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Home » Season » Holiday » Cinco de Mayo

Quick Dinner Fixins: Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

By: Kita · Published Mar 21, 2012 · Updated: Mar 5, 2013 · This post may contain affiliate links

If there has been one thing to steal my heart from the wonderful clouds of smoke from my grill this year, it has been my slow cooker. I have always loved having a magic dinner-ready-when-I-walk-into-a-house-filled-with-tummy-growling-awesomeness tool but this year I really feel in love with it. And why? BBQ nachos waiting for me at 9:30 at night after a long day of work, creamy soups comforting me when I can't chew, and this cookbook.

America's Test Kitchen Slow Cooker Revolution has been my most used cookbook this year. I am constantly flipping through it tabbing more and more pages. I have expanded my slow cooker collection to one large one, two small, and now one of those fancy triple ones for parties (thank you, Santa) and there are days when I feel like I could possibly use all of them. Every time I think I can walk away from this cook book for a little while, I am drawn back in by one more recipe I just have to try.  (Heck, I have made two from it this week alone!)

Now, because this is a book from America's Test Kitchen (cough, Cook's Illustrated) even this slow cooker book is not for a novice chef. It's not dump everything in and walk away, poof, dinners ready 7 hours later. There is prep work, though it's not terribly much. There may be some browning, or some simmering before hand but because its a ATK book, you know they did some crazy amount of research to make that simmering and browning 100% worth it.  Every recipe I have tried from the 336 page thick book has been mouth watering, hearty, and satisfying.

No, the following recipe is not from Slow Cooker Revolution. It's a simple, fast, and painless kind of meal with no prep work and the product of some quick rummaging through the pantry. But I did want to get you all excited about the book. Why? Well I guess you will just have to scroll down a bit more.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ lb boneless skinless chicken (breasts or thighs, whichever you prefer)
  • 1 8oz can enchilada sauce
  • 4 teas taco seasoning (I love this recipe)
  • a few dashes of tabasco sauce
  • ⅛ teas pepper
  • 2 oz cream cheese
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • Whole wheat soft taco shells

Toppings:

  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • black beans
  • salsa
  • 1 green pepper, diced
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • guacamole
  • sour cream

Preparation:

Toss chicken in slow cooker with enchilada sauce, taco seasoning, tabasco sauce, and pepper. Cook on low for 5-7 hours, until chicken is easily shredded with two forks. After shredding, stir in cream cheese and cheddar until melted.

Serve with soft shell tacos and desired toppings.

I'm sure many of you are wondering where the pomp and circumstance when when I hit 2000 fans on facebook like I said was coming. I didn't forget! Promise. Life just got, well, you know how it is.... So now, to celebrate 2100 fans - I am giving away a copy of Slow Cooker Revolution.

This post was not sponsored by anyone buy my piggy bank and me. This is a giveaway I am hosting to thank you for being great readers and to share my own enthusiasm for this book.

To enter to win a copy of Slow Cooker Revolution

Leave a comment here telling me a slow cooker recipe you would love to see featured on PtS.

Earn Extra Points by doing the following and leaving me a comment saying you have:

  • Following Pass the Sushi on Facebook 
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  • Give this post a thumbs up with StumbleUpon!
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Entries accepted through March 25th at Midnight EST. Winner will be announced on 3/28/12. The winner will be notified by email and allowed to choose a digital copy for Kindle or a paperback copy.

 

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  1. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

    March 21, 2012 at 8:07 am

    I like PtS on Facebook 🙂

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  2. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

    March 21, 2012 at 8:07 am

    I just got my first slow cooker yesterday for my birthday - so I'd appreciate ANY recipe you're willing to offer! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

    March 21, 2012 at 8:08 am

    I'm subscribed to your RSS feed

    Reply
  4. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

    March 21, 2012 at 8:09 am

    I pinned this post 🙂

    Reply
  5. Belinda @zomppa says

    March 21, 2012 at 8:21 am

    Slow cookers are the best...and this just oozes flavor!

    Reply
  6. Eva Toneva says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:01 am

    Delicious! Amazing photos!

    Reply
  7. natalie says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:08 am

    slow cooker DESSERT

    Reply
  8. Amanda at the red table says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:16 am

    I agree! Dessert -- like a slow cooker chocolate molten lava cake! Yes!

    Reply
  9. Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:16 am

    I'd love to see some more slow cooker recipes using chicken, especially ones that can be easily turned into leftovers--I love having extra portions to eat throughout the week. 🙂

    Reply
  10. Amanda at the red table says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:16 am

    I already follow Pass the Sushi on Facebook!

    Reply
  11. Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:17 am

    I am a fan on Facebook.

