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chicken tacos in a bowl
5 from 7 votes

Crock Pot Chipotle Chicken Tacos


Course dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine American, Mexican
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 25 minutes
8 people
Delicious and flavor packed shredded chipotle chicken made in a slow cooker or crock pot. This makes great chicken to put on tacos, burritos, enchiladas, salads and more.

Equipment

  • slow cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 recipe Family Dinners Chipotle Marinade Use pre-marinated chicken breasts from your fridge or freezer or make a fresh batch.
  • 2 lbs chicken breasts 2 lbs of chicken breasts is equivalent to about 4 large chicken breasts.
  • 1 cup chicken broth

Taco Ingredients

  • ½ cup Cilantro Lime Sour Cream
  • 1 cup soft Mexican cheese
  • 8 soft taco size flour tortillas
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 cup black beans, rinsed

Instructions

  • Make marinade. Pour over chicken in a bowl or ziploc bag. Rotate chicken to make sure it's covered in the marinade. Marinade for 30 minutes to 24 hours in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer. Defrost before cooking.
    chipotle marinade blended in food processor
  • Place marinated chicken breasts in bottom of slow cooker (Crock Pot).
    chicken breasts in liquid in a crock pot
  • Add chicken broth to crock pot.
    cooked chicken breasts in crock pot
  • Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
  • Remove breasts from slow cooker. Shred then add back into the slow cooker. Let sit for 15 minutes to reabsorb the chipotle juices.
  • Serve with tortillas, black beans, cheese, cilantro and cilantro lime sour cream.
    tacos in a bowl

Nutrition

Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 666mg | Potassium: 600mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 2mg

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