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Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Salad

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Salad

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Salad

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Salad is a delicious layer of lean chicken protein, fresh herbs, tomatoes, black beans, and avocado served on a lettuce leaf cup. Shredded Chicken Salad

Recipe Tips:

  • If you don’t have a Slow Cooker aka Crock Pot, don’t be discouraged. Place chicken breasts in a roasting pan covering the chicken with water or chicken stock. Heat over medium low heat, cover, reduce heat to simmer for about 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and tender.
  • Use a combination of fresh ingredients (avocado, tomatoes) and canned ingredients (corn,
  • Add layers of flavors with your favorite ingredients which could include:
    • pinto beans
    • diced red, yellow or orange bell peppers
    • English peas
    • Cooked wild rice, yellow saffron rice, or quinoa
    • Add sliced black olives
    • Use tortilla strips when serving
    • Serve with tortilla chips as shown below

Classic Southwest Chicken Salad

More Southwestern-style Shredded Chicken Salad options…

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Salad

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Recipe

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Salad
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Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Salad is a delicious layer of lean chicken protein, fresh herbs, tomatoes, black beans, and avocado

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce, your choice
6 cups mixed greens
1 1/2 cups black beans, rinsed
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
3/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 1/2 cups low-fat shredded cheddar cheese or goat cheese
1 cup fresh or frozen kernel corn
1 cup coarsely or finely chopped red onion
2 avocados, sliced crosswise thickly
pinch of sea salt per serving
pinch of black pepper per serving
2 limes, quartered

Instructions

Place chicken in a crock pot with your choice of barbecue sauce.
Turn on low and let cook for 8 hours.
Place cooked chicken in a medium or large mixing bowl and shred with a fork.
In a separate large mixing bowl, toss together mixed greens, black beans, tomatoes, cilantro, cheese, corn, and onion.
Place 1 1/2 cups mixed green mixture on serving plate and top with 3/4 cup chicken.
Top with avocado slices and finish with a pinch of sea salt, black pepper, squeeze of fresh lime and optional, more barbecue sauce.
NOTE: This can be made with Buffalo Wings recipes and sauces giving a variety of flavors to enjoy.

Serves

8

Preparation Time (hrs/min)

0, 10

Cooking Time (hrs/min)

8, 0

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