Chicken Carnitas

My husband and I did not care for this recipe.

Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

8 hours

Total time

8 hours 5 mins

Author: Steve Cylka

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 5 boneless and skinless chicken breasts
• 1 (28oz) can diced tomatoes
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2 jalapeno peppers, minced (seeds removed)
• ½ tbsp cumin
• ½ tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Place all the ingredients in a crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours.
2. Once the cooking time is done, take the chicken out of the crock pot dish and shred with two forks.
3. Strain the juice out of the crock pot into a bowl to reserve. Leave the cooked tomatoes, onions and peppers in the crock pot. Mix in the shredded chicken. If the mixture seems too dry, add a bit of the reserved liquid.
4. Serve the mixture on taco shells with desired toppings like: cheese, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, chopped jalapenos or fresh cilantro.
5. This mixture is also great on salad or even nacho chips.