Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, shredded mexican chicken - slow cooker. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
The chicken cooks until its fork tender, then shredded and added back to the seasoned juices to re-absorb the flavor in every crevice. At this point, you drain any excess liquid. This big batch of Mexican shredded chicken is great served with rice or inside taco shells with letttuce, tomatoes and cheese. And the best part of all is that your slow cooker does practically all of the work for you.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook shredded mexican chicken - slow cooker using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker:
- Take 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Make ready 1/2 cup salsa
- Prepare 3 tbsp. brown sugar
- Prepare 1 can (4 oz.) mild diced green chilies
- Get 1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained
- Make ready 1/2 onion, diced
- Get 1 tbsp. chili powder
- Prepare 1 tsp. salt
- Get 1 tsp. cumin
- Make ready 1 tsp. garlic powder
- Get 1 tsp. onion powder
- Get 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
- Take 1/2 tsp. oregano
- Make ready 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- Get 1 tsp. liquid smoke
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. ground chipotle chili pepper (optional for more heat)
Top with all of the remaining ingredients. This recipe for Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken is perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. It's also a terrific dish for entertaining because shredded It's so easy to put this Mexican shredded chicken dish together. You can either spray it with cooking spray.
Instructions to make Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker:
- Grease the inside of the slow cooker. Place the chicken in the bottom.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the rest of the ingredients. Then pour over the top of the chicken.
- Cook either on high for 3-4 hours OR low for 6-7 hours, until the chicken is tender enough to shred easily.
- Remove chicken from the slow cooker and allow it to rest for 5 minutes or so, then use 2 forks to shred it. Stir the chicken back into the remaining juices/salsa mix and cook on low for an additional 20 minutes.
- After the additional 20 minutes, remove the chicken from the slow cooker with a slotted spoon. Use the chicken in your favorite recipe (some suggestions are listed in the recipe description and a few are pictured below)!
- Chicken Nachos –>
- Chicken Quesadilla Pie. –>
- Southwestern Style Chicken Potato Skins –>
- Easy Chicken Taquitos –>
It's also a terrific dish for entertaining because shredded It's so easy to put this Mexican shredded chicken dish together. You can either spray it with cooking spray. This shredded Mexican chicken is so juicy and flavorful. Just like you get at an authentic Mexican restaurant. All the flavor is thanks to Hunt's In your slow cooker, combine the chicken (if it's frozen, no need to defrost, throw it in frozen), Hunt's diced tomatoes, chicken broth, cumin, salt and pepper.
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