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    Spicy Shredded Chicken

    by Kathy Owen · "As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases"

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    Spicy Shredded Chicken (Slow Cooker Recipe) bursts in your mouth. Ten minute prep, 4-6 hours in the slow cooker, and pow! You have an easy, amazing supper everyone raves about.

    Spicy Shredded Chicken is really good in a taco salad.
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    Spicy Shredded Chicken is really good in a taco salad.

    Spicy Shredded Chicken

    You'll love this easy slow cooker Spicy Shredded Chicken recipe: perfect over rice or in a taco salad. It's a simple dump and slow cook for a few hours. Put the chicken in frozen. It stays juicier. This recipe is spicier than my other recipe for Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken. I like both recipes. You might, too. I ate mine stuffed in Scoops Taco Chips. It was delicious. I think it would be even better in a crispy taco bowl with lettuce and tomatoes, topped with sour cream, but then you'd have all those extra calories, wouldn't you?

    Inventing the Recipe

    I was planning to make my other slow cooker chicken recipe. I always have frozen chicken breasts, but with this stupid pandemic going on, we only had a little bit of salsa. So I substituted what I had available. And it was even better than the original recipe.

    I always keep canned tomatoes, canned tomato sauce, garlic, fresh onions, and (jarred) diced jalapeños on hand. They are lifesavers. I was happy I had an orange bell pepper and taco seasoning, too. I was a little worried about whether I would have taco seasoning. I often don't keep that in my pantry. If I didn't have it, I would have used some cumin, chili powder, and either cayenne pepper or hot paprika to make my own.

    What You Need

    You will need a knife, cutting board, a slow cooker, measuring cups, and spoons. Simple. But what you really want is some fun margarita glasses, right? Because you know you're going to have margaritas with this meal.

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    Spicy Shredded Chicken is really good in a taco salad.

    Spicy Shredded Chicken (Slow Cooker Recipe)

    The perfect chicken for taco salad.

    Author: Recipe Idea Shop

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    Prep : 10 minutes mins
    Cook : 6 hours hrs
    Total Time: 6 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
    Course : Chicken, Main Course
    Cuisine : American
    Servings : 8

    Ingredients
     

    • 6 large (8 ounce) frozen chicken breasts or 3 lbs chicken tenders
    • ¼ cup medium hot salsa
    • 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
    • 1 cup tomato sauce
    • 1 cup chopped yellow onion
    • ½ green pepper chopped (or any color bell pepper)
    • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
    • 1 teaspoon diced jalapeño peppers (I use the kind that comes in a jar.)
    • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
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    Instructions
     

    • Place the frozen chicken in the slow cooker.
    • Dump in all the other ingredients, and mix them a little to blend the spices.
    • Cover and cook on low for about 6 hours for chicken breasts, or 4 hours for tenders.
    • A few minutes before serving, use 2 forks to shred the chicken, returning it to the sauce.
    • Serve over rice or wrap in tortillas with lettuce and tomatoes if you prefer a burrito or taco.

    Nutrition (may vary depending on ingredients and amounts used)

    Calories: 24kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 0.5mg | Sodium: 165mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 198IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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    You won't believe how good this Spicy Shredded Chicken (Slow Cooker Recipe) is.

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    About Kathy Owen

    Kathy acquired the blog, Recipe Idea Shop in 2024. She was raised on a farm in Arkansas where having a big garden and good food to eat was the norm. She shares recipes for homemade comfort food and new trending dishes.

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