Slow-Cooker Mexican Rotisserie-Style Chicken
Updated Nov 29, 2023
Perfect for Sunday supper—or to have on hand to add to soups, sandwiches and tacos throughout the week—this chicken is as flavorful as it is effortless.
Slow-Cooker Mexican Rotisserie-Style Chicken
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 2 hr 40 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 2 packets (.85 oz) Old El Paso™ Chicken Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne), if desired
- 1 whole chicken (3 to 4 lb)
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5-quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray. In small bowl, stir together taco seasoning mix, cumin, salt and red pepper.
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Step2Pat chicken dry, both inside and outside, with paper towels. Rub chicken inside and out with seasoning mixture. Sprinkle any remaining seasoning over chicken breasts.
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Step3Place chicken, breast-side up, in slow cooker.
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Step4Cover; cook on High heat setting 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours or until legs move easily when lifted or twisted and thermometer inserted in thickest part of inside thigh reads at least 165°F. Remove chicken from slow cooker; let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
160
Calories
6g
Total Fat
23g
Protein
4g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 830mg
- 34%
- Potassium
- 200mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 4g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 23g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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