Description
Mexican shredded chicken recipe with tender chicken simmered in tomato sauce, salsa, garlic, and spices, great for tacos, burritos, or bowls.
Ingredients
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- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 (4 ounces) can tomato sauce
- 1/4 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.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 46
- Sugar: 3.1 g
- Sodium: 200.9 mg
- Fat: 0.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 5.9 g
- Protein: 4.4 g
- Cholesterol: 10.3 mg