This Caribbean Pulled Chicken Salad Wraps are a fresh, healthy meal full of flavor. They’re made with juicy, sweet, flavorful, smoky chicken pieces topped with a simple and fresh mango salsa.
Easy pulled chicken recipe
This Caribbean Pulled Chicken is one of our favorite slow cooker chicken recipes of all time!
It’s your favorite cut of chicken, slow cooked with a delicious combination of sweet, savory and aromatic spices to create a delicious, hearty yet light meal.
Our favorite way to serve this chicken is in lettuce wraps, but it can also be eaten over rice, in tacos, or just eaten straight out of the pot with a fork…or your fingers.
yes it is so delicious I love making this chicken earlier in the week to have for lunch or dinner all week long.
Ingredients needed for Caribbean Pulled Chicken:
- Chicken: Make sure you use boneless, skinless chicken.
- Vegetables: We use a mixture of fresh peppers, onion and jalapeño and a little diced canned tomatoes.
- Chicken soup: Adds tons of flavor and moisture to the chicken.
- aromatics: We lighten up the flavors a bit with freshly chopped garlic and coriander.
- lime juice: Lime juice adds a bright citrus flavor and helps tenderize the meat as it cooks.
- Spice Rub: Our Spice Blend is made with a sweet and tangy blend of ground ginger, cumin, sea salt, black pepper, all spices, paprika and coconut sugar.
- Mango salsa: Feel free to use store-bought mango salsa or make an easy homemade concoction of mangoes, diced red onions, chopped cilantro, and lime juice.
- To serve: Bibb lettuce (or any other type of lettuce you prefer), avocado, tomato, or other toppings of your choice.
How to make pulled chicken
This tasty pulled chicken recipe comes together in just 10 minutes of convenient time! Also with homemade salsa!
- Combine and cook: In your slow cooker, combine chicken, tomatoes, broth, greens, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, and spices. Mix well, then cook on high for 3 hours.
- Make the salsa: Mix all the ingredients for the salsa in a bowl and place in the fridge.
- Shred and Serve: Once the chicken is done cooking, shred it right in the crockpot, then serve as desired.
What’s the easiest way to shred chicken?
I find the easiest way is to leave the chicken in the pot and use two forks to gently pull it apart!
Alternatively, you can shred the chicken with a hand mixer.
serving suggestions
My favorite way to serve this crock pot pulled chicken is on lettuce wraps with avocado, tomato, and homemade mango salsa!
If you want to serve the shredded chicken in other ways, you can enjoy it on burger buns or sandwich buns, in a taco or burrito, or with your favorite toppings in a rice or quinoa bowl.
Looking for a side to serve with your Caribbean chicken? Here are a few ideas:
frequently asked Questions
There is no! Shredded chicken and pulled chicken are just two terms that describe the same thing.
You can use any cut of chicken you prefer for this recipe. Just make sure it’s boneless and skinless.
Caribbean chicken definitely doesn’t have just one identifiable flavor. It suits pretty much every taste it could. There is a little sweetness, spiciness, smokiness and tanginess. So, long story short, it’s totally flavorful and incredibly delicious.
Tips and hints for Caribbean pulled chicken
- Mix well. Once you’ve combined everything in the slow cooker, make sure you mix everything thoroughly to evenly distribute all those flavors before cooking.
- After cooking, let the chicken rest. I recommend letting the chicken rest for 10 minutes before shredding it. This gives time for the flavor and moisture to redistribute into the meat.
- Drain if necessary before serving. If you notice a lot of excess moisture, I recommend scooping the shredded chicken out of the pot with a slotted spoon to allow some of that moisture to drain away. If it’s too much, you’ll end up with a mess.
- need more time? Instead, just cook on low. Just plan 6 instead of 3 hours.
How to save
Leftover shredded chicken will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days or in the freezer for 2-3 months.
When ready to serve, thaw the chicken overnight in the refrigerator if frozen, then reheat in either the microwave or on the stovetop over medium-low heat, adding a splash of broth to flavor if needed to moisten
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Caribbean Pulled Chicken:
- 1 1/2 Pound boneless and skinless chicken
- 1/2 Cup canned diced tomatoes
- 1 Cup chicken soup
- 1 paprika rolled
- 1 Onion rolled
- 2 Garlic cloves chopped
- 1 jalapeno chopped
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 Cup coriander chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon pimento
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut sugar
Mango salsa:
- 3 mangoes rolled
- 1/3 Cup diced red onion
- 1/3 Cup chopped fresh coriander
- juice of 1/2 lime
Everything else:
- Butter lettuce or lettuce leaves of your choice
- 1 avocado cut
- Any other add-ins you want
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Place all of the pulled chicken ingredients in the insert of your slow cooker. Blend to combine flavors, then set on high for 3 hours.
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While cooking, make the mango salsa: Combine all ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.
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When the chicken is done, shred it with two forks and mix it into the sauce. Cover and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
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Assemble lettuce wraps, garnish with mango salsa and any other toppings you like, such as avocado and tomato, and serve.
Nutritional values of pulled chicken per serving: 232 calories, 6 grams of carbohydrates and 37 grams of protein
Salad Wrap Nutritional Information Per Serving: 264 calories, 17 grams of carbohydrates and 114 grams of protein
Calories: 356kcalCarbohydrates: 53.5GProtein: 15.6GFat: 12.3GSaturated Fatty Acids: 2.5GCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 766mgFiber: 10.2GSugar: 39.7G