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Creamy Mexican Chicken

A slow cooked creamy Mexican shredded chicken recipe the whole family can enjoy!
5 from 7 votes
Serving: 5
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 45 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 5 chicken maryland pieces (1 - 1.5kg chicken pieces with bone and skin on)
  • 1 x 250g block of philadelphia cream cheese
  • 1 x 35g pkt of taco seasoning mix
  • 150ml cooking cream
  • (cornflour to thicken)

Instructions
 

  • Place chicken pieces in the slow cooker
  • Cube Philadelphia cream cheese and toss cubes over chicken
  • Sprinkle taco seasoning mix over the top
  • Cook on low for 4hrs
  • Carefully lift out chicken pieces, debone them and set aside the chicken meat
  • Give the sauce a REALLY good whisk while the chicken is out to break down the remaining cream cheese lumps and combine the sauce nicely
  • Add a good tblsp of cornflour mixed in 150ml of cooking cream to this sauce and whisk again.
  • Return the chicken to this sauce and stir to combine
  • Allow to cook on low for a further 30mins then serve
  • I served mine with steamed broccoli, while other family members enjoyed theirs with rice