Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken

This delicious, healthy slow cooker shredded Mexican Chicken 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. 

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Crockpot Shredded Mexican Chicken

This recipe takes 15 minutes to prep.

Cook time takes between 3-8 hours and serves 4-6.

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Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs 
• 2 10-oz. cans Rotel fire-roasted diced tomatoes & green chilies, undrained
• 2 15-oz. cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small jalapeño pepper, finely diced
• 1½ T. hickory-flavored liquid smoke 
• 2 t. ground cumin
• 1 T. chili powder
• 1 t. smoked paprika
• 2 t. dried oregano
• 1 t. cayenne pepper
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• 2 limes, quartered
• ¼ c. fresh cilantro, chopped

Directions:

Unroll and add chicken thighs to bottom of a 5 or 6-quart slow cooker crock.

Top with tomatoes, black beans, garlic, jalapeño 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!

Tip: Don’t skip the squeeze of fresh lime juice after cooking. It really brightens the flavors and pulls them all together.

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Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes

This delicious, healthy slow cooker shredded Mexican Chicken is as easy as it is versatile!

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Ingredients

• 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs 
• 2 10-oz. cans Rotel fire-roasted diced tomatoes & green chilies, undrained
• 2 15-oz. cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small jalapeño pepper, finely diced
• 1½ T. hickory-flavored liquid smoke 
• 2 t. ground cumin
• 1 T. chili powder
• 1 t. smoked paprika
• 2 t. dried oregano
• 1 t. cayenne pepper
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• 2 limes, quartered
• ¼ c. fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

1. Unroll and add chicken thighs to bottom of a 5 or 6-quart slow cooker crock. Top with tomatoes, black beans, garlic, jalapeño 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Notes

Don’t skip the squeeze of fresh lime juice after cooking! It really brightens the flavors and pulls them all together.

Also, this recipe takes 3 hours to cook on high or 6-8 hours on low.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 416Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 184mgSodium: 1065mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 13gSugar: 4gProtein: 47g

Nutrient values are only estimates provided by online calculators. Various factors can change the nutritional information in any given recipe.

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