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Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

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Make these easy slow cooker chicken tacos for your next taco night! Chicken, salsa, seasonings, and lime juice turn out tender, moist, and full of flavor without being overly spicy.

Ingredients

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  • 2 lbs chicken (boneless skinless breast or boneless skinless thighs)
  • 1 cup salsa of choice (try my homemade recipe)
  • 2 Tbsp taco seasoning (try my homemade recipe)
  • 2 Tbsp lime juice

Instructions

  1. Pour the salsa into the bottom of the slow cooker.
  2. Add the chicken, nestling the pieces into the salsa so as much of the chicken is covered as possible.
  3. Sprinkle the top of the chicken with taco seasoning and lime juice (if using).
  4. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Shred in the slow cooker using two forks, or follow this method to shred using your stand mixer.

Notes

  • Liquid – There’s no need to add additional liquid other than the salsa. The juices from the chicken will come out as the chicken cooks, and if you add more liquid, your chicken will be too liquidy!
  • Salsa – We like to make our own homemade salsa, but you can use Salsa Verde, pineapple salsa, black bean and corn salsa, lime and garlic salsa…they’d all go really well! Or use up a few half-eaten jars from the fridge.
  • Taco Seasoning – We make our own homemade taco seasoning too since it’s much cheaper than buying it at the store, but you can use store-bought as well.
  • You can make your own Flour Tortillas or Corn Tortillas! Or try my Almond Flour Tortillas and Paleo Cassava Flour Tortillas.

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