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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: 10-Minute Dinners, 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

    Reply
    • 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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