Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Recipe
This recipe comes from Cate at Easypeasy-Lemonsqueezy and is a wonderful, flavour-packed slow cooker shredded chicken — sometimes called pulled chicken. Cate affectionately calls it “Twisted Chicken.” It combines chicken with paprika and a blend of spices, then finishes with peppers and onions for a delicious, saucy result.
Cate’s Shredded Chicken Recipe
Cate discovered the original idea some time ago and has adapted it over the years. If this is your recipe, please let us know so we can credit you.
Made in a slow cooker, this dish is perfect for evenings when you want dinner ready when you walk through the door. If you don’t own a slow cooker, you can also cook this in a covered ovenproof casserole on a low setting until the chicken is tender.
Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken
The slow cooker yields tender, shreddable chicken that works with many serving ideas — from tacos and sandwiches to jacket potatoes and sharing platters. Shredded meats are very popular, and this chicken makes a nice alternative to pulled pork or duck.
Serving Ideas for Shredded Chicken
Serve the shredded chicken in flour tortillas as tacos, on nacho-style tortilla triangles, in sandwiches, or alongside a baked potato and salad. For a sharing plate, pile the saucy chicken in the centre and add bowls of grated cheese, avocado chunks, cherry tomatoes and salad leaves so everyone can help themselves.
(A personal note: Cate and I studied Home Economics together many years ago — so she definitely knows her way around a good recipe!)
Storing and Freezing Your Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
Storing
This shredded chicken keeps well in the refrigerator for up to four days. Reheat gently on the hob over low heat or in the microwave until piping hot throughout.
Freezing
The cooked chicken freezes nicely. Pack it into freezer bags or airtight containers, removing as much air as possible before sealing. For best quality, use within two months.
Cate’s Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Recipe
Give Cate’s Twisted Chicken a try and leave a comment if you make it — feedback is always welcome. If you enjoy chicken recipes, there are many more on the blog; try using the site’s search function to explore other favourites.
Thanks, Clare x
Slow Cooker Choice
Many readers ask which slow cooker to buy. A model with a sear or brown function is especially handy: it lets you brown ingredients in the cooker, adding flavour and reducing extra pans to wash.
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Another Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe
Try the Honey Garlic Chicken slow cooker recipe for an easy, dump-and-go option that’s very popular.
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Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
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Ingredients
- 4 whole chicken breasts (skinless & boneless)
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 chicken stock pot
- 200 ml passata
- Chilli, to taste
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 sliced peppers (red, green and yellow)
- 2 red onions, sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or low-calorie spray
- 6 flour tortillas
- 2 handfuls baby tomatoes
- 1–2 avocados
- 2 handfuls grated cheese
- Handful of salad leaves
Instructions
- Place the sliced peppers, onions, chilli and passata into the slow cooker.
- Lay the chicken breasts on top of the vegetables and sauce.
- Sprinkle the cumin, sugar, salt, pepper, paprika, crumbled stock pot and garlic over the chicken.
- Cook on high for 4 hours, or until the chicken is very tender.
- Remove the chicken and shred with two forks, then return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker to absorb the sauce.
- Cut each tortilla into 8 triangles, spray lightly with oil and bake for about 15 minutes at 200°C until crisp.
- Spoon the saucy shredded chicken over the baked tortilla triangles.
- Top with grated cheese, avocado chunks, halved cherry tomatoes and salad leaves. Serve and enjoy.