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Crock Pot Chicken Baked Tacos
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270 MIN

Crock Pot Chicken Baked Tacos

Slow-cooker chicken tacos baked crispy with all the toppings.

chickenslow-cookerbakedtacofamily-friendlyeasy

Ingredients

  • 5chicken breasts, 4 to 6 breasts
  • 1vinaigrette dressing, 1 full bottle
  • 1 1/2 tbspcumin
  • 1 tbspsmoked paprika
  • 1 tspgarlic powder
  • 1 canrefried beans
  • 12hard taco shells
  • 2 cupshredded mexican cheese
  • grape tomatoes, halved
  • jalapeño, sliced and seeded
  • avocado, peeled and sliced; for guacamole sauce
  • 2 tbspgreen salsa, for guacamole sauce
  • 3 tbspsour cream, for sour cream sauce
  • 1 tbspmilk, for sour cream sauce
  • cilantro

Method

  1. 1

    Place the uncooked chicken breasts in the crock pot. Pour the full bottle of vinaigrette dressing over the chicken. Sprinkle the cumin, smoked paprika and garlic powder over the top and mix in slightly.

  2. 2

    Cover and cook on high for 4 hours.

  3. 3

    Remove all the chicken breasts and let cool. Shred the chicken and transfer to a glass bowl. Pour most of the cooking liquid over the shredded chicken.

  4. 4

    Make the guacamole sauce: blend the avocado and green salsa together, then pass through a strainer until smooth. Transfer to a squeeze bottle.

  5. 5

    Make the sour cream sauce: mix the sour cream and milk together until thinned to a pourable consistency. Transfer to a squeeze bottle.

  6. 6

    Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C). Stand all 12 taco shells up in a 9x13-inch glass baking dish, then fill each with a layer of refried beans, shredded chicken and shredded cheese.

  7. 7

    Bake at 450°F (230°C) for 10–15 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling.

  8. 8

    Remove from oven and top with sliced grape tomatoes, jalapeño and cilantro. Finish with a drizzle of guacamole sauce and sour cream sauce. Serve immediately.

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