3-Ingredient Shredded Chicken

Name: 3-Ingredient Shredded Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs; 1 packet taco seasoning; 2 cups chicken broth; 8 tostada shells; 1 (15 oz) can refried beans; 1 cup shredded lettuce; 1/2 cup pico de gallo; 1/4 cup cotija cheese, crumbled; 2 tbsp Mexican crema

Creator @jackiehartlaub shares her super simple, 3-ingredient recipe for shredded chicken. Made in a slow cooker, this juicy and flavorful chicken is perfect for tostadas, tacos, or nachos and is great for meal prep.

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🌍Mexican 🏷️Shredded chicken 🏷️Chicken tostadas 🏷️Tostadas 🏷️Slow cooker Easy recipe

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Total

4h 5m

Servings

8

Difficulty

Easy

Est. Cost

$19–$31

Recipe Source

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Ingredients

3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 packet taco seasoning
2 cups chicken broth
8 tostada shellsoptional
1 (15 oz) can refried beansoptional
1 cup shredded lettuceoptional
1/2 cup pico de gallooptional
1/4 cup cotija cheese, crumbledoptional
2 tbsp Mexican cremaoptional

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Instructions

1
Place the boneless, skinless chicken thighs into the basin of a slow cooker.
2
Sprinkle the packet of taco seasoning over the chicken.
3
Pour in enough chicken broth to just cover the chicken.
4
Stir briefly to combine the ingredients.
5
Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for about 4 hours, or until the chicken is very tender.
6
Once cooked, use two forks to shred the chicken directly in the slow cooker. It should fall apart easily.
7
Stir the shredded chicken to fully incorporate it with the cooking juices.
8
To assemble tostadas, spread a layer of refried beans onto a tostada shell.
9
Top with a generous portion of the shredded chicken.
10
Add shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and crumbled cotija cheese.
11
Finish with a drizzle of Mexican crema and serve immediately.