Simple Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos
Make easy, flavorful shredded chicken for tacos using your slow cooker. This recipe requires minimal prep and is perfect for quick weeknight dinners.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 6 hr
- Total Time: 6 hr 10 min
- Yield: 6 servings
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican-American
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (10.5 oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
- 1 packet (1 oz) taco seasoning mix
- 1/2 cup water
- 12 corn tortillas
- Optional toppings: shredded cheese, salsa, sour cream, chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- In a separate bowl, mix the cream of chicken soup, diced tomatoes with green chilies, taco seasoning, and water until combined.
- Pour the soup mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or on high for 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken is fully cooked.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the slow cooker and shred them using two forks.
- Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker and stir it into the sauce to coat completely. Let it heat through for 10 minutes.
- Warm the corn tortillas according to package directions (you can warm them directly over a gas burner for a few seconds or wrap them in a damp paper towel and microwave briefly).
- Spoon the shredded chicken mixture into the warm tortillas and add your desired toppings.
Notes
- For juicier chicken, use chicken thighs instead of breasts.
- If you do not have cream of chicken soup, substitute with 1 cup of chicken broth and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons of water added at the end to thicken the sauce.
- This shredded chicken filling can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos with 1/4 cup filling
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 32
- Cholesterol: 95