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AccountFavoritesEasy Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken simmered with Mexican spices, salsa and green chilies for amazingly flavorful chicken for tacos, burritos, nachos, soups, salads, etc. and all you do is dump and run! &nbsp;You NEED this in your back pocket!&nbsp;Need is a strong word. &nbsp;But when it comes to food and recipes, I am convinced you NEED this go-to, easy, crazy delicious Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken at your fingertips. In fact, it is the only all purpose, Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken you will ever need!&nbsp; It joins the cast of my other stellar back-pocket Mexican staples of Tacos Al Pastor,&nbsp;Carne Asada,&nbsp;&nbsp;Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas, Baja Fish Tacos, Beef, Bean and Cheese Burritos, Chicken Fajitas, Steak Fajitas, Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas and Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef.&nbsp; &nbsp;And of course, every one needs a killer Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe.&nbsp;After all, tacos, burritos, nachos, tostadas, chimichangas, enchiladas, etc. are only as good as the meat and this Mexican Chicken is stellar. &nbsp;&nbsp;It will be the star of your Mexican dishes and bonus! – it is super easy and fabulous for make-ahead or even freeze-ahead meals.&nbsp; Use the chicken plain in your recipes or top them all off with Guacamole, Homemade Salsa, Salsa Verde&nbsp;or Pico de Gallo&nbsp;for an added layer of YUM!The perfectly flavored chicken cooks in a Mexican spiced bath of salsa, green chilies, diced tomatoes, brown sugar and a splash of liquid smoke.The chicken cooks until its fork tender, then shredded and added back to the seasoned juices to re-absorb the flavor in every crevice.At this point, you drain any excess liquid. &nbsp;I like to save the seasoned liquid to cook my rice in like I first did in my Slow Cooker Fajita Chicken – so good – some of the best rice you will ever eat!&nbsp; The chicken is perfect as is for tacos/burritos or if you are serving plain over rice, I love to stir in some enchilada sauce.&nbsp; It is also fabulous with Restaurant Style Mexican Rice or Cilantro Lime Rice with Black Beans.This Crockpot Mexican Chicken is seasoned with a mixture of chili powder, chipotle powder, cumin, oregano, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper season the chicken to perfection. A few notes on these seasonings:Rub chicken breasts with oil and place in the bottom of your slow cooker.Add all remaining ingredients except for the hot sauce.Cook on high for 2-4 hours or on low for 6-7 hours or until chicken is tender enough to shred.Shred the chicken and let it cook on low for an additional 20 minutes to absorb some of the liquid/juices.Drain all excess liquid. Taste and add hot sauce to taste if desired.This Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken is ready&nbsp;to make all your Mexican dishes more delicious… Like&nbsp;these Smothered Baked Mexican Chicken Burritos aka “Skinny Chimichangas” with Cheesy Green Chili Sour Cream Sauce…But don’t wait,&nbsp;your taste buds want you to make this chicken now! &nbsp;or tomorrow, or as soon as humanly possible…Shop Now &gt; Shop Now &gt; Shop Now &gt; Shop Now &gt; See Favorite ToolsEasy Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken simmered with Mexican spices, salsa and green chilies for amazingly flavorful chicken for tacos, burritos, nachos, soups, salads, etc. and all you do is dump and run! &nbsp;You NEED this in your back pocket!You can now create an account on our site and save your favorite recipes all in one place!Print RecipePin RecipeSave RecipeSaved!Follow Me On Pinterest! Did You Make This Recipe?Tag @CarlsbadCravings and Use #CarlsbadCravngsLeave a Review, I Always Love Hearing From You!Carlsbad Cravings© OriginalSee More RecipesAbsolutely love this recipe! I actually use the left-over juices as a mix in for Mexican Rice…so good!ReplySince I discovered this recipe a year ago, I made it my mission to share it with all my people. So damn good and so simple with ingredients usually on hands.Made it with chicken and tried it as well with beef : success all around, every time. Thank you very much for this recipe! (Milles merci du Québec)ReplyYour recipes are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!ReplyThis recipe was amazing! My