depending upon the size and number of chicken breasts that you are poaching. A 10-ounce chicken breast will need to simmer for about 12 to 14 minutes. Remove the chicken from water and let rest until cool enough to handle. Dice, slice, or shred as desired.

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