Shredded Chipotle Chicken Tacos have an easy slow cooker method to make tender chicken for the yummiest tacos ever.
Shredded Chipotle Chicken Tacos
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
Shredded Chipotle Chicken Tacos is my recipe of the day with the blogging group Sunday Funday. We join up on Sundays when we all post a fabulous recipe on a communal topic.
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Today we are sharing taco recipes since our host Wendy chose it. She can’t get enough tacos. None of us can. I’d say it’s a sickness but hey. I feel great every time I eat them! Don’t you?
In fact, why just settle for Taco Tuesday when you can have a Taco Sunday (and in fact, tacos every day of the week)?
Todays tacos are cooked in the slow cooker (or crock pot). It’s really quite easy. Toss everything into the crock sometime before or after lunch, and it should be ready six hours later for dinner.
Lift the chicken out, shred with two forks like claws. Shredding meat always brings out the animal in us, doesn’t it?
Then moisten with a bit of the pan juice. From there, build your own adventure.
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- A Day in the Life on the Farm: Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Grilled Tacos
- Food Lust People Love: Southwestern Chicken Tacos
- Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Spiced Smashed Potato Tacos with Homemade Purple Corn Tortillas
- Sneha’s Recipe: Tofu Tikka Tacos
Shredded Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Yes! Look at all that moist yummy chicken, cuddling away with lettuce, tomato, crumbled cheese, sour cream and a sprig of cilantro. Yum.
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Shredded Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Shredded Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Equipment
- Slow Cooker or Crock Pot
Ingredients
To Cook:
- 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup mild jarred salsa
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 canned chipotle chiles (minced)
- 2 tablespoon adobo sauce (from can of chipotles)
To Build:
- 10 taco size flour tortillas (warmed)
- shredded iceberg lettuce
- diced ripe tomato
- crumbled queso fresco cheese
- sour cream
- salsa or taco sauce
Instructions
- Place chicken in the slow cooker.
- Stir up the water, salsa, cumin, salt, pepper, garlic, minced chipotles and adobo sauce.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken, cover the crock and cook on low for six hours.
- Lift out the chicken, shred with two forks and moisten with as much pan sauce as you like (you won't need all of it).
- Serve chicken on warmed tortillas with toppings of choice.
Notes
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How did I miss Bratwurst tacos?!! All of your tacos sound and look amazing Sue.
Those tacos would make any food truck chef proud! Gorgeous.
So many beautiful and delicious-looking tacos, Sue. Now I know what I’m having for lunch. Tacos!