{"id":4540,"date":"2010-10-16T15:03:09","date_gmt":"2010-10-16T21:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=4540"},"modified":"2010-10-16T15:03:09","modified_gmt":"2010-10-16T21:03:09","slug":"crock-pot-mexican-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/16\/crock-pot-mexican-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Crock Pot Mexican Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Crock Pot lends itself well to shredded chicken and pork that is perfect for soft tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, salads and casseroles.\u00c2\u00a0 This is one of my favorite ways to use my Crock Pot!\u00c2\u00a0 In the past, I&#8217;ve used pork, as in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/13\/cafe-rio-sweet-pork-salad\/\">Cafe Rio Sweet Pork<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/14\/slow-cooker-pork-tacos\/\">Slow Cooker Pork Tacos<\/a>, two of our family (and guest) favorites.\u00c2\u00a0 But this chicken recipe turned out even more flavorful than my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/13\/chicken-soft-taco-filling\/\">Chicken Soft Taco Filling<\/a>, and is so versatile!\u00c2\u00a0 I served this chicken the first night as soft tacos, then used the leftovers to create a delicious new enchilada recipe (coming up next).\u00c2\u00a0 Since I was short on time, I simplified <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodlifeeats.com\/2010\/09\/crock-pot-mexican-chicken.html\">the original recipe<\/a>, and it still turned out great.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Crock-Pot-Mexican-Chicken.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4542\" title=\"Crock Pot Mexican Chicken\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Crock-Pot-Mexican-Chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Crock-Pot-Mexican-Chicken.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Crock-Pot-Mexican-Chicken-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Crock Pot Mexican Chicken<\/h4>\n<p>adapted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodlifeeats.com\/2010\/09\/crock-pot-mexican-chicken.html\">goodLife{eats}<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4 teaspoon cumin<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon chili powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon coriander<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup (packed) cilantro leaves, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 limes<\/li>\n<li>1 large onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 jalapeno, seeded and minced<\/li>\n<li>4 garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Add all ingredients to crock pot and cook on high for 3-5 hours.\u00c2\u00a0 Shred chicken and enjoy!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/16\/crock-pot-mexican-chicken\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Crock Pot lends itself well to shredded chicken and pork that is perfect for soft tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, salads and casseroles.\u00c2\u00a0 This is one of my favorite ways to use my Crock Pot!\u00c2\u00a0 In the past, I&#8217;ve used pork, as in the Cafe Rio Sweet Pork and Slow Cooker Pork Tacos, two of our 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