Chicken Tacos in the Crockpot

Hello everyone! Time for another delicious recipe! I'm pretty positive I found this recipe Pinterest. If you would like to see the original recipe, you can find it here. This recipe is extremely easy just as it should be with any crockpot recipe. Put it in before work and come home to a delicious smelling house! So let's step into my kitchen and figure out how to make these!

Chicken Tacos in the Crockpot

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Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 6 hours Total time: 6 hours and 15 minutes

Servings: 9 tacos

Ingredients

2 1/2 Tbsp Taco seasoning*
15 oz LOW SODIUM chicken broth
1 14.5oz can diced tomatoes and liquid
4 boneless skinless chicken tenderloins
Cilantro**
Lime**
Red onion**
Corn tortillas

*Note: I used a homemade taco recipe which I'll share below or you can use store bought.

**Note: These are the ingredients I used for our taco toppings. You can try these out or use your favorite toppings.

Cookware

Crockpot

Small bowl

2 Large bowls

Can opener

Large slotted spoon

Large spoon

Preparation

1. If you need to, mix together your seasonings for the taco seasoning.

2. In a large bowl pour the chicken broth in and use a whisk to mix in the taco seasoning.

3. Spray the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
4. Open the diced tomato can and pour all contents over the bottom of the slow cooker.
5. Lay the chicken breasts on top of the tomatoes and season the chicken with a few dashes of salt, pepper, and seasoning salt. 

6. Pour the broth/seasoning over the chicken and tomatoes.
7. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
8. Use a slotted spoon to remove the cooked chicken to a large bowl and use 2 forks to shred it up.
9. Use the slotted spoon to remove as much of the diced tomatoes out of the slow cooker as desired and add to the shredded chicken. 

10. Then grab a large spoon and add about 4-6 spoon fulls of the liquid from the slow cooker to the shredded chicken bowl and stir it all up!
11. Place chicken in tortillas and add your favorite taco toppings. Enjoy!

Taco Seasoning Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp cumin
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/8 tsp oregano
1/8 tsp paprika
Salt a few dashes
Pepper a few dashes

Preparation

Mix all the spices together in a bowl.

Step-by-Step Photos

 1. Gather ingredients and cookware.

1. If using the taco seasoning recipe, add spices to a  bowl

and mix together.

2. In a large bowl pour the chicken broth in 

add the taco seasoning,

and whisk the broth and seasoning together.

3. Spray the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.

4. Open the diced tomato can and pour all contents over the bottom of the slow cooker.

5. Lay the chicken breasts on top of the tomatoes and season the chicken with a few dashes of salt, pepper, and seasoning salt. Pour the broth/seasoning over the chicken and tomatoes.

6. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.

8. Use a slotted spoon to remove the cooked chicken to a large bowl.

9. Use two forks to shred up the chicken.

10. Use the slotted spoon to remove as much of the diced tomatoes out of the slow cooker as desired and add to the shredded chicken. As you can see we don't like any tomatoes added in our chicken.

11. Then grab a large spoon and add about 4-6 spoon fulls of the liquid from the slow cooker to the shredded chicken bowl and stir it all up!

12. Prepare taco toppings, if needed. 

 

13. Place chicken in tortillas and add your favorite taco toppings. Enjoy!

I hope you found this recipe to be simple and that you'll try it out soon! Let me know if you do and how it turns out. Comments, suggestions, and questions are always welcomed!

What do you plan on cooking this week?

Happy Cooking!

Katrina