Recipe: Yummy Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas. And a few weeks ago, I decided to make them my new thing. Chicken can be made into some seriously good carnitas! The other good news about this recipe?

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas recipe video! Is that a pressure cooker in the video?? You can cook Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas using 27 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas

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

My slow cooker (Breville Fast-Slow Cooker) is like an Instant Pot. It's multi-functional, a pressure cooker and slow cooker in one. Hence why it looks like a pressure cooker with the twisting top. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas with cumin, paprika, oregano, chili powder, and lime juice have all the flavor of your favorite pork carnitas without the guilt.

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas instructions

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!.

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas are great as a main course or over some chips and guacamole as an appetizer. You can also make it a few days in advance and keep it in the fridge for nights when you want something hearty to eat but don't feel like cooking. Serve it up with a spoonful of sour cream. These Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas are guaranteed to be your family's next go-to meal for future taco nights. Each bite will leave you craving The key to adding a satisfying crunch to slow cooker chicken carnitas is using the broiler for the final step.