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    Slow Cooker Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos

    April 5, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

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    Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos are slow cooked to perfection! A must-try for your next Taco Tuesday meal!

     

    slow cooker baja shredded chicken tacos

    This is probably one of my family’s favorite taco recipes. And it’s a go-to for me, because it’s SO EASY.

    It’s just a lovely combo of flavors that makes for a delightful taco!

    P.S. Use warmed corn tortillas for “street tacos” and gluten-free version of this meal!

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    Slow Cooker Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos

    One of our favorite taco recipes!
    Prep Time10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time8 hours hours
    Servings - 4 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
    • 4 boneless chicken thighs
    • 1/2 cup brown sugar
    • 1 Tbsp cumin
    • 1/2 cup red salsa
    • 4 oz can green chilies
    • Salt and pepper
    • 8 flour tortillas
    • Pico de gallo, garnish
    • Side salad

    Instructions

    • Place the chicken breasts into the base of the slow cooker and add the brown sugar, ground cumin, salsa, green chilies, salt and pepper on top of the chicken.
    • Set the slow cooker on low and cook for 8 hours.
    • Once finished cooking, shred the chicken with 2 forks and mix into the sauce.
    • Spoon the shredded chicken into tortillas and make tacos.
    • Prepare the salad.
    • Serve Slow Cooker Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos with pico de gallo garnish and side salad.

    baja shredded chicken tacos recipe

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    Filed Under: Budget Friendly Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Grocery Savings, Slow Cooker Recipes

    Comments

    1. Connie Smith says

      April 14, 2021 at 4:58 pm

      5 stars
      looks great will use tomorrow. How do I see your cookbooks

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      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        April 21, 2021 at 4:27 pm

        Hi Connie – all of my freezer cooking cookbooks are here: store.erinchase.io 🙂

        Erin

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