It takes less than 5 minutes to prepare this tasty slow-cooker meal
The tacos are a little spicy, but you can control the heat by adding less chipotle pepper (either half of one or omit it). I love how it adds a smoky flavor.
I tried liquid smoke for the first time in this recipe, and I'm so glad I did. You don't need to use much to get a great smoky taste, and there's hardly any salt in it! Yay! It's hard to find flavor enhancers that don't have tons of salt. I found it at Walmart, so it should be relatively easy to locate. It was near the BBQ sauce and other condiments, by the pickles. It's worth the $2 investment 🙂
Serve these tacos any way you want. I didn't feel like going to the grocery store {lazy}, so I just used some wraps I had in the refrigerator and some spinach {resourceful}. They would be great with some whole wheat tortillas and some shredded lettuce. Either way, they are delicious!
Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 large onion peeled and sliced
- 1 medium green pepper about 1½ cups, sliced
- 15 ounce can no-salt added diced tomatoes drained
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce not the whole can, just 1 pepper, diced
- ¼ teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast or chicken thighs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to the slow-cooker in the order listed. Cover and cook on Low for 7 to 8 hours, until chicken is done.
- Take out chicken and shred. Mix back into the slow cooker.
- Serve with whole wheat flour tortillas, shredded cheddar cheese, and shredded lettuce.
Based on a recipe from Eat at Home (which has a ton of great slow-cooker recipes!)
Enjoy!
frugalfeeding
That looks like an incredibly rich and delicious taco. Sometimes I regret the fact I don't have a slow cooker, but I think I prefer to slow cook on a stove (not that I don't see the benefits of a slow cooker, I'm just traditional that way :D)
memeinge
I'm sure you could make these on the stove. You should try it because these are soo good!
Valerie Cason
Vegetarian version please!
memeinge
haha, I'll try to think of something and let you know 🙂
Gail
I love my crock pot and this sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing.
memeinge
crock pots are wonderful!
Wheeler
Meme, I made this last night for about 9 friends that came over and everyone loved it! So easy. I sent them all the link to your blog 🙂 I hope you're doing well.
memeinge
That just made my day!! I'm glad y'all enjoyed them