Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas
Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, slow cooker chicken carnitas. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook slow cooker chicken carnitas using 27 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas:
  1. Take 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  2. Take 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
  3. Make ready 1/3 cup apple juice
  4. Get to taste Cumin
  5. Prepare to taste Garlic powder
  6. Make ready to taste Salt
  7. Get to taste Pepper
  8. Make ready 3 bay leaves
  9. Take 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)
  10. Take 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  11. Prepare 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
  12. Prepare 1/3 cup apple juice
  13. Make ready to taste Cumin
  14. Take to taste Garlic powder
  15. Take to taste Salt
  16. Take to taste Pepper
  17. Make ready 3 bay leaves
  18. Take 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)
  19. Make ready 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  20. Make ready 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
  21. Get 1/3 cup apple juice
  22. Prepare to taste Cumin
  23. Prepare to taste Garlic powder
  24. Take to taste Salt
  25. Take to taste Pepper
  26. Get 3 bay leaves
  27. Make ready 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)

Great for a weeknight, slow cooker chicken carnitas don't need to be pre-cooked. Just combine chicken thighs and spices in the slow cooker and let them go. Right before serving, shred the chicken and broil it until tender and crisp. Use the carnitas in tacos, burrito bowls, or to make taco salads.

Steps to make Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas:
  1. Pour apple juice into slow cooker and place chicken breasts.
  2. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove chicken and remove bay leaves and orange slices. Shred and return to cooker mixing with juices. Cook on high another hour.
  4. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes.
  5. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes.
  6. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!
  7. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken.
  8. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove chicken and shred and return to cooker mixing with juices. Cook on high another hour.
  9. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes.
  10. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes.
  11. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!
  12. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken.
  13. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove chicken and shred and return to cooker mixing with juices. Cook on high another hour.
  14. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes.
  15. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes.
  16. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!

HOW TO MAKE SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CARNITAS. Add the onions to a large slow cooker and top with chicken. Add chicken broth, orange juice, lime juice and lemon juice. In a bowl mix the jalapeño, salt, pepper, oregano, cumin. Rub mixture all over the chicken.

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