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Wondering what to do with leftover shredded chicken? Here are 10 easy dinners you can make tonight that your family and kids will love, too!
I’m sharing my favorite, super easy freezer meal hack to make dinners quick and easy!
And it’s really simple: cooked shredded chicken!
10 Easy Ways to Use Leftover Shredded Chicken Breast
I love to make a large amount of shredded chicken, use some for dinner, and freeze the rest in portions for other meals.
This one is great to make in bulk, and freeze in portions for your family size, to have on hand for several different meals!
Here’s how to make shredded chicken for the freezer:
Boil or cook chicken in a slow cooker (your favorite cuts or what you have on hand – I usually use chicken breasts), then shred with forks or your mixer (makes it so much easier and quicker!)
Cooked shredded chicken is good for 3-4 days in the fridge.
Can you freeze cooked shredded chicken?
Yes!
Here’s how to freeze shredded chicken:
After you cook your chicken and shred it with forks or a mixer, just add the cooked shredded chicken to freezer bags in portions that work best for your family.
Label and date the freezer bag.
And you can use this for so many different meals! Check out the kid friendly shredded chicken recipes below!
10 Ways to Use Shredded Chicken:
What can be made from shredded chicken?
Here are 10 dinners to make with shredded chicken. These are great, easy weeknight dinners your family will love – and that won’t take you much time!
Try one of these easy dinner ideas with shredded chicken tonight!
1. Chicken Quesadillas
Grab some tortillas, shredded cheese, shredded chicken, and some salsa to make chicken quesadillas for a quick, weeknight dinner.
2. Chicken Tacos
Add a taco seasoning packet to shredded chicken and set up a make your own taco bar.
3. Chicken Nachos
Use shredded chicken with taco seasoning to make yummy, family-friendly nachos – perfect for game or movie night!
4. Chicken Enchiladas
Enchiladas can become a quick, weeknight dinner when you use leftover shredded chicken breast.
5. Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Whip up a yummy chicken salad with your leftover shredded chicken – perfect for lunches!
6. Chicken Burrito Bowls
Use taco seasoned chicken to make burrito bowls with all of your favorite toppings. You could even set this up as a “make your own” burrito bowl bar.
7. Salad with Chicken
Make a big salad for lunch or dinner with warm shredded chicken and all of your favorite toppings.
8. Chicken Casseroles
(Poppyseed Chicken Casserole, Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole, Chicken and Rice Casserole, etc.)
Casseroles are a great way to use shredded chicken.
You can make a big batch of shredded chicken and divide it to make several casseroles for the freezer.
9. BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
(or BBQ chicken on top of potatoes)
Mix your shredded chicken with your favorite BBQ sauce for a delicious BBQ chicken sandwich your family will love.
Or top baked potatoes with BBQ chicken and your favorite toppings.
10. Chicken Dips
(like Buffalo Chicken Dip)
You can whip up a warm chicken dip fast when you have leftover shredded chicken on hand!
When you have the chicken already cooked and shredded, most of the work is already done!
You can just add it to your other ingredients for many different meals!
Next time you see a good sale on chicken, stock up, and make a big batch of cooked shredded chicken for the freezer to have on hand for quick and easy meals!
Hope you enjoyed this freezer meal hack!
Want to learn more about freezer cooking?
Be sure to check out these top freezer cooking posts!
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