Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce

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.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 311 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook on High for 4 hours.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Spoon chicken into tortillas and top with chipotle cream sauce.