Easy Boiled Chicken for Shredding & Meals

Name: Easy Boiled Chicken for Shredding & Meals
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs (or a mix); 8 cups cold water; 1 medium yellow onion, quartered; 2 stalks celery, roughly chopped; 2 null carrots, roughly chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon black peppercorns; 2 null bay leaves

#Easy #Boiled #High Protein

Total Time30mins

Rating0.0/ 5.0

Servings4people

Samantha Parker

@samanthaparker

Ingredients

boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs (or a mix)2.5 pounds

cold water8 cups

yellow onion, quartered1 medium

celery, roughly chopped2 stalks

carrots, roughly chopped2

salt1 teaspoon

black peppercorns0.5 teaspoon

bay leaves2

Instructions

Place the boneless, skinless chicken, yellow onion, celery, carrots, salt, black peppercorns, and bay leaves into a large pot. Pour in cold water to fully cover the chicken.

Bring the pot to a rolling boil over high heat.

Once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer gently: 15–20 minutes for breasts or 20–25 minutes for thighs.

Check that the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C) and is opaque with no pink remaining.

Remove the chicken from the pot and let it rest on a cutting board for 5–10 minutes.

Shred the chicken using two forks until bite-sized pieces form.

Strain the cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a separate container and discard the solids to reserve homemade broth.

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