Crockpot Chicken Taco Meat

Shredded Crockpot chicken taco meat is great for meal prepping or made in large batches with fresh meat or frozen boneless skinless breasts. Made with a few ingredients and very little prep, you’ll have a yummy meal in no time.

Crockpot chicken taco meat is the best for a throw together dinner! Either throw it together when you’re ready, or meal prep and make a bunch of freezer meals for months to come. Healthy and full of flavor, you’ll love this easy Crockpot recipe.

If you love easy chicken recipes, welcome to the club! Pair that with a delicious slow cooker dinner and BAM you’re speaking our language too. You can just throw it into some small tortillas with avocado and lettuce and a healthy meal is made.

Crockpot Chicken Taco Meat with Frozen Chicken

I will tell you that even when I have had a forgetful day the day before (and forgot to defrost the meat in the fridge) I can still make this. I show you here how to cook slow cooker frozen chicken here and the only difference with this one are the seasonings. Just throw it all in and you’re set!

This is what was thrown together to create this kid friendly meal. This is in fact a guest blog post on our site today, made from a friend of mine who lives in a city we once resided in. She’s a great home cook and loves sharing her creations. Photos were taken in her kitchen while prepping, we thank her for her cheap dinner idea. 😉

Ingredient Notes

Since she is a rockstar she makes her own homemade salsa, using the tomatoes grown in her own garden. Of course you could use bottled if you don’t have the time for that, or for another tweak our Qdoba salsa verde is incredible too.

If you find chicken breasts on sale, or you buy bulk meat online, you can really make quite a few of these in a short amount of time. You can freeze them too and slow cooker frozen chicken works just the same, the timing doesn’t change. There are directions if you want to store these healthy chicken freezer meals below too.

You are going to want plenty of bottled or homemade Taco seasoning mix because it is a super easy way to add a lot of flavor.

You are going to use the Ranch seasoning, the dry packet not the wet dressing, to make it a bit creamy but further add to the overall flavor for the meat.

Olive oil is best but avocado oil is an alternative if you would rather use that.

Chicken broth I like to use for the liquid needed vs. water to further add more flavor.

Can you cook this on high?

I would not, low and slow is way better when it comes to cooking meat for the best texture overall. I would rather make a fast Instant Pot shredded chicken instead if I am short on time.

What you need to make chicken tacos

• Taco shells
• Soft corn or flour tortillas
• For low carb fill our air fryer zucchini boats with this and some cheese on top
• 1/2 cup of cheese per person (or so). We like to pile it on though so I don’t really measure. LOL. Mexican cheese mix is fantastic.

Tips

First you might want to spray the inside of the pot with non stick spray, or use a liner. Put chicken on the bottom with all other ingredients on the top. Or if you’ve already prepped it, just pour contents of defrosted bag into pot. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours

How do you know when shredded chicken is done?

If you attempt to shred it with 2 forks and it is tough to do, it’s not done yet. It should easily pull apart with little to no effort, if not then cook longer. Cooking on high doesn’t help, low and slow is better in my opinion. Shred chicken with two forks. Serve as desired in homemade tortillas or on top of Slow cooker white rice.

Do you need an appliance to shred chicken? Well you can use your stand mixer if you have a lot to do. You’d need to cool it a bit first though, wrap it in a towel and put it on low. Forks work just fine for every day batches like this though.

It is up to you how you serve them up really. If you’re going for a low carb dish then maybe it is all by itself with some veggies on the side. This is typically what I have available on our taco bar or when we make air fryer flautas:

Here’s how you need to prep it before you throw them into the deep freeze to cook later:

Can you double this for a large crowd?

You could double this recipe if you are batch cooking but you’d need a larger Crock to do so. It’s a great recipe since it is super easy to throw everything together for a weeknight meal.

How to Make Shredded Chicken freezer meals

Place all ingredients into a Ziplock Freezer bag. Combine well. Label bag and include instructions on the outside. Reduce air inside the bag as much as possible before sealing. Lay flat on a cookie sheet in the freezer until solid.

Then you can remove them and stack in your freezer. When you’re ready to use your meal prepped bag: Remove bag of frozen chicken. Thaw in the fridge overnight. Pour the contents of the bag into the crockpot and cook on low for 4-6 hours. Using our pepperoncini chicken is a great option with it too. Serve on homemade tortillas with your choice of toppings

Something else we make with this if we do have leftovers is another version of our Mexican Cornbread Casserole with poultry on the bottom layer instead of ground beef.

How long can you keep shredded chicken?

We rarely have any left for a typically easy recipe such as this one but you can store leftover shredded chicken in airtight containers and have healthy meals for 3-4 days in the fridge, and up to 2 months in the freezer. If you love meals like this, try the same thing made some with beef or ground beef too. 

Other easy shredded chicken recipes you’ll love

You can make this faster as an Instant Pot chicken recipe of course too, then serve up in a dish like our chicken taco bowls! Here are a bunch of the best Crockpot chicken recipes to choose from. Our Crockpot chicken and rice is probably our favorite one. Shred and throw this into an air fryer chicken chimichanga for dinner. Crockpot crack chicken uses cream cheese and is comfort food at it’s finest.