Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker.
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Easy Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken simmered with Mexican spices, salsa and green chilies for amazingly flavorful chicken for tacos, burritos, nachos, soups, salads, etc. and all you do is dump and run!
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You can cook Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker
- You need 2 of lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of salsa.
- It's 3 tbsp. of brown sugar.
- Prepare 1 can (4 oz.) of mild diced green chilies.
- Prepare 1 can (14.5 oz.) of diced tomatoes, drained.
- You need 1/2 of onion, diced.
- It's 1 tbsp. of chili powder.
- Prepare 1 tsp. of salt.
- You need 1 tsp. of cumin.
- You need 1 tsp. of garlic powder.
- It's 1 tsp. of onion powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. of smoked paprika.
- You need 1/2 tsp. of oregano.
- It's 1/2 tsp. of black pepper.
- It's 1 tsp. of liquid smoke.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. of ground chipotle chili pepper (optional for more heat).
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I use this Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken for so many other things than just tacos.
I do quesadillas, enchiladas, taco salads, baked chimichangas.
It's such a versatile recipe and I really, really love delicious versatile recipes.
Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker instructions
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Grease the inside of the slow cooker. Place the chicken in the bottom..
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In a medium bowl, stir together the rest of the ingredients. Then pour over the top of the chicken..
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Cook either on high for 3-4 hours OR low for 6-7 hours, until the chicken is tender enough to shred easily..
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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..
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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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Easy Chicken Taquitos -->.
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