How to Cook Perfect Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas.

You can have Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas using 27 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas

1. Prepare 3 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
2. You need 1 of navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced).
3. Prepare 1/3 cup of apple juice.
4. It's to taste of Cumin.
5. You need to taste of Garlic powder.
6. You need to taste of Salt.
7. It's to taste of Pepper.
8. You need 3 of bay leaves.
9. It's 4 tbsp of olive oil (divided).
10. Prepare 3 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
11. Prepare 1 of navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced).
12. You need 1/3 cup of apple juice.
13. Prepare to taste of Cumin.
14. It's to taste of Garlic powder.
15. It's to taste of Salt.
16. Prepare to taste of Pepper.
17. It's 3 of bay leaves.
18. It's 4 tbsp of olive oil (divided).
19. It's 3 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
20. It's 1 of navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced).
21. You need 1/3 cup of apple juice.
22. It's to taste of Cumin.
23. It's to taste of Garlic powder.
24. Prepare to taste of Salt.
25. Prepare to taste of Pepper.
26. It's 3 of bay leaves.
27. Prepare 4 tbsp of olive oil (divided).

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas step by step

1. Pour apple juice into slow cooker and place chicken breasts..
2. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken..
3. 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..
4. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes..
5. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes..
6. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!.
7. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken..
8. 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..
9. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes..
10. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes..
11. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!.
12. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken..
13. 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..
14. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes..
15. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes..
16. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!.