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Crock Pot Chicken Tacos

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An easy chicken taco filling with taco seasonings and enchilada sauce combine for delicious Crock Pot Chicken Tacos!

With all this cleaning, organizing, and preparing for the Holidays it’s easy to get bogged down and forget about dinner! So, I’m here to help with this super easy, super yummy recipe for chicken tacos!

chicken shredded and cooked in a crook pot. Seasoned with mexican spices. Served in taco shells with tomato, olives, cheese and lettuce

A word about tacos…don’t overcomplicate them! (You’re already stressing about a giant bird!) I love unique different tastes as much as the next foodie, we are talking about a simple, tummy filling, dinner during this hectic time of year! Besides in a few days most of us will be cooking all kinds of fancy delicious traditional foods!

How To Make Crock Pot Chicken Tacos

In your crock pot place 2-4 chicken breasts. This will be determined by the amount of “chicks” at your nest! I did three, and it was enough to feed 5 adults and one adorable grand baby chick! If you’re feeding teenage boys who can eat everything in the refrigerator and your back-up food storage supply…I’d do more. This is such a simple recipe just add more chicken, more seasoning, and more liquid. It’s easy peasy!

Tip: The chicken breast can be frozen or thawed. You’ll just adjust your cook time. Sprinkle your chicken breast with taco season and some dried onion flakes.

Chicken breasts layered in a slow cooker with onion flakes, and taco seasonings

Pour in a 1/2 cup to 3/4 a cup of red enchilada sauce. It’s about taste preference.  

TIP: Because these are boneless skinless chicken breast, with not a lot of fat, we want some liquid in there, so they don’t dry out.

Add 1/4 cup of chicken broth and 2–3 cloves of minced garlic. Cover and cook on low for 3–4 hours, if thawed, and 4–6 hours, if frozen.

Adding garlic and and enchilada sauce to slow cooker chicken tacos

Shredding Cooked Chicken

Check your chicken with a fork to see if it is done. If your chicken is falling apart, it’s ready. Do not drain the juice from the chicken. Shred the meat and then stir in back in. It’s loaded with flavor and moisture!

Tip: I use a potato masher to shred my chicken right in the crock pot! A couple of “smash and twists” and you have beautiful shredded chicken that the juices have been incorporated back into.

Shredded taco meat in crock pot.

Chop, dice and shred your favorite taco toppings. We like shredded red leafy green lettuce. Chopped tomatoes, sliced black olives, and shredded cheese. We also add sour cream, and salsa.

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I usually make ground beef or shredded beef tacos. This was my first time making shredded chicken tacos and they were a BIG hit!

I made them one Sunday, not long ago, when I had a full schedule and not much time for cooking. I didn’t want to miss our usual Sunday dinner with the kids, plus our middle son was down visiting from school.

I usually do something a little fancier for Sunday dinner. I have to say, this was GREAT! I had all the toppings done ahead of time, so all I had to do when I got home was “mash” that chicken to shreds and fry up the taco shells. Everyone seriously loved them!

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Toppings

Like I said earlier…a super simple, super yummy dinner! It’s a no fuss recipe! (Don’t we have enough to “fuss” about right now! Let’s be nice to ourselves!)

All of us have our plates full and this is the perfect quick filling dinner time meal! Makes taco Tuesday a breeze! (I am a firm believer you can do “Taco Tuesday” any day of the week you want!)

This is a great busy weeknight meal when the kids have a million and one thing’s going on, which means you have a million and one thing’s going on! 

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Thanks for “popping” by and visiting! I really hope this recipe will help ease at least one dinner time for you this week! The printable recipe is below. Have fun with it and have a GREAT day!

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Crock Pot Chicken Tacos

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Tender juicy seasoned slow cooker chicken for tacos.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours 4 seconds
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes 4 seconds

Ingredients

  • 2-4 boneless skinless chicken breast, frozen or thawed
  • 1 package taco seasoning mix
  • 2 Tablespoons dried onion flakes
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup red enchilada sauce
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 2-3 minced cloves of garlic
  • Choice of toppings, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, sliced olives, shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa
  • 8-12 fried taco shells or pre-made taco shells

Instructions

  1. Place chicken breast into bottom of crock pot. Sprinkle with taco seasoning. Add onion flakes and minced onion. Add in chicken broth and red enchilada sauce.
  2. Cover and bake on low in your crock pot for 3-4 hours for thawed, 4-6 hours for frozen until cooked and easy to shred with a fork or potato masher.
  3. Serve buffet style with taco shells and toppings.

Notes

Calorie count for this recipe is for the chicken filling only.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 152Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 322mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 20g

This is just for taco filling and not the entire taco

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carrie

Monday 5th of December 2016

Norine! These were delicious! I made them with green enchilada sauce and my family devoured them. I used four huge chicken breast and had enough for taco salads the next night. Love the potato masher tip. I tried it and it works great. Thanks again!

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Tuesday 6th of December 2016

Carrie I'm SO happy to hear that your family loved the crock pot tacos! I love the idea of using the green enchilada sauce too! Brilliant! WTG Mom! Thanks so much for sharing with me! Love hearing from you! :)

Melissa

Monday 14th of November 2016

I'm gonna try this tomorrow, I have a busy day/night. They look delist! I use my hand mixer to shred chicken and pork. It works great!

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Wednesday 16th of November 2016

Love that idea Melissa! Thanks for sharing and I hope your crew loves the tacos as much as we did! :)

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