Dinner for 6

Chicken Ropa Vieja

Name: Chicken Ropa Vieja
Total time: 285 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1/2 green bell pepper; 1 tomato; 1 carrot; 5 cloves garlic; 3 bay leaves; kosher salt; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion; 1 small green bell pepper; 1 small red bell pepper; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1/4 cup dry white wine; 1/2 cup tomato sauce; 2 tbsp spanish green olives (optional); 1 tsp cumin; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp kosher salt (optional); black pepper to taste (optional); chopped cilantro (optional)

Chicken cooks slowly with vegetables and spices, then simmers in tomato sauce until tender enough to shred.

$1.56per serving $

285 minstart to table

6servings

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Ingredients

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 green bell pepper
1 tomato
1 carrot
5 cloves garlic
3 bay leaves
kosher salt
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion
1 small green bell pepper
1 small red bell pepper
1 tbsp tomato paste
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup tomato sauce
2 tbsp spanish green olives (optional)
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp kosher salt (optional)
black pepper to taste (optional)
chopped cilantro (optional)

Steps

Place the chicken, half the green pepper, tomato, carrot, garlic, bay leaves, salt, and 1 cup water in a 6-quart slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low for 4 hours, until the chicken reaches 165 F.
Remove the bay leaves, shred the chicken, and reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and cook the onion and remaining peppers for 8 minutes.
Stir in the tomato paste, wine, tomato sauce, cumin, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and reserved cooking liquid.
Simmer the sauce for 20 minutes, then stir in the chicken and olives and heat through.

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