30 Chicken Taco Crockpot Recipes: Delicious and Fuss-Free!

October 18, 2024
Written by Kristy J. Norton

Believe it or not, your crockpot can be used to make the yummiest tacos – and there is no hassle at all! You can whip up traditional fare or branch out and try a fusion dish, each recipe as delicious as the last. Go ahead and check out these incredible chicken taco crockpot recipes for yourself!

chicken taco crockpot

1. Simple Chicken Tacos 

This delicious recipe requires just three ingredients! All you have to do is to add chicken breasts, broth, and taco seasoning to a slow cooker and simmer for several hours. Once the chicken is tender, shred and then add to tortillas along with your desired fillings!

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Simple Chicken Tacos 

2. Chicken Tacos with Salsa

This is another simple recipe but with a bit more flavor to it! Here, the chicken is joined by taco seasoning and salsa in the crockpot before it is all slow cooked. Once done, shred the chicken, mix well with the sauce, and spoon into tortillas and top with veggies, cheese, and anything you might like! 

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Chicken Tacos with Salsa

3. Saucy Chicken Tacos 

If you like your taco filling to be extra saucy, then you have to give this recipe a try! Add chicken, onions, taco seasoning, salsa, and tomatoes into the crockpot. Cook low and slow and then shred the chicken. Combine with the sauce and add to corn or flour tortillas! 

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Saucy Chicken Tacos 

4. Chicken Tacos with Chiles

Green chiles add a teeny bit of spice and a whole lot of flavor to your tacos! Place the chicken in the slow cooker and then sprinkle with taco seasoning before pouring over diced onions, diced tomatoes, and green chiles. Cook until tender and shred. Mix with the sauce and serve with tortillas! 

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Chicken Tacos with Chiles

5. Chicken Tacos with Homemade Seasoning

Nothing quite beats the robust flavors of homemade taco seasoning. If this is something you believe too, you should definitely try out this recipe! In the crockpot, top the chicken off with cumin, coriander, cayenne, garlic powder, and chili powder. Follow this up with salsa and water and cook the chicken until tender. Shred the chicken, return to the sauce and cook a little longer before serving with tortillas and your desired toppings! 

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Chicken Tacos with Homemade Seasoning

6. Mexican Street Style Chicken Tacos

These tacos pack quite a flavor punch! Here, the chicken is slow cooked with tomatoes, tomato paste, smoky spices, and green peppers. Once the chicken is tender, shred it and return to the sauce. Dip a tortilla in this sauce and then stuff with the chicken and shredded cheese. Fold the tortilla in half and fry on each side. Serve with a creamy avocado sauce. 

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Mexican Street Style Chicken Tacos

7. Creamy Chicken Tacos 

This is the perfect taco recipe for anyone looking for something a bit more indulgent! Add cream cheese, chicken, taco seasoning, and salsa to your crockpot and slow cook for several hours. Then, shred the chicken and let it sit in the sauce for a while before adding to tortillas. 

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Creamy Chicken Tacos 

8. Extra Creamy Chicken Tacos 

Take the creaminess to another level with this recipe! Here, the chicken is sprinkled with taco seasoning and then cooked in a mix of cream of chicken soup and salsa. Once cooked and shredded, stir in sour cream into the slow cooker. Then, spoon onto tortillas and enjoy! 

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Extra Creamy Chicken Tacos 

9. Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos 

Ranch adds a delightful flavor to your chicken tacos – and everyone is sure to enjoy it! Simply sprinkle on ranch dressing mix and taco seasoning over the chicken and then pour in chicken broth. Cook, shred, and serve with tortillas! 

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Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos 

10. Crispy Buffalo Chicken Tacos 

Crispy, flavorful, and easy – what more can you ask for from your tacos? Add chicken, chipotle peppers, buffalo sauce, and butter to the crockpot and then cook until tender. Shred the chicken and add to hard taco shells along with cheese. Bake until the cheese is melted, drizzle with the cooking sauce, and serve with a creamy jalapeno ranch! 

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Crispy Buffalo Chicken Tacos 

11. Pineapple Chicken Tacos 

Sweet, tangy, and savory – these tacos really hit the spot! The chicken, pineapple, jalapeno, aromatics, spices, herbs, tomatoes, and lime juice all go into the crockpot and everything is simmered together. Spoon the chicken onto tortillas and serve with a pineapple jalapeno salsa! 

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Pineapple Chicken Tacos 

12. Crispy Cheese Chicken Fajita Tacos

Get the best of both worlds with this yummy dish! Simply cook the chicken, peppers, and onions in the slow cooker along with salsa, chipotle peppers, and spices. Once done, dip a tortilla in broth and coat in cheese on both sides. Stuff with chicken and fry on each side until crispy! 

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Crispy Cheese Chicken Fajita Tacos

13. Honey Lime Chicken Tacos 

Sweet, tangy, and easy – these tacos are the best! Place the chicken in the crockpot and pour over a mix of seasoning, broth, lime juice, and honey. Cook the chicken in this for several hours and then shred and return to the sauce before using as filling for tortillas! 

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Honey Lime Chicken Tacos 

14. Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos 

This combination of sweet and smoky is hard to beat! Stir chicken broth, chipotle paste, honey, spices, tomato puree, and lime juice. Cook the chicken and add to sauce. Place this in a tortilla along with pickled onions! 

