Bento Box Healthy Lunch 3/30 - Mind Over Munch

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar

Homemade sauce can be lower in sugar and preservatives.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breasts

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Breasts are leaner, while bone-in chicken can be less expensive.

Cut chicken breasts into 4-5 oz slices (this doesn’t need to be exact, just pieces that are easier to shred than whole breasts).

Add all ingredients to a slow cooker and stir to combine.

Cook on low for 6 hours. If you’re in a time crunch, cook on high for 3 hours, but low and slow will yield far more flavor and the meat will be more tender.

Once cooked, remove each piece of chicken breast with a slotted spoon or tongs, transfer to a cutting board, and use two forks to shred the tender chicken.

Return all of the shredded chicken to the pot and stir to coat the pulled chicken in the sauce.

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