Apparently there is a restaurant in Utah that is the name sake for this dish. I have never been there but I saw the recipe on Pinterest and it sounded yummy and looked easy so I thought I would try it.
You can use this delicious chicken in many ways which is great if you have picky eaters!
We had it over rice the first night
Day 2 Hubby had it in a salad
Day 3 i made a quesedilla
Day 4 I was sad because Hubby ate it all and I could not make a burrito.
Yeah.... I think I shall make some next week and have burritos.
What I also LOVE is that you can freeze it after you make it. There are a lot of us military wives out there that find ourselves having too much food during deployments.
Freeze the extra and take it out when you want a salad or burrito etc.. ;)
** To clarify below I used about 4-5 oz of dressing.
** I also shredded the chicken and let simmer for about a half an hour more so the flavor could really absorb.
Here We Go....
- 2 lbs chicken breasts
- 1/2 a small bottle of 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 in salads, burritos, tacos...etc. You can also double or triple this to make extras for freezing. Then simply thaw and reheat for a fast and delicious meal.
** It did not take that long in my crock pot. I used only 2 breasts so about 1.5 lbs.
you know your crock pot and can judge it best
Please fee free to "pin" this and try it and please let me know what you think ;)
