Healthy Dinner Recipe – Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken

At Revolution Foods, we’re always on the lookout for tasty new healthy dinner recipes. This kid-friendly chicken dish from San Francisco-based mom and blogger, By Claudya, is a family winner –  only 5 minutes of prep time and just 5 ingredients! Pop the ingredients into the slow cooker before heading to work, and it’ll be done when you get home. Kids love this warm, flavorful dish,  a perfect recipe for busy school nights. Enjoy!

“This slow cooker Mexican shredded chicken recipe came about because I was being lazy and just threw two chicken breasts into the slow cooker with other ingredients that I always have in my kitchen. The results are so good, that my kids have requested that I make this meal once a week!”

–Claudya

Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 4 hours

Serves: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

2 large boneless chicken breasts

1 cup store-bought pico de gallo or salsa

1 cup crushed tomatoes

1 cup hot cup water

2 teaspoons low-sodium “Better Than Bouillon”

*additional optional side ingredients: beans, rice and tortillas

Instructions

1. Place pico de gallo/salsa, crushed tomatoes and chicken breasts in slow cooker. Dissolve “Better Than Bouillon” in cup of hot water and pour into slow cooker.
2. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. Remove chicken breasts from slow cooker, shred with two forks and mix in a couple of ladles-worth of sauce from the slow cooker.
3. Serve with beans, rice and tortillas.
4. PRO TIP: Use any leftover sauce to cook the rice you serve it with.

*if you have an Instant Pot, cook time should be approx 20 minutes at high pressure, please refer to instant Pot directions for more information.  

Revolution Foods is proud to be the school meal provider for all schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. As a San Francisco parent, Claudya is confidant that her kids are being fed health meals.

“We keep breakfast simple and typically lunch is packed for my daughters by their dad. But when their dad can’t pack them lunch I feel at ease knowing that my girls are still eating nutritious, well-balanced meals because their school lunches are provided by Revolution Foods.”

– Claudya

We hope you enjoy this healthy dinner recipe from By Claudya. Check out our family and kid-designed recipes here, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more inspiration.

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