It doesn't get any easier than this tasty Mexican style shredded chicken! On a hot day there's nothing better than coming home to a dinner that it practically done. Hot, delicious & no need to turn on the oven! How so? The crockpot! Most of the time we tend to only pull out the crock pot during the cold winter months... but warm days are perfect for your slow cooker, since it doesn't heat up the kitchen. And with the beautiful weather outside, anything that minimizes the time spent in the kitchen preparing dinner is a friend of mine!
I threw all the ingredients in at lunch time & came home to a house that smelled great! A few quick steps at that point and dinner was on the table in 15 min.
Simple Shredded Chicken
This can easily be doubled - this amount fed 2 of us with PLENTY of leftovers!
3 chicken breasts (mine were frozen)
1 jar of salsa
about 3/4 of a beer
2 cups of chicken broth
desired seasonings
Combine all ingredients in crock pot. I chose a medium heat southwest salsa that had black beans and corn in it. For the seasonings I went with a couple tsp of taco seasoning, fresh ground pepper & garlic. The lid went on & I set it to high for 6 hours, since that's when I would be returning home.
When I got home, I removed the chicken from the crock pot and dropped them into my Kitchen Aid mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mixed for a few seconds and had perfectly shredded chicken.
Return chicken to crock pot and prepare what ever it is you'd like to use this yummy filler for! We had chicken tacos & tostadas. Warmed some tortillas, shredded some cabbage and whipped up some smashed black beans. Served with desired toppings and we had a fantastic meal! Enjoy!
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