Shredded Chicken Tacos are a perfect option to put on your Taco Tuesday menu for tomorrow, and you can make the spicy chicken taco meat in the slow cooker or the pressure cooker! Which cooking method would you choose? Â
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Shredded Chicken is the perfect thing to eat in a taco and spicy chicken like this is so easy and versatile and we’re updating this post to include Three Easy Recipes for Shredded Chicken Tacos using both the slow cooker and pressure cooker. Easy is the key word here for chicken that is juicy, healthy, and full of flavor.
Of course you can use the shredded chicken to make tacos, but you could also make lettuce wrap tacos, taco salad, burritos, or mix the spicy chicken with black beans and rice. And if you make lettuce wraps or Taco Salad with the shredded chicken it’s a meal that’s low-carb, low-glycemic, gluten-free, dairy-free, South Beach Diet friendly, and can even be Paleo with the right ingredient choices!
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Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Tacos from Well Plated are easy, healthy, and full of flavor! Erin browns the chicken right in the Instant Pot before adding other ingredients to finish cooking.
Even on a warm summer day, you can make these Spicy Shredded Chicken Lettuce Wrap Tacos from Kalyn’s Kitchen in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot without heating up the house! And lettuce wraps tacos are so great for a low-carb meal. Don’t skip the avocado salsa; that’s what makes them so good!
In this Instant Pot Chicken Tacos from Spend with Pennies you can use fresh or frozen chicken breast and it has just four ingredients! Sounds perfect for a fun taco night with the family or a festive taco bar with friends! And if you have leftover chicken you can freeze it to use at another time.
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everydaymaven says
May 15, 2013 at 3:58 pmWow, I can't believe it's that hot already. I am printing this out for dinner tomorrow. I love lettuce wraps and need an easy, slow cooker dinner that can be made in advance. Perfect – thanks Kalyn!
Kalyn says
May 15, 2013 at 4:05 pmAlyssa, our temperatures have been up to 93F already! Glad you like the recipe.
gfe--gluten free easily says
May 16, 2013 at 4:39 pmYou can never go wrong with these lettuce wraps! Well, at least not for me. Hubby always has to have the filling on bread, but that's fine. 😉
Kalyn, you are so right about the slow cooker being such an asset in the summer. I've even put mine on my table on the screened porch before when I used it to get ALL the heat out of the kitchen! Will look forward to your summer labeling. 🙂
Shirley
Kalyn says
May 16, 2013 at 4:49 pmThanks Shirley; I'm excited about introducing people to the idea of using the slow cooker for summer dinners!