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This recipe starts out as a 6-pound slow cooker shredded chicken…

But, by adding just 2 more ingredients the flavored chicken turns into a delicious chicken taco that you can feed to a crowd.

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 Finally, here’s the recipe for Chicken Tacos in a Slow Cooker…

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos

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• Author: Melissa

Ingredients

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DRY RUB

• 2 Tbsp. Dry Mustard
• 1 Tbsp. of each
• Parsley Powder – or Dry Parsley Flakes
• Garlic Powder
• Paprika (Spanish)
• Minced Onion
• 1/2 tsp. of Cumin
• 1/2 tsp. of Ground Black Pepper
• 1/4 tsp. of Cayenne Pepper
• 2 tsp. of Salt

Other Ingredients

• Bay Leaf
• 4–6 lb. Chicken

Taco Sauce

• Broth from cooked chicken
• 1/4 cup of Roasted Pasilla Chile Sauce (Mexican Cooking Sauce)
• *if this is hard to find, you can substitute red enchilada sauce with 1 tsp. of garlic powder
• 1 can (10 oz.) Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies – undrained

Other: 

• Yellow Corn Tortillas
• Toppings: Such as lettuce, sour cream, olives, shredded cheese, avocado, black olives, etc…

Instructions

1. Prepare the dry rub by combining the spices
2. Rub the spices all over the chicken
3. Place chicken in slow cooker
4. Add bay leaf
5. Place lid on and Cook in slow cooker on low 6-8 Hours, Basting occasionally
6. When chicken is done cooking shred the chicken
7. In a large saucepan
8. Heat broth (slow cooker chicken juices), chile sauce, and tomatoes in a saucepan until boiling
9. Reduce heat and simmer for a few more minutes
10. Add shredded chicken until warmed through
11. Serve on warmed yellow corn tortillas with toppings

Notes

• If you don’t have time to slow cook a chicken, then you can substitute a store bought rotisserie. Just add the juices from the rotisserie in place of the slow cooker juices and add about 1/2 cup of chicken broth to the chile and tomatoes

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 10

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~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com