Last night I went to dinner with friends at one of my favorite Italian restaurants – a tavola. During the course of the evening the conversation naturally led to Sunday’s big game and (of course) the snacks planned for the event. While I’ve recently featured some appetizers, I noticed that I haven’t posted any hearty game day food – what was I thinking?! These Chili Chicken Tacos should definitely make up for my oversight!
Since the chicken simmers in a slow-cooker you can easily assemble everything well in advance, and the dish should be ready by game time. The actual prep time is only about 10-15 minutes. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to meet the needs of your group.
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup prepared tomato salsa, plus more for serving (optional)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped canned chipotle chiles in adobo
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- salt and ground pepper
- your favorite taco shell – hard or soft, flour or corn
- cilantro, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, lime wedges and sour cream for serving (optional)
Directions
In a slow cooker, combine chicken, garlic, salsa, chiles, chili powder, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Cover, cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours – stir occasionally.
Transfer the chicken to a serving bowl and shred, using two forks; moisten with cooking juices. Serve in taco shells with desired toppings.
original recipe found here
This looks great!
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Chili with chicken in tacos – loving this idea. The best of all worlds.
These look delicious! Anything with Chipolte Chilis has my vote! Bravo!!
These are wonderful. We made them last week as well. The only thing that we find that puts them right over the top is to fill them and then give them a quick sear in a hot pan before devouring. Then dip in your favorite topping, pico d gallo, guacamole, sour cream…. The cheese gets all meltyinside and with the crunch of the lettuce and the warm corn tortilla it transports you right back to that roadside taco stand in Mexico!
Great idea – I will definitely try giving them a quick sear next time!
Looks awesome, absolutely awesome!
Mmm. I love slow-cooked chicken this way. Thanks for a nice recipe!
Oh, I love this flavor! I was thinking about making tacos this coming week. I will definitely keep this recipe in mind. Thanks for sharing.
This sounds perfect – simple and delicious!
This was great. Made it tonight for filling in quesadillas. I went out on a limb and served it to guests – everyone loved it. We added three peppers along with the adobo sauce.
Thanks – I really like the idea of using this as a quesadilla filing!
This was delicious!! I had all the ingredients on hand, so I put them in the crock pot this morning…cooked on high for about 7 hours…yummy fast dinner! Thanks for sharing!
um…I cooked on LOW for about 7 hours…not high…hubby had the last one for dinner tonight! 2 thumbs up!