Recipe: Perfect Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker

Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker.

Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker You can cook Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker

  1. It's of lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
  2. You need of salsa.
  3. It's of brown sugar.
  4. Prepare of mild diced green chilies.
  5. You need of diced tomatoes, drained.
  6. You need of onion, diced.
  7. It's of chili powder.
  8. It's of salt.
  9. Prepare of cumin.
  10. You need of garlic powder.
  11. You need of onion powder.
  12. You need of smoked paprika.
  13. It's of oregano.
  14. It's of black pepper.
  15. Prepare of liquid smoke.
  16. It's of ground chipotle chili pepper (optional for more heat).

Shredded Mexican Chicken - Slow Cooker instructions

  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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