Honey Apple Shredded Chicken

This post has been long overdue and deeply in need of being written.  You see the problem I had before writing this blog, and one of the reasons I started it, was because I would throw together this amazing recipe.... and then I would forget what the hell I put in said recipe.  This recipe is legitimately amazing and came into being like many a child: completely on accident.  I had grand intentions of making Juli Bauer's Ginger Apple Shredded Pork (but with chicken because chicken sounded good) but unfortunately Juli's site was down when I went to go make it... thus I was forced to make my own creation and Honey Apple Shredded Chicken was born.  I vamped it up off of what I could remember from Juli's recipe and then threw in what sounded good... tab-dah! Amazing!

Honey Apple Shredded Chicken
Ingredients:
6 boneless/skinless chicken breasts (roughly 5 lbs)
1 large sweet onion sliced into rounds
1/4 low sodium chicken broth (don't have it on hand, sub a couple tbsp water)
2 apples cored and sliced (I use Golden Delicious but to each their own)
2 tbsp raw honey
1 tbsp cinnamon (make it a hefty tbsp if you love cinnamon like I do)
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp chinese 5 spice (don't have it on hand, sub all spice)
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 bay leaves

Ready for easy.... Add your broth or your water, whichever you are using, to the bottom of the crockpot and top with your sliced onions.  Next add your chicken breast and then throw in your bay leaves and minced garlic.  Next throw in your diced apples and sprinkle all your spices over the apples. Last, but most importantly, drizzle your honey over the apples and spices.  Cook on low for roughly 8 hours (all crockpots are different) until your apples are soft and easily mash with a fork.  Take 2 forks and shred the chicken- it should literally fall right apart for you or it needs to cook longer.  Eat it up!!! It's excellent over mashed cauliflower or with a side of baked broccoli!