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Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken
Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken
This delicious, healthy slow cooker recipe is as easy as it is versatile. This flavor-packed chicken is perfect for burrito bowls, lettuce wraps, or over a bed of flavorful cilantro-lime rice.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 20 oz. Rotel fire-roasted diced tomatoes & green chilies 2 cans, undrained
- 30 oz. black beans 2 cans, rinsed and drained
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small jalapeno pepper finely diced
- 1½ tablespoons hickory-flavored liquid smoke
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 limes quartered
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Unroll and add chicken thighs to bottom of a 5 or 6-quart slow cooker crock. Top with tomatoes, black beans, garlic, jalapeno pepper, liquid smoke, cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika, oregano, and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste. Stir to combine, making sure the chicken thighs are coated and submerged in the liquid.
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours. 30 minutes before done cooking, remove lid and shred chicken while in the slow cooker with two forks. Stir to combine shredded chicken with other ingredients. Cover and cook for remaining 30 minutes to allow chicken to absorb the flavors.
- Remove lid and squeeze fresh lime juice into the crock. Add cilantro and stir to combine. Season with additional salt and black pepper, if desired.
- To serve, spoon chicken mixture over plain brown rice or cilantro-lime rice. Top with cilantro-lime sauce if desired. Serve with remaining lime wedges. Enjoy!
Disclaimer
Some parts of recipe maybe AI-generated.
Notes
Tip: Don’t skip the squeeze of fresh lime juice after cooking. It really brightens the flavors and pulls them all together.
Nutrition
Calories: 423kcal (21%)Carbohydrates: 42g (14%)Protein: 48g (96%)Fat: 8g (12%)Saturated Fat: 2g (13%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 95mg (32%)Sodium: 118mg (5%)Potassium: 1345mg (38%)Fiber: 15g (63%)Sugar: 3g (3%)Vitamin A: 919IU (18%)Vitamin C: 19mg (23%)Calcium: 108mg (11%)Iron: 6mg (33%)
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