Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, shredded mexican chicken - slow cooker. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna 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. 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.
Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have shredded mexican chicken - slow cooker using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker:
- Make ready 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Get 1/2 cup salsa
- Prepare 3 tbsp. brown sugar
- Prepare 1 can (4 oz.) mild diced green chilies
- Prepare 1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained
- Make ready 1/2 onion, diced
- Take 1 tbsp. chili powder
- Make ready 1 tsp. salt
- Make ready 1 tsp. cumin
- Get 1 tsp. garlic powder
- Make ready 1 tsp. onion powder
- Get 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
- Make ready 1/2 tsp. oregano
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- Take 1 tsp. liquid smoke
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. ground chipotle chili pepper (optional for more heat)
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. 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.
Steps 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 –>
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. Add chicken to the slow cooker and coat evenly with the sauce mixture. Mexican shredded chicken is so delicious, versatile and EASY. And here are three ways to make it - Instant Pot, slow cooker and stovetop.
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