Updated on February 1st, 2021
Last week I posted a recipe for shredded beef for tacos, here is another great taco filling recipe, this time for shredded chicken. This recipe combines flavors such as tomato sauce, salsa, cumin, garlic, chili powder and taco seasoning to create some delicious shredded chicken for tacos. If you don’t want to simmer the chicken in a pan, you can do this whole recipe in the slow cooker as well. This makes some great Mexican shredded chicken for your tacos or burritos. Enjoy.
(Makes 4 Servings)
PrintMexican Shredded Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
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- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 (4 ounces) can tomato sauce
- A ¼ cup of salsa
- 1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- hot sauce (to taste)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan add chicken breasts and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil; add salsa, taco seasoning, cumin, garlic, and chili powder.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Start pulling chicken apart with 2 forks into strings. Cover and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes. - Add hot sauce. At this point, you can add water if needed as well if the sauce becomes too thick. Cook until chicken is fully cooked.
