Crockpot, Dinner

Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients

  • 2 lb chicken breasts
  • 1 14.5 oz can of petite diced tomatoes
  • 3 peppers- red, orange, or yellow - sliced
  • 1 large onion, halved and sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice- SAVE FOR LATER
  • 1 tbsp honey- SAVE FOR LATER
  • For Serving: flour tortllias, sour cream, guacamole, shredded cheese, salsa

Directions

  1. Spread half of the canned tomatoes into the bottom of the crockpot. Spread into an even layer.
  2. Top with half of the peppers and half of the onions. Sprinkle in garlic.
  3. Top with chicken breasts.
  4. In a bowl, whisk together chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper. Evenly sprinkle half of the seasoning over chicken breasts. Then flip chicken over and sprinkle with remaining seasoning.
  5. Top with remaining half of the tomatoes. Then layer in remaining peppers and onions.
  6. Cover and cook on high heat for 3- 4 hours or low heat for 6- 8 hours, until chicken has cooked through and veggies are tender.
  7. (If you want to be able to cut chicken into strips, cook more near the lesser time. Otherwise it will probably just shred.)
  8. Remove chicken. Cut into strips or shred.
  9. Ladle out 1 cup of the broth in slow cooker (mostly tomato liquid) and discard.
  10. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice and honey, Add to crockpot along with chicken and season with additional salt. Stir.