Name: Chicken Tacos (Cafe Rio Shredded Chicken Copycat Recipe)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h 20 min
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2½ lbs chicken breast hlaves; ¾ cup chicken broth; ½ cup Zesty Italian Salad dressing; 1 tbsp fresh lime juice; 1 tbsp chili powder; 2 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ½ tsp Cayenne pepper

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How To Make Copycat Cafe Rio Shredded Chicken Tacos

You can now make at home your very own delicious version of Cafe Rio’s shredded chicken tacos, slow-cooked with chicken broth, spices, and Italian dressing.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 5 hours 20 minutes

Total: 5 hours 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2½lbschicken breast hlaves,boneless, skinless
¾cupchicken broth
½cupZesty Italian Salad dressing
1tbspfresh lime juice
1tbspchili powder
2tsponion powder
1tspgarlic powder
1tsppaprika
1tspcumin
1tspsalt
½tspfreshly ground black pepper
½tspcayenne pepper,adjust according to desired heat preference or omit, optional

Instructions

Place the chicken breast halves in the slow cooker.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients.
Pour the mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker, cover slow cooker with the lid.
Cook the chicken on Low heat for 5 to 6 hours.
Shred the chicken, then cook the shredded chicken in broth in the slow cooker for an additional 20 minutes on Low.
Drain the broth from the chicken.
Serve warm in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, taquitos, etc.

Nutrition

Calories: 378.52kcal
Fat: 24.55g
Saturated Fat: 6.07g
Trans Fat: 0.17g
Monounsaturated Fat: 9.07g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 7.68g
Carbohydrates: 3.46g
Fiber: 0.77g
Sugar: 1.08g
Protein: 34.86g
Cholesterol: 104.45mg
Sodium: 490.59mg
Calcium: 30.31mg
Potassium: 439.41mg
Iron: 1.80mg
Vitamin A: 67.13µg
Vitamin C: 1.01mg

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