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Slow-cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos

Slow-cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos

Slow-cooker Chicken Ranch Tacos Are so flavorful, tender, and tasty! This slow-cooker chicken is well-balanced for tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, taco burritos, salads, and nachos! Chicken is slow-cooked in taco seasoning, ranch dressing mix, and chicken broth. Shred and serve!

Slow-cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos

This is our FAVORITE taco filling! It’s well-balanced for Taco Tuesday! Set it, and forget it:)The cooking time can be made faster or slower depending on your schedule. The slow cooker chicken also happens to be low-carb and keto friendly if that’s your thing.

Slow-cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos are so flavorful, tender, and tasty! This slow-cooker chicken is well-balanced for tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, salads, and burritos!

This straightforward recipe for Crockpot Chicken Ranch Tacos is full of flavor! That everyone loves. Well-balanced for kids and adults. Make it spicy by adding in some chopped jalapenos or a jar of spicy salsa. Or double the recipe as is and freeze the second half of the leftovers for later! Freezer meals are so great to always have on hand!

Slow-cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos Ingredients

Ingredients

  1. Boneless skinless chicken breasts
  2. A packet of dry ranch seasoning mix – or From-scratch ranch seasoning
  3. A packet of taco seasoning mix (mild or hot)
  4. Chicken stock/broth

Topping Ideas

  • Taco shells (corn tortillas or flour tortillas)
  • Ranch dressing
  • Cheese
  • Shredded lettuce or cabbage
  • Red onion
  • Salsa
  • Sour cream
  • Cilantro
  • Taco sauce
  • Tomatoes
Taco seasoning

Instructions:

This chicken is SUPER straightforward to mix. Simply place some chicken in the slow cooker. Sprinkle it with a packet of taco seasoning and dry ranch dressing mix.

Ranch Powder

Pour a little chicken broth into the slow-cook, cooker, and cover. Shred the chicken with two forks and serve.

Chicken broth

Once you stir all of the ingredients together in a large slow-cooker, cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours. Shred the chicken with two forks and serve with your favorite taco items. Crockpot chicken tacos are ready to be served!

Slow cooker chicken with ranch

Freezer Instructions

Create a prepare-ahead meal by freezing it! Once the chicken is fully cooked you can easily freeze the taco meat. Place the cooked chicken into a freezer bag or airtight container. When you are ready to use the meat, thaw and reheat the chicken in a microwave or on the stovetop. You can even slowly warm it up in the slow-cooker for a few hours.

Slow-cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos are so flavorful, tender, and tasty! This slow-cooker chicken is well-balanced for tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, salads, and burritos!

Slow-cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos Recipe

Prep 5 minutesMakes 6 people

Ingredients

  • 4-6 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
  • 1 packet ranch seasoning
  • 1 packet taco seasoning (mild or hot)
  • 2 cups chicken stock/broth
  • Taco toppings of choice

Method

  1. Combine all ingredients into a large slow-cooker
  2. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
  3. Shred with two forks and serve with your favorite taco items.

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