Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, slow cooker chicken carnitas. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

And a few weeks ago, I decided to make them my new thing. Chicken can be made into some seriously good carnitas! The other good news about this recipe? Just toss all of your ingredients in a slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook slow cooker chicken carnitas using 27 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas:

1. Take boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2. Take navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
3. Take apple juice
4. Take Cumin
5. Get Garlic powder
6. Make ready Salt
7. Take Pepper
8. Get bay leaves
9. Get olive oil (divided)
10. Prepare boneless, skinless chicken breasts
11. Make ready navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
12. Prepare apple juice
13. Take Cumin
14. Get Garlic powder
15. Take Salt
16. Make ready Pepper
17. Get bay leaves
18. Take olive oil (divided)
19. Take boneless, skinless chicken breasts
20. Get navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
21. Get apple juice
22. Get Cumin
23. Make ready Garlic powder
24. Take Salt
25. Make ready Pepper
26. Prepare bay leaves
27. Get olive oil (divided)

Each bite will leave you craving The key to adding a satisfying crunch to slow cooker chicken carnitas is using the broiler for the final step. Set an oven rack to just below the broiler. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas with cumin, paprika, oregano, chili powder, and lime juice have all the flavor of your favorite pork carnitas without the guilt. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is a fresh and delicious take on the classic carnitas made with pork.

Instructions to make Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas:

1. Pour apple juice into slow cooker and place chicken breasts.
2. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken.
3. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove chicken and remove bay leaves and orange slices. Shred and return to cooker mixing with juices. Cook on high another hour.
4. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes.
5. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes.
6. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!
7. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken.
8. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove chicken and shred and return to cooker mixing with juices. Cook on high another hour.
9. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes.
10. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes.
11. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!
12. Season chicken with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place sliced oranges on top. Squeeze remaining orange over chicken.
13. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove chicken and shred and return to cooker mixing with juices. Cook on high another hour.
14. Set broiler to high. Place chicken on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Broil for 5 minutes.
15. Remove and drizzle with remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and broil another 5 minutes.
16. Remove and serve on flour or corn tortillas with your favorite fixings. Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas with cumin, paprika, oregano, chili powder, and lime juice have all the flavor of your favorite pork carnitas without the guilt. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is a fresh and delicious take on the classic carnitas made with pork. Slow cooked in lime and orange juice, adobo sauce with chipotle peppers, onions, and spices. Then broiled to aid in drop dead delicious and slightly crispy bits. These chicken carnitas are seasoned with Mexican spices and slow-cooked with onions and peppers in a juicy lime-orange sauce.

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