Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a Best dish, slow cooker chicken carnitas. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna 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?

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

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

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas:

1. Take 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2. Get 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
3. Get 1/3 cup apple juice
4. Take to taste Cumin
5. Prepare to taste Garlic powder
6. Prepare to taste Salt
7. Prepare to taste Pepper
8. Prepare 3 bay leaves
9. Make ready 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)
10. Prepare 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
11. Take 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
12. Take 1/3 cup apple juice
13. Prepare to taste Cumin
14. Take to taste Garlic powder
15. Prepare to taste Salt
16. Take to taste Pepper
17. Prepare 3 bay leaves
18. Prepare 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)
19. Take 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
20. Make ready 1 navel orange (halved. One half reserved one half sliced)
21. Prepare 1/3 cup apple juice
22. Take to taste Cumin
23. Make ready to taste Garlic powder
24. Make ready to taste Salt
25. Make ready to taste Pepper
26. Prepare 3 bay leaves
27. Take 4 tbsp 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 are great as a main course or over some chips and guacamole as an appetizer. You can also make it a few days in advance and keep it in the fridge for nights when you want something hearty to eat but don't feel like cooking.

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!

Serve it up with a spoonful of sour cream. 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. It is fair to say that we eat tacos at least once a week in our house, sometimes twice, and sometimes an embarrassing amount of times when there. It's no secret that my love for Mexican and slow cookers runs deep. Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas recipe video!

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