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Dinner · Mexican · Weeknight
Slow-cooked Chicken Tacos
Chicken, done properly, from the public-domain kitchen — kept the way its author wrote it.
- 25 min hands-on
- 40 min total
- Serves 4
- about $4–7 a serving
- Chicken or turkey
Open it in the app → Scaled list, tap-off ingredients, and cook mode with timers. The iPhone app is coming soon; the web mockup runs it now.
Ingredients serves 4
- chicken breasts
- 2or three onions (preferably red)
- seasoning:
- adobo seasoningcheck the label: may contain soy
- paprika
- cheese (either shredded Mexican blend or crumbling cheese)
- small tortillascheck the label: may contain soy
- lime
- cilantro, tomato, lettuce, other desired taco contents
Method one step at a time, with timers in the app
- Quarter two onions and spread on the bottom of a slow-cooker.
- Place chicken breasts on top of onions.
- Season slow-cooker contents liberally with adobo seasoning, paprika and any other desired seasonings, squeeze half of a lime too if desired.
- Let cook on low for 8 hours. Cooking on high for less time is possible as well, but a slower cook is preferable.⏱ 480 min
- Dice the tomato, cilantro, any lettuce and the third onion for taco contents.
- Shred chicken with forks once cooked. Optionally add a dash more seasoning for taste or appearance.
- Add chicken, cheese and all the diced ingredients to tortillas.
- Squeeze remainder of lime over finished product.
Allergens, with the fine print read
- ⚠Contains dairy, gluten.
- ?Check the label: adobo seasoning may contain soy, depending on the brand.
- ?Check the label: small tortillas may contain soy, depending on the brand.
- !These tags haven't had their final human sign-off yet. Always read the label.
Original recipe by luke-smith, published in the public domain by Public Domain Recipes (Unlicense). Shown as written; not yet tested in the Socrabites kitchen.