Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga Tacos
These chicken tinga tacos use our slow cooker chicken tinga recipe for a quick and easy taco night that you can enjoy any night of the week. We like them best when served with fake guac (avocado, lime, and salt), pickled peppers, and a little crumbled queso fresco. Oh, and homemade corn tortillas of course.
Ingredients
- 2 servings shredded slow cooker chicken tinga
- 1 medium anaheim pepper sliced into wheels
- 2 medium avocados
- 1 medium lime juiced
- 2 pinches sea salt divided
- 4 ounces queso fresco crumbled
- 6 4.5-inch corn tortillas
Instructions
- Make our slow cooker chicken tinga recipe ahead of time.
- Mash the avocado in a medium bowl and combine with lime juice and a pinch of salt to taste.
- Make the quick pickled peppers by tossing pepper wheels with a little lime juice and sea salt.
- Assemble the tacos by layering a little mashed avocado, a pile of chicken tinga, a couple pepper wheels, and a sprinkling of crumbled queso fresco.
Our slow cooker chicken tinga takes 4 hours to cook, but can sit on warm until dinner is ready, or can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
Keep it simple - Our chicken tinga is super flavorful and super tender, so it’s best to just let it shine. Frankly I’m happy with just chicken tinga and homemade tortillas for this recipe!
Make the chicken tinga ahead of time - The beauty of these tacos is the chicken tinga cooks in the crockpot over 4 hours, so you don’t have to do much work come dinnertime. Just remember to get it going earlier in the day!
Leftover chicken tinga - Since our slow cooker chicken tinga makes about 2 pounds of chicken, you’ll likely have leftovers. Use it in chicken tinga tostadas, chicken tinga nachos, and much more.
Nutrition
Serving: 1taco | Calories: 251kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 407mg | Potassium: 531mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 335IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 138mg | Iron: 1mg
