Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken

  4.7 – 6 reviews  • Chicken

Oh my goodness, I was sick of the lavish holiday scenario with the gravy and all. Prime rib and mashed potatoes can be used in this recipe, which is quick and, more significantly, simple.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs 10 mins
Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. ½ cup chicken broth
  2. 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  3. 2 cloves garlic, minced
  4. 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  5. 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  6. 1 tablespoon garlic salt
  7. 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  8. 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  9. 1 teaspoon ground paprika
  10. ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  11. 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Instructions

  1. Mix chicken broth, tomato paste, garlic, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, vinegar, cumin, paprika, and cayenne pepper together for sauce in a small bowl.
  2. Place chicken in a 3-quart slow cooker. Pour sauce over top.
  3. Cover and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, on Low for 5 hours or on High for 4 to 5 hours. Remove chicken and turn the slow cooker to Warm.
  4. Shred the chicken with 2 forks and return to the slow cooker. Heat for 10 minutes to allow juices to soak into the shredded chicken.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 193 kcal
Carbohydrate 18 g
Cholesterol 59 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 24 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 1975 mg
Sugars 13 g
Fat 3 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

John Reynolds
Is great! I doubled the recipe but, I accidentally added twice as much chicken broth but the sauce was perfect!!
Alyssa Figueroa
Absolutely delicious but a bit too much liquid. Put it on tortillas with black beans and cheese, and would definitely make this again and again. I did add a single can of medium diced green chiles.
Kylie Black
Loved this recipe! Used it on salads, tacos and ate it by its self. Great for meal prepping. The only change I made was adding a little chicken broth before I put the chicken in the crockpot and not adding the chicken back to the crockpot after I shredded it. Instead I poured a couple ladles over the shredded chicken. Will be making again very soon!
Ryan Rivera
Easy recipe and I like that it uses pantry staples. It just felt that it was lacking something. I will try this again & add some additional garlic powder, increase the cumin and use chili powder instead of paprika. I added in a can of black beans towards the end and served it over yellow rice.
John Hoffman
loved this will make and freeze the sauce for later
Mrs. Kimberly Bridges DDS
This was delicious. I added most of the can of chicken broth. This made the chicken have more liquid when finished so I will probably stick with the recipe next time.

 

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