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Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken

slow cooker chipotle chicken with taco fixings
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Juicy shredded chicken with addictive flavor! Perfect for tacos, burritos, bowls, nachos, quesadillas and more!

  • Author: Becky Schmieg
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours
  • Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 lbs boneless, chicken breast
  • 1 cup white or yellow onion (sliced)
  • 1 7 oz can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 3/4 cup (canned) diced fire-roasted tomatoes
  • 3 cloves garlic (smashed)
  • juice from 2 limes (about 2 tbsp)
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  1. If you can, sprinkle chicken lightly with salt the night before you plan to cook.
  2. Place chicken in slow cooker. Add onions, chipotle peppers, diced tomatoes, garlic cloves, lime juice, dried oregano, salt and pepper. (If you salted the chicken the night before, still add salt at this step). After emptying the can of chipotle, add 1/4 cup of water and swirl it around to loosen the sauce that was left behind, then pour this over the chicken.
  3. Cook on high for 4 hours.
  4. Shredded chicken using two forks.

Notes

Notes

  • Chipotle peppers in adobe can be very spicy, if you are sensitive to spice, you may want to start with 1/2 of the can first. Of course serving this chicken on tacos with sour cream and cheddar cheese helps balance out the heat 🙂 
  • You can simplify this recipe by just seasoning with chipotle peppers, onions, garlic, salt and pepper (skipping the lime juice, tomatoes and oregano). You will still have very tasty chicken, these other elements do enhance flavor though!

 

Find it online: https://www.figjar.com/slow-cooker-chipotle-chicken/