Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce Recipe). 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.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 4hrs5 mins

Total: 4hrs20 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 tacos

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce Recipe

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 Recipe

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.

(-)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.