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.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 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
  • 1/8 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.

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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.

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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.

 

Kita is a world traveled photographer and writer with over a decade of experience. An award-winning cocktail developer and not-so-secret BBQ aficionado.

79 Comments

  2. I just got my first slow cooker yesterday for my birthday – so I’d appreciate ANY recipe you’re willing to offer! 🙂

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  9. 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. 🙂

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  16. 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!

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

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  18. Barbara Lyons says:

    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!

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  20. 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. 🙂

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  24. 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?

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

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  32. 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 : )

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

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  35. 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!

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

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  37. 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.

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  45. Making this for dinner tonight!

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  46. Nikki Dowl says:

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

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  47. 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.

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  50. 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!

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

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

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  53. 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.

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  54. Slower cooker dessert recipes would be great!

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  56. I subscribe via email.

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  57. I follow you on Twitter.

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

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

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  60. 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!

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  61. 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 🙂

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

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

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  64. I follow @passthesushi (@cmouse01)

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  67. Sail2byzantium says:

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

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

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  69. 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.

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  70. 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?

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  71. 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!

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