Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken (Easy Meal Prep) + 4 Ways to Use It All Week

If your schedule is all over the place, you’re solo parenting, or your routine just got flipped upside down… an extravagant full day of meal prep probably isn’t happening.

This is how you stay consistent anyway: one simple base, a few easy meals, and you’re not starting from zero every day!

Start Here: Easy Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Recipe for Easy Meal Prep

This is super basic on purpose so you can use it in anything!

Ingredients:

• 2–3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast

• 1 cup chicken broth

• 1 tsp salt

• ½ tsp pepper

• Optional: garlic powder, onion powder

Instructions:

1. Add chicken to the slow cooker

2. Pour in broth + seasonings

3. Cook on:

   • Low for 4–6 hours

   • High for 2–3 hours **Check temp around the lower end of the time range to avoid overcooking—slow cookers vary. Cook until internal temp is 165 & chicken is easily shreddable.

4. Shred with two forks (or use a hand mixer if you want it done in 10 seconds)

5. Let it sit in the juices for a few minutes

Per 4 oz cooked shredded chicken:

• Calories: ~180

• Protein: ~35g

• Fat: ~4g

• Carbs: 0g
  

If you make ~2.5 lbs raw chicken, you’ll get roughly:

• 8–10 servings of 4 oz each
  

This is why it works so well—high protein, low effort, super flexible.

4 Easy Shredded Chicken Meals for the Week (With Macros)

These are simple, flexible, and easy to adjust depending on your goals.

1. Shredded Chicken Taco Bowl

What to add:

• 4 oz shredded chicken

• ½ cup cooked rice

• ¼–½ cup beans

• Salsa, lettuce

• 2 tbsp Greek yogurt

• Optional: avocado
  

Estimated macros:

• Calories: ~450–550

• Protein: ~35–40g

• Carbs: ~45–60g

• Fat: ~10–18g
  

Great for lifting days or when you want something more filling.

2. Healthy Chicken Salad

Mix:

• 4 oz shredded chicken

• 2 tbsp Greek yogurt (or light mayo)

• Mustard, celery/pickles
  

Serve with:

• Wrap, toast, or rice cakes
  

Estimated macros (without bread):

• Calories: ~250–300

• Protein: ~35g

• Carbs: ~5g

• Fat: ~6–10g
  

Super quick, high protein, and easy when you don’t want to cook at all.

3. BBQ Shredded Chicken

Add:

• 4 oz shredded chicken

• 2 tbsp BBQ sauce

• Bun or wrap
  

Estimated macros (with bun):

• Calories: ~400–500

• Protein: ~30–35g

• Carbs: ~40–50g

• Fat: ~8–12g
  

Feels like comfort food but still fits your goals.

4. Quick Chicken Stir Fry

Throw together:

• 4 oz shredded chicken

• 1–2 cups veggies

• 1 tbsp soy sauce or teriyaki

• ½ cup rice
  

Estimated macros:

• Calories: ~400–500

• Protein: ~35g

• Carbs: ~35–50g

• Fat: ~8–12g

Hot meal, done fast, and easy to adjust portions.

If You’re Trying to Stay Consistent…

You don’t need a brand new recipe every night.

You need a few things that are:

• easy

• repeatable

• already done when you’re tired
  

This is one of those things.

Make it once, use it all week, and you’ve already removed half the stress around eating better. More easy meal prep recipes to come here on the Fitt Blog! Stay tuned.