A delicious and easy way to make gluten free, slow cooker asian shredded chicken, that is perfect topped on rice, in wraps, on nachos or in salads!

We all know that slow cookers are a busy person's best friend! They do all the hard work and then reward you with a delicious, tender meal at the end.....what's not to love about slow cookers.

Well this recipe is made for when you are busy and just want to throw together the ingredients into the slow cooker and have a delicious meal at the end.

I make this on the weekends, after doing the food shopping in the morning. Come home just after lunchtime, mix the sauce, add the chicken thighs to the slow cooker and viola.... about 4 ½ hours later, dinner is ready.

We love this Slow Cooker Asian Shredded Chicken on rice, on top of nachos, in tacos and we even have it cold in a salad, when the weather is a bit warmer and in wraps.

The interesting part about this recipe is that it uses Tamari instead of the common soy sauce. But I hear you ask...what is the difference?

What is the difference between Soy Sauce and Tamari

Soy Sauce and Tamari are both made from the byproducts of fermented soybeans, but Tamari is made with no wheat!

Soy sauce is often thought of as a Chinese sauce whereas Tamari is specifically a Japanese soy sauce. Tamari has a darker colour and richer flavour than the common soy sauce and what I like about it, it is a little less salty than the common soy sauce....oh! and no wheat.

Ingredients for Slow Cooker Asian Shredded Chicken

2 tablespoons minced ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
3 tablespoons tamari - gluten free (*see information about Tamari above)
1 tablespoon rice vinegar (or you could substitute for apple cider vinegar)
1 tablespoon chilli garlic sauce (well worth having on hand and I get mine from the asian grocers)
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup of gluten free chicken stock
6 chicken thighs
When serving - 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh coriander and a teaspoon of chilli garlic sauce.

How to make Gluten Free Slow Cooker Asian Shredded Chicken

In a bowl add in the ginger, garlic, tamari, rice vinegar, chili garlic sauce, sesame oil, olive oil and chicken stock and mix together.

Place the chicken thighs in a slow cooker and pour the sauce on top and mix through.

Put the slow cooker on high for 4 hours.
Then take the chicken out onto a plate and using two forks, shred the chicken, and then place it back into the slow cooker. Stir to mix with the sauce and leave it to absorb the flavours for another 30 mins or so.
When serving, sprinkle with chopped coriander and spoon on some extra chilli garlic sauce!

Slow Cooker Asian Shredded Chicken

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

4 hours 30 mins

Total time

4 hours 45 mins

A delicious and easy way to make gluten free, slow cooker, shredded chicken, that has an asian flavour, that is perfect topped on rice, in wraps, on nachos or in salads!

Author: www.sparklesintheeveryday.com

Recipe type: Slow Cooker

Ingredients

2 tablespoons minced ginger
2 tablespoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons tamari - gluten free (*see information about tamari below)
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon chilli garlic sauce (from asian grocers)
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup of gluten free chicken stock
6 chicken thighs
When serving - 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh coriander and a teaspoon of chilli garlic sauce.

Instructions

In a bowl add in the ginger, garlic, tamari, rice vinegar, chilli garlic sauce, sesame oil, olive oil and chicken stock and mix together.
Place the chicken thighs in a slow cooker and pour the sauce on top and mix through.
Put the slow cooker on high for 4 hours.
Then take the chicken out and using two forks, shred the chicken, and then place it back into the slow cooker. Stir to mix with the sauce and leave it to absorb the flavours for another 30 mins or so.
When serving sprinkle with chopped coriander and some extra chilli garlic sauce!