Queso Chicken Tacos
Delicious Queso Chicken Tacos made with tender chicken, salsa con queso, and your favorite toppings.
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 2-3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (4 medium-sized chicken breasts)
- 1 ounce package mild taco seasoning or use homemade taco seasoning
- 10 ounce can mild diced tomatoes and green chilies with juice
- 4 ounce can diced green chiles
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 0.5 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 15 ounce container salsa con queso
- Street taco size flour tortillas
- shredded lettuce optional garnish
- sour cream optional garnish
- diced tomatoes optional garnish
- chopped cilantro optional garnish
Instructions
- Lightly spray the inside of a 5-6 quart slow cooker with nonstick spray.
- Lay the boneless skinless chicken breasts in the bottom of the prepared slow cooker.
- Sprinkle the taco seasoning, kosher salt and cracked black pepper over the chicken breasts.
- Pour the 10-ounce can of diced tomatoes and chiles and the 4-ounce can of green chiles over the seasoned chicken breasts. Cook on high for 4 hours.
- Once the chicken has finished cooking, use 2 forks to shred the chicken breasts.
- Pour the container of salsa con queso over the top of the chicken and stir to thoroughly combine.
- Serve in the flour tortillas, and garnish with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, chopped cilantro and sour cream.
Notes
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Allow the chicken mixture to cool completely before freezing for up to 2 months and thaw in the fridge overnight. It's important not to overcook the chicken so it doesn't dry out. The chicken is ready when the internal temperature reads 165 degrees F.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tacoCalories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 34gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 1524mgPotassium: 874mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 909IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 2mg
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