These Four Variations for Chipotle Chicken Tacos are easy and full of flavor, and chicken tacos are always going to be a hit for dinner! Use the slow cooker or the Instant Pot and adjust the amount of spicy Chipotle chiles to make these perfect for your family.
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Chipotle Peppers are smoke-dried Jalapenos, and chicken with Chipotle flavors is always so tasty. And we’re including options for the slow cooker or the Instant Pot for these Four Variations for Chipotle Chicken Tacos! Anyone who likes Chipotle flavors and chicken tacos will find a recipe here to try.
Every recipe in this collection of Chipotle Chicken Tacos has chicken cooked with some form of Chipotle chicken, for that spicy flavor that is so great in tacos. You can adjust the amount of canned Chipotles or Chipotle powder to fit your spice tolerance, and use cooling toppings like cheese, sour cream, radishes, and of course lettuce to cool down the tacos.
And, if you have leftovers, you can stash some of the spicy chicken away in the freezer for a later meal. So pull out your Instant Pot or slow cooker and make Chipotle Chicken Tacos for a tasty dinner idea!
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Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Tacos from Well Plated combines chicken breast, tomatoes, onion, spices, and a few Chipotle peppers to create easy, juicy pressure cooker Mexican chicken that’s perfect for tacos.
Slow Cooker Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos from Chelsea’s Messy Apron have a sweet Chiptole sauce, and these tacos are delicious and easy to make in the slow cooker.
Instant Pot Chicken Tinga Tacos from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking uses onion, garlic, fire roasted tomatoes, canned Chipotle peppers, and a few other spices to produce absolutely delicious shredded chicken for tacos! And there is a link to the slow cooker version of this recipe too if you prefer that.
This recipe for Slow Cooker Crispy Chicken Carnitas from Gimme Some Oven cooks the chicken in the slow cooker with onion, garlic, Chipotle powder, and a few other great seasonings, and then it’s crisped in the oven before it gets turned into these amazing-looking tacos!
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Thanks Dierdre, so glad you enjoyed it!
I made this recipe this past weekend – we loved it! Went a little heavier on the chipotle because we love the heat. Served it with guacamole, tomatillo salsa and a Bobby Flay Mexican slaw recipe. This is a keeper!
Lydia, I'm all over this one too!
Oh yes, this looks like another recipe I'll have to try over the weekend. I love making shredded chicken in the slow cooker, and keeping it in the freezer for quick weeknight dinners.