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Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos

An image of prepared Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos made with chicken, Pace® Picante Sauce and flour tortillas.
  • prep time: 5 min
  • total time: 4 hr 5 min
  • serves: 6 people
  • calories: 341 1 serving
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With just 5 simple ingredients, this Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Filling couldn’t be easier. Simply add the chicken and a few pantry staples—including smooth and zesty Pace® Picante Sauce—to your slow cooker, then set it and let it do the work. As it cooks, the sauce infuses the chicken with rich flavor while keeping it incredibly moist and tender, so it practically falls apart. The result is a juicy, flavorful taco filling made with minimal effort required. Perfect for busy weeknights, this recipe can easily be doubled for batch cooking, making it a smart, delicious way to meal prep for the week ahead. Also works great as a taco bowl!

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 jar (16 ounces) Pace® Picante Sauce
  • 12 flour tortilla (6-inch), warmed
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Instructions

  • Tips

    • Top with your favorite taco toppings like shredded lettuce, sour cream and additional salsa.  Try a squeeze of fresh lime juice, too!
  • Step 1

    Season the chicken with the cumin and chili powder.  Place the chicken into a 6-quart slow cooker.  Pour the picante sauce over the chicken.

  • Step 2

    Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or until the chicken is fork-tender.  Remove the chicken to a work surface.  Using 2 forks, shred the chicken.  Serve the chicken in the tortillas.

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Calories 341
Total Fat 7 g
Sat. Fat 1.6 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 67 mg
Sodium 1076 mg
Total Carb 38 g
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Sugar 4 g
Protein 29 g
Vitamin D 0 %DV
Calcium 9 %DV
Iron 17 %DV
Potassium 6 %DV

This nutritional information refers to each serving of the entire recipe and not just the products used as ingredients.