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Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Tacos
Take your Taco Tuesday feast to the next level with these Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Tacos! Tender shredded chicken is mixed with salsa con queso, diced tomatoes and green chiles, then loaded into your favorite tortillas.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
267 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breast boneless, skinless
- 1 taco seasoning packet
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 can ROTEL Original flavor or Rotel with lime juice and cilantro
- 1 ounce can green chiles chopped
- 3/4 cup salsa con queso
- taco shells heated according to package directions, or flour tortillas, crispy
- sour cream chopped tomato and shredded lettuce, toppings of choice
- tomato
- lettuce
Instructions
- Place the chicken breast into a large slow cooker. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the chicken.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the chicken broth, Rotel, and green chiles; pour over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Slow cook the chicken on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4-6 hours until completely cooked through and fork tender.
- Use a ladle to scoop all of the liquid out of the slow cooker into a bowl; set aside. Use two forks to shred the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Add the salsa con queso and 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking liquid to the shredded chicken. Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 20 minutes until hot.
- Serve the cheesy chicken hot in taco shells with the toppings of your choice.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
267kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
119mg
(40%)
Sodium
752mg
(31%)
Potassium
775mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
334IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
136mg
(14%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 267
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 267kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 119mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 752mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 775mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 334IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 136mg | 14% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.