Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, slow cooker chicken carnitas. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook slow cooker chicken carnitas using 27 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas:
- Prepare 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Take 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
- Get 1/3 cup apple juice
- Take to taste Cumin
- Make ready to taste Garlic powder
- Get to taste Salt
- Prepare to taste Pepper
- Make ready 3 bay leaves
- Make ready 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)
- Get 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Prepare 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
- Get 1/3 cup apple juice
- Get to taste Cumin
- Get to taste Garlic powder
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Make ready to taste Pepper
- Make ready 3 bay leaves
- Get 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)
- Get 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Make ready 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
- Make ready 1/3 cup apple juice
- Get to taste Cumin
- Prepare to taste Garlic powder
- Get to taste Salt
- Get to taste Pepper
- Make ready 3 bay leaves
- Make ready 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)
Instructions to make Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas:
- Pour apple juice into slow cooker and place chicken breasts.
- Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken.
- 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.
- Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes.
- Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes.
- Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!
- 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.
- Ready to serve and ENJOY!
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