Crockpot Chicken Tacos
Chicken tacos are a family favorite, and this Crockpot Chicken Tacos recipe makes dinner incredibly simple! With just a few ingredients like chicken breasts, pico de gallo, salsa, and taco seasoning, you’ll have tender, juicy shredded chicken tacos perfect for any night of the week.
Servings: 12 tacos
Calories: 298Kcal
Equipment
- Crock Pot aka Slow Cooker
Ingredients
Shredded Chicken
- 3 pounds chicken breasts
- 1 cup salsa use a traditions picante salsa
- 1 cup pico de gallo I use store bought
- 3 Tbls lime juice ½ of a lime
- 20 small Tortilla shells or crunchy taco shells
Toppings - Choose your favorites!
- lettuce tomatos, salsa, sour cream
- salsa
- cheddar cheese
- sour cream
Instructions
- Add lime juice, taco seasoning, salsa and pico de gallo into crockpot. Make sure to either have extra or set aside some salsa and pico de gallo as toppings when serving.
- Add chicken and nestle it into the sauce. It should be close to covered. If it isn't, add between ¼ to ½ cup of water.
- Turn the crockpot on low and cook chicken for 6-7 hours. If cooking on high, it usually takes 3 to 4 hours.
- About and hour before serving, shred chicken.Add back to crockpot and stir well to mix shredded chicken with the salsa/taco sauce.
- Assemble tray with assorted toppings including lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, salsa, chopped fresh tomatos. Everyone can help themselves.
To warm tortillas
- Microwave - Wrap a stack of 3-5 tortillas in a damp paper towel to keep them from drying out. Microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute (depending on how many you’re warming). Keep them wrapped until serving to retain heat.OROven - Wrap stacks of 5-10 tortillas in foil.Place in a 350°F oven for 10-15 minutes.Keep them wrapped until serving.
Notes
Storage & Reheating
- Refrigerate: Store leftover crockpot shredded chicken in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freeze: Freeze shredded chicken in portions for up to 3 months.
- Reheat: Warm in a skillet over medium heat or microwave until heated through.
Nutrition (I am not a nutritionist. These are estimates only)
Serving: 1taco | Calories: 298Kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 775mg | Potassium: 542mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 229IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 2mg