Unbelievably Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

My family is obsessed with Mexican food. I have two somewhat picky eaters, but they will ALWAYS eat tacos. And who can blame them? Tacos are so good! Plus they’re usually simply to make, so that’s even better. One of my family’s all time favorite dinners is this recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos.

This is seriously one of the best meals EVER. And it’s so unbelievably easy to prepare that you’ll find yourself saying “No, it can’t be THAT easy.” (I did when a friend first gave me the recipe 10 years ago.) But this slow cooker meal really is THAT simple. You literally just toss a few ingredients in the slow cooker and can head off to do whatever you’re doing that day. Then about 30 minutes before you need to serve dinner, you shred the chicken and add the cream cheese. That’s it!

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos has a delicious salsa and cream cheese sauce that’s seasoned with taco spices. It’s so tasty!

Since our family is now gluten free, we make this dinner using gluten free tortilla wraps. Or hard taco shells. (Though tortilla wraps are our favorite way.)

Add your favorite taco toppings (lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, onion, sour cream, cheese, taco sauce, etc.) and you’ll be sitting down to a delicious home cooked meal before you know it!

I haven’t found one person who doesn’t love this easy slow cooker meal. I’ve brought Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos to potlucks and it’s been gobbled up. I’ve made it as a meal for sick friends. I’ve made it for guests.

My favorite way to make Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos is as an easy middle-of-a-busy-week dinner for my family. I usually make it twice a month and no one ever tires of it.

How to Make Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Ingredients:
2 pounds chicken breast
16 oz chunky salsa
2 tablespoons taco seasoning (grab our easy homemade taco seasoning recipe here!)
16 oz cream cheese, softened
12-16 tortilla wraps
toppings – lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion, sour cream, cheese, etc.

Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker and season with half the taco seasoning. Turn over and season with the remaining taco seasoning.

Add the salsa on top and cook on medium-high for 4 hours. (Alternatively, you could cook on low for 6-8 hours.)

Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and set aside. Add the cream cheese to the sauce in the slow cooker and cover.

Shred the chicken with a fork (or simply toss in your mixer for even quicker shredding.)

Back to the slow cooker – stir in the cream cheese until well incorporated:

Add the chicken back in and cook for another 20-30 minutes.

The next time you need an easy meal for a busy weeknight, try this Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos. You and your family are going to love it!

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Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

• Author: Erika Bragdon
• Prep Time: 5
• Cook Time: 360
• Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes

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This crowd-pleasing recipe is unbelievably easy to make and it’s so delicious, it will quickly become a favorite family dinner.

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Ingredients

• 2 pounds chicken breast
• 16 oz chunky salsa
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning (grab our easy homemade taco seasoning recipe here!)
• 16 oz cream cheese, softened
• 12–18 tortilla wraps
• toppings – lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion, sour cream, cheese, etc.

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Instructions

1. Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker and season with half the taco seasoning. Turn over and season with the remaining taco seasoning. Add the salsa on top and cook on medium-high for 4 hours. (Alternatively, you could cook on low for 6-8 hours.)
2. Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and set aside. Add the cream cheese to the sauce in the slow cooker and cover. Shred the chicken with a fork (or simply toss in your mixer for even quicker shredding.) Stir in the cream cheese until well incorporated and add the chicken back. Cook for another 15-30 minutes.
3. Serve on tortilla wraps with your favorite taco toppings.

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Notes

• To make this dinner go farther, use less of the chicken mixture and more toppings on each tortilla wrap. (The kids won’t even notice and you might even have leftovers.)

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Nutrition

• Serving Size: 6