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These slow cooker chicken tacos have the juiciest, most flavorful chicken. I love that you can make the chicken and prep the fixings ahead of time. It’s perfect for parties and is super family friendly. Have you tried my sweet and spicy baked chicken recipe? It’s been very popular with many of you and is always a winner at dinner parties plus it’s caveman EASY. Great news!!
This is the slow cooker (even easier) version! We love easy. Especially lately with being in my third trimester and starting to feel TI-RED!
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For the Crock Pot Sweet & Spicy Slow Cooker Chicken:
2 lbs (4-5 count) Chicken Breasts, boneless, skinless, trimmed of fat
1 cup very warm water
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
4 Tbsp melted butter
1/3 cup ketchup
1/3 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
2 tsp dry mustard
2 tsp salt
2 tsp chili powder
Toppings/ Taco accessories:
Small flour tortillas
Lettuce, chopped
Tomatoes, diced
Cheddar cheese, shredded
Guacamole
Cilantro
Sour Cream
Hot sauce such as Tabasco
How to Make the BEST Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos:
1. Whisk together all of the marinade ingredients: 1 cup water, 1/3 cup ketchup, 1/4 cup vinegar, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 4 Tbsp melted butter, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 2 tsp dry mustard, 2 tsp salt, 2 tsp chili powder.
2. Add chicken to the slow cooker and pour marinade over the top. Turn a couple times to coat in sauce. Set slow cooker on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours then keep warm until ready to serve.
3. The chicken will be incredibly tender and easy to shred. Pull chicken with two forks and let it sit in slow cooker juices until ready to serve.
How to Assemble Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos:
1. To assemble tacos: dice, grate and chop all of your fixings (see ingredients list above).
2. Warm up your tortillas by placing a 5 or 6 a time between two lightly damp paper towels and microwaving for 30 seconds.
3. Add the chicken first, then load ’em up with the rest of the toppings. We love a drizzle of Tabasco hot sauce on top.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
For the Slow Cooker Sweet & Spicy Slow Cooker Chicken:
- 2 lbs 4-5 count Chicken Breasts, trimmed of fat
- 1 cup very warm water
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 4 Tbsp melted butter
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 2 tsp dry mustard
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp chili powder
Toppings/ Taco accessories:
- Small flour tortillas, About 10-12
- Lettuce, chopped
- Tomatoes, diced
- Cheddar cheese, shredded
- Guacamole, click for yummy recipe
- Cilantro
- Sour Cream
- Hot sauce such as Tabasco
Instructions
How to Make the BEST Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos:
- Whisk together all of the marinade ingredients: 1 cup water, 1/3 cup ketchup, 1/4 cup vinegar, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 4 Tbsp melted butter, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 2 tsp dry mustard, 2 tsp salt, 2 tsp chili powder.
- Add chicken to the slow cooker and pour marinade over the top. Turn a couple times to coat in sauce. Set slow cooker on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours then keep warm until ready to serve.
- The chicken will be incredibly tender and easy to shred. Pull chicken with two forks and let it sit in slow cooker juices until ready to serve.
Assembly Tips & Instructions:
- To assemble tacos: dice, grate and chop all of your fixings (see ingredients list above).
- Warm up your tortillas by placing a 5 or 6 a time between two lightly damp paper towels and microwaving for 30 seconds.
- Add the chicken first, then load 'em up with the rest of the toppings. We love a drizzle of Tabasco hot sauce on top.
These Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos are super yummy! Enjoy! 🙂
Should the lid be left off for a portion of the cooking time? The reason I ask is because mine ended up being very liquidy.
Hi Mike, we kept the lid on. Did you make any changes to the recipe? I’d be more than happy to troubleshoot.
I used an instant pot for this and didn’t change anything in the recipe. I used the pressure cook setting for 50mins and allowed it to naturally release. The chicken came out super tender and delicious!! I will definitely use this recipe again.
Hi Anna! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful review!
Do you know if this recipe would work well in a pressure cooker ?
Hi Anna, I honestly haven’t tested that so I cannot advise. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
Are the slow cooker chicken tacos low carb or can they be made to be that way?
Hi Amy, I haven’t experimented with making these tacos more healthy than they already are. We are also slowly working through all of our recipes to add nutrition info but it is a time-consuming process as they have to be added one at a time. Thank you for being patient! 🙂 If you make any changes, I’d love to know how you liked that
Hi I have a question if I am cooking 1 pound of chicken instead of 2, can I cook the chicken for less time? Let’s say 3 hours on high?
Hi Elina, the time will probably not change by much, You can try that but I would check the chicken temperature for doneness closer to the end.
I made this for dinner with my fiance and it was amazing!! Great recipe delicious flavors combined. WOW; I am very impressed and thank you so much for sharing this recipe with me, It’s definitely a favorite for me!
I’m am so so happy you enjoyed that, Shanice! Thank you for that wonderful review!
Hi Natasha, we just ate your chicken taco recipe along with your guacamole recipe and everyone loved it. It was so easy and so yummy. Thank you so much for this recipe.
Greetings from Germany
Love Kristina
Hello Kristina, I’m glad to hear how much everyone enjoys the recipes. Thank YOU for sharing your excellent review!
The photo looks like the chicken is boneless skinless chicken breasts, but I am double checking to be sure. It makes a lot of difference in the cooking time! I am enjoying your wonderful recipes. Thank you!
Hi Kathie, I apologize I forgot to specify in the recipe. Yes, that is correct; boneless, skinless
Another HIT! Thank you so much! And for today is: Beef Stir-Fry Recipe with 3 Ingredient Sauce…
You’re welcome Valentin! I’m glad to hear the recipe was such a success. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Hi Natasha,
Can I replace dry mustard with the Boar’s Head Mustard?
Love your website.
Hi Lucy, I haven’t tried that specific substitution, but I think it would work and is worth an experiment 🙂 I hope you love the recipe!
Thank you
You’re welcome Lucy!
Hi! I’ve made the baked sweet and spicy chicken and it’s delicious!! Noticed all of the ingredients for the slow cooker version are doubled from the baked version, except for the Worcestershire..is this a typo or no? Love your website!!!
Xoxo,
Kelly
Hi Kelly, that is correct! We found it a little much to double it – too salty. I hope you love the recipe! 🙂
I mean ground chili pepper.
Thanks for a great recipe!!!! Can i use chili pepper instead of chili powder?
I think it would work fine 🙂
Cook chicken in slow cooker for 4 hours on high and reduced to low when it was boiling. It was too dry and sweet, didn’t taste like taco meat.
Thank you for sharing that with us!
Simple and delicious! Thank you!
I’m so glad you liked it. Thanks Yana! 🙂
I tried your recipe for our taco buffet at my daughter’s graduation party. It was a real hit! Thank you!
Thank you for the great review Chandra and welcome to the site :).
Your photos make it look so delicious! I need to make these tacos soon. And with the slow cooker it looks like a very easy recipe to make.
Oh it really is so easy! I hope you love it 🙂
This recipe is fantastic, the chicken is tender and has great flavor!
However, it is not a taco recipe. If you are mouthed up for real tacos, this is not it. Next time I make it (and I will, it’s great!) I will serve on rolls with spicy coleslaw. It’s more of a pulled chicken or chicken sloppy joe recipe…..
These would taste great as sandwiches! Yum!
Mmmmmmmm!! I LOVE tacos!! 🙂
Love love love this recipe!
Thank you Agnes :).
So by the time I saw this recipe, its 2 hours away from dinner time so even though i’m all for slow cooker recipes I won’t have time for that. Is 350 degrees 45 min in the oven okay for the chicken?
Hi Sofiya, sorry I wasn’t able to respond in time for your dinner, but you can make this chicken in the oven. Follow the instructions here: https://natashaskitchen.com/2013/06/25/sweet-and-spicy-baked-chicken/
I wonder if I froze this after cooking, would it still be good?
You’re referring to freezing just the meat correct? That should work just fine.
the chicken came out a bit sour. good flavor though. i would cut on the vinegar.
Marina, thank you for the review :). Did you used all the same proportions in the recipe?
I’m teaching my 14 year old son how to cook, and since today we had a snow day in Toronto, we put it together at lunch and had it for dinner. My husband and younger son loved it and so did we. Delicious and perfect for a cold winter night.
Sana, thank you for taking the time to write a great review, I’m so glad that everyone loved it. All of the snow in our valley melted and it just been raining throughout the day. But winter is not over yet, so I’m sure we will get more snow before the spring.