Slow Cooker Taco Tuesday for a Crowd

I have found the best recipe for Taco Tuesdays and it involves my slow cooker. This means while my husband and I are away at our 8 to 5 jobs and all of our children are at school; we can cook the good stuff and come home to the savory smell of chicken! This recipe was found here at Belle Of The Kitchen. It has lots of mouth-watering recipes, and she has a great blog that makes me want to spend days upon days in the kitchen.

She calls this recipe SLOW COOKER CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN TACOS, and it’s perfect for people on the go or people who need a break from so much time in the kitchen. It’s a five-ingredient dump-and-go meal that takes five minutes to prep and takes four hours to cook. It serves eight, so I double the recipe to feed our family. 

Make it a family affair! To get the kids involved, I have them set up the sour cream and cheese while my husband dices tomatoes, avocados, and shreds the lettuce. We finish it up with El Pato Sauce or salsa once they’re on our plates.

Add beans and rice for a full meal. Black beans or Pinto beans are best. Spanish rice is a perfect pair to finish it off.

Delicious!

For added fabulous fun, you make some Honey Limeade Refreshers, invite some good company, and have a fiesta!

Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Tacos

Print Recipe

Course dinner, lunch, main dish

Cuisine mexican

Equipment

• slow cooker

Ingredients

  

Meat Department

• 2 Pounds Skinless, boneless chicken breasts (fresh or frozen)

Produce Department

• 1/3 Cup Fresh Cilantro
• 2 Large Limes You’ll use the juice from both
• 2 Medium Tomatos
• 1 Head Lettuce
• 2 Ripe Avacados

Seasonings

• 1 Packet Taco seasoning mix We love Lowery’s
• 16 Ounces  Salsa  Your favorite jar of salsa will do
• 1 Can El Pato Sauce

Dairy Section

• 1 Package Sour Cream
• 1 Cup Shredded Cheeses

MISC

• 1 Package Flour Tortillas
• 1 Package Taco Shells
• 1 Package Corn Tortillas

Instructions

 

• Put the chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker and then sprinkle the taco seasoning over the top.

  Next, add in the salsa covering the chicken, top it with cilantro and finish it with the lime juice.

  Cover the slow cooker and cook it on high for four hours if you’re in a hurry, or you can cook it on low for 6-7 hours.

  When the chicken is done, take the chicken out of the crockpot and put it into a separate bowl so you can shred it.

  Moisten the chicken with small amounts of juice leftover from the crockpot until you get the amount of moisture that you like.

  About a 1/2 – 3/4 cup of juice will do.

  Serve it with your choice of fried taco shells or warmed tortillas

Notes

Keyword crockpot, easy, quick, slow cooker