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Mango Chipotle Chicken

Chicken cooked in a sweet chipotle mango sauce is great for tacos and rice bowls.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs chicken breasts fully thawed before slow cooking
  • 1 cup mango diced
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo minced
  • 0.25 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp ground cumin

Method
 

  1. Place the fully thawed chicken in the slow cooker.
  2. Stir together the mango, chipotle peppers, broth, lime juice, garlic, and cumin, then pour over the chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours until the chicken is tender. Check the thickest chicken pieces with a thermometer and continue only until they reach 165°F and are tender; start checking after 3 hours because thawed breasts may finish before the stated time.
  4. Shred the chicken and stir it into the smoky mango sauce.
  5. Serve in tortillas with avocado and fresh cilantro.

Notes

Start with one chipotle if your crew is sensitive to heat, then add more to taste.
Thaw chicken fully in the refrigerator before beginning. The listed time is a planning estimate; thickness and slow-cooker performance vary.