How to Make the Famous Ohio Shredded Chicken Sandwich

Name: How to Make the Famous Ohio Shredded Chicken Sandwich
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 12 oz Canned Chicken Breast or 3 or 4 uncooked chicken breasts if cooking in the slow cooker; 1/4 c stuffing mix chicken flavor; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 sleeve Ritz crackers crushed; 1 10 3/4 oz Cream of Chicken soup; Chicken broth or water this will vary on how thick you want the chicken

by Rhonda | Momskoop

4 servings

15 min

This hot and creamy chicken sandwich is so easy to make, only requires a handful of ingredients, and is budget friendly. Once you make this sloppy chicken sandwich, you will understand why it’s so popular in Ohio and has been for decades.

Traditional Ohio Hot Shredded Chicken Sandwich

To make this recipe, you will need:

Chicken breast – Canned, fresh, or rotisserie, or leftover roasted chicken works great.

Soup – normally most will use Cream of Chicken, but some use Cream of Mushroom.

Crackers – this again, is a personal preference. Some will also use croutons, breadcrumbs, or saltines.

Ingredients that you need to make a Shredded Chicken Sandwich

Steps to Make This Delicious Sandwich:

Step 1: In a medium-sized pan, add in your chicken and take two forks and shred the chunks of chicken. Or if you prefer you can use your hands. If you are using leftover chicken, do this same process.

Step 2: Add in the remaining ingredients.

Step 3: Heat until everything is thoroughly heated.

Step 4: Spoon onto the buns.

Step 5: Enjoy.

how to make the famous ohio shredded chicken sandwich

Information about this sandwich:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_sandwich

Ohio Magazine: https://www.ohiomagazine.com/food-drink/recipes/Details/athy-s-simple-chicken-sandwiches/

Unofficial Home of Shredded Chicken Sandwiches - map showing lots of the locations of restaurants/drive ins http://chickensandwich.info/index.html

Root's Poultry - believed to be the start of it all in Fremont Ohio - Root's Poultry | Shredded Chicken (rootspoultry.com)

Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Ohio/comments/pd96oz/is_ohio_the_only_place_that_eats_shredded_chicken/

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Recipe details

Yield 4 servings
Time spent: Prep time: 5 Minutes Cook time: 10 Minutes Total time: 15 min

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Instructions

In a medium sized saucepan, add in the canned chicken. Using a fork or your fingers, shred the chicken. Then add in the remaining ingredients.
Turn the heat on medium and cook until all of the ingredients are thoroughly heated through.
If you are wanting to use your crock pot, the full instructions are in the article.

Comments

Tara Francis on Jan 31, 2022

This sounds delicious! I'm definitely am going to make this!

9 Reply
- Rhonda | Momskoop on Feb 01, 2022
  
  Let me know what you think!
  
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Dawnie Jackson on Feb 01, 2022

what could I use instead of "stuffing"?

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- Rhonda | Momskoop on Feb 01, 2022
  
  You can also use Ritz crackers or breadcrumbs.
  
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- Pamela Coffman Wolfe on Feb 01, 2022
  
  My sister always used Jones potato chips before they changed the way they were cooked!
  
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- Angel on Feb 01, 2022
  
  You can use canned bread crumbs
  
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- Craig Cairns on Feb 01, 2022
  
  Potato chips, crushed! Eaten this for over 70 yrs.
  
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- Deb Ellis on Feb 02, 2022
  
  I use Italian bread crumbs
  
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- Donna on Jan 23, 2023
  
  Rice
  
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- Susan Thomas on Feb 01, 2023
  
  Plain croutons
  
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- Jah29687826 on Feb 01, 2023
  
  Lays regular potato chips
  
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- Denise on Jan 25, 2024
  
  Just use Ritz Crackers. That’s all I use.
  
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