Crockpot Chicken Tacos are one of our favorite meals for a few reasons! First, they’re delicious! Second, they’re a well rounded meal — pile up this sweet and spicy chicken in a flour or corn tortilla, and add veggies, salsas, sour cream and cheese of your choice. Third, the slow cooker does all the work! Chicken Tacos are the perfect dump and go slow cooker meal — there’s no chopping required and the ingredients take just a couple minutes to throw together. They’re perfect for a busy day! (P.S. got leftovers? Throw your chicken taco meat in this Chicken Tortilla Soup!) Dump ‘n’ Go slow cooker recipes (<– find 20 more of my favorites!) are about the most that we can handle here most days, with three girls and the chaos that comes with chasing them around 😉 We love serving this chicken in hard taco shells, tortillas, or even over rice or as a taco salad (<– a great way to get in even more veggies!). You can definitely adjust the seasonings to suit your family’s tastes. Check out my tips on swapping out the ingredients below! You can even swap out the beef for this taco chicken in this Dorito Taco Salad or use the leftovers in the filling for these Chicken Taquitos!
Ingredients and Substitutions:
Chicken breasts: I like to use chicken breasts for this recipe because it’s what we usually have on hand. If you prefer, you can use boneless, skinless chicken thighs without changing any of the recipe. Mango or pineapple juice: I love the sweetness juice adds! Mango and pineapple are my preferred kinds (we love serving these tacos with Mango Salsa!), but you can sub in low sodium chicken broth or even orange juice in a pinch. Seasoning: If you’re in a hurry, feel free to swap all of the spices and seasonings for a package of low sodium taco seasoning. Garlic powder and onion powder: If you prefer, you can add minced garlic and finely diced onion to the slow cooker and leave out the garlic and onion powders.
Tips and Tricks for Making these Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos:
Chicken breasts don’t need all day to cook in the slow cooker. I know this can make things a little more difficult if you work from home 8 or 9 hours a day, but cooking chicken breasts just until they are done will result in the juiciest chicken tacos I like to use my 2.5 quart slow cooker for recipes like this — it’s the perfect size and heats up quickly! (Plus, you want your slow cooker around 1/2-¾ full to cook properly, so you don’t want to use one that’s too big!) I always start with my tacos fairly mild and then people who like extra heat can add jalapenos, a spicy salsa, or some sriracha sauce. Feel free to add some cayenne pepper or red chili flakes to the slow cooker as it cooks to take things up a notch! Got leftovers? Use the leftover chicken in this Chicken Quesadilla recipe.
Love Tacos? Try these recipes:
Ground Turkey Tacos — a fun swap from beef or chicken. Taco Dip — your favorite meal in appetizer form! Use any leftover chicken in this Chicken Taco Salad. Taco Mac — taco meat adds a fun kick to mac and cheese.
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