Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce

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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.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 4hrs5 mins

Total: 4hrs20 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 tacos

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce

Ingredients

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

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Directions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Cook on High for 4 hours.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Spoon chicken into tortillas and top with chipotle cream sauce.

Nutritional Information

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 310.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 16.7g 33%

Carbohydrates: 30.3g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 1.9g 7%

Sugars: 0.2g

Fat: 13.3g 21%

Saturated Fat: 5.2g 26%

Cholesterol: 47.4mg 16%

Vitamin A Iu: 265.7IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 7.8mg 60%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 10%

Vitamin C: 3.7mg 6%

Folate: 67.9mcg 17%

Calcium: 57.7mg 6%

Iron: 2.3mg 13%

Magnesium: 26.4mg 9%

Potassium: 210mg 6%

Sodium: 365mg 15%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 30%

Calories From Fat: 119.9

*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.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.