Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Tacos
Juicy Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Tacos are made with tender, shredded chicken that gets slow-cooked and then tucked into warm tortillas. Such an easy, flavorful taco dinner that the whole family will love.
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These Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Tacos are the perfect way to make tacos for your next Taco Tuesday. Pair with some tortilla chips and Homemade Salsa or some Queso for a complete Mexican-inspired dinner night. With just a handful of simple ingredients—chicken, salsa, and taco seasoning—your slow cooker does all the work, making dinner prep and cook time a breeze!
Why You Need This Taco Night Recipe
This Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos recipe is perfect for busy weeknights or to whip up when you need to feed a crowd. The chicken is super tender, seasoned just right, and soaked in flavorful salsa giving it the best flavor. You can use it for tacos, taco salsa, burrito bowls, nachos, quesadillas and so much more!
Let's Gather The Ingredients
- Chicken: Chicken breast or chicken thighs can be used.
- Salsa: Use your favorite jar of thick salsa
- Taco seasoning: Grab a packet or some of your Homemade Taco Seasoning
- Cilantro: Parsley or green onions are a good substitute.
- Shredded Cheese: Cheddar cheese or Mexican blend of shredded cheese
- Tortillas: You can use corn tortillas or flour tortillas
How to make this Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Tacos
- Step 1: Place boneless, skinless chicken breasts on the bottom of the Slow Cooker. Add taco seasoning and salsa to the top of the chicken. Place the lid on the Slow Cooker and cook.
- Step 2: Use two forks or a meat shredder claws to shred the chicken in the Crockpot and let it simmer a bit longer before topping with cilantro. Use shredded chicken in tacos, burritos, or other favorite way to serve and enjoy.
Recipe Tips
- Use whatever taco shells you prefer. Hard shells, soft corn tortillas, or flour tortillas will work.
- Use thick salsa so the sauce doesn’t get too watery during cooking.
- Add a squeeze of lime juice just before serving for a bright, fresh finish.
- Sprinkle cheese while the meat is hot so it melts slightly inside the taco.
- Make it spicy with a hot salsa or by adding diced jalapeños. You can also use your favorite hot sauce for heat.
- Add black beans or corn to the slow cooker for extra bulk and a change in texture.
Recipe Faq's
To add to your tacos, you can use sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole, more fresh cilantro, avocado slices, pickled red onions, diced onions, queso, more shredded cheese, green onions, or any other favorite toppings that you prefer.
These tacos are great for serving at a taco bar, but the chicken can easily be repurposed for a different weeknight dinner if you'd like to. Use the salsa chicken in quesadillas, enchiladas, taco salads, burrito bowls, or over rice. You can swap out the tortillas for lettuce wraps for a low-carb option, or use the chicken in taco bowls or as a base in Chicken Fajitas. You can use this recipe for easy meal prepping and store single portions of the meat for use in other dishes later.
These tacos are great with chips and salsa, or a side of Mexican Rice and refried beans, or black beans. A side of cilantro lime rice or cauliflower rice would work as well.
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Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Tacos
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (16 oz) jar thick salsa
- 1 pkg taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 2 cups cheese shredded
- 1 pkg corn tortillas
Instructions
- Add chicken, taco seasoning, and salsa to the slow cooker. Cook on high for 3 hours or on low 5 hours.
- Shred chicken in slow cooker and let simmer in the juices for another 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle cilantro on top.
- Serve in warm corn tortillas and add your favorite toppings
Yes, chicken thighs will work fine 🙂
It looks great! I haven't maxed out YET lol but I added it to the menu next week. I think I'm going to do thighs though cuz I have a bunch. If anyone has done it that way lmk!!! I can't wait lol
These chicken tacos are perfect! Great flavor and so tender.
Thank you for trying my recipes Brenda! Here is the link to the bean and bacon soup https://butteryourbiscuit.com/slow-cooker-bean-and-bacon-soup/
Ii save several of your recipes to try but cannot find the bean and bacon soup recipe, I wrote down the ingredients you threw in thepot ut there were no list of ingresients portions, of course, I can probably take a guess and tru it, but, were the navy beans cooked or uncooked, I coldnt tell from the video.
thankyou