Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken is a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 recipe with 8 servings. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 270 calories, 22g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. 151 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. Many people really liked this Mexican dish. If you have tomatoes, celery, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Put chicken into the crock of a slow cooker.
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Sprinkle taco seasoning over the chicken.
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Layer diced tomatoes with habaneros, onion, celery, and carrot over the chicken, respectively; top with salsa.
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Pour water over the entire mixture.
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Cook on Low until the chicken is easily shreddable, 6 to 8 hours. An instant-read thermometer should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
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Shred the chicken with 2 forks and stir with the salsa mixture.
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Recommended wine: Sparkling Rose, Sparkling Wine

Dipping Sauce can be paired with Sparkling rosé and Sparkling Wine. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Sophora Sparkling rosé. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 15 dollars.
Sophora Sparkling Rose
Sophora Sparkling Rose
Gold Medal Winner: 2014 Los Angeles International Wine CompetitionThis sparkling Rose made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir has an attractive pink blush color and luscious palate with a lasting, refreshing mousse. Delightful floral aromas and juicy red berry, cherry and pink grapefruit flavors with a balanced acidity and a creamy, decadent finish.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In6 hrs, 20 m.
Servings8
Health Score4
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