Season chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, and cumin. Set to the side.
Make Sauce Base
Add remaining ingredients, except for the lime juice, to the slow cooker, and gently mix together.
Add Chicken
Add chicken to the slow cooker and spoon some of the sauce mixutre over the chicken, to
Cook Chicken
Cook boneless chicken in slow cooker on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 3-4 hours, or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Shred Chicken
Once the chicken has cooked through, remove the chicken from the slow cooker, and shred the chicken before returning to the slow cooker.
Mix shredded chicken with the sauce, and taste for seasoning. Add salt and pepper, if desired.
Squeeze fresh lime juice over the chicken mixutre, and serve.
Notes
Instant Pot InstructionsTo make this shredded Cuban chicken in the Instant Pot, follow the instructions for seasoning the chicken and how to make the sauce above.To the Instant Pot, add ½ cup of water to the pot, top with chicken, and top with the sauce.Cover, seal, and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes with a natural release.Once the pressure has been released, remove the chicken to shred. Return the chicken to the Instant Pot and stir to combine. Taste for seasoning, adjust with more salt and pepper, if needed, and squeeze fresh lime juice as desired before serving.