Delicious recipes from the kitchens of the Butler sisters

Friday, April 12, 2013

Cafe Rio Chicken and cilantro lime dressing

This was really delicious!! I made the shells out of thin tortillas and baked them in some cool pans I just got to give them their shape. We added lettuce, tomatoe, crispy tortilla strips, sour cream and shredded cheese.

Chicken Tacos (Cafe Rio Shredded Chicken Copycat Recipe)
Ingredients
2.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast halves
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup Zesty Italian Salad dressing
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp chili powder
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, optional (adjust according to desired heat preference or omit)
Directions
Place chicken breast halves in the slow cooker. In a mixing bowl whisk together remaining ingredients. Pour mixture over chicken in slow cooker, cover slow cooker with lid. Cook chicken on low heat 6 - 8 hours. Shred chicken (it's so tender I usually just shred it in the slow cooker without even removing it), then cook shredded chicken in broth in slow cooker an additional 30 minutes on low. Drain broth from chicken. Serve warm in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, taquitos etc.
Recipe Source: Cooking Classy
Now for the dressing:
Cilantro Lime Dressing(Cafe Rio copycat recipe)
Ingredients:

1 packet TRADITIONAL Hidden Valley Ranch mix (not BUTTERMILK)
1 c. mayonnaise
1 c. buttermilk
2 tomatillos, remove husk, diced
1/2 bunch of fresh cilantro
1 clove garlic
juice of 1 lime
1 jalapeno ( if you like it mild, just remove the seeds)
Instructions
Mix all ingredients together in the blender. That's it!
Recipe source: The Recipe Critic