Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Recipe

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Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Recipe – super easy and flavorful shredded chicken cooked in a slow cooker! Use it in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, nachos and dips!

I use this chicken for my Easy Chicken Enchiladas recipe with the quick and easy 5-Minute Blender Enchilada Sauce.

SLOW COOKER MEXICAN CHICKEN

Forget the meat and seasoning in a packet mix and meet my favorite way to make super flavorful chicken for all of our Mexican dishes, like tacos and enchiladas. Bonus, it cooks in your slow cooker! Just mix everything together and let it cook away. This is a perfect shortcut to delicious Mexican dinner night at home. Cook the chicken in a slow cooker with spices, crushed tomatoes, salsa and green chiles. It’s easy, smells amazing while cooking and makes the best Mexican chicken I have ever had!

Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Ingredients:

• 2 lbs chicken breast
• 1 can green chiles
• crushed tomatoes
• salsa
• ground cumin
• chili powder
• salt and pepper
• brown sugar
• lime juice
• garlic

How to make Mexican Chicken in the Slow Cooker?

• Place chicken in slow cooker.
• Add cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Top with green chiles, salsa, crushed tomatoes, brown sugar, lime juice and garlic. Stir together.
• Cover slow cooker with lid and set to cook for 4 hrs on HIGH setting or 6 to 7 hrs on LOW settings.
• When done, pull chicken apart with two forks.
• Use in tacos, enchiladas, burritos, nachos or dips.

Tips for the Best Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken:

• You can adjust the spiciness of this dish depending on how hot is your salsa. I usually use mild for our kids but my Hubby will always ask for additional chili powder or will top the tacos with spicy salsa.
• I absolutely love the addition of lime juice and brown sugar in this recipe but if you don’t have it on hand, feel free to skip it.

More Easy Mexican Recipes:

5-Minute Blender Enchilada Sauce

Instant Pot Fluffy Rice

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

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Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

4 hrs

Total Time

4 hrs 10 mins

 

Super easy and flavorful shredded chicken cooked in a slow cooker! Use it in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, nachos and dips!

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: slow cooker Mexican chicken

Servings: 6 people

Calories: 235 kcal

Author: Anna

Ingredients

• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 4 oz (1 can) green chiles
• 14 oz .crushed tomatoes
• 3/4 cup salsa
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 and 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 3 Tbsp brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp lime juice
• 2 garlic cloves minced

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Instructions

1. Place chicken in slow cooker.

2. Add cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Top with green chiles, salsa, crushed tomatoes, brown sugar, lime juice and garlic. Stir together.

3. Cover slow cooker with lid and set to cook for 4 hrs on HIGH setting or 6 to 7 hrs on LOW settings.
4. When done, pull chicken apart with two forks.
5. Use in tacos, enchiladas, burritos, nachos or dips.

Recipe Video

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken

Amount Per Serving

Calories 235 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Cholesterol 96mg 32%

Sodium 751mg 31%

Potassium 859mg 25%

Total Carbohydrates 15g 5%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 10g

Protein 33g 66%

Vitamin A 6.9%

Vitamin C 15.3%

Calcium 5%

Iron 10.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.