Chili Chicken Tacos are a super easy slow-cooker recipe for weeknight dinners. All you need is some chicken and a few pantry ingredients!
Short on time? Chili chicken tacos to the rescue! A quick pantry raid turned this last-minute dinner into a surprisingly delicious meal.
My family LOVES tacos and this slow cooker chicken chili is my kids’ new #1 favorite dinner. It’s so simple to make and I never expected it to be such a hit! For me it was a desperate attempt to get something in the slow cooker for dinner – for them, the recipe turned out to be their new favorite tacos.
Easy Chili Tacos with Chicken
I went to make chicken tacos for dinner but when I gathered up the ingredients I realized there was no taco seasoning in our pantry.
I didn’t have enough time to mix up my own taco seasoning so instead, I grabbed a can of chili off the pantry shelf. It has many of the same seasonings, right? So, I figured, what the heck, chili chicken tacos it is!
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I added a few extra pantry spices and combined them with the chili and chicken in the crockpot. After it all simmered for hours, I shredded the chicken and used the chicken chili as a taco filling.
This is hands-down my favorite kind of easy recipe – simple, so quick, and delicious! It was the happiest of dinner accidents, for sure, my whole family gobbled it up.
Chili chicken tacos are a great way to switch up taco night – it’s definitely not something I would have thought of had I not been in a rush and short on ingredients. But sometimes the best ideas are born out of necessity, right?
If you want an easy slow cooker recipe, you need to give this chicken taco recipe a try. The prep time is so fast! You might even have the ingredients on hand so you can make it tonight.
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How to Make Slow Chili Chicken
Place all of the ingredients in a slow cooker and stir to combine.
Cook the chicken and chili on low for six hours.
Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it. Place the shredded chicken back in the slow cooker and stir to combine it with the chili.
What to serve with Shredded Chicken
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Slow Cooker Chili Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breasts
- 1 can Hormel Chili with no beans
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to your slow cooker and stir in spices
- Set the slow cooker to low, cover, and cook for 6 hours.
- Remove the chicken and shred, then stir back into the slow cooker.
- Serve with tortillas and your favorite toppings. Enjoy!
Great recipe! I will make it for tonight’s dinner. Can’t wait!
I am going to prepare it for dinner tonight.
Wonderful!