Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Description
Make it Mexican taco night at your table with this easy slow cooker chicken recipe, flavored with mango-peach salsa and sweet pineapple chunks.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 (16 ounce) packages chicken breast tenderloins
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1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning
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1 (16 ounce) container mango-peach salsa
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1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
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1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste
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1 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
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salt to taste
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1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained with juice reserved
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1 medium onion, sliced
Directions
1
Place chicken in a bowl and sprinkle with taco seasoning. Mix until coated and transfer into a slow cooker. Add salsa, cayenne pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt; mix to combine.
2
Cover and cook on Low until chicken is ready to shred, 4 to 5 hours. Remove chicken, shred with 2 forks, and return to the slow cooker.
3
Break up the pineapple chunks and add them to the slow cooker with 1/4 cup of pineapple juice (or more to taste) and onion slices. Cook on Low until sauce is bubbling and fragrant, 1 to 2 hours.