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Southwestern Crockpot Chicken Tacos
INGREDIENTS
- 1
pound boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1
tablespoon taco seasoning, or more to taste
- 1 jar
(16-oz) salsa, use half of your jar for less saucy chicken; see notes for
more info
- 1 can
(15-oz) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup
frozen corn
- 1
onion, coarsely chopped
- taco
shells and toppings you like
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place
all ingredients EXCEPT for the taco shells and toppings in a 5-6 quart
crockpot. Stir, making sure there's some sauce underneath the chicken so
it doesn't end up sticking to the bottom.
- Cook
on LOW for 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours. Shred with a fork, then serve
with taco shells and your favorite taco toppings.
- Click here for ext instructions!
NOTES
INGREDIENT NOTES:
Chicken: I use raw chicken in this crock pot
recipe, which is deemed perfectly safe by the USDA. You should, however, never
use frozen chicken - even though some manufacturers claim it's safe. Read more
on slow cooker safety from the USDA here.
Salsa: 1 16-oz jar will add plenty of sauce to your
chicken. You can use half of the jar if you like. We enjoy a mild, chunky salsa
(like Newman's Own Medium) for this recipe, but you can go wild here: Jarred
pineapple salsa is delicious, and so is black bean and corn salsa.
Spiciness: I make these super mild for my little
kids, but feel free to add heat with jalapeños or chili! I use my Homemade Taco
Seasoning to add flavor to these tacos, so I can control exactly
how mild these are.
Taco Shells: We prefer these with soft taco
shells because of the sauce, so hard taco shells make it more difficult to eat
- but they definitely work, too.
Nutrition: As always an estimate and here
WITHOUT taco shells or toppings, as this will be very individual.
COOKING TIPS:
Stirring: Make sure to stir all the ingredients
before cooking, so that there’s liquid underneath the chicken – otherwise it
could get stuck to the bottom of the crock and burn.
How I shred chicken: I know there’s all sorts of
fancy tutorials on how to shred chicken with a mixer, a food processor, a
blender… But I actually prefer to just pull the cooked chicken apart with the
help of two forks. That way I get to control how shredded my chicken is (I
prefer it shredded into chunks vs super stringy).
Stovetop Instructions: If you don’t have time to make them in the slow cooker, you can make these on the stovetop: Just add everything to a pot, cover with a lid and simmer until the chicken is done. It will take around 20 minutes, depending on the size of your chicken breast. You may need to add a little chicken broth to keep it from getting burned.
Stovetop Instructions: If you don’t have time to make them in the slow cooker, you can make these on the stovetop: Just add everything to a pot, cover with a lid and simmer until the chicken is done. It will take around 20 minutes, depending on the size of your chicken breast. You may need to add a little chicken broth to keep it from getting burned.
Instant Pot Instructions: You can make this in
the Instant Pot if you prefer - this is especially handy if you have frozen
chicken!
Add all ingredients to the inner pot of your electric
pressure cooker. Add 1 cup chicken broth OR water and stir very well. Close the
lid, set the valve to "sealing". Pressure cook on "high"
for 10 minutes (for raw chicken) or 15 minutes (for frozen chicken). Once the
cooking time is up, do a natural pressure release for 45 minutes (just switch
the IP off and leave it alone). Manually release any remaining pressure, open
the lid and shred the chicken.
The sauce will be more runny, you can either drain some OR
set the instant pot to sauté and simmer until the liquid has reduced to your
liking.
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