Easiest Way to Prepare Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker in 21 Minutes for Young Wife

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, shredded mexican chicken - slow cooker. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look 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. I like to save the seasoned liquid to cook my rice in like I first did in my Slow Cooker Fajita Chicken - so good - some of the.

Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have shredded mexican chicken - slow cooker using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker:

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

If you don't have a six-quart slow cooker, I suggest dividing the food evenly into two smaller slow cookers. Cooked in the slow cooker, this Mexican-style shredded chicken with salsa and ancho chile powder is perfect for tacos, quesadillas, and enchiladas. Place chicken on top and cover with remaining salsa. I just shred the chicken right in the crock pot even because I don't like to dirty extra dishes! 🙂.

Instructions

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)!
6. Chicken Nachos –>
7. Chicken Quesadilla Pie. –>
8. Southwestern Style Chicken Potato Skins –>
9. Easy Chicken Taquitos –>

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. 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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