Slow-Cooker Spicy Ancho Chicken Sandwiches
Updated Sep 20, 2016
Perfect for a crowd or for planned-ahead meals, this hearty pulled chicken can be used right away or packed into freezer containers for another meal later.
Slow-Cooker Spicy Ancho Chicken Sandwiches
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 4 hr 30 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted crushed tomatoes, undrained
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup ground ancho chile pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher (coarse) salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic, halved
- 1 medium onion, sliced (1 cup)
- 2 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 16 whole wheat burger buns
Instructions
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Step1Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In blender, place tomatoes, brown sugar, ground chile pepper, salt, oregano, red pepper, vinegar and garlic. Cover; blend on high speed until smooth. Pour about 1 cup tomato mixture into slow cooker. Place onion in slow cooker; top with chicken. Pour remaining tomato mixture over chicken.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F).
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Step3Remove chicken from cooker; cool slightly. Pour tomato mixture and onion into 4-quart Dutch oven. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
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Step4Meanwhile, shred chicken with 2 forks. Reserve 1 cup tomato mixture. Stir shredded chicken into remaining tomato mixture in Dutch oven. Increase heat to medium-high. Cover; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot. To serve, spoon about 1/2 cup chicken mixture into each bun. Serve with reserved sauce for dipping.
Nutrition
240
Calories
4g
Total Fat
21g
Protein
31g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 240
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 15%
- Sodium
- 550mg
- 23%
- Potassium
- 270mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 31g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 21g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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