Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken: good over rice or stuffed in a burrito

RECIPE IDEA: Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

Hi. It’s Lois at Recipe Idea Shop, telling you about some chicken I made in my Crock Pot slow cooker, Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken. It took me about 10 minutes to toss everything in the slow cooker. Then I cooked it on low half a day, about 4 hours (since I used chicken tenders instead of chicken breasts). Before eating it, I shredded the chicken with two forks. It is so tasty! I had it over rice, but it’s super good stuffed in a taco, too.

Easy peasy Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

After making Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken and shredding it, I let it cool, and then I froze it to take along to our daughter’s house for the weekend. We ate it Saturday night for supper and it was a hit! The younger grandchildren refused to try it, of course, but our teenage granddaughter and all the adults thought it was delicious.

Even though I work at home, I love these easy slow cooker recipes. I don’t even have to think about supper. Just toss it together and turn it on. Easy peasy. I reviewed several shredded chicken recipes on Food.com and then put together the ingredients that I thought would be best. I hope you like it too. Please comment and share the recipe. I know you’re gonna wanna eat this.

BUT FIRST, DID YOU GRAB YOUR FREE COOKBOOK?

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Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

Note: If you are using chicken breasts instead of chicken tenders, cook it on low for about 9 hours.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes

Servings 12

Author Lois Carter Crawford based on several Food.com recipes

Ingredients

• 3 lbs chicken tenders frozen
• 1 16-ounce jar of medium hot salsa
• 1/2 green pepper chopped
• 1 8-ounce can of tomato sauce
• 1/2 yellow onion grated
• 6 garlic cloves pressed
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning

Instructions

1. Place the frozen chicken in the slow cooker.
2. Dump the salsa over the chicken.
3. Scatter the green pepper over the chicken and salsa.
4. Mix the tomato sauce, onion, garlic and taco seasoning. I chopped the onion in my mini food processor, added the rest of the ingredients listed and gave it a whirl.
5. Dump the tomato sauce mixture over the chicken.
6. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours (about 9 hours if you use chicken breasts).
7. A few minutes before serving, use 2 forks to shred the chicken, returning it to the sauce.
8. Serve over rice or wrap in tortillas with lettuce and tomatoes if you prefer a burrito or taco.

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Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Nutrition Label. Each serving is about 3/4 cup of shredded chicken.

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