Crock Pot Chicken Tacos are one of the best family meal recipes that are so easy to make! Today, I want you to lend me your ears and try this awesome Mexican treat at the heart of your own home.
Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Crock pot chicken tacos are a handful of easy-to-find ingredients set in a slow cooker to make flavorful chicken filler for tacos and other exciting Mexican delights. Memorable taco gatherings just got even more exciting with these gorgeous chicken tacos to go along with chicken enchiladas, quesadillas, and burritos.
To keep the fun going, I add this delicious shredded chicken to all of my favorite Mexican dishes without breaking a single sweat! Ignore the ground beef and add this wonderfully-cooked crock pot chicken to your taco salad, fried rice, casserole dish, and of course tortilla soup for a complete Mexican food experience.
I love cooking crock pot chicken tacos because you will only need four ingredients to make a mouth-watering chicken stuff. Do you know what’s the best part here? I can choose the toppings I want for my delectable tacos, from traditional chili sauces to vegetable fillers. No wonder if this recipe often makes it among the list of my dinner ideas whenever my weekly schedule becomes crowded.
Discovering the Best Pulled Chicken Recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Since I am a busy mom, I love preparing family meals that are easy to make in less than 20 minutes. So, it is just natural for me to keep my crock-pot ready for use at any given day.
This shredded chicken recipe works for me, and I am pretty sure this would also work for you. The crock pot chicken tacos that I always make for my kids are definitely a crowd-pleaser! Everything can be prepared so easily as long as I have my favorite slow cooker beside me.
I just put all the ingredients in my heavy-duty crock pot and let the cooker deliver the work. In this recipe, I use taco seasoning to bring out the natural flavors of my chicken breast. While my recipe suggests using boneless chicken breast, you may use regular chicken cuts, but don’t forget to remove the skin to avoid the unhealthy oil.
Once the chicken has been shredded, you’re now ready for an awesome weeknight meal! You can use this mouth-pleasing chicken breast for making chicken salad, vegetable soup, pizzas, and all sorts of Mexican wraps.
The Toppings and More
Of course, the shredded crock-pot chicken tacos will never be complete without dressing them up with toppings. Whenever I’m hosting a family event, I never forget to put out a huge table full of my favorite toppings for everyone to enjoy their tacos. Here are some of my topping ideas:
- Chopped lettuce
- Hot sauce
- Red peppers or chili flakes
- Diced tomatoes
- Salsa
- Pico de gallo
- Melted cheese) cheddar or mozzarella)
- Cilantro
- Sour cream cheese
- Melted butter (grass-fed option for healthy eaters)
- Pickled onion
- Jalapenos
- Olive
- Guacamole
- Mayo dressings
Now, here’s something you need to know about this fine crock pot chicken recipe. I use a meat thermometer to make sure that the chicken breast is cooked safely at 165 degrees F or higher. At the same time, maintained heat temperature ensures that the chicken breast will absorb the flavors more effectively.
Ingredients:
- 2-6 chicken breasts
- 1/8 cup taco seasoning (about one packet)
- One Can Rotel
- Fixing and condiments for tacos or quesadillas
Directions for Making Crock Pot Chicken Tacos:
- In a four-quart (or larger) Crockpot, layer your boneless chicken breasts at the bottom.
- Pour the undrained can of Rotel on top of the chicken breast and sprinkle with taco seasoning.
- Cover the crock-pot and cook on high for three to four hours, or on low for six to eight hours. Don’t forget to check the temperature of your shredded chicken taco meat with your meat thermometer!
- Shred the cooked chicken using two forks or a hand mixer. If you use the hand mixer, be sure to remove the chicken from the ceramic bowl first and then transfer it to a large mixing bowl. (I prefer to shred the chicken breast with a hand mixer to shred the meat evenly.)
- Serve your pulled chicken with tortillas, shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, sour cream, and all of the other fixings that you’d like. Enjoy the tacos!
Meal Ideas for this Chicken:
I love to make a big batch of this chicken. I’ll then use it off and on for up to four days to make quesadillas, chicken tacos, chicken taco salads, nachos, and soups. Chopped onions and diced fire-roasted tomatoes are also good additions for your tacos.
Recipe Notes:
If you like your chicken more crispy (Carnitas style), that’s easy to do. After shredding your chicken meat, spread a piece of foil on a baking sheet, and broil the chicken in 5 minute-increments using the regular oven, carefully watching to make sure it won’t burn.
Prepare diced onions, garlic flakes, peppers, and other spices to provide more flavors to your chicken tacos.
If you prefer to make more chicken meat, I suggest you to use another crock-pot instead of piling up the raw chicken breast on top of one another.
This fantastic chicken recipe for the crock pot chicken tacos offers flavorful and rich chicken fillers that surely complement a variety of Mexican favorites. Whether I have a game day or a busy weekend schedule coming up, my crock pot chicken tacos will always be my top choice among the beef recipes inspirations I keep.
Crockpot Shredded Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 2-6 chicken breasts
- 1/8 cup taco seasoning (about one packet)
- 1 Can Rotel
- + Fixing and condiments for chicken tacos and/or quesadillas
Instructions
- In a four quart (or large Crockpot), layer your boneless chicken breasts on the bottom.
- Pour your undrained can of Rotel on top of the chicken
- Sprinkle with taco seasoning
- Cover the crockpot and cook on high for three to four hours, or on low for six to eight hours. Don’t forget to check the temp of your shredded chicken taco meat with your meat thermometer!
- Shred the chicken using two forks or a hand mixer.
- ** If you use the hand mixer, be sure to remove the chicken from the ceramic bowl first.
- Finally, serve your pulled chicken with tortillas, shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, sour cream, and all of the other fixings that you’d like.
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