Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker
Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, shredded mexican chicken - slow cooker. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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.

Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have shredded mexican chicken - slow cooker using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker:
  1. Prepare 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  2. Get 1/2 cup salsa
  3. Prepare 3 tbsp. brown sugar
  4. Take 1 can (4 oz.) mild diced green chilies
  5. Get 1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained
  6. Take 1/2 onion, diced
  7. Get 1 tbsp. chili powder
  8. Take 1 tsp. salt
  9. Take 1 tsp. cumin
  10. Take 1 tsp. garlic powder
  11. Make ready 1 tsp. onion powder
  12. Make ready 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
  13. Get 1/2 tsp. oregano
  14. Prepare 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  15. Get 1 tsp. liquid smoke
  16. Make ready 1/2 tsp. ground chipotle chili pepper (optional for more heat)

I just shred the chicken right in the crock pot even because I don't like to dirty extra dishes! šŸ™‚. But feel free to take it out to shred it and Place chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker. Top with all of the remaining ingredients. Easy Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken simmered with Mexican spices, salsa and green chilies for amazingly flavorful chicken for tacos, burritos, nachos.

Steps to make Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker:
  1. Grease the inside of the slow cooker. Place the chicken in the bottom.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together the rest of the ingredients. Then pour over the top of the chicken.
  3. Cook either on high for 3-4 hours OR low for 6-7 hours, until the chicken is tender enough to shred easily.
  4. 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.
  5. 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)!
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Mexican shredded chicken is so delicious, versatile and EASY. And here are three ways to make it - Instant Pot, slow cooker and stovetop. You can shred it using only two forks. Mexican shredded chicken is so versatile, and you can use it in so many different things - over rice, in quesadillas, tacos. This shredded Mexican chicken is so juicy and flavorful.

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