Tessa’s Recipe Rundown
Taste: I was concerned by the lack of ingredients in this recipe but the chicken ended up being full-flavored. I was pleasantly surprised. Texture: Surprisingly tender for boneless skinless chicken breast. Ease: Simple simple simple (Thoreau would have liked this recipe). Appearance: The chicken might not look amazing on its own but when placed upon a tortilla with fresh veggies it looks very appetizing. Expense: Inexpensive. Pros: Simple, cheap, healthy, and the leftovers are versatile. Cons: Honestly can’t think of one! Would I make this again? This one is going into my weekly routine.This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy.
Sometimes I see a photo for a recipe on Tastespotting or Food Gakwer that looks so delicious I just have to re-create it. I love that with cooking and baking you can take a photo of something gorgeous and recreate it so that you’re eating that same gorgeous thing in less than a few hours. Now if only I could recreate and live out the gorgeous photos in travel and fashion magazines and websites. Katerina’s recipe for Mexican Pulled Chicken over at Daily Unadventures in Cooking. is fabulously delicious but healthy and super easy. My favorite. I made this pulled chicken one day and served it on a whole wheat homemade tortilla from Trader Joe’s with some sour cream, fresh greens, and sliced avocado. Then the next day I used the leftovers for a cheese quesadilla. The chicken keeps well in the fridge in an airtight container.
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Now for the part of this post I’ve been waiting for! Announcing the winner of Handle the Heat’s one year blog birthday! The winner of the Escali Digital Scale is…. Stephanie of Ice Cream Before Dinner!!!! Stephanie, who has great taste in music, commented:
its amazing how fast a year goes by, isn’t it? congrats on blogging for a whole year! i’d have to say my fave dessert is BLONDIES. they’re so versatile – you can add so many DIFFERENT things to them, so many different toppings, that they can be completely different each time you make them. 🙂
your berry cobbler looks great, i’m preparing to make one of those in a few days!
Congratulations! I love blondies too, I’ll have to post a blondie recipe soon! A lot of you answered that your favorite dessert is something chocolaty which I have to agree, chocolate really is the best. I enjoyed hosting this giveaway and I think I’ll do one again.
Happy Friday!!
Mexican Pulled Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 onion roughly chopped
- 1 heaping teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- salt and pepper
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 3/4 cup salsa (homemade is better but jarred is fine for a quick dinner!)
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 lime juiced
Instructions
- In a heavy pot with a lid heat olive oil to medium and add onion, cumin, chili powder and a big pinch of salt and pepper. Cook onion, stirring regularly until it starts to soften. Add chicken, salsa and chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken from pot and set aside. While chicken cools bring the sauce to a simmer, uncovered and reduce by half. When the chicken is cool enough shred it with two forks. Stir chicken back into sauce and reduce heat to low. Add lime juice. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
I made this today. Easy and delicious! I used a red pepper salsa and added extra spice. The only downside is that my avocado wasn’t perfectly ripe…so I’ll save the avocado slices for the leftovers. :]
Wonderful! Ugh doesn’t it seem like the avocados from the store are either rock hard and need days to ripen or they’re perfectly ripe and need to be eaten that day?!
Really excellent. Only change I might consider is to brown the chicken on both sides first, and possibly trying thighs instead of breasts.
Yum!
also, I used greek yogurt as a substitute for the sour cream, and it was delicious.
I just made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious. My husband and 18 month old daughter loved it. I served it over rice with avocado on top and a side salad. I will definitely be making it again!
OMG!!!! This is fantastic. My OH absolutely loved it. Will definitely be on the menu regularly. Thanks so much for such a delish dish.
Holy crap! I made this recipe last night and both me and my husband were moaning with eat bite! It was that good!! (And my husband isn’t even a fan of Mexican food!)
We ate it with crunchy taco shells and added some refried beans, guacamole, and some shredded cheese. This is entering our weekly menu! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!!
(I googled “pulled chicken tacos” and I’m so glad you were on the first page of results!!)
Wonderful recipe. My wife and I like a little more heat so we added a diced chipotle with a tablespoon of adobo sauce, and it was perfect!