Mexican Shredded Chicken
Mexican Shredded Chicken

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mexican shredded chicken. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Shredded chicken breast tossed in a killer Mexican sauce, loaded with smokey chipotle flavours. I know there are a gazillion Mexican chicken recipes out there in this big-wide-cyber-world. I've been getting frequent questions on Shredded Chicken so hopefully this post will shred any doubt you have before making.

Mexican Shredded Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Mexican Shredded Chicken is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mexican shredded chicken using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Mexican Shredded Chicken:
  1. Make ready 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
  2. Take 1 tbsp chilli powder
  3. Take 1 tbsp cumin
  4. Take 4 cloves minced garlic
  5. Prepare 1 tsp salt
  6. Prepare 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  7. Take 12 oz your favorite beer
  8. Make ready juice and zest from one orange
  9. Get juice and zest from 2 limes

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Steps to make Mexican Shredded Chicken:
  1. Mix garlic and spices in a small bowl.
  2. Cover chicken in spice mixture and place in crock pot.
  3. Pour beer over chicken, squeeze in the orange and lime juice, put the zest of the orange and both limes in as well. (The zest gives the chicken a very citrus taste, zest only half the orange and lime if you want to dial it down a little.)
  4. Cover and let cook 6-8 hours on low.(4-6 hours on high)
  5. Shred the chicken with 2 forks. Put into a broiler pan, pour 1/3 cup of remaining juice over the shredded chicken and place under the broiler for 5 min, stir and repeat untill chicken gets a little crispy on the edges.
  6. Serve in your favorite mexican dish. Works well in tacos, burritos, and enchiladas.

I just shred the chicken right in the crock pot even because I don't like to dirty extra dishes! 🙂. But feel free to take it out to shred it and use as much or little of the liquid as. This big batch of Mexican shredded chicken is great served with rice or inside taco shells with letttuce, tomatoes and cheese. Remove chicken from slow cooker to bowl. Mexican shredded chicken made in the Instant Pot/ Pressure Cooker.

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