Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas Tacos

Name: Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas Tacos
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts or thighs; 3/4 cup orange juice (~2 oranges); 1/4 cup lime juice (~2 limes); 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon oregano; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 12 small tortillas; 1/2 red onion, diced; 1/2 cup cilantro, torn; salsa to taste (I like a salsa verde here); 2 limes, cut into wedges

Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas Tacos was pinched from <a href="http://www.closetcooking.com/2014/04/slow-cooker-chicken-carnitas-tacos.html" target="_blank">www.closetcooking.com.</a>

"A lighter version of carnitas using chicken that is cooked in the slow cooker before being broiled until slightly crispy on the edges and moist and tender in middle!..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts or thighs

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3/4 cup orange juice (~2 oranges)

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1/4 cup lime juice (~2 limes)

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4 cloves garlic, chopped

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1 tablespoon chili powder

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1 teaspoon cumin

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1 teaspoon oregano

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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1/2 teaspoon pepper

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12 small tortillas

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1/2 red onion, diced

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1/2 cup cilantro, torn

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salsa to taste (I like a salsa verde here)

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2 limes, cut into wedges

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