Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos is a “toss it and forget it” kind of recipe that takes just a couple minutes to prepare as your slow cooker does all the rest of the work for you.

Ready or not, school has started! At least for many families it certainly has. I know that for many families that also means lots of chaos and craziness, getting back into a routine. This meal is the perfect solution for those kinds of days.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Constance Smith – Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos is a “toss it and forget it” kind of recipe that takes just a couple minutes to prepare as your slow cooker does all the rest of the work for you.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 hours hrs

Total Time 6 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course Entrées, Entrées – Main Dishes

Cuisine Mexican inspired

Calories 351 kcal

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Ingredients

  

• ▢ 1½ lb boneless, skinless chicken (breasts or thighs)
• ▢ 1 Tb chili powder
• ▢ 1 Tb ancho chile powder
• ▢ 1 Tb cumin
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic, grated
• ▢ 14 oz tomato sauce, 1 can
• ▢ tortillas or taco shells

For Toppings:

• ▢ shredded lettuce
• ▢ cheese
• ▢ guacamole
• ▢ olives
• ▢ sour cream

Instructions

 

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  To begin, place the chicken in your slow cooker.
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  On top of the chicken, sprinkle the chili powder, ancho chile powder, cumin, salt and the garlic.
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  Over the top of this, you’ll pour the tomato sauce.
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  That’s it! Cover and cook on low for 5 – 6 hours.
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  Simply shred the chicken by pulling it apart with two forks.
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  Serve it on tortillas (or in taco shells) with whatever toppings you like on a taco. (Shredded lettuce, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, etc.)
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  Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cCalories: 351kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 38gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 111mgSodium: 920mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4g

If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.

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