As the chicken breasts were getting started, I shredded 2 pounds of mozzarella cheese and 1 pound of cheddar. We have homemade pizza on Fridays. I have enough for 4 pizzas of mozzarella, and 4 more of mozzarella and cheddar mixed, plus a little mozzarella left over for a couple of lasagna recipes.
After supper tonight, I got the chicken out, shredded it, and let it cool enough to handle it. There's enough shredded chicken for 4 meals!
This is the first time I've done anything even remotely resembling once-a-month cooking. My only freezer is the one on top of my fridge, and it's a small fridge and freezer at that. So I have to be selective in what I get that needs to be frozen. Thankfully, bags of shredded cheese and shredded chicken lay flat . . . but my freezer's full for now. I think it will feel great to just pull out what I need for the day and have it already partially done. Especially the cheese - I hate to shred cheese! It's cheaper to buy it by the block and shred it myself, or I'd just buy shredded to start with.
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Just wondering.. Do you put anything in the crockpot with the chicken? Any liquids or seasoning? Thanks.
I just added water about halfway up the sides. I didn't put any seasoning in - we'll see how that turned out! If it's too bland, I'll add seasonings next time.
how do you shread chicken??
Carolyn, I use two forks to pull the chicken and shred it. You could chop it up with a knife if you wanted to. It shreds very easily with the forks, though.
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