I found this original recipe on Sugar Free Mom's website. The first time I made it I fell in love with the flavors and I also left the sauce in with the chicken. But this time I made a few changes, like increasing the liquid amounts and adding a couple of extra spices and things I had on hand so I could use the sauce as enchilada sauce as well. Winner! Two in One Recipe! And now I have 4 pounds of shredded chicken and 4 jars of enchilada sauce - with very little prep time and the slow cooker takes care of the cooking. Easy Peasy! This will be excellent for so many meals.
Ingredients 4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I used frozen) 1-29 oz. can tomato sauce 1 cup water 1 small can diced chilies 3 jalapeños (seeded and chopped) 1 cup cherry tomatoes (I had these on hand so I threw them in) 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes 1 tablespoon crushed aleppo pepper flakes 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 teaspoons cumin 2 teaspoons coriander 3/4 tablespoon kosher salt (optional) 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 -3 tablespoons chili powder Directions Place one cup of sauce on the bottom of the crock pot. Add the frozen chicken. Mix all the rest of ingredients in a small bowl then pour over the chicken. Cook on low 6-7 hours. Remove whole breasts and shred chicken with your fingers or you can use 2 forks to separate the meat. Use an immersion blender to purée the sauce in the slow cooker. Place 1/2 cup of sauce on top of shredded chicken and mix well. Chicken I divide up the shredded chicken and put some in fridge for meals, then put the rest in freezer bags for later meals. Sauce I waited for the sauce to slightly cool and put it in bags to freeze and use as enchilada sauce. You can also can the sauce - but since I have not tried it I won't be able to give directions on how to do it.
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