Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

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INGREDIENTS

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2 pounds boneless chicken

1 cup chicken broth

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon onion powder

¼ teaspoon pepper

¾ teaspoon salt

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Makes 2 pounds shredded chicken. Takes 3 hours.

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SPECIAL UTENSIL.

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slow cooker

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PREPARATION

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Place all ingredients in slow cooker. Set slow cooker to high and cook for 3 hours. Remove chicken and place it on plate. Use two forks to shred chicken. If desired, drizzle liquid from slow cooker over shredded chicken. Leftover shredded chicken should keep for 3 days in the refrigerator if stored in air-tight container.

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TIDBITS

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1) This recipe asks you to shred chicken.

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2) But chicken do their own shredding.

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3) Indeed, every April 16th Kona, Hawaii  holds the Great Chicken Surfing Invitational.

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4) The chicken that shreds the gnarly waves the best, wins the grand prize of a lifetime supply of Kobe worms.

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5) For there are worms and there are Kobe worms.

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6) Hattie the Hen retired just two weeks ago. She holds the record with six championships. Not a paltry poultry achievement, you bet.

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7) “She will be so missed,” said surfer legend Dude McLain. “Did you ever see one of her 360 airs? Hattie’s was the queen of shredding. She was legit, man. I wish I could have shredded like her.”

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8) A new surfing era beckons. Who will be the next chicken champion? Will it be the crowd’s new favorite, Betsy? Again from McLain, “How’d she master shredding waves in Wyoming? Far out.”

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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.