Slow Pulled Spicy Chicken

Perfect for serving a crowd as the recipe can be easily doubled or tripled. I can throw the ingredients together in less than 15 minutes, set my slow cooker for a long, slow cook and be on my way. This is the foundation for several other recipes here at Cinder Hill Living.

DifficultyBeginnerTotal Time8 hrs 15 mins

Yields About 3 Cups

Ingredients
 Organic Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts - 2 or 3 (about 1 to 1 ½ lbs)
 Smoked Paprika - 1 tsp
 Ground Cumin - 2 tsp
 Red Hot Sauce - 1 ½ tsp
 Kosher Salt - 1 ½ tsp
 Organic Garlic - 4 cloves halved
 Organic Avocado Oil - 2 tbsp + more as needed
 Organic Lime - 1 zested & juice of one-half
Special Equipment
 Instant Pot or Slow Cooker
Instructions
1

Make the chicken:
Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker and secure the lid. Set the slow cooker on low for 8 hours (see Notes).

2

Check in on the chicken:
As the chicken slow cooks, using tongs, twist, turn and pull the chicken every hour or so. Add additional avocado oil 1 tbsp at a time if the liquid evaporates too much. The chicken will relax and naturally begin to shred as you twist, turn and pull after 4 hours.

3

Serve or store the chicken:
Use the shredded chicken in tacos, enchiladas, for nachos and even soups. Store the chicken in an air-tight container for up to 4 days in the fridge or for one month in the freezer.

Notes:  If time is a factor, the chicken can be slow cooked for a minimum of 4 hours but will not yield as tender of a result.

Related Recipes:  Chicken Taquitos  García's Style Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients

Ingredients
 Organic Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts - 2 or 3 (about 1 to 1 ½ lbs)
 Smoked Paprika - 1 tsp
 Ground Cumin - 2 tsp
 Red Hot Sauce - 1 ½ tsp
 Kosher Salt - 1 ½ tsp
 Organic Garlic - 4 cloves halved
 Organic Avocado Oil - 2 tbsp + more as needed
 Organic Lime - 1 zested & juice of one-half
Special Equipment
 Instant Pot or Slow Cooker

Directions

Instructions
1

Make the chicken:
Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker and secure the lid. Set the slow cooker on low for 8 hours (see Notes).

2

Check in on the chicken:
As the chicken slow cooks, using tongs, twist, turn and pull the chicken every hour or so. Add additional avocado oil 1 tbsp at a time if the liquid evaporates too much. The chicken will relax and naturally begin to shred as you twist, turn and pull after 4 hours.

3

Serve or store the chicken:
Use the shredded chicken in tacos, enchiladas, for nachos and even soups. Store the chicken in an air-tight container for up to 4 days in the fridge or for one month in the freezer.

Notes

Slow Pulled Spicy Chicken
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