Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos

Chicken breasts, tomatoes, spices, and chile peppers are thrown together in a slow cooker for these shredded chicken tacos that are perfect for parties or feeding a crowd.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 5 hr
• Calories: 170 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons salt
• 3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 lime, halved
• 2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 2 jalapeno peppers, diced
• 6 cloves garlic, pressed
• 2 white onions, diced
• 18 corn tortillas
• 2 habanero peppers, diced
• 1.5 tablespoons chili powder
• 1.5 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1.5 tablespoons paprika
• 1.5 tablespoons cayenne pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Season chicken with salt, cumin, paprika, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Place into the bottom of a slow cooker. Pour diced tomatoes into the cooker, followed by onions, jalapenos, habanero peppers, and garlic. Squeeze the juice of lime into the pot and stir the ingredients.

Step 2

Cover and cook on High until chicken breasts are no longer pink in the centers, 4 1/2 hours.

Step 3

Remove chicken, shred meat with 2 forks, and return to the pot. Mix to combine and serve with tortillas.