Best Shredded Chicken Tacos Recipes

SLOW COOKER SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In your slow cooker, mix the salsa, lime juice, taco seasoning, and cilantro.
• Salt and pepper the chicken to taste, then mix into the sauce. Cover and cook on high for four hours or low for seven to eight hours.
• Remove the chicken, shred with two forks, and return to the slow cooker and stir.
• Freeze leftovers in an airtight bag for up to six months!
• Enjoy!

EASY SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Mix water and taco seasoning in a large bowl. Add tomato sauce, vinegar, garlic, oregano, cumin, and sugar; mix well.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Add tomato sauce mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Remove chicken breasts from the pan and shred meat with 2 forks when cool enough to handle. Return shredded chicken to the pan with the tomato sauce. Cook and stir until chicken is coated with sauce and sauce reduces a bit, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer chicken and sauce to a serving bowl and spoon onto taco shells.

FIESTA SLOW COOKER SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth and taco seasoning mix in a bowl. Place chicken in a slow cooker and pour chicken broth mixture over chicken.
• Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours. Shred chicken.

SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts inside the Instant Pot.
• Add the chili powder, ground cumin, pepper, and garlic and toss until the chicken is coated on both sides. Add the salsa.
• Seal the lid in place until you hear the beep. Tip: Closing the lid can be tricky. Have the pressure knob at 11 o'clock and turn right.
• Press "Poultry" and set time to 13 minutes. Set pressure knob to "Sealing".
• Steam will release and the screen will say "On" before it starts counting down.
• Once the timer goes off, carefully turn the pressure knob to "Venting". Let all of the stream release before opening the lid.
• Shred the chicken with two forks.
• Serve with tortillas, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, or other desired toppings.
• Enjoy!

SHREDDED CHICKEN FOR ENCHILADAS, TOSTADAS, TACOS...

Steps:

• Place first four ingredients in a pot. Add just enough water to cover the chicken.
• Bring to a slow boil, cover, lower heat to maintain a simmer and cook until done, about 20 - 25 minutes. If using a whole chicken; cook approximately 50 - 60 minutes.
• Remove chicken from pot, let cool and shred. (I cool my chicken in the refrigerator to be safe) If using a whole chicken; remove meat from bones and shred. Reserve broth.
• In a large pan, melt butter over low heat.
• Add the remaining ingredients listed, except tomato sauce, salt, and broth.
• Sauté until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in shredded chicken and briefly sauté.
• Add tomato sauce and ½ cup of reserved broth.
• Salt to taste.

SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• 1. In medium bowl, mix together tomato sauce, vinegar, garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and sugar. Season with adobo; set aside. 2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with adobo. Cook chicken, turning once, until light golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Add reserved tomato sauce mixture to pan; bring to a boil (be careful, the tomato sauce can splatter). Lower heat to medium low. Simmer, covered, until cooked through (thermometer will register 170 degrees F when inserted into thickest part of breast), flipping once, about 20 minutes. 3. Transfer chicken to cutting board; reserve sauce in pan. Remove and discard bones and skin. Using two forks, shred chicken breast. Transfer chicken to skillet with sauce, mixing to combine; continue to cook until sauce reduces and blends into chicken, and mixture begins to caramelize, about 10 minutes more. 4. Transfer chicken mixture to serving bowl. Spoon into warmed corn tortillas. Garnish with lettuce, tomatoes, avocados and/or onions, if desired. Sprinkle with hot sauce, if desired.

SLOW COOKER SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt, cumin, paprika, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Place into the bottom of a slow cooker. Pour diced tomatoes into the cooker, followed by onions, jalapenos, habanero peppers, and garlic. Squeeze the juice of lime into the pot and stir the ingredients.
• Cover and cook on High until chicken breasts are no longer pink in the centers, 4 1/2 hours.
• Remove chicken, shred meat with 2 forks, and return to the pot. Mix to combine and serve with tortillas.

