This Cilantro Lime Shredded Chicken is packed with bold flavours and can be added to salads, rice bowls or tacos. It's a fuss free recipe that takes just 15 minutes of hands on prep, so easy!
1 1/2lbsboneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
Instructions
Place all of the ingredients in a slow cooker. Arrange the chicken so that it is all well coated in the liquid.
Cover with a lid and cook for 3 hours on high heat or 6 hours on low heat.
Once done cooking, remove the chicken from the pot and use two forks to shred it. Pour all of the liquid from the slow cooker into a blender and blend until smooth. Alternatively you can place an immersion hand blender directly in the slow cooker to blend the sauce into a smooth consistency.
Pour some of the sauce over the shredded chicken and toss, add more sauce until all of the chicken is well coated (you may end up with leftover sauce).
As an optional step, I like to spread the chicken out on a sheet pan and broil it in the oven for a few minutes so the shredded chicken has some golden/crispy bits. This step isn't required and the chicken will be delicious either way.
Instant Pot
Cook the chicken along with all of the other ingredients on high pressure for 20 minutes. Once done do a quick release and then continue following the recipe above from step 3.