Description
These Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Tacos are a delicious and easy meal to make for the family. Tender shredded chicken cooked with flavorful taco seasonings and creamy queso, served in warm flour tortillas with your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
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Chicken:
- 2–3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (4 medium-sized chicken breasts)
- 1 ounce package mild taco seasoning or homemade taco seasoning
- 10 ounce can mild diced tomatoes and green chilies with juice
- 4 ounce can diced green chiles
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
Toppings and Others:
- 15 ounce container salsa con queso
- Street taco size flour tortillas
- Shredded lettuce, sour cream, diced tomatoes, and chopped cilantro for optional garnish
Instructions
- Prepare Slow Cooker: Lightly spray the inside of a 5-6 quart slow cooker with nonstick spray.
- Cook Chicken: Lay the chicken breasts in the slow cooker and season with taco seasoning, salt, and pepper. Add diced tomatoes, green chilies, and cook on high for 4 hours.
- Shred Chicken: Use forks to shred the cooked chicken.
- Add Queso: Pour salsa con queso over the shredded chicken and stir to combine.
- Serve: Fill tortillas with the chicken mixture and garnish with lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, and sour cream.
Notes
- You can customize the level of spiciness by choosing different taco seasoning or salsa con queso varieties.
- Feel free to add your favorite toppings like avocado, jalapenos, or black beans.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 1220mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
