Name: Chicken Ropa Vieja Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h 30 min
Total time: 4 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: For Slow Cooker:; 3 chicken breasts; ½ green bell pepper; 1 tomato; 1 Carrot; 5 cloves garlic; 3 bay leaves; kosher salt; For Finishing:; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion; 1 small green bell pepper; 1 small red bell pepper; 1 tbsp tomato paste; ¼ cup dry white wine; ½ cup tomato sauce; 2 tbsp spanish green olives; 1 tsp cumin; ¼ tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp kosher salt; black pepper; cilantro

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How To Make Chicken Ropa Vieja

This Mexican Chicken Roja Vieja is made with crockpot chicken, tomatoes, bell pepper, and more for a filling dish that’s bursting with Latin flavors.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 4 hours 30 minutes

Total: 4 hours 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Slow Cooker:

3chicken breasts,boneless skinless or thighs (24 oz total)
½green bell pepper,sliced
1tomato,quartered
1carrot,peeled and chopped
5clovesgarlic,peeled and minced, divided
3bay leaves
kosher salt

For Finishing:

1tbspolive oil
1small onion,sliced long
1small green bell pepper,seeded and thinly sliced
1small red bell pepper,seeded and thinly sliced
1tbsptomato paste
¼cupdry white wine,or chicken broth
½cuptomato sauce
2tbspSpanish green olives,optional
1tspcumin
¼tspgarlic powder
½tspkosher salt,plus more to taste
black pepper,to taste
cilantro,chopped for garnish

Instructions

Place chicken, bell pepper, tomatoes, carrots, and half of garlic into the slow cooker. Add just enough chicken broth to cover the chicken and vegetables and add the bay leaves. Cook high for 4 hours, or low 6 to 8 hours, until the chicken is tender.
When done, remove chicken and shred with two forks; set aside. Discard vegetables and reserve the broth for later.
In a large deep skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the remaining garlic, sliced onions, green peppers, and red peppers. Cook about 3 to 4 minutes, or until soft.
Stir in the tomato paste and wine, let it cook 2 to 3 minutes then add the cooked chicken, tomato sauce, and about 3/4 cup of the reserved broth to create a sauce. Season with cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Cover and simmer on low for about 8 to 10 minutes, adding more broth and seasoning if needed.
Serve and enjoy!