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Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos 

15. Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos 

Flavorful and spunky, this is a great taco filling to try when you want to spice things up! Pour salsa verde at the bottom of the crockpot and then place chicken on top. Then, add bell pepper, jalapeno, and green chiles. When the chicken is nearly done, shred, return back to the cooker and simmer for a little longer. Then, add to tortillas! 

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Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos 

16. Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos 

Light and filled with refreshing flavors, these tacos are perfect for a summertime meal! All you have to do is place the chicken in the crockpot and pour over salsa, taco seasoning, lime juice, and cilantro. Shred and serve with tortillas and your favorite toppings! 

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Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos 

17. Mango Chipotle Chicken Tacos 

These tacos are an explosion of flavor and create the perfect balance between sweet, spicy, and savory! Coat your chicken in smoky spices including chipotle pepper and place in the crockpot. Then, blend together mango, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, broth, cilantro, garlic, and other ingredients. Pour this over the chicken and cook!  

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Mango Chipotle Chicken Tacos 

18. Coconut Chicken Street Tacos 

These Thai inspired chicken tacos are just jam packed with flavor! Once in the crockpot, top the chicken off with a mix of coconut milk, curry paste, ginger, garlic, vinegar, coconut aminos, and more. Then, slow cook and shred. Add to tortillas and serve with a homemade avocado pineapple sauce! 

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Coconut Chicken Street Tacos 

19. Southwestern Chicken Tacos 

Filling with a lot of flavor, these chicken tacos are sure to go down a treat! Season the chicken with taco seasoning and then coat the chicken, corn, black beans, and onions in salsa. Cook the chicken, shred, and return back to the sauce for a while before serving with tortillas! 

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Southwestern Chicken Tacos 

20. BBQ Chicken Tacos 

Here is a delicious twist to your tacos! Season the chicken and put it in the crockpot along with veggies. Coat everything in barbecue sauce and then cook until tender. Shred the chicken, add more barbecue sauce and serve with tortillas along with slaw! 

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BBQ Chicken Tacos 

21. Baja Chicken Tacos 

These Baja-inspired tacos are so good that they may even be better than the fish ones you have tried before!  Slow cook chicken with Cilantro, lime juice, and smoky spices. Then shred and add to tortillas with homemade slaw and pico de gallo!

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Baja Chicken Tacos 

22. Cheddar Beer Chicken Tacos  Chicken Tacos

If you love beer and cheese then these are going to be the best tacos you have ever tried. Mix beer with seasonings and pour this over the chicken in the crockpot. Then cook until the chicken is tender. Shred the meat and stir in cheese. Spoon into tortillas and top with more cheese before serving!

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Cheddar Beer Chicken Tacos  Chicken Tacos

23. Teriyaki Chicken Tacos

Do something different and delicious with your tacos with this recipe! Simply add chicken and teriyaki sauce to a slow Cooker. Simmer and then shred the chicken. Broil until crispy and serve with tortillas along with creamy cucumbers. 

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Teriyaki Chicken Tacos

24. Jerk Chicken Tacos

Tangy with just enough of spice, these tacos are so good! The chicken is slow cooked in jerk seasoning, lime juice, orange juice, and aromatics. Shred the chicken, add Tortilla shells, and top with a homemade crema sauce.

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Jerk Chicken Tacos

25. Greek Chicken Tacos 

Yes, you can make Greek inspired tacos and they taste so good! Add the chicken to the slow cooker along with olive oil, herbs, spices, and water. Cook and shred before adding in lemon juice. serve the chicken filling with Tzatziki, olives, and tomatoes.

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Greek Chicken Tacos 

26. Chile Orange Chicken Tacos 

Tangy, smoky, and spicy, these tacos will blow you away! Start by blending orange juice with chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, garlic, and broth. Pour this over the chicken and cook. Serve the chicken and sauce with tortillas and orange salsa!

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Chile Orange Chicken Tacos 

27. Sriracha Chicken Tacos

In the mood for something spicy? Well, then you have to give this recipe a try! The chicken is simmered in Sriracha, pineapple juice, and lime juice until tender. Shred and toss in sauce before serving with tortillas and caramelized pineapple salsa. 

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Sriracha Chicken Tacos

28. Tinga Chicken Tacos

These tacos are all loaded up with flavor! Chicken, chipotle, enchilada sauce, herbs, and spices are added to the slow cooker and simmered. Then, shred the chicken and add to tortillas along with cheese. Bake and serve!

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Tinga Chicken Tacos

29. Korean Chicken Tacos 

You will be very happy to discover how good Korean flavors taste with tacos! Here, the chicken is slow cooked with Gochujang, sesame oil, aromatics, and more! Add the chicken to tortillas along with spicy mayo once tender! Serve the incredible slaw too!

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Korean Chicken Tacos 

30. Sweet Chili Chicken Tacos

These tacos are perfectly sweet and spicy! Simply slow cook the chicken with sweet chili sauce, stock, and soy sauce! Once the chicken is cooked through, shred, and combine with the sauce. Then, spoon into tortillas along with the yogurt sauce! 

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Sweet Chili Chicken Tacos

There are many ways to use a slow cooker to whip up the most incredible chicken tacos! From simple tacos to ones exploding with flavor to those inspired by other cuisines, the options are endless!Now that you know what you can do, put these newfound recipes to the test – go ahead and get started today!

By Kristy J. Norton
I'm Kristy – a chef and connoisseur of all things BBQ! You can find me either in my kitchen (or someone else's) or at a big outdoor barbecue surrounded by friends and family. In both my professional and personal life I’ve picked up more than a few tips and tricks for turning out delicious food. I consider it a privilege to share it with others!
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