Slow Cooker Borracho Shredded Chicken
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 15 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
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A flavorful shredded chicken - perfect for tacos, burritos, or taco salads!

Ingredients for Single Meal

  • 2 - large boneless chicken breasts
  • 4 - boneless chicken thighs
  • - Salt and pepper
  • 1 - small white onion(s)
  • 1 - tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 - tsp oregano
  • 1 - cup(s) beer
  • 12 - flour tortillas**
  • Garnish: - pico de gallo
  • Garnish: - sour cream
  • Side: - salad**
  • 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal

  1. Slice the white onion.
  2. Place the chicken breasts and chicken thighs into the base of the slow cooker and add the sliced onion, minced garlic, oregano, salt and pepper around the chicken. Pour the beer over the top.
  3. Set the slow cooker on low and cook for 8 hours. Once finished cooking, shred the chicken with 2 forks and mix into the sauce. Spoon the shredded chicken into tortillas and make tacos. Add favorite taco toppings as garnish.
  4. Prepare the salad.
  5. Serve Slow Cooker Borracho Shredded Chicken as tacos with salad.

Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions

  1. Slice 2 small white onions.

To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:

  • 2 large boneless chicken breasts
  • 4 boneless chicken thighs
  • Salt and pepper
  • Half of the sliced onion
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1 cup beer

Remove as much air as you can and seal. Freeze up to 6 months in your fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer.

Freeze & Thaw Instructions

Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to the slow cooker and cooking on low for 8 hours.

Dairy-Free Modifications

Omit sour cream garnish for dairy-free meal.

Gluten-Free Modifications

Serve over rice and use gluten-free beer or light rum in place of the beer.

Printable Label Recipe Title

Slow Cooker Borracho Shredded Chicken

Printable Label Instructions

Thaw and slow cook on low for 8 hours. Once cooked, shred the chicken with 2 forks and serve in flour tortillas.
Serve with salad.

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