whole family loved it and I enjoyed having the house slowly fill with the delicious smell of it cooking. I found it looking for ways to use some ingredients we had already and we will definitely be making this regularly. Thanks for the great recipe. My husband said “This is the best thing you’ve ever made in the crockpot”ReplyThis was a winner, winner chicken dinner served with homemade Spanish rice and Quesadillas. I will definitely make it again , Thank you for the recipe !ReplyI guess you use boneless, skinless chicken? ThanksReplyHello making this recipe for the first time n crockpot smells gud already I knw we will enjoy it will let u knw how it came out n a few hours!ReplyWill this freeze well?ReplyMind if I scoot the other 416 comments aside while I praise the master chef? I have made this recipe a few times recently but never gave you, Jen, the admiration you deserve for sharing such a terrific recipe with all of us. This recipe MAKES all my mexican food outstanding: tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, mexican casseroles, etc. It’s flavorful and comes out wonderfully seasoned that always brings a smile to my family’s face. Thank you! xoReplyI made this for dinner last night. I followed the recipe exactly, using four Tablespoons of brown sugar and I did use the Chipotle chili powder. It is delicious and had great flavor. Would be great to use for nachos too, just drain well. This will go in my regular rotation for dinner.ReplyCan you make this with verde salsa with the same success? Any changes or omissions to the recipe?ReplyI moved to Colorado from Tennessee, back in Tennessee we had a Mexican restaurant that had my favorite chimichangas, I have been using your recipe for my chimichangas since then! It’s been quite awhile now, the chicken taste identical to the ones from the restaurant back in Tennessee!! It’s been a repeat favorite at our home!! You have some wonderful recipes, thank you for sharing them!!ReplyHello, I’m doing low carb and used swerve brown sugar instead of regular brown suager and it was still amazing. I used 3 tablespoons and still used the Chipotle powder. We love a little heat. Love this recipe!ReplyClearly there are many reviews because this is such a great recipe! Made this for my family this weekend and EVERYONE liked it!!! That is a rare thing in our family. I paired it with rice (cooked with the leftover drippings from the chicken…so good!), black beans, sauteed corn niblets and a creamy avocado lime dressing. This will be a regular in our rotation going forward! Thank you!ReplyLove all of your recipes. This was another winner. The only thing I would change next time is use less liquid smoke (I used 1 tsp.) and I think I would omit brown sugar. The chicken tasted a little too bbq chicken for our taste. It didn’t feel like it should be in a tortilla…instead in a bun. But this was just our personal tastes.ReplyMade this for a family gathering. It was delicious and loved by all!ReplySee More CommentsI am Jennifer, a lover of food and sharing my recipes. I am a Cystic fibrosis survivor, lung &amp; kidney transplant recipient, LOVER of life and FOOD.Read more about me here.Welcome to my food blog with all my favorite cravings! I am Jennifer, a lover of food and sharing my recipes. I am a cystic fibrosis survivor, lung &amp; kidney transplant recipient, LOVER of life and FOOD. Start browsing recipes and subscribe to my weekly free newsletter! Read more about me here.AppetizersBreakfastDinnerSidesSoupsSaladDessertoccasionsSign up for our free newsletter and follow us on social media to make your life easier and more delicious with weekly new recipes:Carlsbad Cravings© 2023 Carlsbad CravingsDesign by Melanie Burk | Development by Expanding Designs

AccountFavoritesEasy Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken simmered with Mexican spices, salsa and green chilies for amazingly flavorful chicken for tacos, burritos, nachos, soups, salads, etc. and all you do is dump and run! &nbsp;You NEED this in your back pocket!&nbsp;Need is a strong word. &nbsp;But when it comes to food and recipes, I am convinced you NEED this go-to, easy, crazy delicious Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken at your fingertips. In fact, it is the only all purpose, Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken you will ever need!&nbsp; It joins the cast of my other stellar...

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