Description
These Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos are a delicious and easy meal that the whole family will love. Tender chicken cooked in salsa and taco seasoning, then shredded and stuffed into tortillas with your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
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Salsa Chicken:
- 1 1/4 cup salsa (I used Tenayo original salsa)
- 1 package taco seasoning (or ¼ cup taco seasoning)
- 1.5 lbs chicken breast
Additional Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- juice from 1 lime
- 10 tortillas
- 1 1/4 cup cheese (like cotija, cheddar, Mexican, Monterey jack)
- other toppings (like lettuce, guacamole, pico, pickled onions, sour cream, lime, tomato)
Instructions
- Mix together salsa and taco seasoning: Combine salsa and taco seasoning in the slow cooker. Add chicken. Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.*
- Shred the chicken: Remove chicken and shred it with 2 forks. Return it to the slow cooker, and mix in cilantro and lime juice.
- Assemble the tacos: Warm your tortillas and fill them with shredded chicken and your desired toppings.
Notes
- *Cooking times may vary depending on your slow cooker.
- Feel free to customize your toppings to suit your preferences.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3-6 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 560mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
Keywords: Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos, Chicken Tacos, Slow Cooker Recipe, Mexican Tacos