MANGO-LIME SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Place chicken into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes. Transfer chicken to a work surface to cool; shred.
• Heat canola oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, Anaheim pepper, jalapeno pepper, and garlic until slightly softened and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Add shredded chicken, chicken stock, tomatoes, tomato sauce, mango, lime juice, lime zest, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, sea salt, black pepper, sugar, and cinnamon; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken filling is reduced, at least 45 minutes.
• Fill corn tortillas with chicken filling.

EASY DUTCH OVEN SHREDDED CHICKEN MOLè TACOS (SPICY) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Roast the serrano peppers until charred- once charred, remove skin and rough chop. Then, season chicken with salt and pepper.
• In an enameled Dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat and sear the chicken, 3-4 minutes per side. Remove and set aside on a clean plate.
• Add diced yellow onion, chopped Serrano, and garlic to pot and lightly caramelize. Then, add ½ jar MOLÈ sauce & 2 cups (480 ml) chicken stock. Stir thoroughly to combine.
• Return chicken to pot, submerging in sauce. Add more stock if needed.
• Cover and Place in a preheated oven at 325°F or simmer on a stove for 45 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the oven. Remove the chicken and let rest.
• Ladle Sauce and all remaining contents into a blender and pulse until smooth and creamy. Do not liquify.
• Assemble tacos, topping as desired. Serve.

SHREDDED CHICKEN FOR TACOS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and add water to cover. Turn heat to high, bring to a boil, and skim any foam that comes to the surface.
• Partially cover and adjust heat so mixture simmers steadily. Cook until meat is very tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from liquid and cool.
• Shred meat with fingers. Taste and adjust seasonings; use within a couple of days.

SHREDDED CHICKEN AND TOMATILLO TACOS WITH QUESO FRESCO

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium. Add the blackened tomatillos and serrano to a small saute pan and briefly saute in a little olive oil on the grates of the grill.
• Place the tomatillos, serrano, onion, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, and honey in a blender and blend until smooth. Place the tomatillo mixture in a large saute pan and place on the grates of the grill. Bring the mixture to a simmer, add the chicken, and heat through.
• Place the tortillas on the grill, and grill for 20 seconds on each side. Spoon the chicken mixture into the tortillas and top with a few tablespoons of queso fresco. Fold the tortillas in half serve immediately.

SLOW-COOKER SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Mix salsa and taco seasoning in slow cooker until blended. Top with chicken; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 3 to 4 hours). Remove chicken from slow cooker, reserving sauce in slow cooker. Shred chicken with fork. Return to slow cooker; stir until chicken is evenly coated with sauce.
• Bake taco shells as directed on package. Fill with chicken mixture; top with remaining ingredients.

YUMMY CROCK POT SHREDDED CHICKEN FOR TACOS!

Steps:

• Put the chicken into the crockpot.
• Pour rotel and seasoning on top.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours and it's done!

SHINER® BOCK SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large pot and season with fajita seasoning and cayenne pepper. Pour water and beer over chicken. Cook chicken over medium heat until meat falls off the bone and is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour, adding more water if liquid reduces too much. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken from broth mixture to a work surface to cool slightly, reserving broth mixture.
• Combine enchilada sauce, jalapeno peppers, onion, and about 1/4 cup chicken broth mixture together in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; cook until onions are softened, about 10 minutes.
• Remove meat from chicken and shred into enchilada sauce mixture; mix well.
• Warm tortillas on a grill pan over medium-low heat. Spoon chicken mixture into each corn tortilla and top with Mexican cheese blend.

RED CHILE SHREDDED CHICKEN FOR TACOS

Steps:

• In blender, place chile, adobo sauce, onion, 2 cloves garlic, the broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, vinegar, chicken bouillon granules, 1/2 teaspoon sugar and the oregano. Cover; blend until smooth.
• In 3-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add 1 clove garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in tomato mixture. Cook 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot. Stir in lime juice and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Stir in chicken; cook over medium-low heat about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens.
• Meanwhile, heat tortillas as directed on package. Spoon about 1/3-cup chicken mixture down center of each warm tortilla. Fold each taco in half over filling. Serve immediately.

