If you LOVE tacos like I do, you’ll love this slow cooker shredded chicken tacos. Spices meld together while chicken thighs cook in the crockpot, making a seasoned and juicy chicken perfect for serving in tacos!
6servings
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 6 hourshours
Total Time 6 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Ingredients
2lbsboneless skinless chicken thighs
2Tablespoonolive oil
2Tablespoonhomemade taco seasoning or your favorite packet of taco seasoning
1Tablespoondried parsley
½teaspoononion powder
½teaspoongarlic powder
½teaspoonpaprika
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
Instructions
Add chicken to the slow cooker. Add olive oil.
In a medium sized bowl combine taco seasoning and spices. Stir to mix, then cover all sides of the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until chicken is cooked through to a temperature of 165 degrees.
Shred chicken with two forks or your mixer and return to the spices in the pot. Blend and serve with taco shells or tortillas and toppings of your choice.
TO MAKE AS A FREEZER MEAL
Label a gallon sized bag. Add chicken and olive oil to the bag. In a medium sized bowl combine taco seasoning and spices. Stir to mix, then pour in with the chicken. Remove excess air and move ingredients around to coat chicken.
To cook: Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Cook as instructed above.
Notes
TO MAKE AS A FREEZER MEAL
Label a gallon sized bag. Add chicken and olive oil to the bag. In a medium sized bowl combine taco seasoning and spices. Stir to mix, then pour in with the chicken. Remove excess air and move ingredients around to coat chicken.
To cook: Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Cook as instructed above.