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1) Chicken and Vegetable Slow-Cooker Shredded Chicken

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 carrots sliced
  • 2 celery stalks sliced
  • 1 small onion quartered
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Method
 

  1. Put carrots, celery, and onion in the slow cooker and nestle the chicken on top.
  2. Sprinkle garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper over the chicken. Pour broth and olive oil around it.
  3. Cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours until chicken shreds easily.
  4. Remove chicken, shred with two forks, then stir shredded chicken back into the vegetables and broth.
  5. Cool completely before freezing in meal-size containers. Reheat in microwave or stove until hot.