SHREDDED CHICKEN SALSA TACOS

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a large pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover the pot, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until cooked through and no longer pink in the centers, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and let cool for 15 minutes. Discard cooking water.
• Shred cooled chicken with your fingers or 2 forks.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shredded chicken, 2/3 of the salsa, corn, onion, garlic, jalapeno pepper, and cilantro; bring to a simmer. Cook until heated through, about 15 minutes. Spoon into tortillas and top with remaining salsa.

SHREDDED CHICKEN AND TOMATILLO TACOS WITH QUESO FRESCO

Steps:

• Add the blackened tomatillos and serrano to a small sauté pan and briefly sauté in a little olive oil over medium high heat.
• Place the tomatillos, serrano, onion, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, and honey in a blender and blend until smooth. Place the tomatillo mixture in a large sauté pan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, add the chicken, and heat through. (You may also skip this last step and just drizzle the tomatillo sauce over the top of the chicken after you have placed it in the tortilla).
• Run the tortillas under the tap to lightly moisten them and then place the tortillas on the grill or warm non-stick griddle, and grill for 20 seconds on each side. Spoon the chicken mixture into the tortillas and top with some cilantro and a few tablespoons of queso fresco. Fold the tortillas in half serve immediately.

SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS (TINGA DE POLLO)

Steps:

• FOR THE CHICKEN: Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add half of chicken and brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to large plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Reduce heat to medium, add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to now-empty pot, and heat until shimmering. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, cumin and cinnamon; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, broth, chipotle with adobo sauce and brown sugar; bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits.
• Return chicken to pot, reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until meat registers 195 degrees, 15 to 20 minutes, flipping chicken after 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to cutting board.
• Transfer cooking liquid to blender and process until smooth, 15 to 30 seconds. Return sauce to pot. When cool enough to handle, use two forks to shred chicken into bite-size pieces. Return chicken to pot with sauce. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened and clings to chicken, about 10 minutes. Stir in lime zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• THE REST: Spoon chicken into center of each warm tortilla and serve, passing avocado, Cotija, green onions, cilantro and lime wedges separately.

SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Begin by mixing together the 2 tomatoes diced and seeded, 1/4 diced red onion, 1 diced jalapeno pepper, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, to make the pico de gallo.
• Next, heat a pan brown 1lb chicken breast in 1 tbsp olive oil for about 3 min each sides.
• Add 16 oz of tomato sauce, 2 tbsp vinegar, 1 tsp ground pepper, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp taco seasoning, 1 tbsp el mexicano carne asada seasoning, 1 tbsp adobo seasoning, 1 minced garlic clove, and 1/2 cup of water to the pan with chicken.
• allow the chicken to cook covered on medium, to medium low heat or 20minutes. Once done shred the chicken in the pan with two forks.
• Taking your tortillas fill with the finished chicken, pico de gallo, romaine lettuce, and cheese.

SHREDDED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix together tomato sauce, vinegar, garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and sugar. Season with Adobo; set aside.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with Adobo. Cook chicken, turning once, until light golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Add reserved tomato sauce mixture to pan; bring to a boil (be careful, the tomato sauce can splatter). Lower heat to medium low. Simmer, covered, until cooked through (thermometer will register 170 degrees F when inserted into thickest part of breast), flipping once, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to cutting board; reserve sauce in pan. Remove and discard bones and skin. Using two forks, shred chicken breast. Transfer chicken to skillet with sauce, mixing to combine; continue to cook until sauce reduces and blends into chicken, and mixture begins to caramelize, about 10 minutes more.
• Transfer chicken mixture to serving bowl. Spoon into warmed corn tortillas. Garnish with lettuce, tomatoes, avocados and/or onions, if desired. Sprinkle with hot sauce, if desired.