Slow cooker chicken thighs are the perfect meal for lazy sunday suppers or busy weeknight dinner.
Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos With Chipotle Cream Sauce
You just throw everything in the crock pot and let it cook during the day.
Recipe Summary Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos With Chipotle Cream Sauce
These juicy and tangy chicken tacos are garnished with a smokey chipotle cream sauce that packs some real heat. Garnish with diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and grated Cotija cheese.Ingredients | Slow Cooker Meals With Chicken Thighs
4 frozen chicken thighs
2 frozen chicken breast halves
¼ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup diced green onions
2 limes, juiced
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup sour cream
2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
¼ teaspoon salt
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
10 flour tortillas
Directions
Place chicken thighs and chicken breasts in a slow cooker. Whisk red wine vinegar, green onions, lime juice, and garlic together in a bowl; pour over chicken.
Cook on High for 4 hours.
Blend sour cream, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a food processor until sauce is smooth; refrigerate until ready to use.
Place chicken on a work surface and shred into bite-size chunks; season with salt and pepper. Measure 1/2 cup cooking liquid in slow cooker and discard the rest. Return shredded chicken and 1/2 cup cooking liquid to slow cooker and add cilantro; cook and stir until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
Spoon chicken into tortillas and top with chipotle cream sauce.
Heat is a personal preference. If you don't like a lot of heat, start with one chipotle pepper, taste, and add another if you like.
Info | Slow Cooker Meals With Chicken Thighs
prep:
15 mins
cook:
4 hrs 5 mins
total:
4 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
10
Yield:
10 tacos
TAG : Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos With Chipotle Cream Sauce
Slow Cooker Meals With Chicken Thighs - Cook on low heat setting 3 hours and 30 minutes to 4 hours or until chicken is cooked through (at least 165°f).
