Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas
Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a Easy dish, slow cooker chicken carnitas. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

And a few weeks ago, I decided to make them my new thing. Chicken can be made into some seriously good carnitas! The other good news about this recipe?

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook slow cooker chicken carnitas using 27 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas:
  1. Take 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  2. Make ready 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
  3. Get 1/3 cup apple juice
  4. Make ready to taste Cumin
  5. Prepare to taste Garlic powder
  6. Take to taste Salt
  7. Take to taste Pepper
  8. Get 3 bay leaves
  9. Take 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)
  10. Take 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  11. Make ready 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
  12. Make ready 1/3 cup apple juice
  13. Prepare to taste Cumin
  14. Get to taste Garlic powder
  15. Get to taste Salt
  16. Take to taste Pepper
  17. Take 3 bay leaves
  18. Make ready 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)
  19. Get 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  20. Take 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
  21. Get 1/3 cup apple juice
  22. Take to taste Cumin
  23. Get to taste Garlic powder
  24. Prepare to taste Salt
  25. Make ready to taste Pepper
  26. Get 3 bay leaves
  27. Get 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)

Each bite will leave you craving The key to adding a satisfying crunch to slow cooker chicken carnitas is using the broiler for the final step. Set an oven rack to just below the broiler. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas are great as a main course or over some chips and guacamole as an appetizer. You can also make it a few days in advance and keep it in the fridge for nights when you want something hearty to eat but don't feel like cooking.

Steps to make Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas:
  1. Pour apple juice into slow cooker and place chicken breasts.
  2. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove chicken and remove bay leaves and orange slices. Shred and return to cooker mixing with juices. Cook on high another hour.
  4. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes.
  5. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes.
  6. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!
  7. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken.
  8. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove chicken and shred and return to cooker mixing with juices. Cook on high another hour.
  9. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes.
  10. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes.
  11. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!
  12. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken.
  13. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove chicken and shred and return to cooker mixing with juices. Cook on high another hour.
  14. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes.
  15. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes.
  16. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!

Serve it up with a spoonful of sour cream. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas with cumin, paprika, oregano, chili powder, and lime juice have all the flavor of your favorite pork carnitas without the guilt. It is fair to say that we eat tacos at least once a week in our house, sometimes twice, and sometimes an embarrassing amount of times when there. It's no secret that my love for Mexican and slow cookers runs deep. Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas recipe video!

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