my wife threw 4 lbs on chicken breast in the slow cooker with some chicken stock with no veggies, no seasoning, and no plan. what am I supposed to do with this?
by dethskwirl
31 Comments
Foulwinde
Shred it and then jazz it up in different meals. a pasta bake, mexican burritos or enchiladas, or some barbque.
WyndWoman
Shred it and cover with a spicy sauce. BBQ or salsa or curry.
Tell her next time to salt the stuff!
bhambrewer
Add salt to taste.
Weak_Arrival5090
if you shred it and add a bunch of salt to the stock, then let the chicken soak for a bit, it usually will absorb enough seasoning to be serviceable. if that doesn’t work just cover it in sauce
cklarock
Season it just before you serve. Salt, vinegar/acid, seasoning blend (Cajun, lemon-pepper, whatever spices you like.). Season the liquid, taste the broth, re-season, etc, and once it tastes good to you, that’s dinner. It won’t taste as good as if you’d seasoned carefully before cooking, but it won’t suck. Good luck, you got this!
johndepp22
I’d shred it, freeze in portions, and use it for tacos, nachos, buffalo chicken dip, etc.
Money-Banana-8674
Depends on how much time you have left and what you want to make out of it.
I’d say remove the chicken to let it cool a while before shredding.
You could make chicken soup by chopping up some carrots, celery, and onion and saute in a stock pot or Dutch oven on the stove too until the onions begin to become translucent. Pour in your chicken broth there from the slow cooker and add any extra water you want if you need more. Pop in some seasonings and a bag leaf or two. Return chicken to the soup and then cook noodles to add.
Or you could shred up that chicken and add a little broth to make sure it’s super moist and then make chicken salad for sammies.
Or… Let’s see. Enchiladas? Cook up some onion, toss in the shredded chicken and season with cumin and salt and pepper and make and bake some enchiladas.
Could also use it in pasta or noodles.
SDSUAZTECS
Salt
OhSoSally
Use it in any recipe that calls for precooked or rotisserie chicken.
Verix19
Seasoning. Full stop.
Shoddy-Ingenuity7056
Do you have any kinder brand buttery steakhouse? It does wonders to chicken!
TheLittleUrchin
Shred it and use it in a pot pie filling!
eldfen
Shred it and chuck in some pasta sauce or taco seasoning. What was her plan?
Gniphe
The answering is always salt.
Sea-Scholar1255
Get a new wife.
pyramidsofmoney
Throw it in a kitchen aid mixer to shred, or use your preferred method. Pop it back in the crockpot with a bottle of buffalo sauce, some cream cheese, maybe diced onions or jalapeños. Shred some cheese in there and mix. Add some salt, chili powder, cayenne, garlic, maybe ranch seasoning. Leave on low til cheese melts. Dip tortilla chips in it.
dpaanlka
There are many sauces widely available for this situation.
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Shred it and put sauces on it.
For future reference, I just feel like the slow cooker isn’t the best way to cook chicken breast. Look up an easy recipe for poached chicken breast and you’ll have the same thing done in 20 minutes.
Basically all you do is put the chicken in a pot, fill with water, bring to a boil, turn off the heat, wait 15-20 minutes. and it’s done. The time differential is based on if it’s small breasts or BIG BREASTS.
Dear-Bet5344
Get a pan nice & hot. Put some oil in it. Season your chicken & sear it. Could also add sauce or make a pan sauce too
Brush some sauce over it & broil it on high for a minute
Yiplzuse
Chicken really is not ideal for a slow cooker because it is lean. I would pull it and use it for chicken salad (with mayo) or any type of chicken dish with a sauce or liquid added, like chicken soup etc.
ShoddyCobbler
fix it in post
eddyb66
Does breast meat do well in a slow cooker?
SecretAgentVampire
Add salt and butter.
Polyhedron11
It’s never too late to season. You can literally toss a ton of seasoning in at the end and it will still taste good.
SSPeteCarroll
Shred the chicken. Either toss it in pasta sauce, BBQ sauce, wrap it up in tortillas and use it for something like enchiladas.
FightsForUsers
Enchiladas, tacos, chicken salad, soup, chicken pot pie, buffalo chicken wing dip, white chicken chili, chicken tetrazzini, chicken curry, & you could probably make a passable chicken cacciatore with it.
