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Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken

With delicious flavors and many ways to serve, this Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken is a staple menu item for so many different recipes.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time6 hours
Total Time6 hours 5 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Chicken, Main Course, Side Dish, Slow Cooker
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Servings: 8
Calories: 164kcal
Author: Tornadough Alli

Ingredients

  • 4 large chicken breasts boneless and skinless
  • 10 ounce can Rotel
  • 4 ounce can diced green chiles
  • ½ cup onion diced
  • 3 Tablespoon chipotle sauce or 2 chipotles in adobo sauce chopped
  • 2 Tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 2 teaspoon mexican oregano or regular
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 2 Tablespoon cilantro finely chopped

Instructions

  • In the slow cooker add the chicken, Rotel, green chiles, onion, chipotle sauce, tomato paste, garlic, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, oregano, and liquid smoke.
  • Place the lid on and set to 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
  • When done cooking, shred the chicken and add lime juice, stir. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.

Notes

  1. You can swap out chicken thighs for the breasts, see above on how to do that.
  2. This recipe can be used in so many various dishes, see above for some fun ideas.
  3. If you cannot find adobo sauce, use 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and dice them.
  4. This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
  5. Choose your spice or rotel for this.
  6. If you cannot find Mexican oregano, you can use regular.
  7. Make this and freeze it for later when you are not sure what to make for dinner.
  8. We like to use a hand mixer to shred the chicken, but two forks will work as well.
  9. Make sure you do not drain any of the liquid from the chicken, you will want this for flavor.

Nutrition

Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 603mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 474IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg