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Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Tacos

Chicken thighs cooked low and slow in salsa and warm spices, shredded and piled into corn tortillas with onion, cilantro and lime.

Prep
15 min
Cook
4 hr
Total
4 hr 15 min
Difficulty
Easy
Cuisine
Mexican
Serves
6

No major allergens identified

Diet: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Egg-free
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Ingredients

6 servings

Serves 6

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Steps

  1. Season the chicken all over with the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and salt. Put it in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker and pour the salsa over the top.

  2. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours or on HIGH for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until the chicken shreds easily and reads at least 165°F.

  3. Shred the chicken right in the cooker with two forks, stir in the juice of 1 lime, and let it soak up the sauce on the WARM setting for 10 minutes.

  4. Stack the tortillas, wrap them in a damp kitchen towel and microwave until soft and steaming, about 1 minute.

  5. Fill the tortillas, doubling them up if thin, with chicken lifted from the cooker with a slotted spoon. Top with onion, cilantro, jalapeño and a squeeze of lime.

Ingredients

Estimated nutrition per serving

Calories
370
Protein
35 g
Fat
9 g
Carbohydrates
40 g
Fiber
7 g
Sodium
990 mg

Estimated from the ingredient amounts using USDA FoodData Central. Not included: optional ingredients, anything without an amount (to taste, for serving) and salt for cooking water.

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