If you’re in need of an easy and versatile dinner, look no further! No chopping, just throw a few ingredients in a slow cooker and voila! Mojo Chicken Dinner! You can also make this stovetop or substitute pork tenderloin for the chicken! So easy!

juicy mojo chicken with a fork next to white rice and black beans on blue plate on a lace placemat.

Serves: 6-8
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Slow Cook Time: 3-4 hours on High or 6-7 hours on low.

Ingredients:

2 tsp olive oil
2 lb. boneless chicken
1 cup mojo criollo marinade
salt and pepper to taste
optional – serve with:
- rice
- black beans

raw chicken thighs on a plate on a counter next to a slow cooker, mojo criollo marinade, olive oil, salt, and pepper

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step 1: Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken. Heat olive oil over medium high heat. Brown chicken on each side for about 2 minutes. This helps add to the flavor, but if you’re in a hurry, skip it! Side note – I’m completely in love with my new slow cooker. It’s stovetop and oven safe so I can sear my chicken on the stove without dirtying another pan!

Step 2: Pour mojo criollo marinade over chicken. Cover with lid and cook on High for 3-4 hours or on Low for 6-7 hours. Shred chicken in the slow cooker a little bit and serve over rice with black beans and spoon some extra sauce over top! So easy and delicious!

Stove Top Alternative:

Step 1: Salt and pepper both sides of chicken. In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat. Brown chicken for 2 minutes on each side. Cook in batches if necessary so you don’t overcrowd the pan.

Step 2: Add all chicken back to pan and pour in mojo criollo marinade. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to simmer. Continue cooking for 15-20 minutes until chicken is tender and easily falls apart (chicken should measure 165º F when temperature is taken with a thermometer).

Tips:

Pork tenderloin can easily be substituted for the chicken. Just brown the tenderloin on each side, then slice into 1-2 inch thick slices. Place in slow cooker with marinade and continue cooking using the above method.

Mojo Chicken

Juicy shredded chicken, white rice, black beans, and a fork on a pastel blue plate, served on a woven tablecloth. Perfect comfort food and easy dinner idea, nutritious and delicious meal for the family.

If you're in need of an easy and versatile dinner, look no further! No chopping, just throw a few ingredients in a slow cooker and voila! Dinner!

Beth

Prep Time 5

Slow Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 5

Servings

Equipment

Slow cooker

Ingredients

1-2 tsp olive oil
2 lbs boneless chicken (thighs preferred, but breasts or a combination will work too)
1 cup mojo criollo marinade
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken. Heat olive oil over medium high heat. Brown chicken on each side for about 2 minutes. This helps add to the flavor, but if you're in a hurry, skip it! Side note – I'm completely in love with my new slow cooker. It's stovetop and oven safe so I can sear my chicken on the stove without dirtying another pan!
Pour mojo criollo marinade over chicken. Cover with lid and cook on High for 3-4 hours or on Low for 6-7 hours. Shred chicken in the slow cooker a little bit and serve over rice with black beans and spoon some extra sauce over top! So easy and delicious!

Stove Top Alternative:

Salt and pepper both sides of chicken. In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat. Brown chicken for 2 minutes on each side. Cook in batches if necessary so you don’t overcrowd the pan.
Add all chicken back to the pan and pour in mojo criollo marinade. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to simmer. Continue cooking for 15-20 minutes until chicken is tender and easily falls apart (chicken should measure 165º F when temperature is taken with a thermometer).

Notes

Pork tenderloin can easily be substituted for the chicken. Just brown the tenderloin on each side, then slice into 1-2 inch thick slices. Place in slow cooker with marinade and continue cooking using the above method.