Description
This easy weeknight dinner features chicken breasts cooked in a perfectly spiced marinade until shreddable—pair it with your favorite taco toppings for a dinner that will be requested again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 4)
- 1/2 yellow onion, sliced
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 4 chiles in adobo, chopped
- 3 tbsp. chiles in adobo sauce
- 2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tbsp. packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1/2 tsp. cumin
- 1 cup chicken broth
- Corn tortillas
- Shredded purple cabbage
- Sliced jalapeño
- Sliced avocado
Instructions
- Step 1: Place onions at the bottom of slow cooker, then place chicken on top. In a medium bowl or measuring cup, whisk together lime juice, chiles, salt, brown sugar, garlic powder, chili powder, and cumin. Pour lime juice mixture and chicken broth over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2 hours.
- Step 2: When chicken is tender, remove from slow cooker and shred, then return to slow cooker with 3 tbsp. chilis in adobo sauce and toss with the cooking liquid. Remove chicken with slotted spoon or tongs and serve with tortillas and toppings of your choice.
Notes
For a flavor alternative to beer, chicken broth or water is recommended.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 245 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 740 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 88 mg
Keywords: slow cooker chicken tacos, easy dinner, shredded chicken, Mexican-style tacos