Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Taco night made easy with a few simple ingredients!
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- A jar of salsa – as hot or as mild as you want
- 4 chicken breasts about 2 lbs.
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice optional
- 1 packet of taco seasoning optional
- Taco fixings of choice shells, cheese, lettuce, tomato, more salsa, sour cream, whatever floats your boat
Instructions
- Coat your slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Put your chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Dump the salsa on top.
- Add the lime juice on top (if using).
- Dump the taco seasoning on top (if using).
- Cook on low until chicken is done, about 4-6 hours.
- Shortly before serving, use 2 forks to pull apart the chicken. You can make the chunks as big or as little as you want.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove from crockpot and place into shells. Add your favorite taco fixings.
- Eat some tacos!
Notes
Freezer Tip:
When I freeze the leftovers, I just put them into a freezer baggie, label it (don’t forget the date!) and put it on top of a flat cookie sheet in the freezer. After a couple of hours, it’s frozen flat, so that I can stash it away in the freezer for some other day.
When I freeze the leftovers, I just put them into a freezer baggie, label it (don’t forget the date!) and put it on top of a flat cookie sheet in the freezer. After a couple of hours, it’s frozen flat, so that I can stash it away in the freezer for some other day.