    Reply
  12. Amanda at the red table says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:17 am

    I also already follow Pass the Sushi on Twitter (@attheredtable). 🙂

    Reply
  13. Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:18 am

    And I follow on Twitter.

    Reply
  14. Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:18 am

    And I also subscribe to your RSS feed. 🙂

    Reply
  15. Amanda at the red table says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:20 am

    I tweeted the giveaway just now...I love my slow cookers!

    Reply
  16. Amanda at the red table says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:21 am

    I've also pinned this recipe because I need to remember to make it. Looks delish. Also, I never know how to photograph tacos, but yours are fantastic looking!

    Reply
  17. Cassie says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:44 am

    I love this recipe. I'll always take some help from the slow cooker. The chicken looks so flavorful!

    Reply
  18. Barbara Lyons says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:52 am

    I love my slow cooker, and have made nearly every type of dish in it. I love how American cooks are "coming around" to this invaluable tool. I prefer recipes that *don't* call for pre-browning, so less dishes are dirtied in the process. I also enjoy your FB posts - keep 'em coming!

    Reply
  19. amanda @ fake ginger says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:31 am

    I want this tonight!

    Reply
  20. Dionne Baldwin says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:31 am

    You are the sweetest thing. And quite popular too!! I see I am not the only devoted fan!! Thanks for all you do my friend. Those tacos are making me hungry. 🙂

    Reply
  21. amanda @ fake ginger says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:32 am

    I like you on FB!

    Reply
  22. amanda @ fake ginger says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:33 am

    I follow on Twitter!

    Reply
  23. amanda @ fake ginger says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:33 am

    I pinned it! (And for the record, not because you told me too but because I really want to make it! :P)

    Reply
  24. Erin says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:38 am

    I was just about to add this cookbook to my Amazon shopping cart before I realized you were giving it away! Time to stash it into the wishlist in case I don't win ;-). Slow cookers are amazing, I love coming home to the smell of dinner ready to eat. A slow cooker recipe I would love to see you make would be maybe a chicken bacon and corn chowder?

    Reply
  25. Erin says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:38 am

    I like you on Facebook

    Reply
  26. Erin says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:39 am

    I follow you on Twitter

    Reply
  27. Erin says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:40 am

    I subscribe to your RSS feed

    Reply
  28. Erin says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:41 am

    I pinned the post

    Reply
  29. Erin says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:42 am

    I thumbed it with Sumble-upon

    Reply
  30. Erin says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:42 am

    I tweeted about the giveaway

    Reply
  31. Kari says

    March 21, 2012 at 11:07 am

    I'd love to see a basic recipe for homemade chicken stock. I've heard you can make it in the crock pot.

    Reply
  32. Kellie says

    March 21, 2012 at 11:17 am

    I would like to see a slow cooker recipe for pot roast featured..... when I was growing up, my mom used to make this amazing pot roast in the slow cooker, but she's one of those cooks who doesn't use a recipe!

    I'm following Pass the Sushi on Twitter : )

    Reply
  33. Eliot says

    March 21, 2012 at 11:54 am

    I love shredded meat tacos. Somewhere I saw a slow-cooker blueberry oatmeal that looked divine. Would love to try that!

    Reply
  34. Kimmy @ Lighter and Local says

    March 21, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    I, too, have this cookbook and I've been meaning to test it out... maybe this is the perfect way to dive on in!

    Reply
  35. Julia says

    March 21, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    Ok, I don't know how possible this is to make in a slow cooker, but I want to make bread in it... I know, probably not possible to make a legitimately tasty bread.. but, you asked 😉 Also, I've been loving the slow cooker too, we make tacos like this once a week, at least!

    Reply
  36. Kiri W. says

    March 21, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    Mmmmm, these look delicious! I always love tacos, but as always, own no slow cooker. Darn!

    Reply
  37. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    March 21, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    These tacos sound incredible. Seriously I'm a huge chicken taco fan. Congrats on hitting such a fantastic # of fans on FB! Hmm ... I'd love to see you experiment with dessert slow cooker recipes.

    Reply
  38. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    March 21, 2012 at 4:40 pm

    I like you on fb 🙂

    Reply
  39. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    March 21, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    I follow you on twitter.

    Reply
  40. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    March 21, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    I get your feed

    Reply
  41. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    March 21, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    stumbled!

    Reply
  42. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    March 21, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    Pinned 🙂

    Reply
  43. Catharine @BakingChemist says

    March 21, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    You always post the most appetizing photos on foodgawker which is how I always find your site!

    Reply
  44. Catharine @BakingChemist says

    March 21, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    I follow you on twitter @coolmintoreos

    Reply
  45. Esther says

    March 21, 2012 at 5:38 pm

    Making this for dinner tonight!

