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Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Who doesn’t love a delicious dinner that is under 10mins prep! It takes less than 5 mins to put everything in the slow cooker and leave it do its thing for 4 hours! Our family loves building our tacos with fresh fillings such as lettuce, coriander, cucumber, pickle onions and a creamy yogurt dressing.
- Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 6 Chicken Thighs
- 4 Tablespoons tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon sweet smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon Italian herbs
- 2 tablespoons sriracha (see note below)
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoon lime juice
- Pinch of salt and pepper
Greek Yogurt Dressing
- 4 Tablespoons light greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons garlic power
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Pickled Red Onion
- 2 Large Red Onions
- 1.5cups Vinegar of choice (I used apple cider but you can use white or red wine vinegar)
- 1.5 cups of water
- 2.5 teaspoons salt
- 5 tablespoons white sugar
- I added peppercorns and coriander seeds but this is optional
Fillings
- Lettuce
- Cucumber
- Cheese
- Coriander
- avocado
Instructions
Chicken
- Add all ingredients into the slow cooker
- Using tongs make sure all ingredients are combined and chicken is well coated
- Cook on high for 4 hours
- Use tongs to shred the meat
Yogurt Dressing
- Add all ingredients and stir to combine
Pickled Red Onion
- Slice red onions as thin as you can and add to a jar
- All all other ingredients to a pot, stir and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer for two mins, turn off heat and allow to cool
- Once cool add the liquid to the jar with red onion and place in fridge for at least one hour
Assemble your taco
- Simply add all your favourite ingredients to your tortilla and ENJOY!!!
NOTE: If you don’t like spice you can substitute the sriracha for 2 extra tablespoons pf tomato puree
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 240
