Spicy Shredded Chicken
- 1 whole Roasting Chicken (8-10 Pound Size), Cleaned, Giblets Removed
- 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
- 2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper To Taste
- 2 whole Large Sweet Onions, Sliced
- 1 whole Anaheim Pepper, Stem And Seeds Removed Then Diced (or More To Taste)
- 6 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the bird in a large roasting pan.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine garlic powder, salt and black pepper.
- Massage the mixture all over the bird (even the underside).
- Place onions, peppers and minced garlic cloves on top of the bird.
- Be sure to stuff some of the veggies into the chicken cavity too.
- Drizzle olive oil over top.
- Cover with tin foil and roast for 40 minutes.
- After 40 minutes, remove tin foil and finish cooking until the internal temp of the breast meat is 165 degrees F and the juices run clear.
- Remove chicken from the oven.
- Allow the chicken to sit for a half of an hour and then shred with two forks, discarding the bones, etc.
- Put the meat into a bowl.
- Be sure to pick up all of the bits of veggies off of the bottom of the pan and from the cavity and toss them into your shredded meat.
- It will add lots of flavor.
- Use in tacos or your favorite Mexican recipes.
chicken, garlic, kosher salt, ground black pepper, sweet onions, anaheim pepper, garlic, olive oil
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/spicy-shredded-chicken-2/ (may not work)