Mojo Pulled Chicken for 50

large metal spoon lifting Mojo pulled chicken

Mojo pulled chicken has tender seasoned chicken with delicious notes of citrus. Cooked simply in slow cookers, this large batch chicken recipe can be easily prepared for 50 people or more.

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Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Mojo pulled chicken, pulled chicken for 50

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 2 10

Total Time: 2 15

Calories: 193kcal

Author: Erica

Servings: 50

Equipment

Ingredients

For the seasoning mix

For the chicken

16 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
8 limes
6 oranges
2 Tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

Make the seasoning

In a bowl, combine the ingredients for the seasoning mix.

Cook the chicken

Divide the chicken and seasoning mix between two slow cookers (see Notes). Use tongs to toss the chicken in the seasoning to get it well coated.
Into each slow cooker, juice in 3 oranges and 4 limes.
Set the slow cooker to cook on high heat for 4 hours or low heat for 8 hours. If cooking on high heat, start checking for doneness after 3 hours, then check every 13 minutes.
The chicken is done when it is fall apart tender. Overcooking can make the meat mushy; hence, the need to start checking when cooking with high heat to prevent that from happening. I do not find that problem to occur with low heat at 8 hours.
To each crockpot, add the zest of an orange and the zest a lime. Also add the juice of the lime.

Finish the sauce

Use a slotted spoon to transfer the meat to a hotel pan. If using disposable aluminum hotel pans, divide between 2 pans (they are flimsy under the weight of the meat).
Shred the meat. A potato masher works well for this.
Pour the residual juices from the crock pots into a saucepan. Bring to a simmer.
Dissolve the cornstarch in 2 tablespoons cool water. Add to the simmering juices.
Boil until the sauce thickens to the consistency of a very thin gravy. Pour over all the meat.
Serve immediately or keep warm until service. To keep warm, cover hotel pan tightly foil and put in a low/150℉ oven.

Notes

For the slow cookers, if the two cookers each have 7-quart capacity, then all the chicken can be cooked at once. If the capacities are smaller, then cook in batches (4 lbs chicken, 1/4 seasoning, 1 orange, and 2 limes mix each batch).

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