    Reply
  46. Nikki Dowl says

    March 21, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    I have a crock pot that I never use because I dont have any recipes! I would love to see breakfast recipes.

    Reply
  47. Kathy says

    March 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    I would love to see slow cooker desserts like cakes - sometimes, you want CAKE on a hot day, and doing it in a slow cooker wouldn't heat up the kitchen or the house.

    Reply
  48. Neil Laubenthal says

    March 21, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    Dessert…any dessert…but preferably chocolate. Thanks.

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  49. Neil Laubenthal says

    March 21, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    And I subscribed to the email list as well. Awesome looking recipe.

    Reply
  50. Kim - Liv LIfe says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    I am really , really slow cooker deficient. At one time I owned three of them and all three when for years without being touched. I gave away two and still have one sitting unused in the cupboard. Hmmm... what recipe? How about a breakfast oatmeal recipe so that I could just get up and eat?? Beautiful photos as always!

    Reply
  51. Merix says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    I would like to see BBQ ribs recipe with slow cooker! Yummy!!!

    Reply
  52. Karen says

    March 21, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    Pinned and Liked on Facebook!! I would love a good pork loin/tenderloin recipe.

    Reply
  53. Rose says

    March 22, 2012 at 2:26 am

    Thanks for the chicken taco recipe. It sounds great!
    I would love to see some slow cooker recipes using your triple cooker. I got one of those as a gift and don't know what to do with it.

    Reply
  54. Athena R says

    March 22, 2012 at 9:21 am

    Slower cooker dessert recipes would be great!

    Reply
  55. Athena R says

    March 22, 2012 at 9:21 am

    I like you on FB.

    Reply
  56. Athena R says

    March 22, 2012 at 9:22 am

    I subscribe via email.

    Reply
  57. Athena R says

    March 22, 2012 at 9:23 am

    I follow you on Twitter.

    Reply
  58. Mandy says

    March 22, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    I need to learn how to cook with my slow-cooker more! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  59. Sara says

    March 22, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    I would love any slow cooker dessert recipe! I also follow you on facebook.

    Reply
  60. Peggy says

    March 22, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    I think these tacos are enough to make me want to run out and buy this book pronto! But I'll see if I win it first =) Hehe - seriously, these tacos are calling my name, big time!

    Reply
  61. Becca says

    March 22, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    oooh I didn't know ATK had a slow cooker cookbook! I've been wanting some white chicken chili lately.

    Also liked on FB and following in my RSS feed 🙂

    Reply
  62. Carol says

    March 22, 2012 at 5:17 pm

    I would like to see some desserts that would be fancy enough to serve at parties.

    Reply
  63. Carmen says

    March 22, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    I love seeing any dinner time recipes that makes dinner quick and easy!

    Reply
  64. Carmen says

    March 22, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    I follow @passthesushi (@cmouse01)

    Reply
  65. Carmen says

    March 22, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    https://twitter.com/#!/cmouse01/status/183028383670734850

    Reply
  66. Priti says

    March 24, 2012 at 8:12 am

    Some desserts recipe and follow you on fb

    Reply
  67. Sail2byzantium says

    March 24, 2012 at 9:20 am

    Slow cooker chicken tikka masala or butter chicken? I will do all the above for extra credit!

    Reply
  68. Jenn says

    March 24, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    Would love to win this book. I'd love some more appetizer recipes.

    Reply
  69. Erik says

    April 06, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    Do you have a recipe for enchilada sauce for slow cooker? That seems like the perfect recipe to make in bulk and save for recipes like this one.

    Reply
    • Kita says

      April 08, 2012 at 12:36 pm

      Hi Erik, I don’t have a recipe for enchilada sauce in the slow cooker, however I have two great red sauce recipes on here. This one is quick and easy: https://passthesushi.com/chicken-enchiladas-a-secret-recipe and this one takes some time but is worth every second: https://passthesushi.com/chile-colorado-red-chile-sauce Thanks 🙂

      Reply
  70. Erik says

    April 08, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    Wow, those look amazing. I love the color of those chilis, too; such a deep, rich shade. There's something almost magical about chilis, isn't there?

    Reply
  71. Colby says

    March 17, 2013 at 10:53 pm

    Do you have any recommendations for enchilada sauce substitution? My hubby isn't a huge fan, but loves the shredded chicken at mexican restaurants and has been begging me to find a good recipe for home!

    Reply
    • Kita says

      March 18, 2013 at 8:22 am

      Hey Colby, If he just doens't care fore the jarred red sauce - I really love this one - https://passthesushi.com/chile-colorado-red-chile-sauce/ it's smoky and amazing. However, if red sauce as a whole is a no go - I would try one with tomatillos like https://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipe/enchiladas-suizas/

      Reply

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