Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Tacos Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Tacos Recipe). Tacos always keep the family running home for dinner. Here's a new take on classic pulled chicken tacos, with a hint of sweet orange, tangy lime and savory soy sauce. There's minimal chopping and prep work, so you can get out of the kitchen fast. Use a slow cooker liner in this recipe to make clean-up even easier.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 4hrs

Total: 4hrs10 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Tacos Recipe

Ingredients

1 Reynolds® Slow Cooker Liner

1 ½ pounds boneless

skinless chicken thighs (or mix of thighs and breasts)

1 teaspoon salt

divided

½ teaspoon crushed black pepper

divided

1 small onion

diced

4 cloves garlic

crushed

1 jalapeno

halved*

¾ cup orange juice

2 lime (2\ dia)s limes

juiced

1 tablespoon soy sauce

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 small bunch cilantro

stems cut off and leaves coarsely chopped

12 each corn tortillas

Serving suggestions: diced red onion

chopped cilantro leaves

fresh lime juice

Tips

Directions

Step 1

Line a 4-6 quart slow cooker with a Reynolds® Slow Cooker Liner.

Step 2

Trim any large pieces of fat from chicken thighs. Season chicken with half the salt and pepper; add to slow cooker.

Step 3

Add onion garlic jalapeno orange juice lime juice soy sauce cumin and the remaining salt and pepper to slow cooker. Stir gently with a wooden or silicon spoon to combine.

Step 4

Cover and cook on high setting for 2 to 3 hours or low-heat setting for 4 to5 hours until chicken is done.

Step 5

Carefully remove lid to allow steam to escape. Use slotted spoon to transfer chicken to a large bowl or cutting board. Shred into bite-size chunks. The chicken should easily shred when it is cooked through.

Step 6

Ladle out some of the juices from the slow cooker leaving enough to mix with shredded chicken.

Step 7

Spoon shredded chicken back into lined slow cooker. Season to taste with additional salt pepper and cumin if necessary.

Step 8

Warm tortillas in oven or on stove top.

Step 9

To serve top each tortilla with shredded chicken diced red onion chopped cilantro and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.

Nutritional Information

Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Tacos Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 324.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 21.7g 43%

Carbohydrates: 31.5g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 4.5g 18%

Sugars: 4.1g

Fat: 13g 20%

Saturated Fat: 3.4g 17%

Cholesterol: 63.8mg 21%

Vitamin A Iu: 554.8IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 8.6mg 66%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 21%

Vitamin C: 26mg 43%

Folate: 25.2mcg 6%

Calcium: 79.2mg 8%

Iron: 2.6mg 15%

Magnesium: 64.1mg 23%

Potassium: 387.4mg 11%

Sodium: 620.4mg 25%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 16%

Calories From Fat: 117.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.