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Queso Chicken Tacos

Queso Chicken Tacos are a delicious and easy dinner option featuring cheesy chicken that's slow-cooked to perfection.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 6 cups
Calories 214 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow cooker

Ingredients
  

Chicken and Seasoning

  • 2-3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts about 4 medium-sized breasts
  • 1 ounce package mild taco seasoning or use homemade
  • 10 ounce can mild diced tomatoes and green chilies with juice
  • 4 ounce can diced green chiles
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 15 ounce container salsa con queso use less if preferred
  • street taco size flour tortillas
  • shredded lettuce optional garnish
  • sour cream optional garnish
  • diced tomatoes optional garnish
  • chopped cilantro optional garnish

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Lightly spray the inside of a 5-6 quart slow cooker with nonstick spray.
  • Lay the boneless skinless chicken breasts in the bottom of the prepared slow cooker.
  • Sprinkle the taco seasoning, kosher salt and cracked black pepper over the chicken breasts.
  • Pour the 10-ounce can of diced tomatoes and chiles and the 4-ounce can of green chiles over the seasoned chicken breasts. Cook on high for 4 hours.
  • Once the chicken has finished cooking, use 2 forks to shred the chicken breasts.
  • Pour the container of salsa con queso over the top of the chicken and stir to thoroughly combine.
  • Serve in the flour tortillas, and garnish with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, chopped cilantro and sour cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 214kcal
Keyword cheesy tacos, chicken tacos, easy dinner, Queso Chicken Tacos, slow cooker
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