This Chicken Taco recipe will soon be one of your favorite quick and easy dinners because it's a crock pot Chicken Taco. It takes less than 5 minutes to put the ingredients in the crock pot, and 6 hours later you'll have a delicious shredded chicken taco. Effortless!
Servings6
AuthorKristl Story, TheBudgetDiet.com
Ingredients
6frozen chicken breastsdo not thaw
1cupsalsa
1packet of taco seasoning or use 2 tablespoons of The Budget Diet's Homemade Taco Seasoning*
1/4cupranch dressing
18hard of soft taco shells
Mexican blend or Cheddar cheeseshredded
shredded lettuce
diced tomato
Instructions
Place frozen chicken breasts in a crock pot.
Add salsa.
Sprinkle with taco seasoning.
Cook on low for 6 hours or until chicken shreds easily** with the back of a spoon.
Shred chicken and add ranch dressing.
Fill hard or soft taco shells with chicken, cheese, shredded lettuce and diced tomato.
Recipe Notes
*The Budget Diet's Homemade Taco Seasoning: 4 tablespoons chili powder, 2 tablespoons cumin, 1 tablespoon dried minced onion, 1 tablespoon black pepper, 2 teaspoons paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper, 1 teaspoon dried oregano. Stir all ingredients together and store in an airtight container. This recipe makes the equivalent of 5 taco seasoning packets for a fraction of the cost! **"easily" is the key word! If it is difficult to shred with the back of the spoon, and the chicken seems tough...it's not ready!