Once in a while I stumble across a tip or suggestion that changes my life ~ literally ~ by saving me tons of time! One of my favorites is the cake decorating “tip” video I found for color mixing and bag filling.
And now I have found another HUGE time saver, so I had to share it with you!
I have lots of recipes that call for shredded chicken. I love the recipes, not the shredding. It is time consuming, especially if you have a large bunch to feed! I found this tip from Simple Healthy Family on Pinterest.
I have to admit that I didn’t believe it would work, but oh, does it ever work well! It literally takes about 10-15 seconds to completely shred several pieces of chicken using your mixer!
Simply add hot chicken (I used 3 breasts) and use the flat beater attachment on your Kitchen Aid mixer. Mix for 10-15 seconds on a medium setting.
Viola! Shredded chicken. Gotta love it!
Debi says
I just looked at the Frosting thing… I think I can fit fancy cakes into my life again. Thanks for sharing that!!!
Akhila says
Oh wow that is awesome thanks so much for this tip.
Ginny says
You’re welcome, Akhila! I hope it’s helpful to you. It has save me SO much time and effort.
KimH says
Wow.. now that is an awesome tip!! Thanks!
Gwen @SimplyHealthyFamily says
I’m still amazed at how much people have loved this tip. 😉 Glad I decided to post it! Thanks for sharing!!
Happy Day!
Ginny says
It is an AWESOME tip and has saved me so much time! Thank you!! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Trina says
I tried this today with my 15 year old good ole trusty, regular hand held mixer with just 2 blades and it worked really well. We had some yummy chicken salad after lunch and I saved a ton of time not cutting the chicken!! Thank you for the tip! I just love your blog and heart! thanks for sharing with us!!
Ginny says
Thank you, Trina! You just made my day! 🙂 I’m SO glad you let me know about your mixer. I contemplated adding “Kitchen Aid” to the post, but I wasn’t sure if it would work with another type of mixer. I’m glad to hear that it does! Thanks for your sweet comment.
A.J. Dub says
Awesome! I have to shred chicken all the time and this will be a huge time saver. (I make that Chicken Pot Pie frequently, and it is easy and delicious!) 🙂
Elizabeth says
GREAT idea!!!!!! Def. be using that one!
Lily@SweetiesNotebook says
Love this tip. I will need to try this out!
Joanna Vanderkooi says
What is hysterical is that I JUST put that hint to the test tonight!!! I, also, had seen the tip on Pinterest and hadn’t ever thought of it, and was surprised how amazingly it worked. I had just shared that tip with my husband before sitting down on my laptop and saw what you wrote here. I will never shred cjicken up by hand again. 😀 Love it when someone else is thinking like I am. 🙂
Ginny says
That’s so funny, Joanna! Aren’t you SO glad you tried it? I know I am! It has saved me so much time and effort. I love great tips like these. 🙂
Donna says
A great time saver, thank you for sharing. I’m sharing this one.
Ginny says
Thanks, Donna. It is definitely a time saver! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Julie H says
Omg!!!! I can’t stand shredding chicken! I am doing this tonight for dinner! Yay! Thank you so much!