Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
This easy slow cooker recipe is flexible and yummy! Your whole family will love it! It makes about 8 tacos, so double the recipe if you have big eaters, or want to feed more people.
Equipment
- Crock Pot / Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup tomato salsa, as spicy as you like it We love an organic home-style salsa we buy in the deli section of Costco. It has only 6 ingredients, and is really good. If you make your own, all the better! If you like extra spice, consider adding in an extra jalapeno pepper, or a minced canned pepper in adobo.
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 8 corn or flour tortillas
- Cilantro, shredded cheese, lime wedges, diced tomato, guacamole and sour cream for serving
Instructions
- In a slow cooker, combine chicken, garlic, salsa, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, or on low for 8 hours.
- Transfer chicken to a serving bowl, and shred using two forks. Add cooking juices, as desired, to moisten. I usually just toss the mixture back into the crock pot because I love the flavor and don't mind it extra juicy.
- Serve the chicken in taco shells or tortillas with all the toppings.
Notes
The calorie count is per taco and is approximate; depending on the size of the tortilla, whether you use corn (what we used) or flour tortillas and the amount(s) of the various topping you choose to include (cheese, tomato, guacamole, etc.)