Easy Chicken Tacos with Shredded Chicken
Taco night is just the best night of the week. Everyone can build their tacos to their liking, eat as many as they want, and cooking is a breeze, especially when you make these easy chicken tacos with shredded chicken.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Affordable Dinner Made Easy – There is nothing better than a recipe that uses affordable ingredients and can feed a whole family.
- Easy to Customize – Parents know how difficult things can get with picky eaters at home. Luckily, kids can use their favorite toppings, and everyone can have a different experience.
- Minimal Effort – Creating a taco bar at home is super easy; pull out the toppings, separate them into small bowls, and let everyone build their tacos as they serve themselves. Easy peasy.
Easy Chicken Tacos with Shredded Chicken
Our delicious and easy chicken tacos with shredded chicken recipe can help with meal prep when you need to feed a crowd or are short on time. One of our favorite things is a recipe that can be used for parties but also for a random day of the week.
This chicken taco recipe fits the bill. We can easily increase the amount of chicken we make, and a fresh pack of flour tortillas or, better yet, corn tortillas is all we will need to feed a party.
Of course, we could just stick with the recipe as is for a Taco Tuesday. In fact, we can even take this recipe and use leftover chicken to fill our taco shells. It is an easy dinner that can be served at any occasion, making it a recipe worth keeping.
The perfect taco is only a few short steps away, especially since this recipe is a crockpot recipe!
Crockpot Chicken Tacos Ingredients
- Chicken Breast – We use boneless skinless chicken breasts. This makes shredding the chicken far easier. Some people prefer to use boneless skinless chicken thighs for increased chicken flavor.
- Chicken Broth – This easy chicken tacos with shredded chicken recipe uses a crockpot, which means we want to add moisture to the cooking process. We can use this opportunity to add more flavor by using chicken broth.
- Garlic Powder – Normally, we would use fresh garlic when making Mexican chicken. However, this time, we went with powder. This is simply because of the crockpot, which allows the powder to really set into the mix.
- Oregano – Oregano adds a good amount of flavor to the chicken and the broth inside. The flavors will meld as the chicken cooks in the crock pot.
- Onion Powder – Lastly, onion powder ties everything together. We can also add red onions or green onions to the taco toppings options when making this chicken tacos recipe for added flavor.
Favorite Taco Toppings
One of the best aspects of making this easy chicken tacos with shredded chicken recipe is the custom options added at the end. The toppings will add a ton of flavor and could take your tacos to the next level.
The question is, what toppings should you add? There is a long list of things people add to tacos, so here are a few of the most common. Let’s start with the ones that will lead to authentic chicken street tacos:
The rest of these toppings are great options as well. However, they are not commonly used in authentic Mexican restaurants. Still, they are tasty. That’s the beauty of this easy shredded chicken tacos recipe, you can have the experience you want with the flavors you enjoy most.
Pick your favorite toppings to make your tacos in your favorite way. There is no right or wrong way to enjoy this easy slow cooker chicken tacos recipe. The only question is whether you will be serving soft tacos or investing time to turn soft tortillas into hard shells with a little oil in a large skillet.
How to Make Shredded Chicken Tacos
- Place all ingredients into your crockpot and cook on low for approximately 5 1/2 hours or on high for approximately 3 1/2 hours. If the chicken is frozen, you will need to add cooking time.
- When the chicken is done cooking, shred the chicken with a fork. This shredded chicken can be used on tacos or in salads. You can serve it cold or warm.
- Top with tomatoes and taco toppings of your choice. Shredded cheese is an optional topping for those who are not on a dairy-free diet, as is topping with sour cream.
Easy Chicken Tacos with Shredded Chicken
Ingredients
Dairy Free Shredded Chicken Tacos Crockpot Recipe Ingredients
- 2 lbs. chicken breast boneless and skinless organic chicken
- 1 1/4 cups organic chicken broth
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 1/2 tsp. onion powder
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Directions for Crockpot Shredded Chicken Tacos Recipe
- Place all ingredients into your crockpot and cook on low for approximately 5 1/2 hours or on high for approximately 3 1/2 hours. If the chicken is frozen you will need to add cooking time.
- When chicken is done cooking, shred the chicken with a fork. This shredded chicken can be used on tacos or in salads. You can serve it cold or warm.
- Top with tomatoes and taco toppings of your choice. Shredded cheese is an optional topping for those that are not on a dairy free diet as is topping with sour cream.
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