Cafe Rio Chicken

I had never heard of Cafe Rio, but I knew that I wanted to make this after I saw the recipe online.  The chicken is cooked in a slow cooker and shredded.  The mildly flavored meat can be used in salads, enchiladas, tacos, and anything else where you want to use this seasoned shredded chicken. 

As you can see, I used some of it for tacos.  I added extra seasoning to the meat in my tacos to suit my taste for more spice.  I regret that I forgot to purchase garlic for this dish (every dish is better with fresh garlic in my opinion), but the chicken still had a good flavor. 

This recipe is from Mandy's Recipe Box.

Cafe Rio Chicken

2 lbs chicken breasts

1 C. zesty Italian dressing

1/2 Tbsp. minced garlic

1 pkt ranch dressing mix (mixed with 1/2 cup of water)

1/2 Tbsp. chili powder

1/2 Tbsp. ground cumin

Place all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook on High 5-6 hours OR on Low 8 hours.  Shred with fork and serve.  You can also double or triple this to make extras for freezing. Then simply thaw and reheat.