Pinned & prepped: Crock pot chicken tacos

2012 May 11

by Emily Hill

Some of you are aware of Taco Tuesday, our Tuesday dinner tradition. We’ve had Taco Tuesday using ground turkey and homemade taco seasoning (our go-to tacos), Cafe Rio-style pork and tilapia with chipotle mayo.

Funny thing. We have yet to make them using chicken…and I LOVE chicken tacos! (I need to figure out Costa Vida’s grilled chicken recipe ASAP.) When I saw this pin for crock pot chicken tacos using only three ingredients, I knew I had to try it.

Only three ingredients, all of which I always have on hand.
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Source: mychocolatetherapy.blogspot.com via Emily on Pinterest

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This crock pot chicken taco recipe from Chocolate Therapy calls for six chicken breasts but I used only four because the ones I buy from Costco (Foster Farms) are ginormous. And four was perfect. I used the easy Texas taco seasoning from A Southern Fairytale and a semi-homemade salsa.* I threw everything in the slow cooker and six hours—and a little shredding—later, we had delicious chicken tacos.

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We topped them with cheese and tomatoes but left off the lettuce and creamy cilantro dressing due to the fridge failing to produce them.

Or my failing to buy/make them. One or the other.

The kids loved the crock pot chicken tacos, so the recipe is definitely a keeper for Taco Tuesday. Plus, you can use the leftovers in chicken tortilla soup, enchiladas or future Taco Tuesdays (with a little help from Tupperware and your freezer).

What you’ll need for the original recipe:

Frozen chicken breasts
Taco seasoning
Salsa

* I love making semi-homemade salsa using a can of diced tomatoes and a scoop of H & H Brand Salsa. A little pureeing of the canned tomatoes combined with a scoop of this 30-second salsa miracle (and a little fridge time if you like it chilled) and you have some dang easy—and dang tasty—salsa. I make a double batch because it disappears as quickly as that creamy cilantro dressing!

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Allison permalink

May 11, 2012

Sounds great! I’m always looking for good taco and crock pot recipes!
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Emily Reply:
May 11th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
This one is a keeper for sure!
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Kristina P. permalink

May 11, 2012

So easy, even I could do it!
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Emily Reply:
May 11th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
You don’t give yourself nearly enough credit. I still dream about those Oreo truffle balls you made a year or so ago!
Emily´s deep thought ~ Chicken & bowtie pasta salad–perfect for summer BBQs!

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Krista permalink

May 11, 2012

The clouds just rolled in and I’m thinking a crockpot recipe is due. I love how simple this is and the leftovers would great in lots of things (if there are any leftovers!).
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Emily Reply:
May 11th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
That’s one of the best parts of this recipe–the leftovers can be used in a lot of other dishes. Yay!
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Susan Bewley@Budget Earth permalink

May 11, 2012

These sound amazing! I saw this on Pinterest and think I just filed it away for a later time. Maybe I should make these tomorrow since I have some chicken that needs to be cooked asap.
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Emily Reply:
May 11th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
It’s a great way to use up chicken for sure. Even if you don’t need it that night, you can freeze it for later!
Emily´s deep thought ~ Chicken & bowtie pasta salad–perfect for summer BBQs!

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