Shredded Mexican Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 lime, cut in half
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cups chicken broth (canned is fine)
• 2 jalapeno peppers
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 cup salsa
• 2 teaspoons cumin

Recipe

• 1 remove remaining fat and skin from chicken.
• 2 rub lime halves all over chicken and allow to sit to impart flavor.
• 3 in a large pot, bring next 6 ingredients to a boil.
• 4 add chicken, reduce heat and simmer until chicken is cooked (about 20 minutes, depending on size).
• 5 meanwhile, mix salsa, cumin and chili powder in a large bowl.
• 6 drain chicken until it is cool enough to handle.
• 7 add chicken to salsa mixture and shred chicken with two forks, stirring to distribute salsa and seasoning.
• 8 add salt and pepper to taste.