Holmes221bBSt
Shred it & throw in some bbq sauce or buffalo sauce
Ublind
Use thighs next time
Qazmlp2387
It’s a chicken breast 🤷♂️
New-Junket5892
If you want them to be relatively whole, I would poke small holes with a fork or score the meat with a knife and marinate the breasts overnight before cooking.
31 Comments
Shred it and then jazz it up in different meals. a pasta bake, mexican burritos or enchiladas, or some barbque.
Shred it and cover with a spicy sauce. BBQ or salsa or curry.
Tell her next time to salt the stuff!
Add salt to taste.
if you shred it and add a bunch of salt to the stock, then let the chicken soak for a bit, it usually will absorb enough seasoning to be serviceable. if that doesn’t work just cover it in sauce
Season it just before you serve. Salt, vinegar/acid, seasoning blend (Cajun, lemon-pepper, whatever spices you like.). Season the liquid, taste the broth, re-season, etc, and once it tastes good to you, that’s dinner. It won’t taste as good as if you’d seasoned carefully before cooking, but it won’t suck. Good luck, you got this!
I’d shred it, freeze in portions, and use it for tacos, nachos, buffalo chicken dip, etc.
Depends on how much time you have left and what you want to make out of it.
I’d say remove the chicken to let it cool a while before shredding.
You could make chicken soup by chopping up some carrots, celery, and onion and saute in a stock pot or Dutch oven on the stove too until the onions begin to become translucent. Pour in your chicken broth there from the slow cooker and add any extra water you want if you need more. Pop in some seasonings and a bag leaf or two. Return chicken to the soup and then cook noodles to add.
Or you could shred up that chicken and add a little broth to make sure it’s super moist and then make chicken salad for sammies.
Or… Let’s see. Enchiladas? Cook up some onion, toss in the shredded chicken and season with cumin and salt and pepper and make and bake some enchiladas.
Could also use it in pasta or noodles.
Salt
Use it in any recipe that calls for precooked or rotisserie chicken.
Seasoning. Full stop.
Do you have any kinder brand buttery steakhouse? It does wonders to chicken!
Shred it and use it in a pot pie filling!
Shred it and chuck in some pasta sauce or taco seasoning. What was her plan?
The answering is always salt.
Get a new wife.
Throw it in a kitchen aid mixer to shred, or use your preferred method. Pop it back in the crockpot with a bottle of buffalo sauce, some cream cheese, maybe diced onions or jalapeños. Shred some cheese in there and mix. Add some salt, chili powder, cayenne, garlic, maybe ranch seasoning. Leave on low til cheese melts. Dip tortilla chips in it.
There are many sauces widely available for this situation.
Shred it and put sauces on it.
For future reference, I just feel like the slow cooker isn’t the best way to cook chicken breast. Look up an easy recipe for poached chicken breast and you’ll have the same thing done in 20 minutes.
Basically all you do is put the chicken in a pot, fill with water, bring to a boil, turn off the heat, wait 15-20 minutes. and it’s done. The time differential is based on if it’s small breasts or BIG BREASTS.
Get a pan nice & hot. Put some oil in it. Season your chicken & sear it. Could also add sauce or make a pan sauce too
Brush some sauce over it & broil it on high for a minute
Chicken really is not ideal for a slow cooker because it is lean. I would pull it and use it for chicken salad (with mayo) or any type of chicken dish with a sauce or liquid added, like chicken soup etc.
fix it in post
Does breast meat do well in a slow cooker?
Add salt and butter.
It’s never too late to season. You can literally toss a ton of seasoning in at the end and it will still taste good.
Shred the chicken. Either toss it in pasta sauce, BBQ sauce, wrap it up in tortillas and use it for something like enchiladas.
Enchiladas, tacos, chicken salad, soup, chicken pot pie, buffalo chicken wing dip, white chicken chili, chicken tetrazzini, chicken curry, & you could probably make a passable chicken cacciatore with it.
Shred it & throw in some bbq sauce or buffalo sauce
Use thighs next time
It’s a chicken breast 🤷♂️
If you want them to be relatively whole, I would poke small holes with a fork or score the meat with a knife and marinate the breasts overnight before cooking.
So like, what exactly was the wife’s plan?