Ever since I started working at home, it seems like I have less time than ever to cook extravagant meals. Solution? Enter the dreaded slow-cooker.
I’ve always been one to tout my patience for meals that require six or more hours, but never like this. I wished to prove my worth by the complication of my meals! And then.. I started making Crockpot meals…
and they were amazing. Who knew that chicken breasts and salsa would do that if you left them alone for most of the day? I had no idea.
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I’d been looking for a great chicken taco meat recipe for quite a long time now, and I finally found it. These Crockpot chicken tacos are simply perfect. Gather up a jar of salsa, a few chicken breasts, and a bit of taco seasoning, throw it all in a slow-cooker and you’re 100% ready to go.
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The night I made these, we ate 2/3 of the meat as tacos, layered on small corn tortillas, topped with shredded lettuce, diced jalapeños and red onions, a simple guacamole, cheese, crema, tomatoes.. pure gringo-style, as delicious as it comes. I saved the rest of the meat for tortilla soup the next day, which made a simple dish just that much easier.
Everything was going great, except O got mad that I wouldn’t let him eat the rest of the chicken on taco night. It almost turned into a fight, I kid you not. But who reigned supreme?
Of course. I did.
This recipe is almost embarrassingly easy, but you’d never know it. I made my own taco seasoning, simply because I was too lazy to add it to the grocery list. The chicken shredded so easily and was so flavorful. Absolutely perfect for gringo tacos.
Thank God O and I have been together long enough that I feel comfortable gushing “Ohmigod omigod these are so groooood” with a huge mouthful of taco. That’s love, y’all.
Crockpot Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup salsa
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning I make my own, try Alton's recipe
Instructions
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In a slow-cooker, combine all ingredients. Do not add water.
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Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or cook on high for 4 to 6 hours. After about 3/4 of the time, shred the chicken breasts with two forks and leave in the slow-cooker for the rest of the time.
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As tacos: serve with corn or flour tortillas, spread a thin layer of sour cream on the tortilla, layer on the meat, top with a bit of shredded cheese, then lettuce, tomatoes, chopped red onions, and/or jalapeños. End with a dollop of guacamole.
Recipe Notes
I've gotten away with using just the two breast filets from a whole chicken and the consistency is still perfect.
Adapted from Chocolate Therapy
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What is the dressing drizzled over the top in the photos?
That’s a chipotle sauce I had every intention of quickly photographing and publishing as a recipe! 🙂 The recipe is this:
about 1/2 cup mayonnaise
2-3 cloves garlic
1 chipotle pepper in adobo
juice of one lime
adobo sauce from can to taste (will add spiciness.. quick! so start with about 1/2 teaspoon)
half-and-half or milk for consistency
salt, to taste
Blend first five ingredients together then add half-and-half or milk to thin, until desired consistency. From there, add additional adobo sauce to taste. Add salt to taste. Voila!
I was going to ask about the chipotle sauce recipe! Can’t wait to make this!
Can you place the chicken in frozen or does it need to be thawed first?
These came out awesome! I used salsa verde, and made it into a taco salad. Gonna make this recipe often! Thanks!
Wow.. thanks a lot. Now I’m SUPER hungry. 😀
Can you please provide a link to the taco seasoning recipe you make? And can I mention how amazing it is to have the option to increase the number of servings in your recipes????? It is so incredibly helpful as we have a huge family and I don’t have the time to crunch numbers like that. I will be using your blog on a regular basis for that reason!!!
Yes ma’am! Here’s the recipe I use: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/46653/taco-seasoning-i/
I’m so glad you like the customization for volume! That’s awesome. So glad you’re gonna come back to 40 Aprons! 😀