Pulled Chicken

Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe. This also delicious after the holidays using leftover turkey.

Servings: Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 4 small, boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 medium onion cut into thin, half moon slices. This just means cut the onion in half and slice.
• 1/3 cup of apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup of sugar-free tomato sauce
• ½ tsp of cracked red pepper flakes (or more if you like yours spicy)
• 1 tsp of Italian spice blend
• 4 tsp of Truvia (stevia)
• ½ tsp of salt
• romaine lettuce leaves

Instructions:

First you need to poach your chicken. Take a medium sauté pan and put in the breasts. Cover with water. Turn on to boil and simmer them at a low boil for 15 minutes or until when you cut into them no more pink shows.

Take them out of the water. Hold one end of the meat down with a fork and with a fork in the other hand pull at the meat in small sections so it shreds. Do this with all 4 breast pieces.

In a large sauté pan add the onion and a bit of olive oil spray. Cook the onion on medium heat just to loosen it up. Then add the vinegar, tomato sauce, red pepper flakes, Italian spice blend, Truvia and salt. Simmer on medium for a few minutes until the onion is soft and the rest is hot. Add the chicken and warm it through.

This is a quick and easy meal.

To serve:  Instead of a bun you are going to use a leaf for two of romaine lettuce and make pulled chicken “boats.” You can eat with a knife and fork or if you like getting a bit messy you can roll the meat inside the leaves and chomp on them.

I served with some celery sticks, cherry tomatoes and a few grilled green beans.

A quick and easy dinner.

Special Note: If you are in ZReboot you can use cooked, shredded turkey. A great way to use up leftovers at the holidays when a crowd is around and you have a lot of mouths to feed or if you just need a change from cold, sliced turkey.

Enjoy!

Cheers,