Spicy Chipotle Crockpot Chicken
Spicy Chipotle Crockpot Chicken is slow-cooked until the chicken is super tender and absorbs all of the flavors of the sauce. Made with spicy chipotle adobo peppers, fire-roasted tomatoes, and green salsa verde, it's satisfying and delicious
Ingredients
- 1 lb skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 14 oz fire-roasted tomatoes
- 2 cloves crushed cloves garlic
- ¼ cup finely diced yellow onion
- 2 tbsp apple cider
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 7 oz can of chipotles- Use 2-4 Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce depending on desired spice level
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- ½ cup roasted salsa verde (green)
- ½ tsp dry mustard
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp paprika
- Salt to taste
- ¼ tsp cumin
- Fresh cilantro
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a crockpot except peppers and chicken. Mix well so it forms a sauce. Add the chicken and then place the peppers on top.
- Cook on low for 6 hours. The longer you cook it, the more tender the chicken will be.You want to be able to easily pull the chicken apart into thin shreds.
- Remove chicken and set aside. Place the remaining liquid into a stand blender or an using an immersion blender and blend together into thick creamy sauce.
- Pour sauce over the chicken and top with chopped cilantro
- Optional: Turn off the crockpot and allow it to sit for another 30 minutes to an hour so that it soaks up all of the flavors.
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