Slow Cooker Spicy Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 6 '' Tortillas
- 1 lime
- 2 jalapeños
- ½ cup greek yogurt
- Cilantro chopped
Slow Cooker Chicken
- 1½ pounds chicken breasts
- 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce seeds removed and chopped
- 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
- 1½ teaspoons chili powder
- ½ onion chopped
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- 6 tablespoons lime juice
Instructions
- In a slow cooker combine chicken, chipotle chile and sauce, chile powder, onion, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic, cumin, and lime juice. Cook on low 7-8 hours.
- Shred chicken and mix in juices from slow cooker.
- Warm tortillas in microwave for 15-20 seconds.
- Add chicken to tortillas along with either sliced or chopped jalapeños, greek yogurt, cilantro, and a generous squeeze of fresh lime juice.
- Serve with chips and salsa.
Notes
For a lightened version, skip the tortillas and make chicken taco bowls. Add spicy chicken to bowls topped with avocado, jalapeños, cilantro, and greek yogurt. Top with salsa and serve with a handful of tortilla chips.