This low-sodium recipe includes a mild green-chili barbecue sauce with slow-cooker chicken that is very easy to shred.
- 1 can (8 oz) no-salt-added tomato sauce (8 oz) OR 1 can (14 oz) no-salt-added diced tomatoes (don't drain the can)
- 1 can (4 oz) chopped green chiles, drained
- 3 Tbsp. cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 1 Tbsp. paprika
- 1 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp. reduced-sodium Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 tsp. dry mustard
- 1 tsp. Mrs Dash Southwest Chipotle Seasoning
- ½ tsp. Mrs Dash Original Seasoning
- 2½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken pieces, with fat trimmed off
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp corn starch
- If you are using a can of diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce, pour contents of the can into a heavy pan, bring to boil, and simmer 15 minutes or until liquid is reduced by approximately ⅔.
- Add all ingredients except for chicken, onion, garlic, and corn starch to the slow cooker. Stir until well mixed. Then stir in chicken, onion, and garlic.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours, or until the chicken is tender enough to pull apart.
- Remove the chicken to a plate.
- Mix 1 Tbsp corn starch with ¼ cup cold water. Then slowly add the corn-starch/water mixture to the sauce remaining in the slow cooker, stirring until thoroughly mixed.
- Shred the chicken with 2 forks. Then stir the shredded chicken back into the slow cooker.
- Serve over toast or toasted buns.
Our estimates assume the use of fresh chicken with only 3% sodium per serving (instead of chicken that has been infused with a high-sodium broth).
Note that sodium percentages depend on which daily reference you use. The estimated 69 mg of sodium per serving implies that one serving of this recipe provides:
– 3% of the U.S. FDA daily reference value for sodium for a 2,000-calorie diet that includes 2,400 mg sodium, or
– 5% of the American Heart Association recommendation of 1,500 mg sodium per day, or
– 7% of the Ménière’s diet recommendation of 1,000 mg sodium per day.
(As is the case with all of the recipes on this web site, the nutrition information provided in this recipe is only an estimate based on nutrition information provided on the packaging of each of the ingredients we used in this recipe and/or on a variety of sources on the web. This information should be regarded as an opinion only, with no guarantees that it is accurate. Obviously, the nutritional information will vary depending on the ingredients and quantities that you use.)
