Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Tacos Recipe

This easy crock pot taco recipe is unique, tasty, uses pantry and fridge ingredients and is a budget meal. Use this creamy chicken for burritos, tostadas, taco salad, enchiladas, taquitos and more! 

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I hope everyone is having a fantastic week so far! It's been pretty low key over here. We stocked up on groceries at Sam's Club and Aldi earlier this week and grabbed a bite to eat at a local restaurant last night for dinner.

Today's recipe is another easy one! Let the slow cooker do all the work for you, and dinner will be ready when you get home. Gotta love that!

This chicken has tons of flavor and creaminess and you can use it for so many different kinds of recipes like tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, taquitos, taco salads and more!

Leftovers are great too, and can always be re-purposed into a completely different meal to mix it up a little. These are great served with a side of rice and beans and will feed the whole family!

I mentioned this recipe would be great in enchiladas, but if you're looking for an amazing and authentic chicken enchilada recipe, try these Enchiladas Verdes!

What is in Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Tacos?

• Whipped Cream Cheese: It's been around since the 1800's and was produced mostly in Philadelphia. You can use store bought like I did or homemade. I love the versatility, and that you can use it in sweet or savory recipes.

• Cumin: Part of the parsley family and native to southwestern Asia including the Middle East. The dried seeds are used as a spice, especially ground and can be found in Mexican recipes or curry powder. 

• Garlic: My love for garlic is real. I use it in almost everything I cook and I love the health benefits it offers. Garlic is part of the onion, leek and chive family. It's great for heart health and contains many vitamins and minerals.

Other taco recipes you may like:

• Chinese Chicken Tacos
• Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos
• Mushroom Breakfast Tacos
• Ground Chicken Tacos
• Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos
• Fantastic Fish Tacos

This recipe is ready in these steps:

• Place chicken, garlic, onion, Rotel, chili powder, cumin and cilantro into a slow cooker
• Cook then shred the chicken with two forks
• Stir in the whipped cream cheese until melted and combined 
• Sprinkle with cilantro
• Serve in tortillas with your favorite taco toppings

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You can add or substitute with the following ingredients:

• turkey breast
• jalapeno cheddar whipped cream cheese
• garlic powder
• regular petite diced tomatoes
• regular cream cheese
• onion powder
• sriracha whipped cream cheese
• chives whipped cream cheese
• cayenne pepper
• dried oregano
• sour cream

Looking for more slow cooker recipes?

• Creamy Garlic and Onion Beef Roast
• Potato Bacon Soup
• Creamy Cheeseburger Soup
• Honey Sesame Chicken
• Ham Bone and Potato Soup
• Healthy Butter Chicken

What readers are saying about this recipe:

• April- This was delicious and easy!  Threw in a can of rinsed black beans at the end with the cream cheese. Served with lettuce,  tomato and avocado. Definitely a keeper.

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I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did!


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Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Tacos

Yield: 8-10 servings

Author: Hot Eats and Cool Reads

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken breasts, thawed
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 1- 10 ounce can Rotel
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 8 ounces whipped cream cheese
• cilantro, chopped

Instructions:

1. Place chicken breasts, garlic, onion, Rotel, chili powder, cumin and cilantro into a slow cooker.
2. Cook on high for four hours, or low for six hours. 
3. Shred the chicken with two forks, then stir in the whipped cream cheese until melted and combined. Sprinkle with cilantro.
4. Serve in tortillas with your favorite taco toppings. 

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