Tender, moist shredded chicken perfectly seasoned with a homemade rotisserie seasoning blend. Easily made in either the Instant Pot or a Slow Cooker.
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Easy Shredded Chicken
Shredded chicken is one of the main recipes I make every week. It’s such an easy way to cook chicken breasts. Shredded chicken can be used in so many different ways! It’s a healthy addition to soups, salads, pasta, tacos, wraps or sandwiches.
I have been making this rotisserie style shredded chicken in my slow-cooker for years. That was until I bought an Instant Pot. I picked up an Instant Pot during the Black Friday sales and it was a game changer for me!
Seriously friends, if you do not have an Instant Pot buy one. It is SO worth the investment!
Rotisserie Style Seasoning
I really, really, really do not like dry, underseasoned chicken breasts. So I came up with a perfect light seasoning blend that would compliment any way you decided to use the shredded chicken. The seasoning mix is a rotisserie style seasoning that is easily made with the spices you probably already have in your pantry.
Shredded Chicken In A Few Easy Steps
Add all of the seasonings to a small bowl and stir it together to make the rotisserie seasoning blend. (photo 1)
Add olive oil to the bottom of your pan to help keep the chicken breasts from sticking.
The add the four chicken breast to the pan. (photo 2)
Pour the gluten-free chicken broth into a glass measuring cup or bowl. You can also use bone broth or make your own broth by using gluten-free bouillon.
Add the rotisserie seasoning blend to the gluten-free chicken broth and stir to combine.
Pour the seasoned chicken broth over the chicken breasts and place the lid on the post. (photo 3)
For the Instant Pot: turn the valve to sealing, and select Manual, high pressure for 12 minutes. It will take about 10 minutes to come to pressure and start counting down. Once the cook time is over, turn the Instant Pot off and let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Make sure inner chicken temp reaches to 165 degrees. Shred the chicken breasts with the remaining liquid in the pot. I like to use my hand mixer to shred the chicken. Serve and enjoy! (photo 4)
For the slow-cooker: cook on low 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. Make sure inner chicken temp reaches to 165 degrees. Once the cook time is over, turn the slow-cooker off. Pour some of the liquid out of the pot and shred the chicken breasts with the remaining liquid in the pot. I like to use my hand mixer to shred the chicken. Serve and enjoy!
Pro Tip: You can freeze any leftovers. Just make sure the chicken comes to room temperature before you place into the freezer bags.
How To Shred The Chicken Breasts
There are a couple ways to shred the chicken once it is cooked. Chicken breasts coming out of your pressure cooker or crockpot are nice and tender and you can easily use two forks to shred them.
I personally like to break out my hand mixer for a quick and easy way to shred the chicken breasts. Not only is it quick but it shreds the chicken breasts pretty uniformly, so you have the same sized shreds.
Shredded Chicken Sandwiches
One of my family’s favorite way to eat the shredded chicken is to make sandwiches with Schär Ciabatta Rolls.
The Schär Ciabatta Rolls are perfect for shredded chicken sandwiches. The Ciabatta rolls are soft and will not crumble while you are eating them. They are also the perfect size for the shredded chicken sandwiches too.
I like to make my sandwiches southern style with coleslaw and bread and butter pickles. The creamy coleslaw and crunchy pickles totally compliment the savory seasoning of the shredded chicken. (my kids like them plain)
Seriously, don’t knock it until you try it my friends. I promise you won’t be disappointed!
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Rotisserie Style Shredded Chicken is a super easy way to cook gluten-free chicken breasts. The shredded chicken can be used in many recipes or eaten by itself as a meal. It also makes meal planning easy and is freezer friendly!
This easy gluten-free chicken breast recipe is also naturally dairy-free. It’s also perfect for those following the Paleo, Whole30 or Autoimmune Protocol diet.
Looking for more gluten-free chicken recipes? Check these out!
- Crispy Chicken Thighs One-Pan Meal {Gluten-Free, Paleo, Whole30, AIP}
- Gluten-Free Chicken and Dumplings {Dairy-Free Option}
- Gluten-Free Homemade Chicken Nuggets
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Gluten-Free Rotisserie Style Shredded Chicken {Instant Pot, Slow-Cooker}
Ingredients
Instant Pot
- 4 chicken breasts (skinless/boneless) ,fresh or frozen
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup gluten-free chicken broth You can also use bone broth or make your own broth by using gluten-free bouillon.
Rotisserie Seasoning Mix
- 1 tablespoon sage
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Slow-Cooker
Use all of the same ingredients as the Instant Pot recipe but use 2 cups of gluten-free chicken broth instead of just 1 cup.
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to the bottom of the pot.
- Add the chicken breasts to the pot.
- Add all of the seasonings into a small bowl and stir to combine to make the rotisserie seasoning mix.
- Pout the chicken broth into a glass measuring cup. Add the seasoning mix to the chicken broth and stir.
- Pour the seasoned chicken broth over the chicken breasts. Put the lid on.
- For the Instant Pot: turn the valve to sealing, and select Manual, high pressure for 12 minutes. It will take about 10 minutes to come to pressure and start counting down. Once the cook time is over, turn the Instant Pot off and let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Make sure inner chicken temp reaches to 165 degrees. Shred the chicken breasts with the remaining liquid in the pot. I like to use my hand mixer to shred the chicken. Serve and enjoy!
- For the slow-cooker: cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours. Make sure inner chicken temp reaches to 165 degrees. Once the cook time is over, turn the slow-cooker off. Pour some of the liquid out of the pot and shred the chicken breasts with the remaining liquid in the pot. I like to use my hand mixer to shred the chicken. Serve and enjoy!
- To freeze, let cool to room temperature before placing in freezer bags.
Kendra Rosman says
This is my new go-to – it’s legit so good and I’ve made my fair share of crockpot shredded chicken! Don’t hesitate – make this!! We ate it as is – it’s that good! Thank you for an awesome recipe. (My crockpot tends to run hot/on quick side so my breasts only needed 5 hours and it was so good! So check it depending on yours so it doesn’t dry out!)
Christina says
Delicious! Do you have a gf dairy free coleslaw recipe? I miss coleslaw!
Audrey says
Thank you so much Christina! I will have to add my coleslaw recipe. Thanks for the suggestion!
Sarah McGowne says
Made this tonight and it is really good! My whole house has smelled delicious for the last few hours. I love that the result is so versatile – I plan on making Audrey’s chicken pot pie with it next!
Danielle says
It was delicious! I ended up making a huge batch of this with chicken thighs (but reduced the time to 8 min) then saved the liquid after cooking and used it as my base for matzo ball soup! Thanks so much!
Audrey says
Thank you so much Danielle for the wonderful review! I am so happy that you enjoyed the chicken. I’ve made it with chicken thighs too, and my family enjoyed it. I need your recipe for matzo ball soup. It sounds delicious! Thank you again.
Danielle Donahue says
I have an 8qt IP and would like to double the recipe. Does the broth need to be doubled too?
Audrey says
Hi Danielle! I only have the 6qt Instant Pot. I looked it up and the 8 Quart Instant Pot Models need 1.5 cups of liquid. I hope you enjoy the shredded chicken!
Miri Pizann says
Just made this. The house smells SO GOOD! And the DH gobbled up the sandwiches I made with this chicken. Will definitely be making again.
Audrey says
Thank you so much, Miri for the wonderful 5-star recipe review! I am so happy to hear that you both enjoyed it! I make this once a week and my family loves it. You can do so much with the shredded chicken. Thank you again!