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plate with two Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos


  • Author: Deborah Harroun
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 hours
  • Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Method: Slow Cooker
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Description

Chicken thighs are cooked in the slow cooker in a tomatillo and pasilla pepper mixture, then served up in tortillas for these Tomatillo Chicken Tacos.


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Ingredients

  • 1 cup jarred tomatillo salsa
  • 2 pasilla peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1216 (6-inch) flour tortillas, warmed
  • 2 avocados, diced

Instructions

  1. Combine the salsa, peppers, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a slow cooker. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper, then place in the salsa mixture.
  2. Cover and cook on low until the chicken is cooked and tender, 4 to 5 hours.
  3. Remove the chicken from the slow cooker to a cutting board and shred the chicken using 2 forks. Return the chicken to the slow cooker, then stir in the cilantro and lime juice.
  4. To serve, fill each tortilla with the chicken mixture and top with diced avocados.

Recipe Notes:

slightly adapted from Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2: The Easy-Prep Edition

Keywords: slow cooker chicken tacos