I am back with another Crock Pot recipe that is super easy and a winner on taste! Are you like our family who has taco night almost every week? I am always on the hunt for a new twist on our tacos, so I came up with this recipe today, and couldn’t wait to share it with you. I hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients for Crockpot Chicken Santa Fe Tacos
- 1 whole chicken
- Garlic salt, ground pepper
- 1- 16 oz jar of salsa
- 1- 15 oz. can of black beans
- 1- 4 oz. can of chopped green chilies
- 1- package of taco seasoning
- Tortillas of choice. Corn or flour
- Taco toppings: grated cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream (whatever your family likes)
*scroll down for cooking instructions
How To Cook Chicken Santa Fe Tacos
- Place whole chicken in Crockpot, add 1-2 cups of water.
- Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt and pepper.
- Cook chicken on high for 4 hours, or until chicken is fork tender and falling apart.
- Remove entire chicken from Crockpot and place in a pan or large bowl. (I used two large spoons to lift the entire chicken out)
- Pour out all chicken liquid from Crockpot.
- Pull chicken off of bone and place back into empty crock pot.The chicken will be hot, but this was super easy with a fork, and I hardly had to use my hands at all. Be sure to keep some of the chicken in large chunks. ( don’t shred it all up)
- Discard the skin, bones and fat.
- Add salsa, black beans, green chilies, and taco seasoning and 1 cup of water to the chicken.
- Stir all ingredients gently together. Don’t over mix.
- Cook on low in Crockpot for an additional 45 minutes to heat through and let flavors blend.
- Serve in tortillas, with grated cheese, tomato, lettuce, & sour cream
- Enjoy!
*This Santa Fe Chicken Recipe will also work great for chicken enchilada filling. I will be making those next!
**These tacos can be made gluten free if using corn or GF tortillas. Just make sure you use a GF taco seasoning and the rest of the ingredients are already gluten free.
I hope you and your family enjoy this fun taco recipe and let me know if you give it a try.
I am linking this post up at Women Living Well
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I was *just* telling my husband last night that I needed to break out the crockpot!!! I think it’s destiny!
Definitely tryin this this weekend! However on the gluten free note, some taco seasonings do contain wheat so it’s important to double check that. Gluten tries to sneak in everywhere! Lol