This chopped chicken recipe is very simple And can be used in 100 different ways. It can have a tender batch of chicken on the stove in less than an hour, and you can use it in all your favorite chopped chicken recipes (suggested below!).
The chopped chicken is one of my favorite ingredients for easy dinner! I use it for many dishes like chicken salad, tacos and my favorite green chicken tortilla filling.
This simple stovetop recipe makes super delicious and tender chopped chicken in an hour. If you want to make this recipe with a mat, see our Slow Cooker Chopped Chicken.
Key Ingredients
- chicken: I love making this chopped chicken recipe with chicken thighs because they are much tenderer than chicken breasts. That said, use something you have or love (Türkiye is great too).
- Aromatic Studies: For flavor, I cook the chicken with onion, garlic and bay leaves.
- spices: I love that my chicken is seasoned so I use salt, cumin and pepper.
- Water or soup: I usually use water as this recipe and find that using other ingredients, the chicken becomes super delicious, but feel free to use chicken or vegetable soup if you want to add more flavor.
How to Make Chopped Chicken
For the tenderest chicken I cook it lightly, similar to poaching chicken. I added the chicken to the pot with onions, garlic and spices and added enough water to cover.
I put it on a low cooked spot and let it cook for about 30 minutes, or until the thighs are super tender.
When the chicken is soft I remove it and cool before chopping. When the chicken cools, I put the cooking soup back on the heat and boil it about a third, focusing it in the flavor. By the way, the broth tastes incredible!
Then I poured a cup of concentrated broth over the chicken and threw it away. This ensures that the chicken stays moist and juicy. Very good!
Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the now incredibly delicious cooking soup and chop it. Then put the cooking soup back on the heat and cook about one-third of the heat to the taste. Pour a cup of concentrated broth over the chicken and throw it away.
That’s it. Now you have chicken corn flakes, chicken enchiladas, buffalo chicken dip, easy tomatoes, chicken soup, chicken soup, chicken falafel, and more.
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This is our favorite way to make chicken. Gently cook boneless chicken thighs in a delicious cooking soup helps them get tender and stay super juicy and moist. We take extra steps to make sure the chicken is as juicy as possible. Once the chicken is cooked, we cook the cooking liquid one-third, then pour the concentrated soup on top and then use the chicken in other dishes or serving. You can also enjoy the remaining liquid as a light soup!
Make 5 cups
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You will need
3 lbs (1360g) boneless chicken thighs
1 medium onion, peeled and sliced
4 cloves and garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
1 sea leaf
1 teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
water
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1Mix the chicken, onion, garlic, bay leaves, salt, cumin and pepper in a large thick-bottomed pan.
2Add enough water to cover the chicken. Make the heat high, bring to a boil, and then remove any foam or scum floating on the top.
3Adjust the heat so that the water stirs very gently around the chicken. Cook until the chicken is very tender, about 30 minutes.
4Transfer the chicken to the cutting board. When it’s cool enough, use two forks or fingers to chop the meat.
5When the chicken cools, bring the liquid left in the pan to a boil until it is lowered by a third or until its flavor is concentrated.
6Pour about 1 cup of concentrated cooking liquid onto the chopped chicken and throw away.
Adam and Joanne’s Tips
- storage: The chicken and soup can be refrigerated for up to 4 days and freezed for 3 months.
- Skin Chicken: We have made this recipe with boneless, skinless chicken thighs and thighs, but the skin still adheres. Both are very good. If using chicken with skin, just remove and discard the skin before chopping the chicken. You may also find that you need to browse some fat from the cooking soup before pouring the chicken over it.
- Remaining cooking liquid: You will have leftovers for cooking liquid. It’s delicious on its own, like a light soup. You can also use it as a soup for other recipes. Or, if you want to keep the chicken for more than a day, add a spoon or two to add some extra moisture.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.
Nutrition per serving
Service size
1/2 cup
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Calories
139
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protein
18 g
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carbohydrate
2 g
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Dietary fiber
0 g
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Total sugar
1 g
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Total fat
6 g
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Saturated fat
2 g
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cholesterol
99 mg
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sodium
356 mg
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