Chicken Tacos (Cafe Rio Shredded Chicken Copycat Recipe)
Deliciously bright and flavorful well seasoned chicken taco mixture made in the slow cooker that's perfectly tender.
Servings: 7
Prep10minutes
Cook5hours20minutes
Ready in: 5hours30minutes
Ingredients
2.5lbsboneless skinless chicken breast halves
3/4cupchicken broth
1/2cupZesty Italian Salad dressing
1Tbspfresh lime juice
1Tbspchili powder
2tsponion powder
1tspgarlic powder
1tsppaprika
1tspcumin
1tspsalt
1/2tspfreshly ground black pepper
1/2tspcayenne pepper, optional (adjust according to desired heat preference or omit)
Instructions
Place chicken breast halves in the slow cooker. In a mixing bowl whisk together remaining ingredients. Pour mixture over chicken in slow cooker, cover slow cooker with lid.
Cook chicken on low heat 5 - 6 hours. Shred chicken, then cook shredded chicken in broth in slow cooker an additional 20 minutes on low. Drain broth from chicken.
Serve warm in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, taquitos etc. Note: for taco filling ideas and how to cook corn tortilla shells see this post here.