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Slow Cooker Lime Chicken Taco Filling

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A super simple and delicious chicken taco (or burrito, or enchilada) filling that cooks in the good ol’ slow cooker. Couldn’t be easier!

Ingredients

  • 4 whole Chicken Breasts
  • ¼ cups Lime Juice
  • 1 Tablespoon Chili Powder
  • 2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • ¼ cups Green Taco Sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Dried Minced Onion
  • 1 teaspoon Brown Sugar
  • ½ teaspoons Salt

Preparation

Throw everything in the slow cooker (I even put the chicken in frozen) and let cook on low for 4–6 hours. Once fully cooked, shred the chicken and return to the sauce for at least another half hour.

Enjoy as a filling in tacos, burritos, or enchiladas with your favorite toppings!

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sevenwonders on 5.6.2011

I was looking for dinner recipes and found this. It’s in the crockpot now.

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amytonagel on 5.6.2011

Will definitely be making this! Thanks for the recipe!!!

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homeschoolmom on 8.5.2011

Delicious and versatile! I cooked a whole chicken in the slow cooker with a double portion of the other ingredients. Then I pulled the meat off and let it simmer in the juices. This made enough for a couple of meals for our family of four! I will make this often!

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mcafeefam on 6.10.2011

Loved this recipe! I used fresh garlic and an onion and it turned out amazing. I am actually eating it as I write this ;)

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sarahlyn on 5.7.2011

This was such a quick and easy recipe, and extremely versatile. I made this for supper last night, and my husband and I used it for tacos with an array of different toppings–lettuce, tomato, sour cream, cheese….YUM! I can see how it would be great in enchiladas or burritos as well–we’ll definitely have to try that sometime! It was so easy to just throw all the ingredients in the slow cooker. Because I wanted dinner a little sooner, I threw the chicken in thawed and it only took 2-3 hours. I really wished I had some cilantro on hand, because that would have made it even better! Also, I used fresh minced garlic rather than garlic powder, because that’s what I had in the kitchen. I love using fresh garlic; if you have it, the flavor really packs a subtle punch in this recipe!

Thanks for a belated Cinco de Mayo celebration for us!

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