Cooked chicken as a recipe ingredient?

This may be a really dumb question but I really don't know.

When a recipe calls for "cooked chicken" they don't say how to cook it.

What do you do? Buy it cooked? Bake it? Boil it? Grill it?
And what kind of chicken? Bone in or cutlets?

Really makes a recipe seem easier than it is when they leave this part out.

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When a recipe calls for that, you could use leftover cooked chicken, or buy a rotisserie chicken from the store. Or if you don't want to use either of those you could just cook up a few chicken cutlets and season them however you'd like.

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Cooked chicken as a recipe ingredient?

I usually use diced chicken breasts that I boil in seasoned water.

What recipe are you making?

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I usually use boneless, skinless chicken breasts and boil them in chicken stock until done, cool and either shred or dice.

Cooked chicken as a recipe ingredient?

I would think it doesn't matter...so long as it's cooked

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Sometimes I throw chicken breasts in the slow cooker with water or chicken broth (and some seasonings, if desired --- garlic powder, etc.). I cook them in the slow cooker and then shred them to use in wraps, salads, tacos, quesadillas, or recipes calling for cooked chicken.

And if you have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer, the easiest way to shred cooked chicken is just to put it in the mixing bowl with the paddle mixer (that's the regular attachment, not the whisk) and turn it on for a few seconds. It quickly and easily shreds the chicken... so much easier than the "2-fork method" or cutting it up.

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Posted by halfbaked

Posted by Century 21 Dallow - Christine Braun

And if you have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer, the easiest way to shred cooked chicken is just to put it in the mixing bowl with the paddle mixer (that's the regular attachment, not the whisk) and turn it on for a few seconds. It quickly and easily shreds the chicken... so much easier than the "2-fork method" or cutting it up.

Wow. I never would've thought a stand mixer would shred chicken! Great to know! Thanks!

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I usually season boneless, skinless chicken breasts then brown them in my cast iron pan for a few minutes on each side. I throw the whole pan in the oven for about 25 min until the chicken cooks through. Very easy.

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When a recipe calls for it I usually use the Purdue Short cuts.

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Thanks everyone! Boiled chicken is rather bland, but I never thought to use chicken stock to give it flavor.

Most of the recipes I am looking at that call for cooked chicken are wraps/quesadilla/nacho type foods.

Cooked chicken as a recipe ingredient?

You can also shread poached (boiled) chicken using 2 forks. This is what I do for taco/burrito/quesadilla type recipes.

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