Crockpot Chicken Taco Meat Recipe

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This Crockpot Chicken Taco Meat Recipe is a super simple and very flavorful way to make healthy shredded chicken! Use for days in any Hispanic inspired dish!

Let’s talk this crockpot chicken taco meat recipe because crockpot recipes are always so ugly. There. I said it. I guess this one turned out ok, but generally, as a rule of thumb, they aren’t the prettiest ones on the block.

Even though this is a true statement, crockpot recipes always seem to be the most delicious. Funny how that works. Brown food tastes good and crockpots create brown food. So there you have it. My deep thoughts for this morning.

ANYWAYS, below are the few photos I snapped of prepping this recipe. Be warned that it is ridiculously easy. And I didn’t add any finished product recipes because it was ugly.

Chicken Taco Meat Recipe Ingredients

Chicken – hello, it’s a chicken taco meat recipe. Frozen chicken works just fine.

Taco Seasoning – You can either make your own or buy the store-bought kind, either way, it’s all for flavor.

Salsa – This is for flavor and for moisture. Juicy chicken for all your tasty chicken needs.

Green Chiles – More flavor! Are you seeing the pattern here, this recipe is delicious because of all the time the chicken cooks in this medley of ingredients.

How to Make Chicken Taco Meat

Place 4 frozen chicken breasts into a cold crockpot.

Sprinkle in 1 packet of taco seasoning,

1 can of diced green chiles,

and some salsa. Simple enough, right?

Cover and cook on high until the chicken is thoroughly cooked and easy to shred. Remove any questionable pieces {fat, cartilage, etc.} and place back into the crockpot with the cooking liquid. Cover to keep warm and serve in tacos, quesadillas, on a salad, or wherever your little heart desires.

That’s it! Not the prettiest recipe in the world, but certainly the easiest!

Get the printable version of this recipe below.

Have a wonderful week/weekend 🙂

Other taco recipes you might like:

• Taco Sloppy Joes
• Taco Cobb Salad
• Taco Lettuce Wraps
• Taco Salad Pizza {with Doritos!}

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Crockpot Chicken Taco Meat Recipe

This Crockpot Chicken Taco Meat Recipe is a super simple and very flavorful way to make healthy shredded chicken! Use for days in any Hispanic inspired dish!

servings 6 servings

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 5 hrs

Total Time 5 hrs 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs frozen chicken breasts about 4 breast2 lbs frozen chicken breasts about 4 breast
• 1.25 oz. taco seasoning packet 1/4 cup1.25 oz. taco seasoning packet 1/4 cup
• 4.5 oz. mild diced green chiles 1 can4.5 oz. mild diced green chiles 1 can
• 1 1/2 cups mild salsa or medium salsa1 1/2 cups mild salsa or medium salsa

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Instructions

• Place all ingredients into a crockpot and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until chicken is cooked thoroughly and will shred easily.
• Remove chicken from crockpot and shred, removing any fat.
• Place back into the crockpot and stir with remaining liquid. Cover and keep warm in the crockpot until ready to serve.
• Serve in tacos, quesadillas, etc.

Nutrition

Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 1194mg | Potassium: 768mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 940IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1.5mg

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Mexican

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