Ingredients 8 lbs of chicken (can use bonless breasts, or any other chicken, really. I've used thighs, drumsticks and breasts, also a mixture of all and its all good!) 4-6 cloves of garlic (depending on how garlicy you like things!) 2 8oz cans of tomato sauce 1 can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce 2c Chicken broth salt
Boil the chicken with 2 garlic cloves for one hour (or until done) and then shred.
In a blender, mix (for sauce): the tomato sauce, the chipotle peppers (the recipe calls for the whole can. I use 1-2 peppers and then scrape the sauce from the can. With that it's pretty spicy, so I caution using the entire can), 2-4 garlic cloves, the chicken broth, and salt to taste.
Meanwhile, slice the onion very thinly and saute in oil until soft (not brown). Add the shredded chicken to the pan, along with the sauce and mix well. Allow to simmer for 20-30 minutes.
I serve these on tostadas with cheese, guacamole, lettuce and tomato, but you can garnish them any way you'd like! Ryan likes to put the shredded chicken in a burrito, oh and he likes sour cream on his!
ETA: Leah just reminded me that I LOVE to also add Supa's salsa on mine. I LOVE her salsa,
We are doing a family birthday party at a cabin for my father in law in a couple of weeks. We are doing one dinner and I was going to do shredded chicken sandwiches (BBQ) and then thought to do something different and want to do this.
I'm a bit worried if Apies screwed it up and since I most likely won't make it before hand wanted to see how easy it is to make. Also - can I do this in the crockpot or does the chicken have to be boiled?
You really eat that much? Do you freeze this stuff?
8 lbs is with the bones, as Sonya mentioned... It makes a lot. It would probably freeze fine, but we never make it to that point, lol. We eat it for lunch for a few days after in nachos, or with rice in burritos. I (personally) don't use 8 lbs when I use boneless,skinless breasts, but I still make quite a lot. We eat the heck out of it. I usually use the breasts just because that's what I have, but I will say that I think it tastes better with a mix (thighs, etc.) - but I think it's delicious either way.
-- Edited by Cuppycake on Thursday 17th of September 2009 11:33:19 AM
You really eat that much? Do you freeze this stuff?
8 lbs is with the bones, as Sonya mentioned... It makes a lot. It would probably freeze fine, but we never make it to that point, lol. We eat it for lunch for a few days after in burritos, or with rice in burritos. I (personally) don't use 8 lbs when I use boneless,skinless breasts, but I still make quite a lot. We eat the heck out of it. I usually use the breasts just because that's what I have, but I will say that I think it tastes better with a mix (thighs, etc.) - but I think it's delicious either way.
Thanks, I was wondering. I never have thighs and that on hand, but I will get a mix for this.
