Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Tacos
Who else is prompted to clean their basement when freezing rain insists on falling on the second weekend in April?
And who else, once downstairs rummaging through the growing pile of stuff that is the even scarier grown-up version of the monster in the basement, finds small appliances they didn’t even realize they had? I discovered that not only did we already own a humidifier – and I didn’t need to go drop $70 for a new one – we do, in fact, have a slow cooker smaller than the big oval 6 quart one I keep hauling out every time I want to cook something slowly.
It’s like Christmas down there, I tell ya. (Likewise for the guys who pick up our recycling this week.)
This has been on my wanna-make list, and so when my mom came over with leftover flour tortillas and guacamole from a weekend dinner party (she made fish ceviche tacos – which are now also on my wanna-make list) this is how I put them to work. This is slow cooking at its most convenient – rather than brown everything before putting it in, which I generally do, you just upend chicken thighs, right out of their package, add salsa and chili powder and garlic in totally imprecise measurements, and turn it on. Once cooked, it pulls apart with a fork – you could do the same with a chunk of pork or beef instead, but I liked the chicken thighs. So did everyone else.
I also love the sort of dinner you can just plunk out in bowls on the table and let everyone assemble themselves. It’s kind of like they’re making their own dinners. Kind of.
Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Tacos
AuthorJulieAdapted from Sweet Potato Chronicles
Put the chicken, garlic, salsa, chili powder and salt in the bowl of a slow cooker and toss with tongs to combine everything; set it on low for 6-8 hours.
Pull the chicken apart with two forks and serve with flour tortillas or taco shells and your choice of additions. Serves 6.
Ingredients
Directions
Put the chicken, garlic, salsa, chili powder and salt in the bowl of a slow cooker and toss with tongs to combine everything; set it on low for 6-8 hours.
Pull the chicken apart with two forks and serve with flour tortillas or taco shells and your choice of additions. Serves 6.
This is one of my fave “in a pinch” type recipes too! It’s especially yummy when made with a jar of Salsa Verde (and finished with a generous squeeze of lime)!! Now that I have it on the brain, I’m gonna need to put it on the menu for next week. Thanks for the constant inspiration Julie!!
We had soft tacos last night, as well! Except ours were the store-brand boxed kit-variety. Will have to try this next time!
I’ve got to put my crock pot to use and this looks like the perfect recipe. I love slow cooked chicken and pork, but love the idea of making it easy breezy like this. Tacos makes things feel like spring, right?
Perfect. Going on the list.
Mmm…great minds – I just made pulled chicken, too. I think I actually might like it better than the pork version.
Yum! Definitely going on my list too! And you’ve got me thinking that I need to explore my pit of a basement and see what treasures I’ve got! 🙂
Hi Julie
Freezing rain in Calgary, eh? We had blue skies and strong winds here in Vancouver and I took the kids to the beach where they actually splashed in the water. Don’t mean to rub it in but it was glorious out!!
This afternoon I made THREE of your Spilling the Beans recipes. I made wheat thins crackers!! I’ve been meaning to make crackers for twenty years! I made brownies with black beans and your banana bread with white beans. All so GOOD! Thank you! Why did it take me months to get going on Spilling the Beans?
Another winner that will certainly go into rotation: thanks for inspiring this mom of a 3 year old and 4.5 month old!
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Thank-you for this recipe. I just discovered your website looking for Slow-Cooker Chili Chicken Tacos and this looks perfect to make for one of the meals when my 4 kids come home for 5 days over Easter. I’m here in Ottawa where we went from 24C yesterday to -3C and a snowstorm this aft!!! A late April Fool’s joke for sure but I’m not laughing!