Description
A delicious slow cooker recipe for shredded chicken tacos, featuring boneless skinless chicken and a blend of spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast (frozen is fine)
- 1 yellow onion (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 8 tortillas
- 1/2 cup tomato (diced)
- 1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend (shredded)
- 1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)
Instructions
- Add chopped onion to the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Place chicken on top of the onion. Don’t worry about defrosting if your chicken breasts are frozen.
- In a small bowl combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, and chili powder. Sprinkle seasoning over the chicken.
- Pour chicken broth into slow cooker over the chicken.
- If using frozen chicken cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or LOW for 6 hours. If using fresh chicken cook on LOW for 3-4 hours.
- Once chicken is done cooking, remove it from the slow cooker. Shred chicken with two forks and add back into the slow cooker with the cooking liquid. This will help keep your chicken moist.
- To serve: Place chicken in tortilla and finish off with your favorite taco toppings! (Let the extra liquid drain back into the slow cooker a bit before putting chicken in your taco.)
Notes
- This recipe can be customized with your favorite taco toppings like guacamole, sour cream, or lettuce.
- Feel free to adjust the spices to suit your taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg