SLOW COOKER CHICKEN TACOS WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM SAUCE

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce image

These juicy and tangy chicken tacos are garnished with a smokey chipotle cream sauce that packs some real heat. Garnish with diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and grated Cotija cheese.

Provided by LaurenKU

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 4h20m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

4 frozen chicken thighs
2 frozen chicken breast halves
¼ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup diced green onions
2 limes, juiced
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup sour cream
2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
¼ teaspoon salt
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
10 flour tortillas

Steps:

Place chicken thighs and chicken breasts in a slow cooker. Whisk red wine vinegar, green onions, lime juice, and garlic together in a bowl; pour over chicken.
Cook on High for 4 hours.
Blend sour cream, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a food processor until sauce is smooth; refrigerate until ready to use.
Place chicken on a work surface and shred into bite-size chunks; season with salt and pepper. Measure 1/2 cup cooking liquid in slow cooker and discard the rest. Return shredded chicken and 1/2 cup cooking liquid to slow cooker and add cilantro; cook and stir until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
Spoon chicken into tortillas and top with chipotle cream sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310.8 calories, Carbohydrate 30.3 g, Cholesterol 47.4 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 16.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 365 mg, Sugar 0.2 g